Loudspeakers between £2,400 and £3,999
3D Sonics Transparence
The Transparence is a quite remarkable speaker by designer Thorsten Loesch. It uses
a heavily modified full range Supravox driver mounted on a Acrylic baffle that measures
65cm wide by 106cm tall (slanted). As it does away with a crossover your amplifier
is connected directly to the high quality drive unit which makes it very efficient
at 96dB and very easy to drive. When placed near walls or corners the bass response
is surprisingly extended considering there’s no box to prevent bass cancellation,
and it is this lack of enclosure that gives it one of its main strengths, as the
colorations inherent in most cabinets are absent. Imaging is naturally precise as
is to be expected from a single driver and is has a sense of attack and decay that
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3D Sonics Transparence speakers: £2,400 /pair
Audio Note AN-
The AN-
The pair shown here are the entry level version, the AN-
The speakers are now also available with blue coloured Hemp cones as well as the
grey Paper bass/mid cones for an extra cost. The Hemp has an effortless sound, with
lower colouration and greater midband resolution. Please see the section on the AN-
The cabinets are made from solid Plywood (except the AN-
The veneers are all available in either satin finish (standard), high gloss or Piano gloss, please see prices below.
The models available are as follows:
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Stands:
A choice of stands are available including Audio Notes own design (a flat back stand that requires mass loading) and the fully welded skeletal Something Solid XF (please see speaker stands section) are suitable.
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Living Voice Auditorium R3
So much has been written in the hifi press about these remarkable speakers over the last couple of years that I don’t think I can add much more here. Suffice to say the glowing praise they have been receiving is easily justified as they are amongst some of the most effortlessly musical speakers I’ve have heard in a very long time.
There are three models in the range, the Auditorium is the most basic yet still uses high quality hand matched components which ensures superlative imaging when they are toed in appropriately (due to their offset tweeter).
The high 94db sensitivity is at the expense of a slightly low 6 ohm impedance but they can still be driven easily by most high quality designs irrespective of output . However we find they really get going with a good parallel single ended 300B design (18 watts) which is perfectly sufficient to exploit the designs bass power and expression in most normal sized listening rooms.
We don’t know of any other speakers that offers this blend of delicacy, sensitivity and bass extension in such a compact enclosure and its even quite easy to install in most rooms once some allowance is made to get them at least 0.5 metres away from the rear wall, due to their rather substantial rear port.
The Auditorium R3 version is new for 2012 and features an improved tweeter.
They are available in Black Ash, Cherry, Maple and Walnut real wood veneers for £3,500.
ProAc Response D28
The D28 is the latest model in the Response range from ProAc. It is an evolved version
of its predecessor the D25 and features refinements throughout the design, including
a re-
These are very refined sounding speakers, having great resolution and a smooth, even sound. The very well built and heavy cabinets hint at the lack of colouration you can clearly hear and the bass extension is quite remarkable for their size.
The are available in Black Ash, Mahogany, Cherry, Maple for £3,475 and in Ebony and Rosewood for £4,170.
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