Apogee vs Soundlab

Thanks Dave...The reason I brought the Maggies into the discussion was because someone here said that the Maggies come close to the SoundLab sound.....and this is not at all accurate. I realize the price differential of those other models, and that was a point I made - to identify a price range and then compare speakers in that price. But there is to be expected somewhat of a house sound within each product line. This is clearly the case with Magnepan and SoundLab and so why not Apogee as well.

Jafox

Apogee had well over 20 models...I've only owned three, and heard five. Right now I own Duetta Signatures, and a pair of MiniGrands.

The Duetta was the largest 2-way. The bass panel must share some of the midrange reproduction, with the tweeter ribbon. The blend is very good...but somewhat darker sounding.

The larger Apogees are all 3-way designs, with dedicated midrange ribbons....a good step up.

I've yet to hear any of the Apogees that sound alike (house sound)...they have all sounded very good though...and of course dipole.

I think, the differences in sound, are related to the many different ribbon designs Apogee used, in the varies models?

Dave

Here is a nice pair of Apogee Grands for you Dazzdax...only 25 pair in the world. ($$$$)

http://www.audioworld.com/sw/Forum1/HTML/007046.html

Dave

Jafox:

There was nothingw rong with teh VTL but nor was there anything special. Mien was VTL 750 (the one with higher quality caps). Most tube amps in their bigger version lose their magic or some other quality. The VTL 750 lacks air and does not have well articulated bass. of course it is all relative, so I am comparing with the Jadis 500, Audio Valve or Lamms. The TRL GT-400 is in a higher league than all of these.

I have not listened to the Siegfried so I cannot say. By the way, I do not pay any attention to reviews in audio magazines ro their class A/B/C rating or other rubbish which is mostly market manipulation to ensure the adds keep coming.

So if you are in market for a new amp, listen to a few amps yourself and then decide which one you like, Sigefried inclusive.

Dave, the Apogee Grands is an active speaker system, isn't it? With tons of very complicated cross over electronics and should be biamped also. Well, that would be to much hassle for me. A Diva will do, but the price for a 19 year old pair of Diva's is ridiculous high! So I'm sticking with Soundlab, heheh.

Chris