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With the volume up, as the event deserves, the FR5s did a fabulous job. The large orchestra was spread deep and wide, and the solo voices were up across the front from speaker to speaker and a bit beyond. Each voice was clearly defined and naturally balanced, and the FR5s had no problems with the wild dynamics. My only cavil is the lack of impact of the low bass—which is hardly surprising, and I was never aware of any tonal imbalance.

I could not resist another guilty/not guilty pleasure: Andreas Vollenweider’s White Winds (16/44.1 CD rip, Columbia MK-39963). Again, the FR5s created a vast soundstage with immaculate detail, evidenced by the water drips and splashes that pass from left to right on the opening track. Everything seemed open and spacious, and the impact of Vollenweider’s low strings was solid and weighty. The acoustic and synthesized lows were full, too, but they lacked weight and definition. Of course, that judgment comes from experience with larger speakers. I wonder if people without such prior experience would miss it.

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