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Egglestonworks Andra original versus Andra-II

I just recently purchased a pair of Andra-II's after having owned original Andra's for about 8 years and I was wondering what other owners of both versions opinion are in regards to the sound quality in between the speakers. I loved my original Andra's and got frustated at times due to the lack of mid-bass/bass response but loved the midrange and top end. I impressed with the improved bass performance of the Andra-II but feel that something of the magic in the midrange is lost. Any thoughts on this ?
jpp59
myraj
351 posts
 
Is everything else exactly the same, or did something(s) change? Aren't the II's a little bit taller? 3 or 4"?
jamnesta
155 posts
 
No personal experience but a prior owner told me that the midrange on the original was direct connected, no crossover between you and the music. The company was subsequently sold and the new owners redesigned, and while achieving better bass response lost some of that mid-range magic. This mimics exactly what you hear, but as I say this was related to me by someone who owned and appreciated the design of the original. Can anyone chime in to set the record straight as this speaker line has interested me and it's always a question as to whether version II is an improvement or just different?
vladimir
346 posts
 
I am also interested, if only because I had the opportunity to listen to the original Andra many times. Its direct connected midrange had the most natural reproduction I had heard, and I have been in this audio business since the late 1960s. It ran rings around the then-famoust B&W 802, but its bass was really lacking. I haven't listened to the Andra II.
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