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REVIEW<br />
On Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson’s<br />
VH1 Storytellers opening song<br />
Ghost Riders in the Sky, the track<br />
features a guitar intro with Willie<br />
Nelson’s voice, followed by Johnny<br />
Cash against a backdrop of cheering<br />
crowds. John Cash, whose voice<br />
can be nasally at times, was noticeably<br />
well balanced, younger and less<br />
throaty on the Audio Classics 9B<br />
versus the McIntosh. The amplifier<br />
rendered the track with the lifelike<br />
presence of the live performance,<br />
with plenty of hall ambience while<br />
maintaining clarity and rhythm of the<br />
bass guitars. The 9B also excelled<br />
at the presentation of female voice.<br />
Lena Willemark’s “Längst inne i mitt<br />
huvud”, on Proprius’ Contemporary<br />
Romantic Music for Choir and Instruments,<br />
renders a most beautiful and<br />
liquid female voice when played by<br />
the Audioclassics 9B. The soft<br />
gentleness of her voice literally<br />
moved me to tears. Next is Cecilia<br />
Bartoli’s performance on Scarletti’s<br />
Mentre io godo in dolce obli, in<br />
her Opera Proibita album. Bartoli<br />
possess one of the most supple<br />
and flexible voices that I have ever<br />
heard, perfectly rendered through<br />
the 9B, with perfect technique,<br />
smooth portamento, control,<br />
range, musical sensibility and execution.<br />
Going back and forth between<br />
the McIntosh and the 9B, it<br />
was apparent that 9B had the upper-hand<br />
in mid- to upper-end extensions,<br />
which allowed the agility,<br />
speed and versatility of Bartoli’s<br />
voice to come through, especially<br />
on the relentlessly fast staccato<br />
passages of the harpsichord, and<br />
the flutter of the flute, all in perfect<br />
pitch and tempo. (continued)<br />
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At Graham Audio the legend lives on…<br />
154<br />
TONE AUDIO NO.78<br />
Distributed in the United States by Graham Audio USA<br />
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AUGUST 2016 155
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