$1290/1m The Audience phono cable, in a crowded field of...
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Audience Au24 SE Phono Cable $1290/1m The Audience phono cable, in a crowded field of contenders, soars above many of them with its alacrity and transparency. Extremely flexible and lightweight, the phono cable is simplicity itself to use. Coupled with its jackrabbit speed is a naturalness of timber that makes for refined and seductive listening. It also seems to filter out external noise effectively. JHb, 230
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AudienceAu24SEPhonoCable$1290/1mTheAudiencephonocable,inacrowdedfieldofcontenders,soarsabovemanyofthemwithitsalacrityandtransparency.Extremelyflexibleandlightweight,thephonocableissimplicityitselftouse.Coupledwithitsjackrabbitspeedisanaturalnessoftimberthatmakesforrefinedandseductivelistening.Italsoseemstofilteroutexternalnoiseeffectively.JHb,230
AudienceOHNO$199/1m(+82/m)interconnect;$209/1m(+20/m)speakerAudience'snewvaluelineofOHNOcablesrunscountertotheideathatgreatwirealwaysrequiresheavyjacketingandcomplexconductorgeometries.Sonicallythesefeatherweightswerequickandextendedwithwell-focusedimaginganddimensionality.Mostsignificantlytheywerenotadditive,nordidtheycrimpdynamics.Theywerealsoeasytopositionfordesktopuse,offeringanunerringsensetomusicalitywithoutbustingthebudget.NG,reviewforthcoming
AudienceAu24SXSpeaker,$3290/2.5m;interconnectRCA,$1800/1m($2375/2m)Audience’sLatestflagshipwireoffersmidrangeweightandsweetness,vividdynamiccontrasts,excellenttransientspeed,sensitivitytodelicatevolumegradations,andabrilliancethatcastslightintothedeepestcornersofthesoundstage,restoringairandlifttoharmonics.Aparticularstrengthforall
Audiencecablesisanoftenhard-to-achieveblendoftactilepresenceandback-of-the-hallreverberation.TheAu24SXstrikesafluidandnaturalbalanceofease,articulation,andimmersiveness.Flexibleandeasytohandle,too.NG,269
AudienceAu24SEUSB$900/1mThisnewUSBcableissimplysensationalineveryway.TheAu24SEUSB’sclarity,dimensionality,andgorgeoustimbreputitinaclassbyitself.Itseemstohavenosignatureofitsown,butrathermoretransparentlyconveyswhat’scomingfromyourcomputer.Thedual-cabledesignseparatesthesignal-carryingandpower-carryingconductors.RH,254
AudiencepowerChordSE
$915/6’
TheAudiencepowerChordsofferbassclarity,weight,andpitchresolutionthatplacethematornearthetopoftheaffordable-power-cordpack.Exceptforaslighttreblecongestionandsomewhatlaid-backoverallpresentation,thereislittledeviationfromtonalneutrality,NG,208
AudienceAu24SEpowerChord$1080-$2420/6’dependingonpowerrequirement“TheSEbringstothetablenewconnectorswithhigher-qualitymetallurgyandlower-massterminationsmakingforanacross-the-boardsonicimprovementtoanalreadyexcellentlineofproducts.”Offeredinthreeversions:low-powerforDACs,preamps,andphonostages;medium-powerforlower-poweredintegratedamplifiers;andhigh-powerforpoweramplifiers.
NG219,RH245,JHb249
AudienceTheONE$995
TheONE,asyoumightinferfromitsname,isasinglefull-rangedrivershoehornedintoasmallbox.Thedriveritselfisthesameunit,theA3S,thatAudienceusesinitsflagship$72,00016+16speaker.AccordingtoAudience,theA3Shasexceptionallyflatresponse,claimedtobe+/-3dbfrom40Hzto22kHz.Bethatasitmay,properlysetupTheONEisthebestdesktopspeakerreviewerStevenStonehasheard(aftertheAudience1+1).SS,236
Audience1+1V2+$2345“Don’tletthe1+1V2+’snearlyidenticalappearancetothe1+1foolyou;thisnewlyupgradedversionisahugeleapoveritsalreadysuperlativepredecessor.TheV2+employsasignificantlyredesignedversionofAudience’sfull-rangedriver,top-levelAu24SXinternalwiring,returnedpassiveradiators,andcustomtelluriumsolderlessbindingposts.Theresultisfarmoreresolutionanddetail(particularlyinthetreble),superiortransparency,widerdynamicexpression,andevengreatermidrangepurity.The1+1V2+’smidrangeclarity,justoneofthevirtuesofacrossover-lesssingle-driverspeaker,isonparwiththatofmanyspeakerscostingtwentytimestheV2+’sprice.Thestateoftheartfordesktoplistening,andaterrificchoiceasamainspeakerinsmallerrooms.RobertHarley,reviewforthcoming.”
AudienceaR-2p/aR12/aR12-TS/aR6-TSS
$695/$4995/$8995/$6000UsedwithaCDplayer,theaR2p-Audience’scompact,dual-outletpowerconditionerandisolationdevice-enhancedsoundstagingdimensionality,anddepth.The12-outletaR12wasalsofoundtobeextremelyeffective,capableofdeliveringsignificantimprovementsinbassdefinitionanddepth,overallresolution,andsoundstagedepth.162,179,186,235
AudienceadeptResponseaR12-TSSOX$12,845(withAu24SEpowerChord)ToGregWeaver’sear,Audience’snewaR12-TSSOXpowerconditionerrepresentsasubstantialimprovementoveritspredecessors,somuchsothatitwouldbefairtosaythatitbordersonanorderofmagnitudeadvance.Thisisaworld-classdevice,deservingyourfullattention.Giveonealisten-perhapsthe6-or2-socketvariety-butbepreparedtobuyit.IfyouareanythinglikeGW,thereisnochanceitwillcomeoutofyoursystemonceitisinplace!GW,268
