Hales Design Group Transcendence 3 Floorstanding Speakers
Hales Design Group Transcendence 3 Floorstanding Speakers
USER REVIEWS
[Apr 26, 1999]
Kent
an Audio Enthusiast
By far the best I have heard. I heard it in a hi-end store (K-lab)which also carry wisdom audio. I like the T3 better than the top of the line of wisdom audio.I am not as critical as some of you guys. If I were looking for a piece of equipment, I will buy it if It make me enjoy the music I love better. I was there to check out the R3, but the salesman was kind enough to offer me to listen to best stuff he got for the whole afeternoon. |
[Sep 03, 1999]
Muljadi Budiman
an Audio Enthusiast
Some background: This review is made after listening to Legacy Focus and Whisper (Elite DVD and CD Player - forgot model #, with Legacy monoblocks), Martin-Logan Aerius and SL3 (Marantz Receiver and CD Player, forgot amp and DVD player), Hales Revelation 3 and Transcendence 3 (Rotel Amp and CD Player), NHT 2.5i (Rotel Amp and CD Player), 2.9, and 3.3 (Sony 355ES CD Player and Sony TA9000ES amplifier stereo mode), Definitive Technologies BP2000, and BP3000 (Sony 355ES CD Player and Sony TA9000ES amplifier stereo mode), PSB Stratus Silver-i (Rotel Receiver + Amp, Denon DVD Player, and another config which is Bryston amp + Rotel CD Player + forgot what preamp), DynAudio Audience 40 (Krell CD Player and Receiver), Snell (forgot what model, but it's $1400 a pair with McIntosh amp + Sony 5 CD changer player), McIntosh ML4C (Marantz DVD Player with all McIntosh amp/receivers). See my other reviews on these speakers for a perspective of what I want in sound. |
[May 12, 1999]
Alex Brenner
an Audio Enthusiast
The Hales literature stresses that the company design aim is musicality above all else; fair enough - the T3s are very musical: relaxed, rhythmic, and pure. However, I can't help but feel that more detail wouldn't go amiss, greater hold on instruments; there is something of the sound of a cheaper speaker in its tendency to let the soundstage homogenise when things get busy. And be warned: despite their heavyweight appearance, they are quite fragile. However, they are still better than most boxes at their price, and relatively unfussy about partnering equipment. |
[Feb 23, 2001]
John Kawalec
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
neutrality, detail, soundstage, clarity
Weakness:
none I've got a good deal on these since Hales went belly up. |