This is the first of many blog entries about my new loudspeakers. They are Avlar speakers, the Prodigy model. They are absolutely breathtaking, sincerely. I truly am astonished at the quality of the sound, something I never thought I would experience in my own home. I don't have any literature on them right now, although I will find it and post some of the details. In the meantime, let me talk about them and the place I got them from. They were hand-crafted by a company called Systems Design Group, right here in Redondo Beach, CA. To get their phone number and address and other info, check out their SDG Web Site
I've been a music devotee since I was about 6 or 7. I was weened on Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Glenn Miller, and Benny Goodman. WNEW AM was on a lot, and Jonathon Schwartz opened my ears, although the real teaching came from my mom and dad, who were dedicated fans of Swing and Big Band. My mom was a true bobbysox baby.
Since that time, other than friends and family, I have had no greater love, no greater passion.
When I was about 15, my mother bought me my first real stereo. It was a Technics receiver/amplifier, a Technics turntable, and Acoustiphase speakers. I loved those speakers, and Mom was pretty cool about the volume. To hear The Who or Emerson, Lake, and Palmer come from those speakers, well, that was just a great time in my life.
I had other speakers since, but none really matched the feeling I got when I first listened to the Acoustiphase speakers. I had better quality speakers, or at least louder, more capable speakers, but they weren't the revelation of the Acoustiphase.
Until last night.
I unpacked my Avlars, along with help from a great friend (I will get permission from him before I blog his name or anything). He set up my stands and then we put the speakers up and plugged everything in. First we listened to Black Talk! by Charles Earland, then Blues And Roots by Charles Mingus, and then Red by King Crimson. All great albums, but the clarity was such that I could hear recording imperfections. Not a bother, but they inspired me to further test the speakers, to see what was possible.
So I hunted through our collection to see if I could find a truly great production album. I finally settled on Aja by Steely Dan. We listened to the whole thing, and again, for the second time in my life, speakers that I owned proved to be a revelation to me. The Avlar Prodigy speakers* were so revealing. Donald Fagen's keyboard sounds, Walter Becker's production values and guitar placement, just eye-opening. The stereo seperation on the Prodigy speakers is so tremendous. I can, more than ever before, hear the different instruments, almost isolated, each one crisp and clean, prestine, as if I was at the mixing console and had the opportunity to raise or lower any individual track. Drums especially come to the front, where you can hear the true tone of each tom. Glorious!
Dave at Systems Design Group was/is fantastic to work with. He is genuinely concerned with my happiness and continually strives to make sure that I get what I want. He couldn't be a nicer guy. Here's the phone number, if you will give yourself permission to indulge in what music should sound like: 310 370 8575 They are right here in Redondo Beach, on the corner of Kingsdale and 182nd.
I'll create more posts with tech specs and photos and names to credit, like the guy who actually built them and the guy who designed them and the guys who custom-made my wires. All deserve praise for their hard work and great attitudes.
Ok, enough, I'm going to sit back and devote a few moments to the CD I have on now, Joe Pass - Simplicity.
* (I guess I could call them Prodigys, but I'm not sure of the proper spelling for the plural form of a product that ends in "y")
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I bouught a pair of Acoustiphase speakers, a sansui receiver and a BIC turntable new in 1977 for $300. I still have the speakers, and they are still great!
I have heard these speakers in person and have to say, the ribbon tweeters in the Avlar set-ups are simply the best sounding set of tweeters on the market today. I have listened to a lot of great systems, and the CES show in 2001 got it all right...best sound!
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