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Audience1+1V2+$2345“Don’tletthe1+1V2+’snearlyidenticalappearancetothe1+1foolyou;thisnewlyupgradedversionisahugeleapoveritsalreadysuperlativepredecessor.TheV2+employsasignificantlyredesignedversionofAudience’sfull-rangedriver,top-levelAu24SXinternalwiring,returnedpassiveradiators,andcustomtelluriumsolderlessbindingposts.Theresultisfarmoreresolutionanddetail(particularlyinthetreble),superiortransparency,widerdynamicexpression,andevengreatermidrangepurity.The1+1V2+’smidrangeclarity,justoneofthevirtuesofacrossover-lesssingle-driverspeaker,isonparwiththatofmanyspeakerscostingtwentytimestheV2+’sprice.Thestateoftheartfordesktoplistening,andaterrificchoiceasamainspeakerinsmallerrooms.RobertHarley,reviewforthcoming.”
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AudienceTheONE$995TheONE,asyoumightinferfromitsname,isasinglefull-rangedrivershoehornedintoasmallbox.Thedriveritselfisthesameunit,theA3S,thatAudienceusesinitsflagship$72,00016+16speaker.AccordingtoAudience,theA3Shasexceptionallyflatresponse,claimedtobe+/-3dbfrom40Hzto22kHz.Bethatasitmay,properlysetupTheONEisthebestdesktopspeakerreviewerStevenStonehasheard(aftertheAudience1+1).SS,236
AudienceaR-2p/aR12/aR12-TS/aR6-TSS$695/$4995/$8995/$6000UsedwithaCDplayer,theaR2p-Audience’scompact,dual-outletpowerconditionerandisolationdevice-enhancedsoundstagingdimensionality,anddepth.The12-outletaR12wasalsofoundtobeextremelyeffective,capableofdeliveringsignificantimprovementsinbassdefinitionanddepth,overallresolution,andsoundstagedepth.162,179,186,235
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AudienceadeptResponseaR12-TSSOX$12,845(withAu24SEpowerChord)ToGregWeaver’sear,Audience’snewaR12-TSSOXpowerconditionerrepresentsasubstantialimprovementoveritspredecessors,somuchsothatitwouldbefairtosaythatitbordersonanorderofmagnitudeadvance.Thisisaworld-classdevice,deservingyourfullattention.Giveonealisten-perhapsthe6-or2-socketvariety-butbepreparedtobuyit.IfyouareanythinglikeGW,thereisnochanceitwillcomeoutofyoursystemonceitisinplace!GW,268
AudienceOHNO$199/1m(+82/m)interconnect;$209/1m(+20/m)speakerAudience'snewvaluelineofOHNOcablesrunscountertotheideathatgreatwirealwaysrequiresheavyjacketingandcomplexconductorgeometries.Sonicallythesefeatherweightswerequickandextendedwithwell-focusedimaginganddimensionality.Mostsignificantlytheywerenotadditive,nor
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didtheycrimpdynamics.Theywerealsoeasytopositionfordesktopuse,offeringanunerringsensetomusicalitywithoutbustingthebudget.NG,reviewforthcoming
AudienceAu24SEPhonoCable$1290/1mTheAudiencephonocable,inacrowdedfieldofcontenders,soarsabovemanyofthemwithitsalacrityandtransparency.Extremelyflexibleandlightweight,thephonocableissimplicityitselftouse.Coupledwithitsjackrabbitspeedisanaturalnessoftimberthatmakesforrefinedandseductivelistening.Italsoseemstofilteroutexternalnoiseeffectively.JHb,230
AudienceAu24SXSpeaker,$3290/2.5m;interconnectRCA,$1800/1m($2375/2m)Audience’sLatestflagshipwireoffersmidrangeweightandsweetness,vividdynamiccontrasts,excellenttransientspeed,sensitivitytodelicatevolumegradations,andabrilliancethatcastslightintothedeepestcornersofthesoundstage,restoringairandlifttoharmonics.AparticularstrengthforallAudiencecablesisanoftenhard-to-achieveblendoftactilepresenceandback-of-the-hall
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reverberation.TheAu24SXstrikesafluidandnaturalbalanceofease,articulation,andimmersiveness.Flexibleandeasytohandle,too.NG,269
AudienceAu24SEUSB$900/1mThisnewUSBcableissimplysensationalineveryway.TheAu24SEUSB’sclarity,dimensionality,andgorgeoustimbreputitinaclassbyitself.Itseemstohavenosignatureofitsown,butrathermoretransparentlyconveyswhat’scomingfromyourcomputer.Thedual-cabledesignseparatesthesignal-carryingandpower-carryingconductors.RH,254
AudiencepowerChordSE
$915/6’
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TheAudiencepowerChordsofferbassclarity,weight,andpitchresolutionthatplacethematornearthetopoftheaffordable-power-cordpack.Exceptforaslighttreblecongestionandsomewhatlaid-backoverallpresentation,thereislittledeviationfromtonalneutrality,NG,208
AudienceAu24SEpowerChord$1080-$2420/6’dependingonpowerrequirement“TheSEbringstothetablenewconnectorswithhigher-qualitymetallurgyandlower-massterminationsmakingforanacross-the-boardsonicimprovementtoanalreadyexcellentlineofproducts.”Offeredinthreeversions:low-powerforDACs,preamps,andphonostages;medium-powerforlower-poweredintegratedamplifiers;andhigh-powerforpoweramplifiers.
NG219,RH245,JHb249