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December 15, 2003



Duevel Venus Loudspeakers


Given a choice between a product of exceptional merit and one of magic, I’ll take magic every time. While one can admire, appreciate, and respect an exceptional product, a magical one touches the soul. The Duevel Venus loudspeaker is neither perfect nor exceptional, but it is magical.



... A great deal of technological sophistication and craftsmanship are apparent in every pair of Duevel loudspeakers.


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Beyond the Venuses’ incredible spatial properties, which were so extraordinary that I couldn’t help but take notice of them every time I played music, their most striking feature was their refinement. This was an extremely nuanced and subtle speaker that simply sounded right. The music was always proper and well-mannered, never stuffy or smug.


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The midrange was simply captivating -- I don’t know that I have heard a more natural one. In this area, even the mighty Maggies didn’t surpass the Duevels. ...


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The Duevels revealed a consistent dynamic character. The dynamics of the midrange, where so many planars and electrostatics fall short, were not only very good, but completely of a piece with the dynamics of the bottom end. All of this contributed to the speaker’s incredible naturalness and coherence.


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If you like music and you have an open mind, you may well fall in love with the Duevel Venus. It makes music -- not only in a way that will seduce the music lover, but also in ways that can please more than a handful of them, at the same time and in the same room. How does it do that? As the man said, "It’s magic."


Jules Coleman
julesc@ultraaudio.com


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