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JMR Duets and Blue Circle FtTH

Posted by MrI (A) on April 9, 2008 at 09:56:29

Serves me right, really.

You see I bought the JMR Duets with Magic Stands unseen and unheard, considering everyone says: “get an audition.” Well, I would have liked to, but I was unable to get to the Montreal Show (or Colorado) to hear the Blue Circle-Reynaud room. I was intrigued by the comments on the web by Bob Neill and others who listened to them. I picked them up yesterday morning and they were playing most of the afternoon and evening.

The comments on AA and the Blue Circle forum were inadequate to prepare me for the wonderful music I am hearing. You see, I was expecting an improved Twin. What I got was another, but absolutely outstanding, level of performance.

There are four things these do better than the Twins ( an excellent speaker) which I got right away: by comparison, the bass is faster, perhaps deeper and more complex, the mid (voice) is clearer and cleaner, the treble is smoother, and the soundstage is enormous. The sound has moved toward an Audio Note KSPe in clarity, but with the uncanny ability to be warmer, while the ANs were cooler. All these comments are based on the Magic Stands, but I will try my heavy weighted steel ones later.

Just for reference, I am someone who likes the stand mount 2-ways in many configurations, each of which had strengths and tradeoffs. In order of ownership: Epos ES-14, Rogers LS3/5a, Spendor 3/5, Spendor 3/1p, Audio Note KSPe, JMR Twin Signature and now JMR Duet. It is obviously early days for my listening, but I hear less compromise across the audio spectrum than any of these.

I did not know that my Blue Circle amp (FtTH) would be suitable with the Duets, but I knew the available comments on other Blue Circle amps were favorable. Little did I know that they would be a fantastic combination, judged to be in the majestic category at the Son et Image room. I tested them with quite a variety of music and from opera to jazz lounge; the Duets came through with a natural and musical voice driven by the FtTH.

My wife came home late last night. She really liked the looks of the Duets with their very superior veneer. After 5 minutes, all she said was "That's the best sound you've ever had".

In the absence of trusting your own ears, I am happy to have trusted the comments I read on the web by Bob and others. Also, this likely speaks to a consistent musical vision by the designers: JMR and GY.

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Kimber Kable

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