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Price Paid:
$1000.00
from Pink Noise Summary:
Contrary to the mainstream audio media hype, the Jonque 30x, not the Farella 400, was the real sleeper in the Cabasse 300-400 series. The Jonque was the little brother to the Farella. The overall balance is superior.
My system: YBA Integre (single-transformer), Rega Jupiter+IO transport and DAC, Nordost Solar Wind interconnects, NVA speaker cable.
These speakers, together with the YBA Integre, were the end of about a three year search for the next step up from a Sonus Faber and Audio Lab system that I have. It's best to consider my system in the context of the Integre because I really think this combo is special. If you like neutral (i.e. non-colored) and dynamic this combination excels. The specs. on these speakers have the bass down to 55Hz. That is really misleading. The rolloff on the bass is very gradual and they apper to go quite deep. Besides, most people don't really want deep bass at the expense of mid range clarity which is very difficult ($$) to do. Most of what makes music come off cleanly is in the mid-bass and midrange. Even for solo organ music I simply never miss the deep bass.
The imaging and soundstage are superb.
Since the YBA Integre is known to be a "powerful" amp maybe what the reviews below say are correct. But watch out because it is an effecient speaker (93dB). I suspect that quality power rather than quantity power is the trick here.
Also, this systems confirms the idea that you should spend money on your system in roughly the following priority: source, amplification, speaker. I was pleasantly surprised that I only had to pay 1000 USD for the perfect speaker when I was prepared to pay so much more.
Sadly, as of 2001, Cabasse has dropped there entire 300 and 400 lines Strengths:
Neutral, dynamic, effecient, slow roll-off on bass, fantastic midrange, non-fatiguing Weaknesses:
sensitive to speaker placement, **no longer made by Cabasse :( Similar Products Used:
Sonus Faber Concertinos; Thiel 1.5, 2.2; ProAc 1SC, 1.5
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