Neil McCauley
09-12-2015, 12:17
Neil McCauley / editor in chief: On and off, I used the 55PMs for nine weeks, on and off and mainly with the matching AP2 pre amp. Using CD the AP2/55PMs sound was characterized by its clean, very detailed presentation. The low frequencies were tight and well-defined, but lacked the lower-midrange bloom of the much more expensive LFD and the Quad Elite Stereo. Though this gave the LFD the advantage when it came to reproducing classical orchestral music, the 55PSs especially when driven by the AP2 edged out ahead – a bit – on rock music, where their cleaner low-frequency presentation and a perception of a greater bass extension enabled it to score big time.
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Read the entire interview at http://www.hifianswers.com/2015/11/clones-audio-ap2-giant-killer-preamplifier-test-review-by-neil-mccauley-2/