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Old 03-30-2012, 03:05 PM
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I wonder how much better this will be vs a pair of LP125M SE at $12,000.
My guess is...not much.
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My guess is...not much.
Thats the way I think as well but the ART look so much nicer.
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Old 03-30-2012, 03:19 PM
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Agreed.
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Here is a couple of pics I took with my Iphone at CES excuse my bad photography skills.
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It looks like it should be on display in the Museum for Modarn Art or at London's Design Center.

Frankly, I've been disappointed a bit with C-J latest industrial designs since they moved away from the beautiful "curved vestibule" designs of the CT-5, ET-2, LP70S, 140M, 275M and ET250s.

My CT-5...


The LP66, LP125, ET3 and ET5 just don't cut it in my book compared to the former designs. I know they did it to reduce costs and remain cost-competitie in a down econonmy, but the designs were uninspiring from an Industrial Design (ID) perspective.

It's nice to see C-J getting back to their "edgier", sleeker and more modern ID with the GAT pre and the ART amps.
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It looks like it should be on display in the Museum for Modarn Art or at London's Design Center.

Frankly, I've been disappointed a bit with C-J latest industrial designs since they moved away from the beautiful "curved vestibule" designs of the CT-5, ET-2, LP70S, 140M, 275M and ET250s.

My CT-5...


The LP66, LP125, ET3 and ET5 just don't cut it in my book compared to the former designs. I know they did it to reduce costs and remain cost-competitie in a down econonmy, but the designs were uninspiring from an Industrial Design (ID) perspective.

It's nice to see C-J getting back to their "edgier", sleeker and more modern ID with the GAT pre and the ART amps.
I agree the current design of the non reference pieces is a little bland.
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My guess is...not much.
I'm not so sure of that The low impedance driver stage in the ART is very different from anything else they've done and affects a lot of areas of operation
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It looks like it should be on display in the Museum for Modarn Art or at London's Design Center.

Frankly, I've been disappointed a bit with C-J latest industrial designs since they moved away from the beautiful "curved vestibule" designs of the CT-5, ET-2, LP70S, 140M, 275M and ET250s.

The LP66, LP125, ET3 and ET5 just don't cut it in my book compared to the former designs. I know they did it to reduce costs and remain cost-competitie in a down econonmy, but the designs were uninspiring from an Industrial Design (ID) perspective.

It's nice to see C-J getting back to their "edgier", sleeker and more modern ID with the GAT pre and the ART amps.
Less money on casework == More investment on the quality of internal components.
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Less money on casework == More investment on the quality of internal components.
Yes, agreed, and understood. However, my comments were directly only at the industrial design aspect, not functional ones.
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My guess is...not much.
My guess is it will be better in some areas, maybe more transparent and detailed but will fall short in imaging and sound staging where the mono block configuration of the LP125mSE will still have an advantage.
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