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Can You Hear Me?
The boys from Illinois in the Sonic Hemisphere room were in high sales mode, as in talk loud over the music. Playing their larger Fidelity One 3-way loudspeakers ($5750/pair) with an Oppo CD player, Nottingham turntable, K&K phono preamp, Carey pre-amp, and Clayton Audio ampmodels and prices not supplied - the sound was a little shouty, and distant at lower volumes. Offered a "female vocal"don't you love that term, "female vocal"?it's as generic as an offer of "red wine" without the vintageI enjoyed the nice midrange on a track by jazz artist Anne Bisson. The bass boomed, but not to the extent it boomed in some rooms. Not auditioned was the 2-way Fidelity Monitor ($1925/pair).
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