Acoustic Zen Crescendo ...... ?

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Acoustic Zen Crescendo

There is something fundamentally right about the Crescendo, a three- way, 5-driver transmission-line design. It speaks with one voice, a rarity for any multi-driver system, and obviously the consequence of superb driver integration. The transition from the bass to the midrange is seamless. It maintains a realistic tonal weight while doing justice to the power range of an orchestra. After reviewing the Crescendo in Issue 229, this loudspeaker continues to re-calibrate my expectations in the bass range. Tympanic strikes are peerless in control and definition. While the Crescendo lacks ultimate bass extension, it makes up for that by superlative time-domain performance.
—Dick Olsher











 
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THE Show Newport 2012 • Hot Product

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The sheer size and weight of the Tri TRX-M845SE monoblocks -- each amp is almost two feet wide and weighs over 120 pounds -- belie their $22,500-per-pair price, which is still expensive, but far below super-amp levels. These SET amps use 845 tubes (a single 211 is also an option) to deliver 50 class-A watts, and as the picture shows, each sports an attractive power meter front and center.

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A full system of Tri electronics drove Acoustic Zen Crescendo speakers ($16,000/pair), offering more than a small taste of ne plus ultra performance: finely drawn treble, meaty midrange, taut, deep bass, and surprising large-scale dynamics. SET amps driving 86dB-sensitive speakers is usually a recipe for blah sound, but not here. Robert Lee of Acoustic Zen enthusiastically admitted to a full room of listeners, "I've been seeking this kind of sound my whole life."
 
I've heard them many times, a friend of mine owned a pair for a few years. Very nice sounding speakers.
 
Thanks Paul. I have a few others in mind. We'll talk.
 
Joe ,
I have friends here with them
They sound nice
And also the tube amps and pre amps
They like Robert Lee , here
 
Thanks Nelson. They get great reviews but I am loving my Revel Studio2 right now. Not sure where to go from here, yet!
 
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