Let’s set the stage for this second show report from Axpona; this show was fantastic and overwhelming at the same time. Indeed, Part-Time Audiophile had five (!) writers there and I don’t believe any of us felt we had seen everything. How could we? It was just one room after another of fine sound. But like most audio shows, there were a few rooms that really stood out. Let’s get rolling with the first from Bending Wave USA, importers of Goebel and CH Precision gear. Now in the past, I’ve been wowed by the “bending wave” technology but this show featured the Divin loudspeakers without the bending wave panel. Giant, sculpted, and angular in size. The Divin Noblesse have two 12 inch bass chassis drivers, two 8 inch midrange drivers, and a wave guide loaded AMT tweeter. Oliver mentioned to me that they spent a lot of time getting rid of distortions in the driver surrounds and used their bending wave technology to refine the drivers. Oliver seems to be a big believer in isolation too. He uses heavy metal tubes on his Lacorde cables and he uses totally isolated crossovers with different epoxy resins and a silent enclosure. But [...]
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