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- Μηνύματα
- 8.978
- Reaction score
- 895
Verity Audio Lohengrin II Loudspeakers
Price: $79,995 USD per pair.
Warranty: Five years parts and labor.
Review Summary
Sound
"Once set up properly, these big speakers disappear as deftly as any minimonitors I've heard, melting into an ambience-rich soundstage that changes, sometimes dramatically, from recording to recording." "The Lohengrin II is essentially a single-driver speaker throughout the entire midband, and the directness and transparency throughout the entire region that the driver covers are startling." Still, there was "a feeling…about the Lohengrin IIs -- that their individual traits overshadowed the sonic whole."
Features
"The Lohengrin II is a two-piece speaker, with the bottom cabinet dedicated to the woofer…. [The] Lohengrin II's top module is a three-way design, mating proprietary 5" and 9" mineral-filled polypropylene-cone drivers to a 2" ribbon tweeter. This tweeter is special -- a Verity Audio-designed and -manufactured driver with claimed output to 60kHz." "The 5" midrange driver operates over a very wide range -- from the upper crossover point all the way down to where its output ceases." "When you walk around back, you see something unexpected -- a big, honkin' 15" woofer that the slimmer front of the speaker gives no indication exists."
Use
"Buyers of Verity Lohengrin IIs can expect a visit from John [Quick] or Julien [Pelchat] once their speakers arrive. Listening rooms vary to such an immense degree that this sort of service should be included with every pricey floorstanding speaker."
Value
"It is leagues more expensive than much of its Canadian competition, but it's clear that Verity Audio is aiming at a different kind of buyer -- one who is firmly entrenched in the audiophile ethic and dedicated to satisfying his ears, no matter the cost."
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