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In Reply to: Ultimate speakers to reproduce grand piano sound? posted by MM on February 18, 2004 at 18:35:56:
Piano recordings are probably my most important test when auditioning audio equipment.In my opinion, very very few systems can reproduce piano recordings well. I've only heard one system that I thought scored a passing grade. It comprised Nagra electronics and Avantgarde Duo speakers. Immediately after that audition I put the same recording on a system comprising top-end Mark Levinson electronics and the Revel Ultima Salon. It sounded so veiled in comparison that my attempts to capture even a little of the same "live" feeling of the Avantgarde/Nagra system made me turn the volume up so high that the transients started to distort in a very obvious way. I've heard much more expensive systems fail in similarly miserable ways.
At my price range, the Dynaudio Special 25 was the best I could find, and after a year I feel that it is indeed one of the great speakers. But I still must give it a failing grade on piano.
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Topic - Ultimate speakers to reproduce grand piano sound? - MM 18:35:56 02/18/04 ( 27)
- Re: Ultimate speakers to reproduce grand piano sound? - Bold Eagle 18:37:40 02/19/04 ( 0)
Loth-X - Tobias 17:21:52 02/19/04 ( 0)
Avantgarde Duos - topoxforddoc 11:47:00 02/19/04 ( 1)
- AGREED - {NT} - Dalibor Bauernfrajnd 14:50:08 02/21/04 ( 0)
Re: Ultimate speakers to reproduce grand piano sound? - Jerry O 10:21:46 02/19/04 ( 0)
Bosendorfer Audio Program Speakers - Kal Rubinson 08:19:00 02/19/04 ( 0)
Dahlquist DQ-10s - blahblah 07:43:40 02/19/04 ( 4)
- Re: Dahlquist DQ-10s - Dman 09:45:27 02/19/04 ( 0)
Re: Dahlquist DQ-10s - jaynemo 09:23:32 02/19/04 ( 2)
- Re: Dahlquist DQ-10s - blahblah 13:13:26 02/19/04 ( 1)
- Re: Dahlquist DQ-10s - jaynemo 13:44:58 02/19/04 ( 0)
Funny you should ask . . . - Pjay 05:36:27 02/19/04 ( 0)
Re: Ultimate speakers to reproduce grand piano sound? - Markw* 04:56:52 02/19/04 ( 0)
This is another exercise of subjective opinion again, but No there isn't one best speaker (nt) - kiamyong@singnet.com.sg 04:06:08 02/19/04 ( 0)
I've only heard one system do this well. - ephemere 02/18/04 22:50:14 02/18/04 ( 1)
- Too bad you did not hear the ESP Concert Grands - Jwm 16:46:57 02/20/04 ( 0)
Re: Ultimate speakers to reproduce grand piano sound? - Cliffy 21:45:49 02/18/04 ( 0)
Recognition - Duke 19:20:33 02/18/04 ( 6)
- Let me guess... planar speakers... Maggies? (nt) - MM 02:51:24 02/19/04 ( 0)
Oh come on Duke - you can tell us. <nt> - 7V 01:22:49 02/19/04 ( 4)
- Okay, okay. Rhymes with... - Duke 08:45:25 02/19/04 ( 3)
- Sorry I missed this. I've only just got back from the Bristol Show. - 7V 16:04:56 02/23/04 ( 0)
- Re: Okay, okay. Rhymes with... - theaudiohobby 19:36:10 02/21/04 ( 0)
You are a gentle man, thanks for the info -nt - theaudiohobby 09:58:26 02/21/04 ( 0)
Re: Ultimate speakers to reproduce grand piano sound? - vettracer 18:49:57 02/18/04 ( 2)
- Re: Ultimate speakers to reproduce grand piano sound? - EJN 20:35:49 02/25/04 ( 0)
Re: Ultimate speakers to reproduce grand piano sound? - MM 19:10:05 02/18/04 ( 0)