Contrast Audio Model One As3-RefPrice: $2000 per pair

Website: www.contrast.com.ua

Sid said: Contrast Audio’s ad copy states that their loudspeakers sound very natural, dynamic, and realistic. At least in regard to the Model One As3-Ref, I would tend to agree, and especially in terms of this speaker’s reproduction of voices. The As3-Refs imbued singers with a sense of poise and authenticity in which nuances and emotions were conveyed with a truthfulness uncommon in speakers costing $2000/pair.

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The gist: Quaint little speaker from the Ukraine with some unique charms.