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E. T. FRIENDLY SPEAKERS LISTTHE WORLD'S BEST SPEAKER? READERS LETTERSINTERNAL LINKSSpeakers are, of course, the most difficult of all components to evaluate, even in the best of circumstances. This is because they are the least perfected of all the components and that doesn. Other associates are distributors of speaker lines. Accordingly, I made the only decision I could: All the choices in this category are mine alone.

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What I say to those who question my objectivity is; please closely read the rest of the References first to see my consistency and sensitivities, before making judgements on the few choices you may be understandingly skeptical about. Any final and true judgement concerning these (or any) specific components requires a personal listening session with them. If this list inspires such an event, it has been a success, no matter what the ultimate result. Behind the Curve. This is the component category in which I believe that I am most .

While I am very confident that all the speakers that are included deserve to be there, I am just as confident that there are at least an equal number of others that are missing. I have heard some of the . I also used the word .

I feel this component category requires a further distinction and an exception, because of its unique nature. All components, except speakers and cartridges, are generally accurate; at least when focusing on timbres and phasing etc. They have other problems; like losing information, dynamic compression etc. That's the reason for my choice of priorities. However, speakers have much more serious problems than the other components, which means you can't even assume that their basic timbre and phasing are natural and accurate. Accordingly, for many audiophiles, getting the timbres correct (accuracy) will be their first priority within this category, while .

I generally agree with them. The Missing Behemoths.

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There are a growing number of loudspeakers, usually large and extremely expensive, that require the use of large, costly, complex and inferior amplifiers to help overcome their problems of design. These models are either downgraded or not References at all. Almost every speaker I have ever heard that has low sensitivity, and a difficult impedance, has the same problems; they sound . This is very difficult to achieve with multiple drivers, crossover points etc.

In reality, these products are actually designed for people looking for . There should be 4 or 5 speakers in here. COINCIDENT PURE REFERENCE (EXTREME)The Pure Reference Extreme (PRE) is the finest speaker I have ever heard. It replaced my former 1. These two speakers are very similar in basic design philosophy, though their execution is quite different, mainly due to a decade's worth of improvements in (dynamic) driver technology.

The PRE is also unusually . This will include the long- term history, and evolution, of my personal speaker references, plus the specific and detailed reasons why the Coincident Pure Reference Extreme has achieved its current status. Note- The lengthy review/essay on this speaker can be found in the dedicated Pure Reference File. AVANTGARDE DUO (MIDRANGE AND HIGH FREQUENCIES ONLY- ABOVE 1. HZ)This is simply the finest horn loudspeaker we have ever heard, and we've heard plenty of them over the years.

Amazingly, it isn't even their top- of- the- line model. Their best model, according to the manufacturer and distributor, is the Trio. Sadly, the Trio wasn't at the 2. CES, so we'll have something to look forward to another year. The Duo is the first horn loudspeaker I've heard that doesn't have obvious horn colorations.

It also disappears as well as any horn speaker in my experience. The dynamic gradations are state of the art, just like other well executed horns, but that's not a surprise.

It's sense of immediacy and transparency are amazing. It's simply . We tried to find its . It passed a number of tough tests: massed violins, various voices, piano, woodwinds. Most impressively, it did this with digital sources, transistor amplification and ($1/ft) generic interconnect and speaker cable.

If that wasn't enough, the listening room was mediocre. Despite all this, it provided the best sound at the show. I've only heard one other speaker in my life sound so good with so many obstacles to overcome. My associate agreed with my assessment, and, if anything, he was even more enthusiastic. The retail price is in the $ 1. There are two serious caveats: 1. The sound that impressed us so much came from the manufacturer's room, and not the distributor, which had various problems.

It's obvious that setup is critical and there was only one listening seat that was optimum in both rooms. Neither of us was even close to being happy with the bass integration, which is the major weak point in the design.

It wasn't really . This could be a serious (disqualifying) problem for some listeners. The Trio's lower horn goes 7. Hz (1. 70 Hz Vs. 1. Hz) deeper into the bass, which should seriously reduce this problem. They also make a powered, horn subwoofer called the .

They are supposed to be incredible, but they cost around $ 2. The extra (stock) bass modules, used in the distributor's room, did NOT help to alleviate this problem area in our opinion. IMPORTANT NEWS! I received this letter, in September 2. There is only slight editing. I was willing to give it a try with the Avantgarde Duo, and went to a showroom of Avantgarde close to my home in Germany.

Surprisingly, they managed to give a demonstration of the . The newer drivers are something to listen to; they are a lot faster, more detailed .. After the Duo Omega we heard a Trio, and we liked the Duo! I then asked the reader for further information and clarification. This was his reply, and once again with only slight editing.

They have a showroom near Duisburg/Germany. Krauss was demonstrating the Duo Omega and it was breathtaking compared to the regular Duo. The drivers are much faster. They show more detail, and not in the sense of beeing overly analytical, but in the sense of musicality..

The Duos will arrive in December and I will report and send pictures. My associates and I have heard the (regular) Duo on several occasions now, but only the manufacturer was able to impress us to the point of being . Readers should be acutely aware that while these speakers have . There's going to be trade- offs between these two speakers, despite what the manufacturer claims.

In fact, I wonder who ? I went to the Avantgarde showroom with a friend of mine with the so called . It uses compression drivers in conjunction with sherical horns. You see we are horny guys. Unfortunately, it does not fit into my music room.

So the Duos are the closest thing possible. The integration, in particular, is troublesome to me.

They have their own . Fortunately, a European reader, who owns a pair of Avantgarde's upscale Trios, may have come to the rescue. He was still bothered by the bass, and had a custom- made pair of subwoofers made. Here's his communication, with some slight editing (English is not his first language). As I found the overly eq. Their enclosures are made in a matrix manner, with 8. The drivers are Bert's own 1.

B), uneq. After having played around with the passive line filter, to feed the LM3. BD3. 0 amp, for a little over 1. I now feel I. The bass lines are actually much better differentiated. Nero 7 11 10 0 English Lite Exercising on this page.

The midbass, with two 1. Free Audio Bible Software Download For Pc on this page. They have, in my room, a useful output of uneq. Owners in the rest of the world, including North America, will have to purchase the plans, and woofers, and have them made and assembled locally. Still, alternatives are always welcome. Hopefully, someone in North America will also make a suitable Duo/Trio subwoofer. MARCH 2. 00. 6 UPDATEA reader, with the latest (new Omega drivers) version of this speaker, just sent me a letter with his recent experiments and observations. They may be helpful to current and prospective Duo owners.

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