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My dealer had some compact towers a few years ago. It was a ~$7.5K model with the touted cone tweeter and 2 mid/woofers on the front baffle, plus side-firing woofers. First impressions were "meh", but after some room treatments and a different preamp, suddenly these were excellent! Top-class expansive soundstage and 3D imaging. Very impressive. Obviously, the room acoustics had been handicapping this speaker's bread & butter. My preferences lean towards much bigger cabinets and radiating areas for more weight/impact, but the imaging on these speakers was sublime.
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Like Julian I also have the Caldera III speaker, still my favorite speaker to date. I prefer the passive woofer design versus their ported designs for my room. Their ported speakers do well in medium to large rooms versus their passive design which works well for all room sizes, currently only the soon to be phased out Cardeas speaker is their last passive woofer design. The current Scorpio speaker is their best bang for the buck speaker, having the same drivers as their current Avantera plus speaker but with a cheaper cabinet. For smaller rooms the older Virgo III with the same passive woofer design as the Caldera still works best.
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Hi there,
Since 6 Months i own the AP Cardeas and they really play beautifull in my room, very controlled en very real, just Nice. Before i have played a really long time with Wilson WP 5,6 and 7, imo de AP is just the better sounding speaker. Gert. |
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My HT system is all AP speakers. I have the Classic series that are covered in glass for dampening. They are striking to look at but do show dust easily.
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We have the Tempo Special Edition made several years ago. They sound quite good in our living room with the PrimaLuna integrated amp.
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Audio Physic Tempo Plus inbound
So, after a bit of reorganization of our 2-channel space*, we considered stand-mounts to replace our existing floor-standers (Aerial Acoustics with REL subs) which I have high praise for.
We tried several recommended two way 2-way speakers with several stands (Dynaudio, ATC, B&W, Harbeth). But we ended up with another floor stander: the Audio Physic Tempo Plus. The diminutive footprint of the Audio Physic, unique styling, overall quality of execution, fantastic imaging (up there with the larger Aerials), coupled with excellent low volume performance won out. We also 'discovered' the Dynaudio Special 40's which will go to our summer place. Overall, I gained a much better appreciation of a good two way. * I call it a 2-channel space. Others in the household call it a reading room or living room.
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Main - Roon on Synology/Sonos Port/SoTM Neo endpoints; Chord Qutest, Bryston BP-17 cubed with phono option; EAT C-sharp with Ortofon Bronze MM, Bryston cubed Amplifier; Revel F126Be on custom Atocha stands; interconnects by WireWorld, furniture by Atocha Design 'Phones Audeze LCD-3, Bryston BHA-1; Office: Sonos/Roon; OPPO HA-1, Naim NAP100 and PSB Mini-C. Media Room:, Samsung QLED QN90 series, Sonos, OPPO 205, ATI N-core driving KEF LS-50's with REL subs; furniture by Glassisimo; Kids - U-turn for vinyl, Sonos Play5; Summer Shack - Sonos, vintage Pioneer, Dynaudio Special 40's. Last edited by clpetersen; 06-14-2018 at 11:10 PM. |
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I had a pair of AP Avanti Centuries before switching to Wilson. This was an Avanti upgraded with the Caldera tweeter, circa year 2000. I ran them with CJ Premier monos and then Atma-Sphere MA-1s. Delightful speakers - I used them in a near-field setup. Although the woofer wasn't adequate for large-scale symphonics, their narrow baffle allowed excellent imaging.
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I am big fan of older Audio physic speakers and use the Scorpio II in my big living room for HT and Virgo V in the dining and kitchen area .. both powered by a Marantz PM-11s3 amp (sometimes in parallel mode) ... I would love to upgrade the Scorpio II to the old Avanti V
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Joe Duc... Welcome to AA!
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Ivan FLORIDA MX136, MC1.2KW(10) MC2KW(2), MCD1100, MS750(2) MVP881, C1000C/P/T, MPC1500, HT-2 SUBS(2) HT3F(2) WS350(2) XRT2K, XCS2K, XR27(2) XCS350(2) JL GOTHAM v2 SUBS(2) SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, LUMAGEN RADIANCE SCALER, SONY VPH-G90U 4K PROJECTOR, STEWART 120" MOTORIZED SCREEN, CINEMA-TECH SEATING, WW PLATINUM CABLES Reference System: ACCUPHASE A300 AMPS, C3900 PRE-AMP, DP1000 CD/SACD TRANSPORT, DC1000 DIGITAL PROCESSOR, DG-68 DIGITAL EQUALIZER, T1200 FM STEREO TUNER, PS1230 POWER SUPPLY, HRS-SXR CUSTOM RACK w/ M3X SHELVES, TAD REFERENCE ONE MK2 LOUDSPEAKERS, WW PLATINUM CABLES CAPE COD MX150, MC501(2) MC1.2KW(10) MC2301(2) MR88, MVP881, MCD1100, MDA1000, C1000C/P/T, MPC1500, ESOTERIC K-01X 30th ANNIVERSARY (BLACK) SACD/CD PLAYER, G02-X CLOCK, HT3F(2) XRT2K, XCS2K, XR27(2) JL GOTHAM v2 SUBS(2) JL FATHOM F113v2 SUBS(4) SOUND ANCHOR STANDS(2) KALEIDESCAPE STRATO & TERRA SERVERS 80-TB, LUMAGEN RADIANCE SCALER, SONY VPH-G90U 4K PROJECTOR, STEWART 120" SCREEN, SONUS FABER STRADIVARI, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, FORTRESS SEATING, WW PLATINUM CABLES Analog Rig: CLEARAUDIO INNOVATION WOOD, UNIVERSAL ARM w/ Da VINCI' CART, 2nd UNIVERSAL ARM w/ GOLDFINGER STATEMENT CART, HRS-MXR REFERENCE RACK-GLOSS BLACK w/ M3X SHELVES, AESTHETIX RHEA SIG PHONO-PRE, BRYSTON BHA-1 HEADPHONE AMP, WW PLATINUM CABLES Reference System: BURMESTER 911MK3 AMP(3), 088 PRE-AMP, 089 CD PLAYER, 100 PHONO PRE-AMP, 948 POWER CONDITIONER, ACCUPHASE DG-68 VOICING EQUALIZER, AVID ACUTUS REFERENCE SP TT, GRAHAM PHANTOM II SUPREME ARM, BENZ MICRO LP-S CART, GRANDIOSO P1X/D1X STACK, G1X RUBIDIUM MASTER CLOCK, N05 NETWORK PLAYER, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, HRS-SXR CUSTOM RACK w/ M3X SHELVES, SONUS FABER AIDA SPEAKERS, JL FATHOM F113v2 SUBS(2) SOUND ANCHOR STANDS(2) WW PLATINUM CABLES Library System: GRANDIOSO M1 MONOBLOCK AMPS, C1 LINESTAGE PRE-AMP, K1X CD/SACD PLAYER, G1 MASTER RUBIDIUM CLOCK, E02 PHONO-PRE, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, AERIAL ACOUSTICS 20T V2, AERIAL SW12 SUBS(2), CANTON REF K1’s, VPI HRX TT w/ SDS POWER SUPPLY, ORTOFON CADENZA BLACK CART, KLAUDIO RCM, SHUNYATA DENALI 6000/S v2, SHUNYATA OMEGA QR’s, WW PLATINUM CABLES Esoteric/Bryston System: ESOTERIC C02-X PRE-AMP, P-02X TRANSPORT, D02-X DAC, G02-X CLOCK, BRYSTON 28B3 CUBED MONOBLOCK AMPS(4), BRYSTON BHA-1 HEADPHONE AMP, SHUNYATA DENALI 6000/S v2(2) EVEREST 8000 POWER CONDITIONER(2) ALTAIRA CG & SG HUBS, AMR-DP777-SE DAC, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, TAD REFERENCE ONE MK2 LOUDSPEAKERS, QUADRASPIRE RACK, WW PLATINUM CABLES Accuphase/Canton System: ACCUPHASE E800 INTEGRATED, DP570 CD/SACD PLAYER, T1200 FM STEREO TUNER, DG-68 VOICING EQUALIZER, PS530 POWER SUPPLY, CANTON REF K3’s, CANTON REF K5’s, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, HRS MXR REFERENCE MAHOGHANY RACK w/ M3X2 SHELVES, WW GOLD CABLES |
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Thank you ! Have a great day..
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