Some rooms just look like more fun than others. Sometimes it’s the crowd. Sometimes its the gear. And sometimes its the guy doing the demo. Every time I walked by the Audio Physic room at AXPONA, someone was grinning at me. That’s contagious! Sound from the luscious white and black ~$25k Avantera Anniversary Model from Audio Physic was compelling, immediate, captivating and a few other audiophile clichés thrown in for good measure. In short, I thought it was great. It was totally worth a side of an LP or a couple of tracks off a CD. Color me a fan! And now, I’m very interested in catching more of the Audio Physic lineup. Drawn in by attitude and captivated by sound. It was a great way to spend time. Nothing in particular stood out, though, to underscore this opinion. Which, in itself, says something. Since none of this gear was familiar to me, it was impossible to sort out what was contributing to what. So, taken as a whole, I found the bass to be quite adequate, if not life threateningly deep. Treble was clean and pure, but I thought the focus was more on the mid range, which was [...]
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