Stereophile-- Altec Valencia

[Rajiv]

Hi,

Art Dudley (Stereophile) on the Altec Valencia's .

Listening #125 | Stereophile.com

The prices of Altec's (already quite high) will go through the roof after this .Just like what happened to Garrard 301's and TD124's after the Stereophile articles.


Regards
Rajiv

 

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I liked the last paragraph - especially the last sentence

And let me not miss this opportunity to preach: The Altec Valencia and the Quad ESL are polar opposites. The former is all about touch and impact and drama and the ability to present sonic detail in a musically convincing manner. The latter is about timbre and transparency and spatial relationships and presenting musical detail in a sonically convincing manner. Neither is terribly good at what the other does well. Both are superb, both are listenable, both are fun. Both are valid: I have nothing but respect for the person who chooses either, because either speaker is a window that looks out on at least half of what's going on. And that's more than you can say of most loudspeakers.

 

[arj]

there is one for Sale in Japan

 

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@ Arj,

Handsome fellas I would say !