"New" AP Virgo spk: Improved or Diminished ??


Audio Physic introduced the "new" Virgo III speaker about 8 months ago.So far I have not seen or read any follow-up reviews. By now, there should be enough 'philes who have auditioned and/or bought them to get a good cross section of opinion on their performance. I heard them twice, but was not impressed enough to want to own them as I was with the previous model(VirgoII).(Second time I heard them with Cary amp 50 watts and DeMarsio cables; and, they sounded a little bright and biting) Therefore, I would like to hear opinions from others who have auditioned this "new" model. Many Thanks to a great membership!! Jimbo
sunnyjim

Showing 1 response by racerx90

Do a search in the archives for "Virgo", and you should find quite a bit of information on them. There were also quite a few responses to your previous post regarding these speakers in Dec. 2001. In addition, since then I've read a lot of comparisons on them to other speakers which might help you get a better idea of their performance.

I can't really comment a whole lot on them as I decided not to buy them and go with the AP Avanti III because of their better LF response. However, I did not find the Virgo III "bright and biting". I heard them with the Classe CAM-350 monoblocks and preamp using a Musical Fidelity Nuvista CD Player which both my wife and I enjoyed thoroughly.

If you are not impressed with them, perhaps you might want to look at a different speaker. There is no right answer for everyone when it comes to speakers, otherwise we would all own the same speaker.

Good luck in your search.