Leave it to Richard Vandersteen to think outside of the box when it comes to developing a linestage preamp companion to his M5-HPA and M7-HPA amplifiers.
I had the opportunity to audition the new L5-ACC at Audio Connection in Verona, NJ last weekend at their annual Vandersteen seminar, hosted by Mr. Vandersteen himself. He's always an interesting guy to listen to, and his new product intros usually require an explanation of his design goals and implementation of those ideas. They are usually anything but conventional.
The new L5-ACC (for Audio Control Center) did not disappoint.
Normally with many speakers there is a compromise with room placement. Closer to the rear wall improves the bass but negatively impacts imaging. Further into the room improves imaging but negatively effects the bass response. Here you can bring the Evos further into the room for all that imaging goodness but still have stellar bass response. As a result, on live recordings, one hears more of the space where the event occurred, bringing the venue into your room.
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