There is one case where DPLII can make a big improvement over Stereo and that is with old recordings from like the 50s (at least with Jazz) where every instrument comes out of either the left or right channel.  My friend brought a couple over and in that case the change in using DPLII seemed really good.  Other than that, I agree with you all.  I put the topic to bed long ago, only reason I tried it was because my friend was curious.

I was just listening to a "audiophile" LP recording of George Benson from the late 70's. The drums came only out of the right track, and the organ only out of the left. It grated on my nerves after a while  . I will try out the DPLII on that LP and see how it sounds!

 

Hi: This isn't exactly a response...I listen to a lot of classical music, both instrumental and vocal and a lot of jazz..I'm consider ing the purchase of the small Asperion speakers plus a sub  woofer. Do you have any comment about the "musical" nature of these speakers..I have no interest in Home Theater...like car crashes etc.!!!!!!!    Thanks for whatever input you have. 

gil deane

Welcome Gil!  I can't comment on the 522D's coupled with a sub, but I can say that overall, the Aperion offering is very musical.  They blend the needs for HT and stereo into one speaker very well.  I have listened to the PT's for 2-channel music and have been impressed with the speakers.  I would assume, by principal, that the monitors and paired sub could render an even more musical image, but I will let someone who has that set up in their own home to comment on that...

The best thing I can say, is to get out there and demo as many speakers as you can, and understand what qualities in a speaker intrigue and please you.  With Aperion's in-home trial offer, it allows you to compare it with others and really hear for yourself what they have to offer.  I suggest you at least take them up on it, you really have nothing to lose, and I imagine you will be pretty impressed with what you hear!

since the release of star wars on dvd I have gone back and relistened to the entire score of episode iv and enjoy it greatly. I think it ranks up their with some of the best classical music.

Brandon, you are right, some of the SW scores are excellent.  I enjoy most of John Williams scores.  I also greatly enjoy the scores of Thomas Newman, which ties loosely into the classical genre.  Check out the score to Road to Perdition.

I'm looking forward to hearing my classical CDs on the Aperion system (when it arrives). I'm a big rock fan (mostly Brit Rock over the decades), but quite frankly Rock has pretty much perfected itself as a form in my opinion, which means it now sounds boring day in and day out. I have to be in the mood to dig out the Led, the Radiohead, and the Grateful Dead. My faves were King Crimson, Eno and John Cale. There is so much to discover in the classical tradition (a lot of less interesting stuff too according to taste). For a rock fan, the Baroque era (esp. JS Bach) will provide great satisfaction and intrigue. Most movie soundracks with orchestral foundations (ie StarWars, Lord of the Rings) have their influences in Wagner's operas. My suggestion is to go to the source. Wagner is infinitely more interesting. My kick is small ensembles--chamber music. Easier to listen to in your living room than big orchestras (I hope the aperion speakers I'm getting will change that and add more pleasure to the big Wagner sound). I strongly recommend checking out the catalogue at Hyperion Records. They focus a lot on vocal music--leider. Hearing the human voice at it's best and most varied in the so-called "art song" has been an endless source of pleasure and utter facination for me for decades. Rock is Dead! Long live Bach!