Au24 digital Testimonial, February 2008

Hello John, Last night for the first time I tried out your digital interconnect in my high end system, with quite remarkable results. The transformation in ‘reality’ was so astonishing that I felt the need to write you briefly to express my pleasure at this discovery and to offer all due fully deserved praise to you and your team for producing such a fine component. Maybe this is a one-off success, who knows but I am mighty tempted to try some more of your cables in the hope that they also have been devised by Merlin himself. The downside is that your brand is little known over this side of the Pond and cables not easy to come by to try. I am grateful to Joshua of Ears Nova of NYC for setting me on this path… Kind regards,

John Luke
UK — Feb 08

THE Show ’08

No room at CES this year sounded better than the Audience set up. No room sounded as sonically accurate, as emotionally and aesthetically beguiling, as musically truthful and flat out startling with dynamic rightness of weight and timbre—as melodically, angelically charismatic.

Paired with the $7000 ClairAudient 12 subwoofer, this system was able to produce some of the most glorious midrange I’ve ever heard. Space was reach-out-and-touch real, micro dynamic events were breath taking, and the overall tonal balance was scary.

Positive Feedback On-Line/Jim Merod – THE Show ’08 Report

THE Show ’08
Audiogon Interview with Audience

Audience appeals to a wider audience (06:18)
We have THREE videos for you, covering the ever expanding product range from Audience LLC. We were lucky enough to convince John McDonald, the founder, to spend some time with us for this interview. We also caught up with chief designer Roger Sheker, who gave us many insights into their speakers and power products. DIY’ers should also check out his brief on Aura capacitors.

THE Show ’08-

Positive Feedback On-Line/Greg Weaver – THE Show ’08 Report

Au24e Testimonial, January 2008

A few comments about the new “E” version of the Au24 interconnect after an initial listen. The basic character of the cable is retained. Tonally very neutral. Timbrally accurate. Just gets out of the way. Where I hear the big difference is in what I’ll refer to as speed or timing. To me the cable sounds very fast-perhaps warp speed. By this I mean leading edge transients on instruments like cymbals, acoustic guitar and piano are portrayed with speed and clarity adding a sense of realism. On acoustic bass the leading edge of notes seem crisper and tightly controlled. The initial slap heard before the thud of a kick drum is more apparent. Sibilants are not exaggerated but seem clearer and more natural. Sounds seem to emanate with clarity from a more focused space within the soundstage. Harmonics are portrayed without excessive bloom which will probably make for a good match with tube based systems such as mine. I suppose this all hinges on getting leading edge transient information timed properly so that the ear/brain mechanism can interpret it as more lifelike. Overall, very impressive.

Robert Townsend — Jan 08

Au24 Testimonial, December 2007

Dear John, I made a plunge of getting the Au24 interconnect (XLR) a couple of weeks ago and guess what? The sound was amazing. The bass was cleaner, deeper and more accurate. The treble was sweet, natural and neutral. The background noise was lowered tremendously. The music was more involving and intimate. I can hear more detail that was not heard before. My system has improved greatly with the purchased of the Maestro loudspeaker cables 3 months ago and with the Au24 IC in place, it has transformed my system into a winning formula! It have to be heard to believe. Exceptional.
Cheers,

Richard — Dec 07

aR6 Testimonial, December 2007

Dear Mr. McDonald, I have just received my new Adept Response aR6 yesterday and I can tell you that, though I understand the unit needs at least 100 hours of brake-in in order for the listener to experience the full potential of the conditioner, I can already hear a distinct difference in my music system. In one word,the overall sound of my system is more engaging and there is a glow around the performance that I did not experience before. I congratulate you on a superb piece of equipment, which is going to enhance dramatically my entire music system and increase my listening enjoyment. I am simply excited about the whole experience! Cheers,

John Gerdes — Dec 07

aR6 Testimonial, December 2007

Dan, The aR6 continues to flabbergast me everyday.  I had no idea a power conditioner could elevate my entire system by this order of magnitude.  It is special for sure.

Doug “Buck” Rogers — Dec 07

SoundStage Review of aR6 Conditioners

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“The improvement in audio quality the aR6 produces is significant and easily audible — it gives music an exciting character that’s habit-forming.” “Every voice, every instrument had an aura of excitement I don’t hear from other power-conditioning products. Dynamic prowess and harmonic richness were enhanced, and there was something happening with the timing as well.” “The degree of improvement is on a level that sends dedicated audiophiles into hours of debate and comparisons in their quest to elevate the performance of their systems to new heights. If the aR6 represents your sonic direction and price point, you can’t do better.”
Doug Blackburn – Nov ’07 Print Version