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| Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH I subscribe to Stereophile, but generally find it useless in making buying or even auditioning decisions. Most issues go to the recycle bin the same day that they are received; however, without fail, the first thing that actually and always gets r... | |
| Review: Acapella Triolons Speaker A few additional thoughts based on changes to my system in the past months and what I heard at the RMAF. About two months ago, I changed my speaker cabling from the very good Isoclean Focus and Super Focus to the Jorma No. 1, substituting a single... | |
| Acapella Triolon Excalibur speakers at RMAF 2007 Mark xiii- it doesn't sound as if our listening impressions are that different. In comparing the construction of the Campanile Highs to the Triolons, there are many similarities but also some distinct differences. Probably the single defining diff... | |
| Report from Rocky Mountain AudioFest I have already posted on another thread my impressions of the Acapella speakers so will not bore you with a repetition. I would like to mention one particular room that I felt was exceptional in that it finally seemed to capture the promise of a f... | |
| Acapella Triolon Excalibur speakers at RMAF 2007 Let me begin by saying that I own a pair of the Acapella Triolons which replaced a pair of Campanile Highs which I owned for about 5 years and I have had the opportunity to hear the Triolons in two other set-ups, my home and Audio Federation. I ha... | |
| best preamp ever - cost is no object The Einstein incorporates a number of novel design approaches. They do not have a selector switch because they believe that it is exactly at this point, prior to amplification, that the signal is weakest and most easily damaged. Instead, each inpu... | |
| best preamp ever - cost is no object Just a clarification with respect to my earlier comment. The Einstein has 5 inputs, 2 single ended and 3 balanced. Assuming 2-7308's per input (1 for each channel), that would equal 10-7308's for the $1000 that I quoted or approximately $100/tube,... | |
| best preamp ever - cost is no object Last weekend, a local tube maven brought a small sample of his wares (2 huge tupperware tubs) to a friend's home. The friend also owns an Einstein preamp. Neither of us has had anything but praise for the Einstein in the last year, but wondered if... | |
| Review: Acapella Triolons Speaker For further thoughts on the Triolons in a different system and with decidedly different electronics, see Constantine Soo's Dagoggo review of Brian Ackermen's system at http://www.dagogo.com/Spotlight/6DaysOfLivingWithAcapella.html. | |
| Esoteric X-01 D2 Your response to the X01-D2 may vary depending on the voicing of the remainder of your system and the choices you make with respect to a power cord, isolation and interconnect. In my case, I replaced an existing X01 Limited Edition and could not b... | |
| $40.000 speaker advise. Check out my list Just a thought. I sold a pair of Acapella Campanile Highs to an audiophile who used a Levinson 33H to drive them and the sound was absolutely spectacular. The Campaniles replaced a set of Grand Utopias which in comparison sounded broken. The Campa... | |
| Review: Acapella Triolons Speaker Doc, I really look forward to your thoughts but completely understand. It is critically important that you bi or tr- wire with the same cables. Mixing and matching leads to bad results. I recently tried a combination of Jorma No. 1 to the horns an... | |
| Review: Acapella Triolons Speaker Al, If you have the time could you comment on the ability of the Einstein amps to drive the Triolons and your experience with single vs bi-wiring? | |
| Review: Acapella Triolons Speaker There has been some discussion about whether these speakers represent the state of the art or whether they are merely expensive. While it would be easy for me to assure you that they are in fact "the real deal", that is never a very satisfying opt... | |
| Review: Acapella Triolons Speaker In response to the Dagogo review mentioned above, I posted the following letter to Constantine:How does one respond to a review of ones own system, when you do not really disagree with any of the conclusions reached? I could say that I find the pi... |