ARS
AURES at 2005 H.E. Stereophile Show, NY
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ARS
AURES at 2005 H.E. Stereophile Show, NY
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Our system: Standmount ARS AURES MINI Sensorial, floorstander MIDI Sensorial, floorstander MI, driven by monoblocks ART AUDIO Adagio and Quartet, Gill Audio preamp , ELISE D/A converter , Yamaha CD transport. |
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We wish to thank Lee Landsberg ,LANDES AUDIO IMPORTS, our distributor for the UNITED STATES, and ART AUDIO's Joe Fratus for his professional assistence. |
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H.E. Stereophile Show New York 2005 OFFICIAL SHOW AWARDS http://www.audiofederation.com/hifiing/2005/HE2005NYC/winners-and-losers/ Best Sound in a Hotel Room · Speaker Companies to Keep an Eye On
H.E. Stereophile Show New York 2005 SHOW's REVIEWS Six Moons Srajan Ebaen http://www.sixmoons.com/industryfeatures/he2005/3.html My favorite sound of the show goes to Ars Aures of Italy, imported by Lee Landesberg of Landes Imports. These speakers have no crossover on their twin 4.5" mid/woofers and a simple 1st-order network on the tweeter. Fit'n'finish and cosmetics are of Ferrari quality, with the lacquers in fact originating from that very factory. The Mini Sensorial [$9,400/pr] is a d'Appolito two-way of 89dB sensitivity, claimed response of 60-30,000Hz and a nominal 4-ohm impedance. Ken Micallef is scheduled to do the review honors. The Midi Sensorial [$19,000/pr] adds an internal 11" band-pass woofer and, hands-down, produced the best bass in the Hilton's 9th and 10th floor rooms. While everyone with less than stellar bass blamed the room for boom and lack of articulation, these gents remained mum, with designer Maurizio's halting English the perfectly gentlemain excuse to instead smile mysteriously as to why this room lacked boom and blur altogether.
The indefatigable Joe Fratus of Art Audio provided valved push-pull electronics by way of his Adagio and Quartet monos respectively, the latter finished in the same royal Ferrari blue as the speakers [Fratus & Landesberg above].
Besides looking like a million buckaroo banzais, this room -- fronted by a Yamaha hard-disk server -- had it all: Dynamics and full-range splendor demonstrated via the Wilhelm Tell Overture; a unique combination of ethereal float and well-grounded heft; and an overall mien that can only be described as ravishing, elegant and sensual. When the Midi Sensorial becomes available, I'll do the review honors. Life's tuff sometimes
Gill Audio's new Alana replaces the motor-driven pot with a digital numerical display while KR Audio's mighty T100 triodes graced Fratus' high-power Adagio, with the speakers' designer looking on pleased that high voltages aren't part of his professional liabilities.
JAZZTIMES - H.E. Stereophile Show New York 2005 http://www.jazztimes.com/reviews/audio_video_files/reviewDetail.cfm?ReviewID=21 Italian audio design has rarely failed to impress, as much in the visual as the aural, and Ars Aures (arsaures.com), a relative newcomer to these shores, continues strongly in that tradition. A lengthy audition of its Midi Sensorial speakers ($19,000) was a very good investment of time. Powered by Art Audio amps that were custom painted by Ars Aures in a Ferrari blue to match the speakers on display, the sound was nothing short of jaw-dropping, particularly considering the low end was produced by two woofers of a mere four and one-half inches in diameter. A recording of Ray Brown and his legendary stand-up was absolutely spot-on and musically involving, the bass going down to unbelievable depths. Musicality is not easily achieved, even by speakers many times the price of these Midis, and they forked it over in spades, creating a credible sense of real music. OFFICIAL REVIEW from audiofederation.com http://www.audiofederation.com/hifiing/2005/HE2005NYC/day3/track10/index.htm I found this system a little hard to pin down. I remember
leaving and thinking that I liked it a lot better than the Merlin system
- the speakers remind me of the Merlin speakers for some reason - and
if the speakers were $10K - $15K, that they would be putting some real
pressure on the sales of their competitors.
ENJOY THE MUSIC Steve
Rochlin http://www.enjoythemusic.com/hifi2005/sunday/page2.htm Ars Aures Midi Sensorial floorstanders ($19,500)
with Art Audio's new push-pull Quartet amplifiers ($13,000) sounded
like a match made in heaven. Fast and clean with impressive dynamic
capabilities. Designers take note as the loudspeakers are available
in nearly all wood types or painted coloring that Ferrari cars are offered.
Seen here is Ferrari blue for both the loudspeaker and amplifier.
HE 2005 SIX MOONS Paul Candy http://www.sixmoons.com/industryfeatures/he2005paul/1.html "…These two rooms were among my favorites of the show…" Sonically, two other rooms off my price beat stood out for me. One was the Ars Aures/Art Audio/Gill Audio room. Here was a fine example of a perfect marriage between art and performance. Both amps and speakers are available in a number of matched Ferrari colors. Unlike many rooms, there was no bass boom or bloat here. I suspect the Real Traps positioned in all four corners had much to do with the sound in this room. Highwater Sound's room also impressed with their Sound Engineering SE-1 turntable, DaVinci arm, 47 Labs digital, Tron amps and Horning Perikles loudspeaker. These two rooms were among my favorites of the show regardless of price HE 2005 SIX MOONS Marja and Henk http://www.sixmoons.com/industryfeatures/he2005mh/2.html Lee Landesberg imports the Sicilian Ars Aures loudspeakers. We auditioned these alien-looking Mini Sensorials on several prior occasions with KR Audio amplification and, just as here in New York, with Art Audio. Every time they conveyed musicality and ease. Bass is not ground-shaking but sufficient for many hours of joy. Lee used a very under-appreciated Yamaha MCX 1000 music server as source. This server is a steal for its quality. HE 2005 POSITIVE AUDIO http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue19/he05nack.htm On my first visit, the Art Audio Adagio SET mono amps were driving the Midi Sensorial speakers from Italy. The sound caught my attention. However, the room was packed, so I let it go. When I came back early the next day I found the ART Audio Quartet push-pull monos in place of the Adagio monos. Tenor Ian Bostridge singing French art songs, with various instrumentation including string quartet, double bass and piano (French Melodies, EMI 5 57609 2) was surprisingly intimate and relaxed with the push-pull Quartet amps. His voice was big-the speakers were overpowering the little room-and there was some shouting on peaks. Still, even if it was less full-bodied and less luscious than the day before with the Adagio SET amps, the sound was engaging and a standout. The new Gill Audio components looked and sounded full of potential. A LETTER TO SIX MOONS http://www.6moons.com/lettersfeedback/lettersfeedback.html Dear Srajan- First of all, thank you for your wonderful periodical!
You and your all-star team of writers have enhanced both my knowledge
and pleasure of this wacky hobby on many levels.I couldn't agree more
with what you had to say about both the Ars Aures/Art
Audio room and the Horning/Tron rooms at the recent Home Entertainment
show. Amazingly, I think they were my two
favorite rooms of the show as well. A million thanks! Jay Bass HE 2005 AUDIOGON http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ymisc&111478884 9th and 10th floor Small Rooms ARS Aures Audio had some very fine sounding speakers poweres by a low powered SET amp. These speakers sound good, but look like a cross between Darth Vader and Alien.
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