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TRONDHEIM SOLOISTS: Reflections
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge. Stravinsky: Apollon Musagète. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.
Trondheim Soloists; Øyvind Gimse, artistic dir.; Geir Inge Lotsberg, guest leader
2L 2L-125-SABD (SACD/CD+BD). 2016. Morten Lindberg, prod., eng. DDD. TT: 70:16
This recording was nominated for a Grammy for Best Surround Recording. The winner is more than fine (you can look it up), but we wuz robbed! Perhaps the Trondheim Soloists' 2L recordings are now quantities too…
The Alexx shares with the Alexandria XLF Wilson's Aspherical Group Delay technology, whereby the positions of its…
That visceral but tuneful, well-controlled bass was ideally damped: sounding neither too tight nor mechanical nor in any way "porty." I'll be interested to compare John Atkinson's measurements of the Alexx's in-room frequency response with those…
Description: Four-way, floorstanding loudspeaker. Drive-units: 1" (25.4mm) silk-dome tweeter, 5.75" (146mm) paper/pulp-cone midrange, 7" (178mm) carbon-fiber/paper-cone midrange, 10.5" (267mm) & 12.5" (318mm) paper/pulp-cone woofers. Crossover frequencies: not disclosed. Frequency response: 20Hz–31kHz, ±3dB. Sensitivity: 91dB/2.83V/m. Impedance: 4 ohms nominal, 1.5 ohms minimum at 2850Hz. Minimum amplification: 50Wpc.
Dimensions: 62.3" (1582mm) H by 15.75" (400mm) W by 26.75" (680mm) D. Weight: 452 lbs (205kg).
Finishes: Multiple automotive paint…
Analog Sources: Continuum Audio Labs Caliburn turntable & Castellon stand; Kuzma 4Point, SAT tonearms; Lyra Atlas & Atlas SL & Etna & Etna SL, Ortofon Anna & A95, Miyajima Labs Zero (mono) & Madake cartridges.
Digital Sources: Audio Alchemy DDSPro CD transport; Simaudio Moon Evolution 780D, Brinkmann Nyquist DACs; Lynx Hilo A/D-D/A converter; Meridian Sooloos Digital Media System; Pure Vinyl & Vinyl Studio software.
Preamplification: Ypsilon MC-10L & MC-16L step-up transformers; CH Precision P1, TruLife Argo,…
Because this speaker's size and 452-lb weight made shipping one of them to me for measurement impossible, I drove my test gear to Michael Fremer's place. I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone to measure the Wilson Audio Alexx's frequency response in the farfield, and an Earthworks QTC-40 for the nearfield and in-room responses.
The first dilemma was on what axis to examine the speaker's quasi-anechoic behavior. Wilson's Peter McGrath had adjusted the Alexx's tweeter and midrange modules so that their axes converged on the…
Mobile Fidelity mastering engineers Shawn and Rob will play their fabulous LPs and discuss the challenges of making ultra-high quality vinyl records. Last Record Store owner and music buff Doug Jayne will talk about his 30+ years of seeing the public's reaction to changing audio formats, and his own feelings about what vinyl does that other mediums do not. And Lavish Hi-Fi's Craig Allison will recount…