Passive Speakers Reviews
20 November 2013
Apogee Diva (part 1)
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Apogee Listening Sessions: Diva in my reference setup, and comparisons with Duetta Signature.
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20 November 2013
Apogee Diva (part 2)
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Apogee Listening Sessions: Diva in my reference setup, and comparisons with Duetta Signature.
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14 September 2013
Apogee Duetta Signature (part 1)
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Apogee Listening Sessions: Duetta Signature in Toine's listening room and in my reference setup, and comparisons between refurbished and original models.
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20 September 2013
Apogee Duetta Signature (part 2)
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Apogee Listening Sessions: Duetta Signature in Toine's listening room and in my reference setup, and comparisons between refurbished and original models.
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20 August 2015
Apogee Duetta Signature (part 3)
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Apogee Listening Sessions: Duetta Signature in Toine's listening room and in my reference setup, and comparisons between refurbished and original models.
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4 June 2017
Apogee Duetta Signature (part 4)
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Duetta Signature using Graz’ latest KLM5 MRTW ribbons with new interfaces and wired returns Part 4 of 4 Page 1 – Page 2 – Page 3 – Page 4 In speaking with Graz about my experiences with the original and refurbished Duettas, he suggested I install new MRTW ribbons, not only because the KLM5’s are hugely improved […]
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27 March 2016
Apogee Scintilla
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Apogee Listening Sessions: Scintilla at Stanley's place.
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28 March 2016
Apogee Scintilla – rebuild
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Dismantling and rebuilding the Apogee Scintilla
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29 June 2010
Audio Physic Caldera
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The Caldera's belong to my friend Jeroen who has them set up in quite a small room and he long wondered what they would sound like in a bigger room
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4 December 2017
Aurum Cantus V30 M
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Lots of quality in a small and very attractive package that is priced very reasonably.
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8 July 2013
Avalon Eclipse
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The original Eclipse is a long time Avalon favourite and one of the first Avalon designs by Charles Hansen, who started the company with a partner
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6 June 2016
Highly revealing speakers that are capable of pure magic when matched with the right cables and electronics
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3 May 2011
B&W 800D
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The iconic 800D is compared to its smaller brother Nautilus 804, the Magnepan MG3.6R, and the Synthese Floating 2
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12 February 2018
Franco Serblin Accordo
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By always allowing the listener to focus on the emotional message, not the technical details, the Accordo's encourage to stop the upgrade process and just enjoy the music.
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31 March 2018
Gustavson Audio LS-One
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When hearing the Gustavson LS-One at the X-fi show in Veldhoven 2017, I noticed how easy it was to relax into the music and not worry about traditional audiophile technicalities.
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26 August 2017
If all my experiments over the years have taught me one thing then it is that amplifier and speaker performance is highly relative.
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12 August 2018
I had started a quest to find the perfect amplifier, for my Diva situation at least. By now I knew that there were amplifiers that are more expressive and lively than my precious Rowlands, but so far none of them was a match in terms of treble refinement and low-level resolution.
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18 August 2018
Finding my next reference speakers and amplifiers - part 2
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