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Audience 1+1 V2+ $2345 “Don’t let the 1+1 V2+’s nearly identical appearance to the 1+1 fool you; this newly upgraded version is a huge leap over its already superlative predecessor. TheV2+ employs a significantly redesigned version of Audience’s full-range driver, top-level Au24SX internal wiring, returned passive radiators, and custom tellurium solderless binding posts. The result is far more resolution and detail (particularly in the treble), superior transparency, wider dynamic expression, and even greater midrange purity. The 1+1 V2+’s midrange clarity, just one of the virtues of a crossover-less single-driver speaker, is on par with that of many speakers costing twenty times the V2+’s price. The state of the art for desktop listening, and a terrific choice as a main speaker in smaller rooms. Robert Harley, review forthcoming.”
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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.”
AudienceTheONE$995TheONE,asyoumightinferfromitsname,isasinglefull-rangedrivershoehornedintoasmallbox.Thedriveritselfisthesameunit,theA3S,thatAudienceusesinitsflagship$72,00016+16speaker.AccordingtoAudience,theA3Shasexceptionallyflatresponse,claimedtobe+/-3dbfrom40Hzto22kHz.Bethatasitmay,properlysetupTheONEisthebestdesktopspeakerreviewerStevenStonehasheard(aftertheAudience1+1).SS,236
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
AudienceOHNO$199/1m(+82/m)interconnect;$209/1m(+20/m)speakerAudience'snewvaluelineofOHNOcablesrunscountertotheideathatgreatwirealwaysrequiresheavyjacketingandcomplexconductorgeometries.Sonicallythesefeatherweightswerequickandextendedwithwell-focusedimaginganddimensionality.Mostsignificantlytheywerenotadditive,nor
didtheycrimpdynamics.Theywerealsoeasytopositionfordesktopuse,offeringanunerringsensetomusicalitywithoutbustingthebudget.NG,reviewforthcoming
AudienceAu24SEPhonoCable$1290/1mTheAudiencephonocable,inacrowdedfieldofcontenders,soarsabovemanyofthemwithitsalacrityandtransparency.Extremelyflexibleandlightweight,thephonocableissimplicityitselftouse.Coupledwithitsjackrabbitspeedisanaturalnessoftimberthatmakesforrefinedandseductivelistening.Italsoseemstofilteroutexternalnoiseeffectively.JHb,230
AudienceAu24SXSpeaker,$3290/2.5m;interconnectRCA,$1800/1m($2375/2m)Audience’sLatestflagshipwireoffersmidrangeweightandsweetness,vividdynamiccontrasts,excellenttransientspeed,sensitivitytodelicatevolumegradations,andabrilliancethatcastslightintothedeepestcornersofthesoundstage,restoringairandlifttoharmonics.AparticularstrengthforallAudiencecablesisanoftenhard-to-achieveblendoftactilepresenceandback-of-the-hall
reverberation.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
