RE: Here's a voice of experience that I have to respect!

Posted by morricab (S) on April 11, 2012 at 02:13:14

In Reply to: Here's a voice of experience that I have to respect! posted by David S. on April 10, 2012 at 16:32:17:

I have heard the Scintilla on a number of occasions as I have three different friends who own them. They can sound utterly amazing but you have to search high and low to get an amp that not only can drive them but sounds GOOD doing so. One friend drives his with the Sphinx Project 16 (very rare Class A amp).

A far easier speaker to drive that sounds really good is the Apogee Studio Grand, although the subs kindof suck so my friend tends to listen to them like they are modern versions of Duetta Signatures, which is basically what they are.

I have heard the Diva sound utterly amazing as well...and I have heard it sound not so good.

Hands down the best Apogee though is the Grand. I have two friends with this ultra-rare beast (only about 25 pairs were made) and I can tell you that it is the most utterly natural and powerful sounding speaker ever made. the subs are enormous sealed boxes with two custom made 12 inchers that are shockingly good subs. The panel is a modernized version of the Diva (all ribbons are now metal/plastic, which gives a more consistent sound than the Diva), which is more sensitive and higher impedance so it is relatively easy to drive.

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Topic - Infinity IRS BETAS - Ampzilla 08:01:27 04/08/12 (21)

Well, having owned the mighty Beta... - morricab 09:27:54 04/10/12 (7)

Here's a voice of experience that I have to respect! - David S. 16:32:17 04/10/12 (1)

RE: Here's a voice of experience that I have to respect! - morricab 02:13:14 04/11/12 (0)

Great post. I was delaying my own confession.... - Enophile 09:49:49 04/10/12 (4)

RE: Great post. I was delaying my own confession.... - morricab 14:01:12 04/10/12 (3)

Funny you mention that. - Enophile 14:35:44 04/10/12 (2)

RE: Funny you mention that. - morricab 02:06:59 04/11/12 (1)

I agree with you about dipoles. - Enophile 09:31:34 04/11/12 (0)

Would have to agree. - David S. 07:53:54 04/10/12 (0)

Infinity IRS BETAS posted by Ampzilla - Pro Sound Guy 17:44:36 04/09/12 (3)

RE: Infinity IRS BETAS posted by Ampzilla - cjpremierfour 22:32:56 04/09/12 (2)

RE: Infinity IRS BETAS posted by Ampzilla - Pro Sound Guy 06:32:56 04/10/12 (1)

That's exactly the reaction I had - E-Stat 10:06:14 04/10/12 (0)

Where speaker designs have greatly improved is at the lower end of the price point. - jnr 10:18:15 04/09/12 (0)

I agree with you to a point but, - jnr 12:22:50 04/08/12 (6)

RE: I agree with you to a point but, - cjpremierfour 08:12:08 04/09/12 (5)

RE: I agree with you to a point but, - doak 08:04:27 04/10/12 (0)

RE: I agree with you even more, but the point . . . - jnr 10:14:54 04/09/12 (3)

RE: I agree with you even more, but the point . . . - Ampzilla 15:09:53 04/09/12 (2)

RE: I agree with you even more, but the point . . . - cjpremierfour 15:47:39 04/09/12 (1)

Not in bass extension but everywhere else, but for me I'd rather . . . - jnr 16:34:08 04/09/12 (0)

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