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Price Paid:
$750.00 Summary:
There is nothing like a well made ribbon speaker for coming close to a live musical performance. (The Quad electrostatics are great too but are less full range and dynamic).Apogees are more problematic than conventional speakers to place in your room, they are large and tend to dominate the room. They tend to be wife(or husband) unfriendly.
You must hear them even decently set-up with a good familiar recording that you enjoy. There is really no way back to a box-type speaker, you will be spoiled. Since the Calipers and other Apogees are no longer current, the price has become more affordable. If you purchase, make sure the ribbons are completely undamaged (no dents or cuts) as the repairs are expensive.
Despite their relative affordability they can produce some of the sweetest and most musical sounds available. In fact one of the current reviewers in Stereophile uses Apogee Duetta Signatures in his review system. If you love Hi-fi look elsewhere, these speakers were made for musical pleasure.
I have heard the Diva's and Duetta's and so I am giving the Calipers 4 stars...
Strengths:
Fliud Midrange, Great Soundstage, Sonic Realism, Excellent Musicality, Conveys the texture of the Music Weaknesses:
Relatively Inefficient, Difficult to service if necessary Similar Products Used:
Auditioned Quad, Magnaplaner, Proac
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