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REVIEW: Egglestonworks Andra III Speakers

Model:	Andra III
Category:	Speakers
Suggested Retail Price:	$24000
Description:	Full range high-end speaker
Manufacturer URL:	Egglestonworks
Model Picture:	View

Review by Aurelien on June 05, 2009 at 02:07:49 IP Address: 82.67.63.238

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I have owned quite a lot of high-end speakers and heard most of them. I have spent the last year listening to as many systems as I could. Some of them were excellent. But each time, there was a "little something" that was not perfect. Not long ago, the miracle happened! Listening to the Egglestoneworks Andra III was a fascinating experience. A few minutes were enough to understand that something very special was happening. I could use many words but, as English is not my mother language, let me make is short: it was just indiscernible from the live experience! I have bought the speakers that are now at home, getting even better each day.

The Bass extensions is just incredible (-3db@18Hz !!!), the power, physical impact, speed and deepness in the extreme low frequencies is just beyond words !
The medium is extremely refined. It is truly the first time in my audiophile life I hear such a lively and natural violin sound. Human voices are also just like "real ones".
Finally the high-frequencies are just fantastic. Without this "sharp edge" I have experienced with my previous speakers using a diamond dome. Very detailed but never aggressive.

The coherence of the registers is so convincing that one immediately forgets about the speakers and gets involved in the music itself.

Is it the best speaker I have heard to date (including some costing $ 100000)? YES !
Is it really truly perfect? Probably not! The efficiency, for example, is good but not huge (I would not use a SET amp).

Both as a researcher in physics (this is my job) and as a music lover (this is my main hobby), I give those speakers my highest recommendation. Andra I and Andra II were "full range stereophile class A", I have no doubt the Andra III will also be (will they create the A+ range for them :-) ?) !

Here are a few pictures (taken at home) for the pleasure of your eyes :















And the official picture from the manufacturer website (only 1 woofer is seen but it uses 2 12" woofers in isobaric configuration) :

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Product Weakness:	Difficult to get back to another speaker after having heard this one !
Product Strengths:	The best speaker I have heard to date (including much more expensive ones)

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Associated Equipment for this Review:

Amplifier:	600 WPC AA AMPP III
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	AA PREAMP I MK III
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	Several
Speakers:	EW Andra III
Cables/Interconnects:	Siltech
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	All
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner

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