Located in memphis, tn, egglestonworks has long been known for exceptional speakers. The original andra met with immediate critical acclaim winning stereophiles prestigious speaker of the year. The nine signature is an aurally and visually inviting loudspeaker that, by pretty much any measure, has a lot to offer. Anrda iii best design now used in perfect condition.
The manual states that egglestonworks speakers are designed for placement closer to room boundaries and farther apart from each other than is typical for other loudspeakers. I have spent a long time far too long, with the nines. And, short of some custom morel drivers and bespoke aluminum baffles, every component of every egglestonworks speaker is sourced from within 15 miles of their factory. Complete original packaging including, foamlined cartons, spike kit, speaker grilles, manual inside. I have absolutely no interest in any 20 gigawatt, 11. Wes phillips raved about the original egglestonworks andra back in october 1997, and it was subsequently dubbed stereophiles speaker of the year for 1997. Egglestonworks nico loudspeaker the absolute sound. Ive heard some ew speakers years ago and they were nice, but flawed. Eggleston works andra iii black audio design racks. The warranty is a generous six years for parts and labor.
Theta casablanca iv hd w dirac live and 1 x xtreme d3 and 2 x xtreme d2 dacs, oppo bdp103 with linear power supply, krell fpb200, 2 x krell 150a, egglestonworks andra iii, andra centre and rosa rear, jl audio f112 etc etc. Macbook pro retina, 15inch, mid 2012 2015 imac retina 4k, 21. Egglestonworks speakers production peek into the production of the egglestonworks andra viginti 20th anniversary speakers. Such has been my experience with eggleston works the nine, a beautiful loudspeaker that more than deserves the copious amounts of praise it is receiving here and abroad. I have grown quite fond of these babies, and will be sad to. Egglestonworks andra iii question audioholics home. Two 12inch woofers on the front are joined by two more on the rear in pushpush pairs in which the rear woofer maintains a constant air load on the front woofer. Years ago, i owned a truncated tower loudspeaker, the genesis advanced. One speaker has a couple very small blemishesindentations at the bottom. Egglestonworks ivy loudspeaker system celestialsounds.
Includes product descriptions, company bulletin, and workshop tour. For those interested in one of the very best loudspeakers on the market today, please contact us regarding the models ivy, savoy signature and andra iii. Newly acquired wife with kids is putting my dream of dedicated 2 channel system on hold for a while. Placed well away from the back walls, the fontaine ii speakers sounded bloated and hollow, with an excess of reverberation. I think it will come down to personal preferences soft dome tweeter or not. There is a lot of information on the net about these speakers, and they really sing with the right amplification. Few names in audio are as iconic as the egglestonworks andra the original andra met with immediate critical acclaim winning stereophiles prestigious speaker. The chorales remote control operates via ios or android applications. It doesnt feel like wood, but something slightly softer, more like plastic. Egglestonworks sets out to save a historic pair of altec.
I bought a pair of isabels,with stands, as rear channel speakers for the egglestonworks andras. Among the handful of manufacturers which occupy the pinnacle of speaker quality, only egglestonworks offers a range of speakers at. Eggleston works andra ii speakers as forever speakers. Egglestonworks new nine signature proved to be the personification of this ideal interacting with jim thompson and gaining an appreciation for egglestonworks latest offering has been a pleasure. Egglestonworks sets out to save a historic pair of altec lansing monitors the loudspeaker company egglestonworks restored the classic altec lansing voice of the theater speakers in the legendary stax records studio. Ive had my egglestonworks fontaines smaller brother of the andras for. We can arrange demonstration of the savoy signature in one of cape towns very best sounding systems comprising of all audio research reference electronics including the 40th anniversary. The impedance is said to be 8 ohms nominal, with a minimum of 6. The andra won many other plaudits, and found its way into a number of topshelf recording studios as the monitor of choice. The mid and treble drivers are the same as in the andra. I have to say i was surprised when egglestonworks announced the nico and emma speakers it was to unveil at ces this year. Hey dude i have a 10 million dollar sound system, lets play some xbox on it. Few names in audio are as iconic as the egglestonworks andra the original andra met with immediate critical acclaim winning stereophiles prestigious speaker of the year.
Like any loudspeaker, the andra has a resonance peak that manifests itself electrically as impedance magnitude. Among the companys newest models is the savoy, which is designed to meet the ultimate goal of music without compromise. See more ideas about floor standing speakers, high end audio and monitor speakers. The rest of the line follows the andra iii s lead in every aspect of design. Egglestonworks speakers production mono and stereo. The andra iii established a new path for the egglestonworks line in terms of materials, driver units, crossover networks, and cosmetics. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. These andra iii special editions have 50100 hours of play and are just like new. To get the best of this spatially coherent system the listener must be sitting closer than normal from the speakers. You could call the egglestonworks andra loudspeaker bills loveletter to his dad. Wow two great speakers, both continually refined over the years. Archive egglestonworks andra 3 general audio discussion. Egglestonworks andra 1 garage sale the klipsch audio. Maybe even to the whole familythe name honors egglestons sister.
Although they are supposed to require 100 watts per channel, i listened to them initially as main speakers, connected to the small 50 watt per channel integrated teac amp i use to drive them as rear speakers, and they sounded lovelyclear, balanced. The rlc network serves as a nullifying circuit, cancelling the cabinet tuning so that the 6db per octave crossover can do its job. Egglestonworks rates the andra iii s frequency response at 18hz24khz, and its efficiency at 88db. Purchased from original owner with the thoughts to upgrade to the version 3. I also wanted to try tube amps and i found that the andras needed that extra solid state high power amp oomph to get them to perform there best. Egglestonworks, celebrated producer of stateoftheart loudspeaker systems, is proud to introduce artisan series, a collection of three new, attractivelypriced models designed to make eggleston performance accessible to the next generation of music lovers. Another on the audition list is the new egglestonworks andra iii. I found out its a branded variant of pvc called sintra. Sometimes a disappointing start can lead to a glorious finish. The rest of the line follows the andra iiis lead in.
I have not heard any wilson loudspeaker but hope to audition the sasha and the andra iii today. Egglestonworks produces the worlds finest loudspeakers for residential and professional use. Egglestonworks has eight fulltime and three parttime memphians on staff, and its 10,000squarefoot factory flies the flags of the 36 countries in which ew speakers are sold. Egglestonworks andra loudspeaker measurements the egglestonworks andra is moderately sensitive, my estimated 87db2. Not a state of affairs that one associates with the upper price brackets of the highend, but in truth the company has been overtaken in the megabucks stakes, and all of its models are. The base of this speaker had me baffled for a little while.
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