Why Don't you hear more about Audio Physics Speakers??


Anyone with an informed opinion of this brand

care to comment?? Thanks

 

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My dealer used to carry AP, but now I haven't seen them in many years. I remember being pretty impressed by a smallish AP tower with dual front-firing midrange cones, some kind of side-firing driver, and the cone tweeter. I don't remember the model - it was circa 2010. They were driven by Renaissance-level VAC gear. Gorgeous huge soundstage and awesome imaging. But yes, the midrange didn't seem quite as fleshed out as other speakers like my Tannoy Canterbury. I do think back fondly of them. They seem like lots of fun in the right system & room!

Vanna LTD is the US Importer for Audio Physics as well as for Marten Speakers ........no need to say anymore as you already have the answer to your question.    

Audio Physic has been one of my favorite brands for many years.

It started when I heard the Virgo (and eventually tried them in my home).

They possessed a very hard to find combination: super detailed, utterly disappearing, spacious, "fast" sounding...yet also with a timbral warmth.

Not necessarily "warm" as in filled out lower midrange but rather a timbral warmth where wood instruments sounded "right" and warm and woody, brass "warm and brassy" etc.

I found the Virgos had just a bit too much of an upper bass hump to make me pull the trigger, but later I reviewed the follow up AP model: the Libra.  That was much like the Virgo but sounded more linear and dynamic.  Fabulous speakers!  (Though missing just a bit of the upper frequency magic of the Virgo).

I'd heard various AP speakers, other versions of the Virgo, Avanti etc, over the years at local AV stores.

Later I owned the AP Scorpios.  Again, incredible disappearing act, dynamic, detailed.  Though a slight tonal shift in a direction that left me wanting more timbral warmth.

The last AP I listened to was during my mega speaker search several years ago (detailed in my long thread), which was the AVANTI.

Once again, it had the AP characteristics of disappearing in to a large detailed soundstage and imaging, wonderful clarity.  But ultimately the tone was a bit cool for my tastes.

Funny...like someone else mentioned...it was the Joseph Perspectives that I chose in the end, which had similar properties of being a slim floorstander that utterly disappeared in to a huge Soundstage, yet still managed to sound timbrally rich and warm to my ears.

Admittedly I have really wanted to hear the AP Codex, which could be very impressive.  As of a few years ago there were at least 2 stores selling and demoing AP speakers.  I don't think they sell them any more so perhaps a lack of presence is why we here less about the brand these days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I owned the Tempos Plus a few years ago. I demoed the Avanti but didn't care for it. I thought about demoing the Midex but never did. For about a grand less I felt that my Bache Tribeca's are better sounding. 

Vana Ltd. is no longer the US distributor for Audio Physic speakers. According the the AP website it shows: "USA - We are looking for a new distribution in this area" but then under Canada und USA they list Tri-Cell Enterprises Inc.