Apogee Acoustics repair

gmosley, I owned DIvas for 6 years. I live in NH just 30 miles from the original factory. They are way too fragile. Over time the ribbons lose tension and replacing them is not a simple process. They are way too much of a PITA to justify their sonic quality. Sound Labs ESLs are better sounding, reliable and difficult to hurt. They are a much better proposition all around. 

Apogee Divas are one of the best speakers I have ever heard, period. Worth talking to Rich Murry at TSW about restoring them. Full restored they are reputed to be among the best sounding speakers in the world! Ken Kessler of HiFi News certainly thinks so. Certainly going to cost way more the $1,500 to restore, because of the wight and size, freight shipping is going to be very expensive.

No, I do not currently own a pair of Apogee speakers, keep thinking about it though. Rich at TSW is the man I would go to for a fully restored and upgraded pair of Divas.

Bill Thalman at Music Technology in Springfield, VA is very well versed in the repair of all models from Apogee and has restored close to 100 pairs of Apogee speakers. If you are located on the East Coast it makes no sense to ship your speakers all the way to Minden, NV as the freight costs will be significant for these heavy speakers.

 

I love great sound, but not at the expense of reliability. I would rather listen than fiddle or repair my equipment.😀