Alright Fatparrot you dirty @!%$^%#*&# take that!
I think I may own the pair of Duos that Whart is referring to. They were Casey McKee's personal speakers. I bought them from him last winter after he had done much experimenting with them in regards to internal cabling and the external jumpers (among other things). Thay have some other refinements too including Black Diamond racing feet. I THINK they MAY be the original #3 version?????
I have never heard a #2 version so I can't really compare the two. Like Whart, I am comming from electrostats (Martin Logans of various encarnations) and have always put midrange sound above all else as well. My thoughts mirror his to a large degree in that I feel the Duo's outperform the Logans (in all regards, not just in the mids). Where my experience differs is that I do not find issue with the bass performance. In my room I am getting no Midrange "horn" colorations and the bottom end is tight and well integrated with the mids and top end. I was lucky to have Casey (who probably knows as much as anyone about setting these speakers up properly) to help me get them going.
These are some of the best speakers I have heard (and no I have not heard everything, and yes, personal preference plays a big part in everything (Fatparrot is still wrong though))........ So, I can't see myself going back to 'stats or box speakers anytime soon.
A good thing for you to do would be to call Casey at Ne Plus Ultra here in Austin and talk to him directly. I'm sure he could give some good info and probably answer any questions......... He is a really nice guy and very knowledgable in all things audio.
Chris
I think I may own the pair of Duos that Whart is referring to. They were Casey McKee's personal speakers. I bought them from him last winter after he had done much experimenting with them in regards to internal cabling and the external jumpers (among other things). Thay have some other refinements too including Black Diamond racing feet. I THINK they MAY be the original #3 version?????
I have never heard a #2 version so I can't really compare the two. Like Whart, I am comming from electrostats (Martin Logans of various encarnations) and have always put midrange sound above all else as well. My thoughts mirror his to a large degree in that I feel the Duo's outperform the Logans (in all regards, not just in the mids). Where my experience differs is that I do not find issue with the bass performance. In my room I am getting no Midrange "horn" colorations and the bottom end is tight and well integrated with the mids and top end. I was lucky to have Casey (who probably knows as much as anyone about setting these speakers up properly) to help me get them going.
These are some of the best speakers I have heard (and no I have not heard everything, and yes, personal preference plays a big part in everything (Fatparrot is still wrong though))........ So, I can't see myself going back to 'stats or box speakers anytime soon.
A good thing for you to do would be to call Casey at Ne Plus Ultra here in Austin and talk to him directly. I'm sure he could give some good info and probably answer any questions......... He is a really nice guy and very knowledgable in all things audio.
Chris