![]() ![]() The singer is still just as palpable as ever. With the Pipedreams, the soundstage remains fixed. You lose your bearing on which direction the singer is singing. Now with typical speakers, when you move your listening position to either side of the room, the soundstage makes a dramatic shift. Let's say, for example, that a female singer is front-left in the soundstage and is singing directly to your position, front row center in the audience (your sofa). Not only are the images vividly three-dimensional, they are more palpable and more stable than anything I have heard before. They're always powerful and perfectly linear.Īs for soundstage, the Pipes are truly holographic. The Pipes, on the other hand, don't seem to care what frequency or combination of frequencies is played – the dynamics are the same. I've always been a fan of dynamics, and have for years kept around a pair of horn speakers to give me an occassional "dynamic fix." But the inherent timing vulgarities of horns frequently smear impacts of broader spectrum. That's a treat I previously believed could only be enjoyed at a live performance in close quarters.Īs for dynamics, the Pipes have changed my mind about the ability of cones and domes to deliver a cat-quick punch. On some acoustic guitar tracks, for example, the Pipes deliver the subtle and beautiful harmonic resonance of strings not played. You will be amazed at how much more music you hear – music that is indeed recorded but not reproduced due to failures in the playback chain. I've never heard such a stunning and perfected combination of detail, dynamics, and soundstage.Īs for detail, the Pipedreams are living proof that other speakers literally shortchange you. Regardless, the Pipedreams presented themselves (and the music) the very same. In my experience, the difference between the two models is negligible.Įach of these sessions has been in a different room and with different electronics. ![]() One session was with the eight-foot model called the reference 21s. Twice I've heard the seven-foot model called the reference 18s. And it's through these friendships that I've been able to enjoy extended sessions in front of the Pipedreams three times now. While I cannot afford them, I am fortunate to have audiophile friends of greater means. Even with a $20,000+ price tag on the smallest models, I truly believe they represent a tremendous value. The Pipedreams represent a sonic improvement so profound, it's like the step from black & white to color TV. In a word the Pipedreams create real music, and that surely is all we are looking for. The Pipedreams are in a different leaque to these 2 fine speakers however, but then again all audiophiles have their I beleive the Eidolon outperforms the Utopias in this area. One reviewer commented that the Grand Utopias were better in soundstaging and spatial recreation. In all areas they easily outperform the Eidolons(but at 2x ![]() The soundstaging and imaging is superb, better IMHO than even the superlative Eidolons. Control over phase, amplitude and crossover slopes play a large part in producing tuneful, tight and natural bass. ![]() The individual electronic crossovers enable a perfect matching of the bass subs to the midrange/treble towers and to the room. Acoustic room treatment has tamed certain room nodesīut obtaining good bass with other speakers such as the Eidolon was always difficult. My room is 13'x22'x9' brick walls and timber floor. The Pipedreams are remarkable in their ability to createĪn enormous soundfield without any audible distortion or Goose bumps, an emotional involvement with the music However they are at aĬompletely different level to all other speakers I have auditioned in their incredibile musicality. The Pipedreams at one level provide all the necessary audiophile essentials, dynamics, soundstaging, timbral accuracy and a wide sweet spot. The Pipedreams recreate on many recordings a close facsimile to real music. The 7' Reference 18 I recently purchased is without doubt the best speaker I have owned. ![]()
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