Stereophile magazine recommends Sonus Faber Venere 2.5

Geplaatst op 26/04/2014 door hermanvandendungen

color-blanco-sonus-faber-venereSonus Faber Venere 2.5
Beautifully finished in black or white lacquer, the Venere 2.5 is a compact (43.2″ H by 13.3″ W by 17″ D), 2.5-way, reflex-loaded design with a 1.1″ fabric-dome tweeter, a 7″ Curv-cone mid/woofer, and a 7″ Curv-cone woofer. The cabinet’s sidewalls curve around to meet a very narrow rear panel just wide enough to accommodate a staggered array of four multiway terminals; the cabinet sits on a thick glass base plate that accepts four substantial spikes, the front pair nearly an inch longer than the rear, so that the entire cabinet tilts back to align the tweeter with the deeper woofer diaphragms. The sound was spacious, relaxed, and well balanced overall, with detailed mids and highs and a rich lower midrange, said KR. “The Venere 2.5 is not only provocatively sexy in appearance; it delivers,” he concluded. The Venere 2.5 exhibited an exaggerated midbass on the test bench, but offered “respectable measured performance” overall, said JA.

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Stereophile magazine recommends Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution

Geplaatst op 25/04/2014 door hermanvandendungen

Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution

The beautiful Guarneri Evolution is a two-way, port-loaded, stand-mounted loudspeaker with a 1″ fabric-dome tweeter and 7″ pulp-cone woofer. It measures 16.5″ H by 9.25″ W by 16.2″ D, weighs 40 lbs, and uses an intricate mass-damping system trickled down from SF’s flagship, The Sonus Faber. Though it sounded somewhat congested when used with AD’s 25W Shindo Corton-Charlemagne monoblocks, the Guarneri Evolution produced richly textured, natural tone and delivered detail without edge or glare. “For the listener who delights in the rich, saturated, velvety tones of real instruments and voices, I can think of no more appropriate loudspeaker,” said AD. JA found superb measured performance.

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Stereophile magazine recommends PrimaLuna ProLogue Premium Integrated amplifier

Geplaatst op 24/04/2014 door hermanvandendungen

PrimaLuna ProLogue Premium Integrated amplifierPrimaLuna ProLogue Premium
Designed in Holland and made in China, the solidly built ProLogue Premium is rated to deliver 35Wpc with EL34 tubes or 40Wpc with KT88s. It has a heavy-gauge, ventilated case with a lustrous five-coat finish, features point-to-point wiring, and offers five pairs of RCA input jacks, a Home Theater bypass, and connections for speaker loads of 4 and 8 ohms. Though it lacked the three-dimensional imaging, detailed highs, and extended bass of more expensive amplifiers, the ProLogue Premium produced a natural, inviting midrange and performed well with a wide variety of speakers. “The PrimaLuna ProLogue Premium offers outstanding sound quality at a very reasonable price,” said RD. JA noted respectable measured performance for a classic tube design.

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Stereophile magazine recommends Micromega AS-400

Geplaatst op 23/04/2014 door hermanvandendungen

Micromega AS-400Micromega AS-400
Housed in a metal enclosure with an attractive powder-coat finish, the AS-400 combines a class-D integrated amplifier with a high-quality moving-magnet phono stage, a D/A converter tailored specifically to computer music files, and a convenient iTunes-ready WiFi receiver. Though it lacked color and spatial depth, the AS-400 was dynamic, dramatic, and almost relentlessly exciting, for a consistently compelling overall sound, said AD. Music streamed from Art’s iMac was slightly clearer and had a more natural sense of flow than that streamed from his iPod, but both sources provided enjoyable listening. “The Micromega AS-400 strikes me as a virtually perfect choice for the audio perfectionist who shares space with other listeners—and multiple iPods and/or iMacs,” he concluded.

Durob Audio was the exclusive distributor for MicroMega in the Benelux. All remaing stock available at special pricing. Call us for more information. For more information about the products of Micromega visit www.micromega-hifi.com

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