Recent content by Craig Chase

The Axiom Audio LFR-1100 Active Loudspeaker System: How I learned to stop reviewing speakers and start reviewing the source quality. I have been an audio nut since summer of 1977, when I purchased a JVC 35 WPC receiver, a pair of Electro Voice EV-16B speakers (a 12 inch sealed design that was...

John - The Stellar Monoblocks are an outstanding amplifier. Writing about amps isn't easy, if one has done a lot of comparisons under blind conditions. An amp shouldn't have a sound of its own. It merely should handle all the duties of delivering current to one's speakers with no audible...

Below is the summary of the review of the Ohm SSC-4900's in 2018. The PS Audio amps did an excellent job driving the Ohm speakers. Greetings all - I recently ordered a pair of Ohm Super Sound Cylinder speakers, or SSC-4900’s. They are in the middle of the Ohm Walsh lineup, and are about 38...

John - I did it the old fashioned way: I bought everything. The Axioms are matched with 10 channels of their own ADA-1500-5 amps (one per speaker) in our high end room. The Maggies/Akitika system is in a smaller room (about 15 x 18). The PS Audio rig is in a third system with another American...

Greetings guys ... The last 6 months have been extremely intense for my "day job," which is in auto finance and the pair of dealerships into which I invested in 2017. The dealerships have kept me extremely busy with some serious issues - which started before the Coronavirus hit. As I type, here...

Do you mean an ACI Titan II LE? If so, it's a great subwoofer, and will work with the receiver.

Today is a much appreciated day of relaxing. One of the aspects of the LFR-1100 actives is how versatile they are. Earlier today, I fired up the SACD of Roger Water's "In The Flesh." The stage was immense, the bass deep, the performers well placed and detail incredible. For example, the grunge...

Ok - We are about a month into the review process. Time is a bit difficult with a daughter's wedding coming up in 7 days, plus some busy times at work. These speakers are spectacular - they take everything Dale Rasco reported 4 years ago and expand on it. The increase in dynamics when one has a...

John - You aren't missing much. The listening to it last night was an effort to find out how revealing the Active LFR-1100's are. And, as mentioned, they are ruthless. All the flaws in DSOTM are made crystal clear. The biggest surprise is just HOW revealing these speakers are.

That SACD was in Stereophile's "Discs to Die 4" list. Recordings have come a long way.

Just finished the SACD of Dark Side of the Moon. These speakers are ruthless - they reveal just how old this recording is. In contrast to the Masters of Acoustic guitar, Dark Side lacks the depth and purity in the recording. And that brings me to a new level in reviewing: This is the first pair...

Ok - The speakers are set up and the initial process of listening tests has started. Look for some pictures this weekend. The system now is an OPPO universal player, the Marantz 7703 pre-amp and the Axiom LFR-1100 actives. No processing is being used, and they are running full range. Tonight...

The system arrived safely, and is hooked up and burning in. It's a complicated setup with the two DSP boxes plus 10 channels of amplification. Look for some initial listening tests tomorrow night.

Everything is scheduled to arrive Tuesday. Here is the set up for a pre-amp/DSP/Poweramp/speaker set up. Two channel output - one into each DSP unit which controls left and right speakers. From each DSP - 5 pre-amp outputs to each of 5 main amp inputs. The DSP is custom to each driver set: One...

The LFR's have shipped!