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My associated equipment included such comparison loudspeakers as the Quad ESL-63/Gradient subwoofer system and Krell KSA-250, and the newest version of the Bryston 4B.

The Quads and the Snell A/III's midrange/tweeter section were driven by the No.27 via 15' runs of Monster Cable. The Quad/Gradient subwoofer and the A/III's woofer section were driven by the Krell KSA-250 and the Bryston 4B via HF10C Levinson speaker cables. The Quad system was used with its own Gradient crossover unit and balanced interconnects; the Type A/III…

Description: Four-way, six-driver, floor-standing dynamic loudspeaker. Amplitude response: 20–20kHz ±1.5dB in anechoic half space with 1/5-octave averaging on the listening axis. Horizontal off-axis response: 100Hz–15kHz ±2dB, 0–45°. Total radiated power: 600Hz–18kHz ±1dB, 20Hz–18kHz ±3.5dB. Impedance magnitude: 8 ohms average, 4 ohms minimum. Impedance phase: +45° at 20Hz (maximum). Crossover frequencies and slopes: see technical description.
Dimensions: 25" W by 48" H by 19" D. Weight: 152lb each (shipping).
Finishes: black, light oak, dark oak, walnut…

Editor: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Mr. Harley's review. I am pleased that he noted the Type B's ability to play at high volume levels "without any sense of strain or congestion," and that "It was especially rewarding to hear full-scale orchestral climaxes reproduced with effortlessness and ease." Mr. Harley also noted that "The B's tonal balance was quite smooth through most of the band. The treble was well balanced to the rest of the spectrum..." I would have to agree, with his system and setup as described, that the Bs had excessive bass and a…

As audiophiles, we strive almost obsessively for a low noise floor and no distractions, only to be spectacularly thwarted when we evaluate equipment in a retail or show environment. Around us, people are entering and exiting, and often talking up a storm. The air conditioner is set to a low drone. Bass notes leak in from the next room over. AXPONA's cavernous Ear Gear space, where more than two dozen manufacturers of headphones and related equipment were demonstrating their wares, was awash with buzzing, excited people—the best kind of noise,…

That's the gist of the Mania, a pocket-sized, battery-operated Devialet speaker (well, pocket-sized if you don't mind wearing cargo pants). Yes, it's a Bluetooth device, though it…

To my delight, the 107s indeed played low frequencies as if there was a subwoofer somewhere in the room. I didn't have the time for a proper show report then, but…

Beyond that, my sense is that most red-meat audiophiles are going to spring for multiple separate components, despite there being something vaguely masochistic about that often prolonged ordeal of trial, error, and…

But at AXPONA, where George Counnas (center) and Carolyn Counnas (right) debuted their new Zesto Audio Eros 500 Select KT-150 equipped, class-A monoblocks, with Zesto Audio's Leto Ultra II preamp, which I reviewed in January 2021, I was flummoxed at the beauty of sound, extravagance of liquidity and detail, and nearly spiritual physicality the system endowed to a variety of…

Audio Note returned to AXPONA with nothing to new to spring on the hungry (really) crowds, only the same consistency of sound major domo Peter Qvortrup has offered for decades.

Room host, Adrian Ford-Crush, pointed out that the…