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    Capital Audiofest 2023

    They are. You’ve seen my system before, I believe. I just now changed my avatar.
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    Capital Audiofest 2023

    I thought the Von Schweikert 55’s were absolutely wonderful. I spent a long time in that room. The guys were very accommodating as far as musical selections and product queries. The short tutorial on how they dialed in the room was fascinating.
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    Calling on OWNERS of Upgraded Apogees & Sanders 10e Electrostatics

    I would ride out your Divas until they don’t sound good anymore. Those Scintillas I have are old and ragged out, yet they still sound great (if you can ignore the occasional buzz). I enjoy trying new things (tubes vs solid state, different speaker wire, vibration dampening, etc). However, I’m...
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    Calling on OWNERS of Upgraded Apogees & Sanders 10e Electrostatics

    I try to be level headed about system changes. I give it a week or two before I pass judgement and let the newness wear off. I’m amazed at how many people claim their latest purchase is leaps and bounds better than what they replaced, only to decide to sell that item shortly thereafter. If I...
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    Calling on OWNERS of Upgraded Apogees & Sanders 10e Electrostatics

    I never heard Duettas before, so I can’t say how they compare. However, they are very stiff and I would say the build quality is probably much better than the originals. The reconditioned Scintillas which were 1 ohm, did not sound much different than the old 4 ohm pair I have. That surprised me.
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    Calling on OWNERS of Upgraded Apogees & Sanders 10e Electrostatics

    That ended up being a bit of a sage. I received the Scintillas and noticed a slight resonance in the bass panels. Rich theorized that something (clamp?) may have shifted during transit. He paid to have them returned to him. When they arrived in Nevada, the shipper essentially destroyed the...
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    Another Apogee thread? You bet!

    I’m still breaking in my TSW Duetta Ultimates, but my impression so far is WOW . I can see why so many audiophiles have a memorable Apogee experience to convey. These speakers are shocking in their authority and presence. They fill in the frequency gaps left vacant by the Stages. They seem to...
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    Another Apogee thread? You bet!

    I don’t recall what he said. He did tell me, but I forgot. The system could play very loud and very clear. So many tweaks in that system I couldn’t keep track.
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    Another Apogee thread? You bet!

    The Duettas are completely redone and are actually Duetta Ultimates. They have completely new passive crossover components and stronger magnets, which should make it marginally more efficient. Of course, “efficient” is a relative word with Apogees.
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    Another Apogee thread? You bet!

    I’m in Virginia. I also have old Scintillas and had reworked Scintillas from TSW. I have a good supply of solid state amps. I’ve always been fascinated by the NAT Single HPS and the Line Magnetic with the 805 tubes. I read that the Line Magnetic 150iA is very good with Duettas. Did someone on...
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    Another Apogee thread? You bet!

    I’m wondering if the fact that they are Duetta Ultimate rebuilds would impact their efficiency? Has anyone compared the efficiency of original Signatures to the newer rebuilds? Perhaps I’m grasping at straws here….
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    Another Apogee thread? You bet!

    So am I to assume that you believe I would not like the sound? Too stressed?
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    Another Apogee thread? You bet!

    I know this may be a strange question, but has anyone tried an SET amp with 805 tubes putting out around 50 watts into a Duetta? Would that drive it?
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    Another Apogee thread? You bet!

    The presentation was definitely not as “in your face” as with Apogees, but it was definitely a good smooth sound. I attribute a lot of the smoothness to the Magneplanar tweeter. The most impressive thing to me were the GR subs. They don’t load the room like a traditional subwoofer. They are...
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    Another Apogee thread? You bet!

    On another note, I was in Atlanta and went to visit Mike Powell (OCD Hifi Guy on YouTube). He is known to have a pretty amazing system. His main speakers are the big Analysis with a Magneplanar ribbon tweeter outboard and GR Research open baffle servo subs. He had them tri amped with Rowland...
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