hybrid Centaurus Major and Minor Review
August 17, 2024 Comments Off on hybrid Centaurus Major and Minor Review
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The Major, too, works best with a minimum of 18in clearance from the back wall, but you can just about get away with flush placement. With both speakers, fine-tuning involves the usual Apogee four-step, juggling tilt (using the screw-in spikes), toe-in, fore-and-aft placement and left/right positioning. What’s important for those who might consider the Minor due to its suitability for small rooms is the optional stand, which adds a few inches to the height but adjusts the tilt for nearfield listening.
My main concern with these speakers involved the amplifier selection. Using the familiar battery of sources – Lyra Clavis cartridge, SME V/Oracle front end, and CAL and Marantz CD-12 CD players – I spent most of my time swapping amplifiers, trying hard to find one which wouldn’t drive the Centaurs. Let me tell you something else: nobody has heard what an Apogee can do unless they’ve used valves. And, as we all know, this has been denied us due to the hideously low impedances of the full-range models. A Croft Series 5, Radford STA-25, a 35W/channel from Woodside costing roughly the same as a pair of Minors and some 100W monoblocks from Ray Lumley, drove the Minor to adequate levels – and the Major.
Von Schweikert Endeavor SE Loudspeakers Review
August 14, 2024 Comments Off on Von Schweikert Endeavor SE Loudspeakers Review
Lorenzo Audio Labs LM1 Speakers Review €215,000 EUR Review
August 9, 2024 Comments Off on Lorenzo Audio Labs LM1 Speakers Review €215,000 EUR Review
Lorenzo Audiolab LM1 is one of the rare, larger, box-shaped wooden loudspeakers that have that “magic” that draws you into the music and never lets go. There is no fatigue, the music is evenly distributed across the entire frequency spectrum and there are no frequency jumps.
ESTELON AURA FLOOR-STANDING LOUDSPEAKER $19,900 REVIEW
August 6, 2024 Comments Off on ESTELON AURA FLOOR-STANDING LOUDSPEAKER $19,900 REVIEW
Though the AURA Loudspeakers are part of Estelon’s entry-level line, they still outperform many other excellent speakers I have reviewed over the years. They are not inexpensive, but their composite cabinetry, custom drivers, high-end internal wiring, generally excellent design, and form factor make them a “forever” speaker for many of us. As I mentioned before, the AURA whets my appetite to hear the bigger siblings in Estelon’s arsenal. Putting it into perspective, I can’t afford a Lamborghini either, but I’d still like to test-drive one.
E.A.T. Fortissimo S Turntable
August 4, 2024 Comments Off on E.A.T. Fortissimo S Turntable
The Fortissimo S employs opposing magnets for platter support. This reduces the effective load on the bearing surface. The bearing has a unique inverted design topped with a ceramic ball and mounted in a steel alloy block. The shaft surface features a graphene-based low-friction coating that reduces friction to 1/6 of the EAT Forte S.
GoldenEar Technology T66 loudspeaker $7200 Review
August 1, 2024 Comments Off on GoldenEar Technology T66 loudspeaker $7200 Review
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As I had with the other GoldenEar speakers I have reviewed, I enjoyed my time with the T66s. Other than that slightly hot high end, which will require care taken with system matching and setup and will have less of an effect in rooms that are larger or have a significantly lower reverb time than mine, these full-range speakers neatly stepped out of the way of the music. And when I take the affordable price into consideration, I have no hesitation in recommending the T66 highly.
Sonus Faber speaker system $1,000,000
July 30, 2024 Comments Off on Sonus Faber speaker system $1,000,000
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