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Apogee Stage: Midrange Magic?

I had a pair of Apogee Stage loudspeakers for a few years before selling them and trying a pair of Martin Logan SL3s. Although I found the Stage and its image height a bit vertically challenged and I never tried the integral subs, I must say that I had some moments of midrange magic with the Apogees, using a Jadis JPL pre-amp, Mark Levinson No. 30 and a trusty old Aragon 4004. Joni Mitchell's Blue seemed particularly chilling and immediate, as I recall -- MUCH more so than my SL3s or Magneplanars which I have owned in the past. Does anyone agree that those ribbons had something special in the mids or am I imagining it? Would the midrange have been even better with the subs? Any other candidates for midrange champions? Is midrange fetish the straightest path to audio nirvana? Let's hear your thoughts.
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elgordo
530 posts
 
The old, original QUADS!
jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
I owned Apogee Duetta speakers for several years, the midrange was seductive. I sold 'em off when I had kids cuz I figured they'd put their rlittle hands right through the ribbons. I miss those speakers, although I do like my Martin Logan Quest Z's
rute1
71 posts
 
Even tho the company is gone but I'll live with my apogee till the ribbon is torn apart. Magic.
bobspeak
21 posts
 
YES The Stages do have a Magical Midrange and yes they are better! than the Logans and Maggies in this respect.(this is why I listen to mine every chance I get. B
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jerie
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I lived with a pair of Stages for almost 10 years. In all of that time and up to today I have NEVER heard a loudspeaker that could best the midrange of the Stages. The Stages are magic =period=. That doesn't mean that they were the best speaker ever made. The Innersound Isis and Eros, ML Prodigy, Soundlab and a host of other speakers were subjectively better in the context of overall sound. In my opinion the Stages were a very special product offering and way ahead of their time. For midrange realism they are the best. I sold mine 8 months ago and yes, there are times when I miss them.
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