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    Degritter - Great Service

    Often Complaints about customer service rise to the top in social media. Over the years, this seems especially true in the audio world. Therefore, when you get good service that should also be recognized. My Degritter develop an intermittent glitch indicated by an error message. I contacted...
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    This weekend, I'll get a read as to the Plural's overall sound compared to the Statements. Myles Astor, who owns the Plural Evos with Goldmund amps will be here.
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    The Plural Evo speakers are not the same as the silver drivers in the KLASSIC line. The multilayer “silver” drivers are handmade - taking weeks to manufacture. Apparently, this manufacturing process is not scalable for high volume. Zellaton developed a new process maintaining the multi-layer...
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    We will get together at some point...
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    This weekend I am “unveiling” the Zellaton system with a local audiophile group. Gideon and Myles will be here also. I suspect that we will have some good feedback on the Zellaton sound. As I previously mentioned, part of the enjoyment of the hobby is meeting other passionate audiophiles and...
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    In addition to the Goldmund amps, and the previously mentioned Tenor monoblocs, I also tried my small darTZeel NHB-108 stereo amp. An amazing amp but certainly not a powerhouse, yet it acquitted itself surprisingly well. Several experienced audiophiles heard the Statements with the darTZeel amp...
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    New Zellaton Reference Ultra series

    I believe that Gideon will be there for the launch. Can't wait to hear his impression. Overlangel is just a short flight for you :)....
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    The Amps are Goldmund 3300s. As I mentioned previously, their three-megahertz bandwidth and ultra-fast 400ns rise time, really make the Zellatons “sing” As to source equipment, I've been a lifelong analog guy, mostly vinyl. I'm not anti-digital; I just find analog to be completely musically...
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    I don’t know about the west coast, but I just mentioned to Carlos, that I am located in a suburb of Philly, and would welcome WBF members to my house to experience the Statements. Reach out to me if interested.
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    Zellaton is pretty tight-lipped about their designs. I do not know how they are ported. From my listening, there is definitely mid and low bass energy outputted from the rear, seemingly no highs. They are not dipoles. From Zellaton “The housing is open at the rear and dampened with a flow...
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    Some clarification. In my original post I stated that: “Missing is any added edginess, detail, or artificial enhancement.” Using a video analogy, turning up the sharpness control does not add a detail, it produces an edge enhancement that some might find pleasing. It does not fundamentally...
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    I’ve talked to Myles about Zellaton and Goldmund. Like Myles, for most of my life I had tubes somewhere in my equipment chain. For me, tubes made the sound more real and involving. So, this is a big change for me. Myles will be visiting my room in a few weeks, and it should be interesting...
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    Actually, the low-end response was an initial concern. The lack of brand presence in the media meant few reviews and little online info. I did read one or two comments about a lack of low-end punch; however, hearing the Reference model in Munich put that fear to rest. My listening room is...
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    Full disclosure. I have owned Tenors for a long time, dating back to their OTL days. I reviewed the amps, purchased the review samples, and have been a longtime proponent. Even today, I consider them one of the best amps in the world. I tried many amps, and for me the Tenors brought out the best...
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    Zellaton: The End of My Speaker Journey

    Background As a lifelong audiophile and part-time audio reviewer, I have been fortunate to own, review, and audition, many of the top high-end systems. To further my passion, I was fortunate to be able to build a dedicated listening room. With an Acoustic Sciences custom designed listening...
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