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Dukas'
La Peri
on Erato is another great
recording that does not use dynamic
compression. The brass, as presented
by the CS2.4s, raised the hair on the
back of my neck, as it should, but will
not if the speakers are incapable.
For violins, Tchaikovsky's
Serenade for
Strings
is a fine test. The CS2.4s gave
me a clear view of all the string sections
here. No mushiness or bloated
midrange that would be suggestive of
high THD.
I found I needed about 30 watts for the
listening level that I like, with peaks from
60 watts to about 120 watts (as
indicated on the McIntosh MC-602 level
meters that measure voltage and
current to display the watts).
On the Bench
Distortion at 40 Hz and 100 dB
(microphone was 8" away from
respective drivers for distortion tests),
showed excellent results, with less than
2% THD.
At 50 Hz and 100 Hz, distortion was less
than 1%. This is very good performance.
