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Audio by Van Alstine Summer Sale For a limited time, Audio by Van Alstine is offering our customers a 15% discount on our Insight+ SL and Insight+ EC preamplifiers as well as our Vision DACS. Introducing the amazing Vision RIAA Adjustable Phono Preamplifier for MM or MC cartridges. Incredible low price of $599. If you purchase either an Insight+ preamplifier or a Vision DAC, you can purchase a Synergy 300 or Synergy 450 power amplifier and receive a 15% discount on that purchase too! Audio by Van Alstine offers you true state-of-the-art high-fidelity at prices you can afford. We have been designing and building truly musical systems for over forty years. Don’t miss out on this rare sale. www.avahifi.com 2265 Brittany Lane Woodbury, MN 55125 651-330-9871 avahifi@comcast.net REVIEW The Chesky Records test disc illustrates how far the Octaves can extend a sonic image into the room. One track features David Chesky beating a tom drum while walking around an omnidirectional microphone; another utilizes a surroundsound processor to simulate the same activity. In both cases, the Octaves convincingly create the auditory illusion that Chesky is indeed walking a big circle around my listening space. Though my listening chair is against the back wall of my room, it’s as if David Chesky has somehow walked behind me. Many speakers do a good job approximating this illusion, but the Octaves do a fantastic job. To Each Their Own The Morel Octave 6 Limited floorstanders are marvelous speakers, especially considering the value they offer at a $7,000 per pair. Across objective audio metrics and subjective musical preferences, the Octaves excel. Those with large listening rooms, those who crave every ambient nuance of a performance, or those who prefer bass-heavy rock and electronica may want to seek larger and more expensive speakers that can better deliver those characteristics. Those caveats aside, the capability of the Octaves across the audible spectrum is extremely good for speakers in this price range—and their ability to deliver three-dimensional imaging is indeed rare for this price. If that appeals to you, head to your local Morel dealer for a demo. l July 2014 205
REVIEW Morel Octave 6 Limited Floorstanding Speaker MSRP: $7,000 MANUFACTURER Morel Ltd. CONTACT www.morelhifi.com PERIPHERALS Speakers Piega P-10 Digital Source Audio Research CD3 Mk 2, HP Quad Core desktop with Windows 7 and JRiver Media Center 19 Analog Source SME 10 with 10 tonearm and Dynavector 17D3 cartridge Preamplifer Coffman Labs G1-A Amplifier Mark Levinson No. 335 Cables Jena Labs interconnects, phono interface, USB cable, and Twin 15 speaker cable Power Running Springs Audio Haley, RSA/Cardas Mongoose and Golden power cords, Shunyata Python Alpha power cord Accessories ASC Tube Traps, Cathedral Sound room-dampening panels, Mapleshade Samson racks, Coffman Labs footers 206 TONE AUDIO NO.64 July 2014 207
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