Caliper Signature vs Duetta Signature?


Hi guys,

Just a quick question regarding the difference between these two Apogee models.

I know that a lot of folks regard the Duetta Signatures as the next best thing to a pair of Divas, but I'm having a hard time determining the difference between the Duetta and Caliper.

Is the Duetta bigger?

What is a reasonable price for a pair of Calipers in excellent condition?

Thanks for your help!
gullahisland

Showing 4 responses by sogood51

Depending on the size of your room, the Caliper Sigs may be all you will need. The Duetta Sigs will have better bass responce in larger rooms. I own Centaur Minor and Duetta Signatures.

Dave
Gullahisland

My room is only a couple of feet smaller each way than yours but with 8' ceilings. The Duetta Signatures really show what they can do in large rooms. At 5' out from the front wall and over 8' from any side walls my bass responce only begins to drop off at around 27hz in my room. I have a Krell Ksa-250 for power amp.

The Diva would be a step up but will require bi-amp and are much harder to place, this should not be a problem for you unless you have the WAF problem that some must deal with, my room is dedicated so I would love to own a pair of Diva's. That said, I don't ever feel like I need the larger Diva's. (I would just like to have them..If you know what I mean!!).

The Centaur Minors: I owned these speakers before I bought my Duetta Signatures, they were used in another room and a second system. The potential that I could hear in these small hi-breds are what caused me to move to the much larger D Sig's. I had a Krell Kav-500 on them and thought it a great match at 240 watts per. and never found them dull or lifeless?, I did find them to be a little bright at times and their bass responce at around 60hz. to lend their use to mostly well recorded Jazz and vocal reproduction..not a good rock music speaker. As far as the cone and the ribbon integration..I hear you on that one but I find that to be true with every hi-bred I have ever listened to unless the X-over is at very low fqz's which requires the ribbons to be almost full-range. I do have twin VMPS sub's on my Duetta Sig's from 35hz-17hz but my sub amp hardly gets a work-out at these fqz's.

Dave
Gullahisland

Glad the Caliper's are working out in your large room. What amp are you using on them? We have a member of the Apogee user forum who has just built a digital amp based on the B&O "ICE technology" that we are all excited about. A couple of members went to his house over the weekend to have a listen on his Divas and Scintilla's. The early reports are that this amp could drive his 1ohm Scintillas with-out even a hint of strain to very hi spl's.

He has built 3 of these so far and is letting these out for home trial to members of the forum.

Here is a link with pictures and spec's of his new digital amp design. This link may not work with-out a password? http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=3924042&uid=1034484&members=1

Dave
Dan

I can understand your view, If I still had small children I would sell My Duetta Sigs also.

The new digital amp runs $2,000 for stereo and $3,000 for a pair of mono's. The ML CLS's are fantastic speakers!, enjoy.

Dave