RMAF 2012

Tocaro Loudspeakers

Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 20, 2012

“We have no crossover,” I was told soon after I entered the Tocaro loudspeaker room. “Our tweeter receives the full signal. And even though our speakers are 100dB or more efficient, they can handle the 175W of power that we’re feeding them.”

Developed by Miguel Herrero and hand-built in Gütersloh, Germany, the Tocaro 42D ($14,000/pair including stands) was connected by Crimson interconnects ($360/m) and Crimson bi-wire speaker cable ($1070/8’ pair) to the Resolution Audio Cantata ($6500), Crimson 710 solid-state preamplifier ($7000), and Crimson 640E monoblock amplifier ($6000/pair). I tried to do what the sign said, and forget whatever I thought I knew, but I couldn’t overlook the sound of boxy percussion on my well-played Chesky CD of Marta Gomez, nor the bright edge around her voice.

COMMENTS
soulful.terrain's picture
Submitted by soulful.terrain on October 21, 2012 - 4:14am

 

Thank goodness the stands are included in the 14,000 price tag, I was beginning to think these "beautiful"?? speakers were over-priced. cheeky

JohnnyR's picture
Submitted by JohnnyR on October 27, 2012 - 10:13am

.........for your neck of the hillbilly woods ST. The optional cinder block stands are more your taste.

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