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The advertisements run by Colorado manufacturer YG Acoustics in 2008, when it launched its flagship loudspeaker model, the Anat Reference II Professional, unequivocally claimed it to be "The best loudspeaker on Earth. Period." They caused a stir. The YGA speaker cost $107,000/pair at the time of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ctdn6tv">Wes Phillips's review</a> in the March 2009 issue (). Wes didn't disagree with the claim, concluding that, "Like my pappy used to say, it ain't braggin' if you can actually do it."
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To riff on Wes's conclusion, "If it ain't broke, it don't need fixin'." So I was somewhat puzzled when I first saw the Anat's successor, the Sonja 1.3, at the <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/ygs-new-sonja-13-speakers">2013 Consumer Electronics Show</a>. The Sonja 1.3 comprises the Sonja 1.1, the top module, which can be used on its own and costs $38,800/pair (footnote 1). Adding the upper woofer module gives you the Sonja 1.2 ($72,800/pair), while completing the package with the lower woofer module results in the Sonja 1.3 ($106,800/pair).
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Superficially, the new speaker looks identical to the older one: the same height, the same form
[Source: http://www.stereophile.com/content/yg-acoustics-sonja-13-loudspeaker]
The advertisements run by Colorado manufacturer YG Acoustics in 2008, when it launched its flagship loudspeaker model, the Anat Reference II Professional, unequivocally claimed it to be "The best loudspeaker on Earth. Period." They caused a stir. The YGA speaker cost $107,000/pair at the time of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ctdn6tv">Wes Phillips's review</a> in the March 2009 issue (). Wes didn't disagree with the claim, concluding that, "Like my pappy used to say, it ain't braggin' if you can actually do it."
<p>
To riff on Wes's conclusion, "If it ain't broke, it don't need fixin'." So I was somewhat puzzled when I first saw the Anat's successor, the Sonja 1.3, at the <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/ygs-new-sonja-13-speakers">2013 Consumer Electronics Show</a>. The Sonja 1.3 comprises the Sonja 1.1, the top module, which can be used on its own and costs $38,800/pair (footnote 1). Adding the upper woofer module gives you the Sonja 1.2 ($72,800/pair), while completing the package with the lower woofer module results in the Sonja 1.3 ($106,800/pair).
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Superficially, the new speaker looks identical to the older one: the same height, the same form
[Source: http://www.stereophile.com/content/yg-acoustics-sonja-13-loudspeaker]