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Duevel Enterprise - omnidirectional loudspeakers

To boldly go where no man has gone before (cit.)

Italy - 1/2013

Lucio Cadeddu

...Being familiar with the amazing three-dimensional and spacious sound of the smaller Planets I expected these Enterprises to perform in a very similar way. Indeed, the family sound is still there but the larger cabinet and woofer add more weight and oomph to the performance. Imagine a Planets with much more bass, both in terms of sheer impact and extension. They perform with greater authority and even the lowest bass notes now sound more impressive. Considering the bass frequency response of the Planets was already impressive (30 Hz @ -6dB!) the Enterprise first octave has a presence and definition even more commanding than in the smaller model. The subterranean intro bass notes in Angel (Massive Attack's "Mezzanine") have more weight and better articulation. ...

...The omnidirectional magic formula works excellently even if the diffusion system is different. The sound does not appear coming from the loudspeakers but from the space that surrounds them, as it happened with the Planets. This means the listener isn't forced to search for that perfect sweet spot: two (or three!) listeners might enjoy the sound of these speakers, even if they are not seated exactly at the center. Small variations from the ideal position don't produce a dramatic change in the perceived tonal balance. ...

...The speakers are able to extract a large quantity of details from any recording. Like the Planets, these are speakers meant to play for hours and hours and, this time, even at very high listening levels. ...

...The new, bigger woofer is definitely a different beast. To reach its physical limits one has to play killer tracks at insanely high listening levels. As a result, dynamic performance is vastly improved. The bass range remains punchy, articulated and extended even under heavy load. ...
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...The Enterprises prefer to give you the idea of a real, natural event, like when you listen to an orchestra in a large concert hall. In that situation it is impossible to precisely locate instruments or voices. Correct proportions are preserved, and so are horizontal and vertical planes but forget the pin-point imaging of certain high-class minimonitors!

Once again, the keyword seems to be natural, in opposition to artificial. There's nothing that sounds artificial with these speakers, if you're looking for special effects to impress your friends, look elsewhere. Magical is their ability to disappear! ...

...These are speakers for pure and simple music lovers, who prefer to spend hours and hours listening to records (and not to loudspeakers!). Easy to fall in love with them, especially if you prefer Music over HiFi.

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