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<\/a><\/p>\nLeft:<\/strong> The Concerto Grosso flagship loudspeaker from HECO<\/a>.<\/p>\n Right:<\/strong> The Scorpio from Everything But The Box<\/a><\/p>\n The Concerto Grosso had a large soundstage, but it sounded a bit harsh and edgy in this setup. It would be interesting to listen to them in another setup with another source besides the LapTop used in this demo.<\/p>\n Unfortunately I never had a chance to listen to the Scorpio, but it sure looks futuristic in its design.<\/p>\n The Advance Paris from Advance Acoustic<\/a>.<\/p>\n I liked the module look of this loudspeaker and it actually looks better in real life than the pictures shows, but sadly I wasn\u2019t impressed by the sound, which was diffuse and unfocused. Perhaps they sound better in another setup.<\/p>\n The D7 from Spendor<\/a>.<\/p>\n Running on Gold Note electronics the D7 had an easy listening character, but lacked some detail and preciseness.<\/p>\n The Adamantes III 25th Reference and the Micra III\u00a0 loudspeakers from DIAPASON<\/a>.<\/p>\n There is no secret that I have a weak spot for good quality stand mount loudspeakers and these Diapason loudspeakers did sound nice. They have an impressive solid wood look and the finish is first rate.<\/p>\n I thought that the smaller speaker sounded better in my short listening session. The larger speaker sound ok, but I think the 4.6kHz cross-over frequency is a bit too high for this 7\u201d mid-woofer, to be optimal.<\/p>\n The Steinway loudspeaker from Steinway-Lyngdorf<\/a>.<\/p>\n Using the \u201dRoom Perfect\u201d technology from Lyngdorf, this speaker setup sounded nice. Very expensive, but the price includes both the speakers, sub-woofers, pre-amp and dual amplifiers.<\/p>\n The massive M1 loudspeaker from Daniel Hertz<\/a>. These loudspeakers are huge. A compression horn paired with a 12\u201d mi-range and an 18\u201d woofer. If you have the money, a large room and no neighbors this is the speaker for you. This is a PA speaker with Hifi ambitions and it can very play loud.<\/p>\n The Electrostatic and the new Motion loudspeaker from Martin Logan<\/a>. Unfortunately they didn\u2019t play on the new Motion loudspeaker, but the electrostatic speakers sounded ok.<\/p>\n These crazy expensive Mythology M1 stand-mount loudspeakers from ENIGMAcoustics<\/a> sounded decent, but nothing more. It uses a large 34mm tweeter dome and a 7\u201d mid-woofer crossed over at 1100Hz and paired with an optional super tweeter. The super tweeter alone costs about 3700$!<\/p>\n The new 8531 3-way co-axial active loudspeaker from Genelec<\/a>. It sounded ok as Genelec usually do.<\/p>\n The P-38F and the RP-280 from Klipsch<\/a>. I\u2019m not a huge fan of the Klipsch speakers. I think the tweeter is exaggerated and sound harsh and unnatural. Of the two I thought the RP-280 sounded better even though it had party bass.<\/p>\n The Pharoah from Trenner & Friedl<\/a>. They sounded nice using an 8\u201d SEAS mid-woofer paired with a 1\u201d horn tweeter.<\/p>\n The Radialstrahler 101 E MK II from MBL<\/a>. If you like classical music, there is nothing better than the MBL Radialstrahler loudspeakers. They sound very realistic and life like.<\/p>\n The R500 and R900 from the KEF R-series<\/a>.<\/p>\n The mid-range co-axial driver used in the R-series is a fantastic driver unit, but unfortunately isn\u2019t used to its full potential in these loudspeakers. I very much prefer my own design using this driver Concentric Three \u2013 M5<\/a>.<\/p>\n The floor-stander line-up from AUDIOVECTOR<\/a>.<\/p>\n I listened to the top model SR 3 Avantgarde Arret\u00e9<\/a> running on Naim electronics and it sounded rather nice in my short listening session. The tweeter was however a bit overemphasized.<\/p>\n What I really like with AUDIOVECTOR<\/a> is the possibility to upgrade the speaker with its replacement baffle and driver system.<\/p>\n The Magico S3<\/a> and the Athom GT 1.0<\/a> in the background running on Devialet<\/a> electronics.<\/p>\n The Devialet amplifiers are really interesting and I want to explore them further. The futuristic looking Devialet Phantom speaker have some astonishing claims like 16Hz (-2dB) bass for such a small loudspeaker. Unfortunately the Phantoms very only on display and you could not listen to them.<\/p>\n The DSP5200 active loudspeaker from Meridian<\/a><\/p>\n These sounded nice even though the room was very small and the presenter loved his own voice so much, so that in a 15 minute session you only got 1 minute of playing music.<\/p>\n A large stand-mount loudspeaker from Canton<\/a> with an ear shredding tweeter, but good bass.<\/p>\n The KEF L50 running on some nice electronics from Hegel<\/a>.<\/p>\n Two expensive floor-standers, the Liszt and the Mist from Vienna Acoustics<\/a> and QRS<\/a>.<\/p>\n They both sounded nice. The Mist using an Audio Technology 5\u201d mid-range and dual 8\u201d SEAS woofers, sounded more detailed compared to the Liszt which was perhaps a bit more musical and had stronger bass of the two.<\/p>\n One of the super expensive audio rigs using the The Lars<\/a> tube amp and the Canterbury GR loudspeaker from Tannoy<\/a>.<\/p>\n It beats me how anybody for a small fortune could buy this setup. The amp and loudspeaker were a bad combination and it didn\u2019t sound good at all.<\/p>\n This demo was one of the few on the this show that didn\u2019t used a computer or streaming based music source!<\/p>\n Some life style loudspeakers with a unique look from NORTHNUANCE<\/a>. To the left the Variante loudspeaker and to the right the Spiro loudspeaker. Unfortunately I hadn’t a chance listen to the Spiro, but the Variante didn\u2019t sound good in my opinion. Perhaps such a loudspeaker demands a better room setup\/electronics than a Hifi show can offer.<\/p>\n The Alumine 2 way from STEN HEIM<\/a> using an aluminium enclosure.<\/p>\n From my short listening session they gave a positive impression on me.<\/p>\n The super expensive Coltrane Supreme 2 from MARTEN<\/a>.<\/p>\n Apparently they had managed to destroy both diamond tweeters and one of the diamond mid-ranges in the demos the day before and they had to be replaced to the listening sessions the day after.\u00a0 It beats me how any of the drivers in such a speaker can break when listening to music!<\/p>\n<\/a>
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