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[Bernd]

Thanks for the kind words.

I will try and give some more info.
First off my listening room is 5,5 m long by 4 m wide and 2.6 m high. I have one big window (which has drapes and large plants in front of it) and the side walls are lined with my records and cds. I have two Bass traps in the corners either side in line with the speakers, and first reflection absorbers on the side walls.

The develpment of the ART Emotion took years.Their previous top of the range model was the "Impression" and it was knock out, just pretty ugly. ART is a very small, low key operation run by two brothers on the west coast of Scotland. The parts for the speakers, if unable to be sorced by ART, are custom made for them. The Emotions weigh appr. 50-60 kg and are beautiful to look at and the cabinet is completely dead. A quick wrap with the knuckle will lay testimony to this.The Emotions are 8 ohm (lowest drop 7.6) and 90 DB efficient. So ideal to partner a great Valve amp. And boy is the Synergy working here. I did audition these with the same amp as mine. So no surprise that it will work here too.
They are single wired fitted with the best silver plated conectors I have seen.
Six weeks ago I have spent a whole weekend at my dealers showroom and compared very carefuly, as I couldn't afford to make a costly mistake.
In the end it came down to the ART Emotion or the Zingali Home Monitor. I just felt as the Zingali's are even larger it would be harder to integrate them succesfully.
The ART have now been running since last night and sounding absolutly sublime. And to my ears devoid of any boxiness.They have the dynamic and clarity of a Horn without some of the harshness that can creep in. The Bass is to die for. Deep, taut, solid without any overhang or boom.

I am a happy boy now.

Peace

Bernd

[Florian]

Thanks for the fill in Berd :-)

It only further proves what i said for years. It takes high money, many hrs of listening and a understaning to come up with a supreme system. I am sure the speakers are kick ass, but a box is a box. LOL ;-) I am just kidding with you my friend. Silver does a wonderfull job.

Are ya home today?

-Flo

[Bernd]

Well I found the spot in my listening room last night, that has the ART Emotions sing heavenly. I set the spiked bases into the sunken crosshead screws, and if one ever needed any evidence how important rigidity is to the sound, this was it. The Bass got even tighter and deeper and the micro dynamics gained extra live.
It now portrays very spooky holograpic images with inky black gaps between the musicians.
Another thing I noticed was the Emotion does not sound like an amp is driving it, but as if the music is effortlesly released from the enclosure.I am sure that is the system synergy working correctly.
And yes Flo I agree a box is a box. However I am not that keen on a couple of surfboards standing in my room LOL, too. Just kidding with you.

Peace

Bernd

[Bernd]

Well, for those of you who are interested the ART web site is finally life at:

www.loudspeaker-art.com

Peace

Bernd

[drseid]

This may sound like an off-the-wall question Bernd... but are the Emotions based on the same classic Snell design as the Audio Note Es? I only ask as the pictures, specs and design *appear* similar... I have not heard the ART Speakers, but they look like an intersting design. Enjoy!

---Dave

[Bernd]

This may sound like an off-the-wall question Bernd... but are the Emotions based on the same classic Snell design as the Audio Note Es? I only ask as the pictures, specs and design *appear* similar... I have not heard the ART Speakers, but they look like an intersting design. Enjoy!

---Dave

Thanks I do very much and then some.

No, they where designed from the ground up. A blank sheet so to say.But I know what you mean, on first impressions they are similar looking, but oh so different in every sense.

Peace

Bernd

[drseid]

Thanks I do very much and then some.

No, they where designed from the ground up. A blank sheet so to say.But I know what you mean, on first impressions they are similar looking, but oh so different in every sense.

Peace

Bernd

I'll definitely have to seek them out for an audition, as I love to check out interesting new designs from smaller companies. I have never seen them in the States, but I will have to look harder... Maybe I'll get a chance to hear them at next year's CES in Las Vegas...

Regards,

---Dave