Testimonial from Chez Bob Listening Lounge. (Boston Area)

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January 23, 2019

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System:

 

Berlin R Mk-II loudspeakers in all Claro walnut

Audio Tekne tube Integrated

Viking's Gottenburg Master Silver Cables and interconnects. 

 

Hi, David:

 

Below is an e-mail I received from my audio buddy, John, after hosting a listening session this afternoon at Chez Bob.

 

Aside from the Berlin speakers, Gottenburg cables, and Audio Tekne amp, the only addition to the system was a Tellurium Q Silver Diamond digital interconnect (unbelievable!).  John’s comments, below, say it all.  I received a similar note from the other attendee who, by the way, is an audio dealer, and has access to a ton of audio gear including Shindo.

 

The system sounds absolutely breathtaking!

 

WOW!!

Thank you for the privilege of hearing a truly phenomenal system. It seems able to provide everything encoded on the disc in a way that takes a back seat to nothing; and with consummate ease and spooky resolution. 

It seems a final system if I’ve ever heard one. Nothing I’d want seems missing and everything that matters is there; majestically so, too.
The fruit of all your labors is delicious indeed; and well-earned to boot.
We could all take a valuable lesson from the Sage of Sherborn in how to practice, as Lexus says, the relentless pursuit of perfection. 

Absolutely amazing and at, or above, the best these ears have ever heard.

AND: impossible as it seems, you’ll no doubt find ways to improve, yet again, what appears to be virtually perfect.

My hat is off to you!

John.

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Testimonial from Chez Bob Listening Lounge. (Boston Area)

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Berlin R Mk-II + Audio Tekne

 

Bob!

 

 I was lucky to stop by today & hear your new setup.   Wow, very, very good!  I’ve never heard such tuneful, toneful bass.  And all else so natural and involving as well.

 

Cheers,

 

Jim

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Daniel from 

 

San Francisco, CA

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March, 2019

 

BRITON III (BIII) Co-Axial 

So I purchased the BRITON BIII for my second system and I'm already a Berlin R Mk-II owner. Side note, the Berlin R Mk-II is the most remarkable loudspeaker I've ever heard and to think it's a stand mount...Unreal. Anyway back to the new pair... I was drawn to the new Briton because I like vintage gear and mid-century modern furniture and I'm such a Viking fan ...(not the NFL team). BIII is big a bit of a beast but actually integrates well into the dedicated listening room. Of course 90% ok, 70% of the reason I bought these was to compare them with Mk-II Berlin.... So I did... It's amazing how they share a similar sound. That said, my early impression is that BIII sounds more vintage a little more laid back than Berlin R a little more round at the bottom actually exactly how I wanted them to sound. Nothing beats Berlin R in my book but these beautiful beasts fit the bill and I'm keeping them forever. The sound is detailed, bass is big and right-on, imaging very, very, good .. look? Stunning.

 

Thank you, VA! 

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November 2018

Jaime Artigues García

Palma de Majorca, Spain

Maestro P-35R (Gottenburg) preamplifier + Berlin R AlNiCo

 

Hi David,

 

I've listened to my Maestro P35-R (Gottenburg) Reference Tube Preamp for some hours now and I'm very happy with this great Tube Preamp for clarity, focus, extension, soundstage, imaging, palpability and extraordinary silence. The sound is very natural and detailed really and it's very important for me. I've already used your High-Low Contour Adjustment to improve a recording sound and I have to say I'm very amazed. The volume control and the rest of controls work great too...this is the best Tube Preamp I've ever listened to by far. Congratulations David for such an exceptional Preamp. Here you are attached several pics.

 

Best regards,

 

Jaime A.

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August 2018

Robert from Boston

 

Berlin R Mk-II Loudspeakers

Viking's Master Silver Cables and Interconnects

Yesterday I thought I was going into cardiac arrest when I finally got to see and to touch the first Berlin speaker.  The overall quality and look of the speaker almost defies description.   

Terms like artisan, craftsman, bespoke, stunning, etc., are appropriate, but seeing the two speakers mounted on their respective stands was almost too much to bare. 

 

Your attention to the finest of details and the overall quality of workmanship is on par with woodwork Deb and I see at juried craft shows.  Simple and thoughtful touches, too, like the sturdy bend in the positive leg of the speaker wire, add to the overall experience.  As you can probably tell, I am one happy customer (Deb is, too).

 

I fired up the system and ran it for about six hours at a fairly low volume.  Out of the box, the Berlin’s sounded absolutely fabulous.  New speakers and cables rarely perform a disappearing act with no burn-in time, but the Berlin’s pulled off this magic trick beautifully. 

 

I’ll run the system today for about six hours at a higher volume level, and I’ll do the same tomorrow and continue until I have about one hundred hours on the Berlin’s.  

 

Virtually everything about my experience with you and Viking has been absolutely exceptional.  Thank you so much for helping to make this happen.

 

Best,

 

Bob.

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May 2018

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Michael from Portland Oregon

 

Berlin R Mk-II + Asymmetric Reference Cables

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So, the next three nights I got them the rest of the way dialed in, and they started to settle into the room. What an amazing difference even after only about 7 or 8 hours. By hours 10 through 15, they are really showing their abilities.  I have never heard more amazing vocal reproductions. July London, Nat King Cole, Patricia Barber, Holly Cole, Nick Drake, Diana Washington, Billie Holiday, I can go on and on…it’s kind of spooky…

 

I’m very pleased with the low end, quick accurate and quite full for a relativity small speaker.  I must say, they are larger then I had imagined.  Oh, the wood work, amazing, I am so pleased with look of the wood, the perfect horns, it’s really quite amazing. More to come........

 

It’s interesting, every time I listen to them, it almost like a new speaker…last night played some bass heavy music, Dead Can Dance, Leonard Cohen, etc…the low end is amazing.  So tight, deep and clean.  

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12/7/14

Roger, St. Louis, MO, USA

On the Berlin R

The upgraded Berlin R's you sent me are really outstanding when driven by either my Halo JC-1's or A-21, or my Atma-Sphere M60 MK 3.2 OTL tube amps.

 

But... I think they may leave my other setups behind a bit... when... driven by the M60's - there is a special synergy between the Class A OTL tube amps and the Berlin R's. Not enough of an engineer to understand what might contribute to that synergy... but... it seems so. Just a superb soundstage and holographic imaging combined with outstanding clarity, resolution, detail, drive, extension, balance... etc, etc, etc. Though, I suspect it's the efficiency of the Berlin R's, coupled with the Class A, OTL, high current output of the M60's - just guessing.

 

I realize you have your own transformer coupled tube amps... but... you might want to think about demoing the Berlins with the Atma-Sphere M60's - a truly superb combo!

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12/18/16
Christopher, Dallas, TX, USA
On the Briton Studio Monitor with Acoustic Lens

I received the Britons yesterday. As you know fit, and finish are fantastic -- comparable to any big-name speaker company. Your craftsmanship is excellent. "Accurate" does not do them justice, and this is right out of the shipping crate. Crystal clear highs and pristine, perfectly controlled bass with zero boom -- they just reproduce what they are given. I will allow a few weeks of playing so the drivers can relax and fully integrate, prior to critical listening. My family and friends, young and old, agree with my initial sentiment, ranking the Britons clearly superior to the Harbeth 40.1 owned by a friend. 

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The Absolute Sound, 10/16/13

On the Briton II

By Robert Harley

"The most unusual loudspeaker I saw at RMAF was a large stand-mounted two way called the Briton II from dc10audio. What made the Briton II so unusual was not just its Fostex tweeter loaded into a 15.5’ horn turned from a solid block of African wenge wood, but that the 12’ woofer is a NOS (new old stock) JBL model from 1972, replete with white cone. Designer David Counsell explained to me that he chose this classic woofer for its sonic and technical performance, not as a retro-statement. The two drivers are mounted in a gorgeous piece of woodworking that includes Baltic birch ply veneered with zebrawood and inlaid with solid pieces of wenge, and an integral stand with a base made from a block of wenge. In a departure from conventional thinking about what a loudspeaker enclosure should do (and not do), the Briton II features a rear-panel “resonator” that vibrates and reportedly improves the sound. The whole thing is beautifully executed, and is a visual work of art. Driven by electronics from a company new to me called Elliott Studio Arts, the Briton II sounded magnificent. The sound had a palpability and immediacy, yet wasn’t forward. I heard no trace of horn coloration or any sense of discontinuity between the drivers. Low-powered amplifier fans will be drawn to the 98dB sensitivity."

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French Vintage Hi-Fi Magazine, 10/21/14

(Australia Audio & AV Show 2014 - Melbourne, on the Briton II)

By Jean-Marie Liere

Most speaker designers follow some of the same principles and end up with different box designs, relying on proprietary drivers, esoteric loading, complex crossover and cabinet geometries variations to deliver what each believes to be the best sound at that price point.

 

On the other hand a few, like Kyron Audio, Siegfried Linkwitz and the two culprits here, Brodmann and Viking Acoustics make wonders out of designs that are not following the book.

 

I have been willing to find out about these speakers in real life for quite a while, as I suspected that although their design is very unconventional, they might actually work very well. And guess what? I was quite impressed! And yes they were very well fed by a YBA CD transport, an Allnic DAC and an YBA amplifier, and I was welcome to play one of my favourite CDs - Patricia Barber's Cafe Blue, A Taste of Honey on HDCD - and the high sensitivity coupled with the horn dispersion made it for a very smooth, dynamic and precise sound. And they look gorgeous too...WAF!

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Aaron Kaleniecki, professional musician, 11/6/14

Hi-Fi Productions, Detroit, MI

On the BRITON II LTD
claro-walnut horn

In reviewing these amazing speakers - one can not help but to immediately recognize the throw-back “nod" to days of large speaker/high spl audio listening at its finest.

 

The Briton II cabinet is robust, yet the gorgeous horn tips you off before you hear a note - that something special lies in store.

 

In my listening room - i have the pleasure of enjoying the finest vintage equipment combined with world class modern gear - including restored ensemble of the McIntosh C-22 preamp and MC240 power amp - a new piece by Sam’s Audio Labs - his take on rebuilding the Heathkit A-47 integrated amp which uses the original Heathkit chassis and transformers but everything else is Sam’s full triode EL84 at 8wpc. My turntable is a restored Thorens TD124 MK1 solid mounted to a solid plinth with a Triplanar VII tone arm with a London Reference cartridge doing the tracking. A second turntable - A Thorens TD135 (the smaller sister to the big TD124) tracks with its original tonearm and a Benz Ruby cartridge.

 

I’ve tried both tables with both preamp and integrated combo and in every single case - I find myself entranced in music that I thought i knew.

 

These Britons are ultra efficient - even a meager 8 watts will pin you to the wall with earthshaking bass when you want it to - yet you can hear the rosin on the bows of the violins int he softest sections of any classical recording you throw at it.

 

Some of my favorite recordings: MOFI Sinatra at the Sands - MOFI Beatles (take your pick) 1st pressings of Journey’s Infinity, Mercury Living Presence recordings of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the (dreadfully non-reverberant Ford Auditorium) and several others. I pick these because I know these recordings like the back of my hand and i’ve listened to them hundreds if not thousands of times on every format available to me over the years.

 

The Sinatra recordings are special to me because at any given point, you can hear inflection in Frank’s voice that no other speaker conveys. His breathing (which an art all its own) is audible - the things that aren’t necessarily music are audible with the clarity of these speakers, so much so that one doesn’t even have to try to hear the imaging. You can almost see the distance between Frank and his orchestra when listening. Mistakes from the live orchestra actually become noticeable - its the true experience of being there.

 

The Beatles recordings have always been near and dear to me. But you’ve never heard Ringo’s Cymbals or George’s fingers sliding on the guitar strings until you’ve heard them on a set of Britons. Hiss from the faders going up and down on these old recordings become noticeable. You can often hear what sounds like conversation in the back ground of a guitar solo - as if someone was reminding Paul which verse they were to sing - its quite the experience hearing these Beatles recordings better than they were EVER intended to be.

 

The classic rock recordings including Journey’s Infinity, Boston’s First Album and countless others just LOVE the Britons because of the JBL Heritage - nothing rocks like an old JBL - except a Viking Acoustics BRITON. There is nothing more to say. I’ve yet to encounter a speaker at any price that can reproduce subtleties in classical and vocal music like the Britons yet pin you to the wall with rock n roll when you want it to.

 

The C-22 and MC240 combined with some SACDs played with my OPPO BDP-105 are simply incredible. Again - music as if you are live in the studio.

 

Probably the worst recordings on the planet are those of the DSO at Ford Auditorium. The DSO (Detroit symphony) while musically superb under the direction of Paul Paray at the time - played in Detroit’s now demolished Ford Auditorium. The building was never designed to host an orchestra, but midway through its construction, Eleanor Ford decided that she wanted it to be a gift to the DSO - who had been looking for a new place to call home. Over the years - many attempts to solve acoustical problems were made, but in the end they failed - eventually the DSO moved out and back into their original home - Orchestra Hall on Woodward Ave.

 

The reason I enjoy listening to these recordings is because as a classical musician, I know first hand what “the band” sounds like on stage. The hall is so dead that absolutely nothing gets massaged or smoothed out in the reverberation. Its as if you are physically on stage with the orchestra. You often hear the “whip” of Paray’s baton - every pre-note squeak of one of the worlds best string sections is clearly audible. The thunk of every pizzicato bass is nothing more than as if it were sitting next to you.

 

While each of these recordings have their pros/cons - they are what they are. The BRITONS are the only speaker that allow to hear every single detail - to a fault. In many ways, the listener, each and every time a recording is played, gets the opportunity to take that trip back in time to when the tape was actually rolling.

 

There are very few pieces of equipment on this earth that will make any piece of equipment sound better than it actually should - the BRITON II's are just that.

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11/9/14

Derek, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

On the Briton II

Amazing woodworking and build quality. True craftsmanship. The type of speaker you can sit and stare at with no music playing. Most speakers take away from your living space, not these, they're the focal point. Classy organic design and not your typical Liberace audiophile styling.

 

Very room forgiving speakers. I have them in a relatively small (12.5' x 14.5') dedicated listening space. This is a difficult room to say the least...speakers have to be on the long wall, sloped ceiling, and only three walls with one side open to the first floor below. The listening position is near-field and the placement only about 12" off the back wall. Despite their imposing size these completely disappear and do not overpower the room.

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Shindo + Briton II's + vinyl = a totally holographic experience. Massive sound stage in all three planes and imaging that lets you see the performance. These speakers can be delicate and yet downright thunderous when called upon. The bass is probably the most impressive aspect of these stand mounts. The best I have ever heard, from any form factor. Subterranean, tuneful, taut. There is an openness, a free flowing feel, which decouples the bass and keeps it from being lost among the rest of the track. Vocals are as real as it gets and completely human. These speakers can unravel the most complex pieces and reassemble it in a non-fatiguing way, even for people like myself who are normally sensitive to that sort of thing. The detail portrayal seems endless if the source gear is up to the task.

 

I've been through a lot of equipment in the past few years and up until now Shindo is the only manufacturer I can't see living without. Viking Acoustics is now added to that list. Bottom line is the Briton II's are so engaging they'll make you want to explore music outside your comfort zone just to hear how it'll sound out of those jumbo sized horns and woofers.

 

Equipment:

Shindo Montille CV391

Shindo Aurieges-MM

Shindo Mr. T power conditioner

Hammertone Garrard 301 by Audio Grail

Artisan Fidelity plinth

EMT 997 tonearm

Miyajima Kansui and Premium BE

Miyajima ETR-KSW step up

Shindo and Auditorium 23 cables

GIK bass traps and acoustic panels

Core Audio Designs rack

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11/6/15

Jón Baldursson Reykjavik, Iceland

On the Briton II
A friend of mine Diddo asked me to help him set up a sound system. Well,....., what are we looking for in a high quality setup. Being there feeling, foot tapping, musicality, goosebumps, well that is all there, in this system. LM 219IA amp w/new Kron Audio tubes that made the difference. Clearaudio deck w/VanDHul pickup, the Frog. Various digital sources and converter from BOW in Holland. And last but not least speakers from DC10Audio in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Briton ll. Gorgeous peace of art, both visually and a true producer of sound. Liquid mids and highs and the bass is the best I've ever heard and I know, being an audiophile for over 45 years and a true analog man.

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12/1/15

John, Albuquerque NM

On Briton Studio Monitor + dc10 "High-Speed" cables

Everything arrived safely. Hooked speakers up with my silver/copper LAT international cable. My Meadowlark kestrel II's are good speakers 
but not even in the same league as yours. When I changed to your cable, bass and mid range was good but the mid high and highs were recessed at first and then I played a record and several cd's and in the middle of a song in the 3rd CD the cable opened up as if someone flipped a switch. I guess that it was not fully broken in yet because now the cable sings from top to bottom. It's hands down a better cable then the 
LAT, Harmonic technology Pro 9, Audioquest Rockerfella, and even the Acoustic Zen Hologram II's from what I can remember. Thank you so much for offering these speakers and the speaker cables are the icing on the cake. 

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May 2015

Mono & Stereo High-End Audio Magazine

at Munich High-End Audio 2015

 

Natural Sound, that represents Audio Tekne and dc10audio presented the two Audio Tekne driven systems combined with dc10audio Berlin R and Kabuki speakers.

 

I’ve already written very positive remarks regarding dc10audio Kabuki speakers. Quite a few people I’ve meet at the show commented positively not only regarding the Kabukis, but also about Audio Tekne and Berlin R.

 

But It seems some people just couldn’t grasp the sound performance that these two combinations provided do these folks look for something completely different in music reproduction? And is that something closely correlating with trendy, “shick” and highly promoted imprint. This, so called "contemporary" sound has little to do with the way real live music actually sounds like and this is where Audio Tekne and dc10audio really shine.

 

Natural Sound team was very satisfied with the sound of their room. I’ve enjoyed their system even more at Prague and Warsaw high-end audio show.

 

Both Audio Tekne and dc10audio are for people who can recognize their true potency and can enjoy something different, unusually involving and intimately musical.

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Andrew from New York

December, 2017

 

Berlin R

 

It is a great pleasure to share with you my ongoing experience in discovering and continuing to be evermore enthralled with these magnificent musical instruments.

 

Even before emanating a sound, the horns of the Berlin R’s instill confidence in the listener that only a master craftsman of instruments could have so beautifully turned the particularly deep throat, which flows organically into a logarithmically expanding mouth. 

 

An aggressively flaring contour rapidly arcs the horn to an outer rim that is not much wider, nor too far distant than the solid cabinet from which the throat originates.

 

What matters most, of course, is the trueness of musical sound blooming from the virtual stage reproduced by a stereophonic pair of loudspeakers 

 

In fact, the Berlin R speakers provide an extraordinarily precise sound stage from which the listener can visualize the exact placement of every instrument or voice on any given recording.

 

While it is reasonable to suspect that speaker placement is critical, I’ve found that the “hybrid” horn speaker design unique to the creator of the Berlin R (and its closely related brethren) provides several unexpected results that are somewhat counter intuitive to common perception:

 

First, the sound-stage has a breadth and depth far greater than one might expect from significantly larger floor standing loudspeakers.

 

Second, such efficiency also applies to the unexpectedly powerful SPL’s exploding so uniformly from only two “bookshelf” sized primary speakers placed upon two inertly carved floor stands.

 

Third, the tonal quality of the full range of frequencies generated has a rich and impeccably accurate transparency which effortlessly extends deep into the bottom of the bass register.

 

How is it that two mid-sized speakers so efficiently deliver an impressive sound-stage, presence and genuinely musical sound when so many “traditional” horn speakers (of even greater size) struggle to produce consistent frequency response and seem to inevitably introduce coloration so commonly associated with the “character” of horn speakers in general?

 

The answer, in my unqualified opinion, leads back to the initial physical description of these particular “hybrid” horns with their deep and narrow throat, which, conversely, expands logarithmically into an aggressively flared outer rim. 

 

As with the time tested performance of exceedingly precious, hand-carved musical instruments by master craftsmen, it is the unique and highly precise curvature of both the inner and outer dimensions that provide a truly musical sound rather than contrived and uneven amplification across intermittent portions of the entire frequency range demanded by the composer.

 

I’ll only briefly mention my own “unofficial” technical interpretation as to why the horns of the Berlin R’s perform so impeccably while other horns often add their own distinct “color” or “character”: 

 

In my view, the “art” and prerequisite “mastery” required is in the efficiency of the “transition” section of the horn’s contour. 

 

The logarithmically derived shape better optimized preservation of energy as the sound “transitions” from an initially “high pressure / low velocity” condition at the origination of the horn’s throat to its amplified “low pressure / high velocity” condition upon reaching the flared mouth at the far end of the horn. In the case of the Berlin R’s I suspect that the “deep, narrow” throat combined with an “aggressively accelerated” flare at the mouth delivers unprecedented efficiency and resolved accurate amplification not often found in many “traditional”, “megaphone-like” horns of older design.

 

I certainly won’t bore you with a tiresome description of my ever-expanding “menagerie of hi fidelity components” (according to my ever “patient” wife); but, I’ll simply assure you that the inherent efficiency of the “hybrid” horn in the Berlin R’s design provides a musical sound that is even genuine enough for my Julliard and Yale trained better-half to honor these gems with an unprecedented seat at the head of our family dining room (where no other loudspeaker has ever made the first-round cut).

 

Lastly, I not only highly recommend that you introduce these musical instruments into your own prime listening space, but also mix and match various components with alternative speaker positioning until you too hear the rare musical qualities of the Berlin R’s. Enjoy!

 

Very truly yours,

Andrew

 

 

From Various Blogs:

 

03-29-2013 10:05am

joncat, 

You have NOT heard them. The dc10audio speakers are a miracle! I am using the mini Berlin now and it is the best speaker I've ever had and this is the company's "cheap" model. I have big ones on order :)) because the little ones destroyed anything else I've heard including the Voxativ a friend here in the bay brought by which i was told was a miracle..but it's not as the Voxativ has no real bass and the bass that is there is that slow back-loaded horn bass which sounds kinda fake I liked the idea of the Vox but the little titan destroyed them. 

The Berlin mini has a huge sound stage and big bass with totally high-end articulation..

Frankly, I still can't believe the sound.

So what were you saying??

 

03-29-2013 10:51am

I think that there are two types of dc10audio owners out there:

ones that you never hear from like me and people that gush all over the place about there purchase and then there are the critics that have not heard them yet but sure that they are all wrong. 

I've owned Berlin studio monitors for nearly two years now after owning speakers from: Avalon (very good), Wilson (yuk), Monitor Audio, Vandersteen, and Harbeth and back in the ugly 1980's a bunch more. PS: I also really still like my Harbeth they are so BBC!

To me the Berlin Studio Monitor beats them all. 
How? I don't know how but the sound is very open, relaxed, and big like the best floor stander. I guess I would describe them as nimble They have a HUGE soundstage and though the HF was a little bright at first they have simmered down to pure perfection and the bass...is sublime.

I've been reading audiogone for quite a while and don't blog but wanted to blog this.

 

07-06-2013 11:06am

Count me in Musicmused's camp!

My dc10audio Berlin II Mini Monitors are superb in all respects.

They produce a very life-like sound with all things acoustic - classical, chamber, jazz, R&B, country, blue-grass, etc.

If you're not into those sounds... don't bother... you won't appreciate the refined quality of their sound.

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PK

Seattle, Wa  April 4th 2018

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Asymmetric Loudspeaker Cables

 

Viking Acoustics High Speed Asymmetric Speaker Cables

 

On David’s recommendation I decided to try out his Viking Acoustics High Speed Asymmetric speaker cable .My Rig consists of a Mac mini ,Metrum Octave mk2 DAC,LFD LE 4 Sig integrated amplifier. I use audio Magic Illusion liquid series interconnects and Audio Magic Xstream speaker wires . I bought a pair of Viking Acoustics Hybrid speakers in October 2017 and have been listening to them for about 6 months. The speakers I’ve owned in the past have been Pro Ac studio 125, Green Mountain Audio EOS Hx, Evolution Acoustics Micro One. Most of my audio components can be considered budget when compared to the stuff that is out there.

 

Six months is a good amount of time to get used to the sound of my Viking speakers.The Viking Hybrid speakers are sensitive enough to evaluate any other gear in the chain,When I introduced the Viking acoustics Asymmetric cables into the mix and played the first track What really stood out was how each note be it piano,vocals or any other instrument for that matter just lingered for a longer time,there’s a lively energy to the music,remember this is a cable straight out of the box. My previous speaker cable seemed to be rushing through the music ,detail was present just that my mind was not able to pick it up like it did with the new Viking acoustics cables .The manual with the cable says it takes about a hundred hours to settle so Who knows what wonderful surprises lie ahead .

There is something wonderful about listening to live music,its natural rhythm and musicianship. The Viking acoustics Asymmetric speaker cable brings me a lot closer to this when coupled with the Viking speakers .There’s an unhindered ease of flow that slows the minds constant sound analyzing tendency and gets toes tapping. Straight out of the box Is a bit early to be giving an opinion about these speaker cables, Its just that I have not experienced such a jump in sound quality from a speaker cable which makes me very excited about what I have just stumbled on.I can’t say if these cables will work for other speakers as I have not tried them with other speakers,with the Viking acoustics Hybrids speakers they are a fantastic match.My setup is not the ideal partnering for Viking hybrid speakers and cables but for now it’s very satisfying.

 

PK

Seattle, Wa  April 16th 2018

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Asymmetric Loudspeaker Cables

 

Part two

 

These speaker cables are really outstanding. I have clocked about 45 hours on the cable by letting it play overnight and it sounds like I changed my amplifier. I have never heard such a huge change a cable swap can have . Truly amazing. Excited to experiment with the reference cables next.

As I have mentioned before I’m excited to see what these new cables are capable of.

I'm no super well seasoned audiophile but The Viking cables that I have right now are just so interesting,meaning I have never heard such a HUGE positive influence on the sound in the past. I have changed amps, DACs, cables, etc but never heard this big a change. I have been in conversations with other speaker manufacturers talking about first order crossovers and the time aligned and phase coherent sound and their benefits they bring ,but never really understood what they were talking about. With these cables everything just clicked. 

So many audio folks just struggling trying to achieve good sound. I really feel very lucky to have gone with your advice/ engineering.

Thank you very much.

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Best wishes 

PK

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GOTTENBURG Master Silver Cables

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Gary from New Jersey  May 2018

 

Hello David- Just wanted to give you some feedback on the  Gottenburg loudspeaker cables- First off everything about these cables are of quality- from the packaging to the construction they are as good or better than any cable I have tried- most costing 2 to 4 times the price of yours-

The best thing I can say is they just play music- every nuance of the music being played is heard- They are the best Cables I have heard in my very resolving Horn based system- I liked them so much that I have ordered a full loom including IC's. If anyone needs a recommendation please have them contact me- thanks for the great work!!!

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Berlin R Special Edition

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JB from Seattle, Washington  July 2018

 

My Berlin's arrived in perfect condition with what I believe to be help from KUBOX quality packaging.... if you've never heard of this company check it out they may just be the newest and greatest method of transporting our precious gear! I knew these puppies needed 30-60 hours of burn in after about 20 hours they started to come to life....! After 40 hours I found them to be 1st class! I have had a plethora of gear /speakers and these have a soul of there own. I drove them with Pass Labs XA-160.8 amps.... quite convincingly yet my MA-60.3 bring these into a world that not many speakers can venture......the music is sublime from 50's 60's jazz to new age fare. Check these out you wont be disappointed. 

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