ALL NEW Treble Clef Audio TCA-M ACTIVE Loudspeakers : Major-Breakthrough ? !..

They remind me of the Anthony Gallo Nucleus Reference 3.1 speakers…
 
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Very nice review of the speaker, praised for its natural and effortless sound:


The so called "experts" on "natural sound" on this forum - those knights of the round table that have proclaimed themselves authorities on "good sound" and have embarked on a mission to pull audiophiles out of their mistaken path - may want to give this speaker a listen.

Stjernholm intelligently added a professional violinist to the group of reviewers - it would be hard to argue that she does not know what "natural" sound "sounds like"! Interestingly, she gave very similar scores to our own @schlager in this review.

Anyway, is this a "dream speaker"? Watch the review to find out if it may appeal to you.
 
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Very nice review of the speaker, praised for its natural and effortless sound:


The so called "experts" on "natural sound" on this forum - those knights of the round table that have proclaimed themselves authorities on "good sound" and have embarked on a mission to pull audiophiles out of their mistaken path - may want to give this speaker a listen.

Stjernholm intelligently added a professional violinist to the group of reviewers - it would be hard to argue that she does not know what "natural" sound "sounds like"! Interestingly, she gave very similar scores to our own @schlager in this review.

Anyway, is this a "dream speaker"? Watch the review to find out if it may appeal to you.
most of those knights seem to prefer classical music. the video review suggests these speakers are more for Jazz lovers. The comment from the violinist was especially telling. She hears the live experience all the time and not from the audience perspective.
 
most of those knights seem to prefer classical music. the video review suggests these speakers are more for Jazz lovers. The comment from the violinist was especially telling. She hears the live experience all the time and not from the audience perspective.

I believe the comment specifically referred to the speaker's limitations at high volume, which are clearly explained in the video. So for symphonic works, it may be limited if you want to reach realistic volumes.

As for her perspective as a performer versus listener, that's not an issue, IMO. If you know how instruments sound up close, you'll know how they sound from afar, and I am sure she has as much experience as anyone attending live events...

The more relevant question would be how much experience she has listening to other speakers. But the rest of the listening team has pretty extensive experience, and they did not fundamentally disagree.

Every speaker has limitations. The review, IMO, clearly presents the pros and cons. A listening session is obviously a must for those interested.
 
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As for her perspective as a performer versus listener, that's not an issue, IMO. If you know how instruments sound up close, you'll know how they sound from afar, and I am sure she has as much experience as anyone attending live events...
I also didn't think that was an issue and meant that she may have a better sense of timbre than the average listener. But this reminds me of a story about renovations to a well-known venue. After the renovation, the musicians said things like: This is great because I can hear the other musicians clearly now. That kind of blew my mind. How can you play when you are filling in what the other folks are doing via your knowledge about how it must sound? He human brain is a mysterious thing.
 
I also didn't think that was an issue and meant that she may have a better sense of timbre than the average listener.

Sorry for my misunderstanding...
But this reminds me of a story about renovations to a well-known venue. After the renovation, the musicians said things like: This is great because I can hear the other musicians clearly now. That kind of blew my mind. How can you play when you are filling in what the other folks are doing via your knowledge about how it must sound? He human brain is a mysterious thing.
In a symphonic orchestra, musicians are not always playing their instruments, they have time to listen to others, but I get your point.
 
In a symphonic orchestra, musicians are not always playing their instruments, they have time to listen to others, but I get your point.
It makes me realize I have no idea what musicians can hear when they are seated in an orchestra. I assumed the experience was somewhat similar to being in the audience. But it never crossed my mind that there might be a venue where the musicians cannot adequately hear all of their fellow musicians as they played.

Anyway, I'm getting off thread...
 

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