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Model: Capri Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: $1995 Description: 2.5 Way Floor Standing Manufacturer URL: Alon Model Picture: View
Review by EdM on October 10, 2001 at 09:21:08
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I have seen these come up for sale at one time or another and always hesitated as I could find no reviews or opinions on them and no dealer to demo. When they do go on auction, no one ever seems to bid. So it was with great trepidation that I took the plunge. I managed to get them from a local source for $1000 and was able to pick them up in person and save shipping. Even the guys that sold them claimed they never heard them!First, they are beautiful loudspeakers, mine are light cherry and finely finished. They sell themselves on looks alone.
Anyway I set them up and turned on some music...
Immediately the standout is the very sweet treble it is widely dispersed; then I noticed the upper mid range really comes alive. I was definetly missing information there before with my Energy C-8s.I cranked up the volumn a bit and the bass opened up, it is incredibly tight and well controlled and suprisingly low for small 6.5 woofers.
I continued listening for many hours and am very, very happy with their sound. The soundstage is wide and each instrument pinpointed in space with the vocals floating mostly in the exact middle.Piano and strings are especially very well reproduced, although horns stand out as well.
Most of my listening was Diana Krall ("The Look of Love") with some mixes of Loreena McKennit, and Fleetwood Mac.
Some of the speakers strengths: Wide, airy dispersion, great low, well controlled bass with no overhang. The cabinets are beautifully made and look much more expensive than a $2000 speaker.
All in all a great value for what I paid and I would think most people would be quite happy with these at full retail.Specifications:
System: Rear vented Tower
Bass/midrange: Two 6 ½" shielded tri-laminate drivers working in tandem in the low frequency range. Upper driver provides midrange. High frequency: One 1" shielded silk soft dome tweeter with diffraction ring and liquid cooling for high power handling.
Sensitivity: 88 dB Response: 35 Hz to 20,000 Hz
Impedence: 8 ohm nominal, 5 ohm minimum Crossover: Two Board hand wired with premium polypropylene capacitors and air core inductors @ 3500 Hz.
Product Weakness: Don't know yet Product Strengths: Soundstage, mid range, looks
Associated Equipment for this Review: Amplifier: Bryston 4B-ST Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): AMC1030 Sources (CDP/Turntable): Panasonic RP-91 Speakers: Alon Capri Cables/Interconnects: DIY CAT 5 Music Used (Genre/Selections): Pop, Diana Krall Room Size (LxWxH): 12 x 12 x 9 Room Comments/Treatments: DIY Accoustic Panels Time Period/Length of Audition: 4 hours Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner
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