2. speakers
  3. 1122502162

FAB audio 1 speakers, how good are they?

Been hearing a lot of good things about them. Fascinated by the prospect of a part electrostatic speaker. Was dissatisfied with my Avantgarde duo's (poor bass, poor soundstaging a little too lean for my liking) Audio physic avanti's (not exciting enough)Hyperions 938, ( better than the duo's, but very refined and needs careful matching with the front end to ensure a lively sound).
About to try Audio note ANe/sp because I was so shocked by the musical involvement obtained from one of their DAC's that I just have to start trying their other products. For the first time i stopped analysing the system and started listening to the intricacies of the musical score.

rest of system

Canary Audio 339 monos with TJ 300's

Bent audio passive and the amazing space tech lab pre 113

Audio Note DAC 2.1 Teac vrds transport (await CDT 2 to arrive), apl and modwright high definition digital players.

Stax electrostatic earphones.

Platine verdier, ET2, Graham arm, ZYX and dynavector cartridges. Bent audio mc transformer.

Hoping to have in shortly P4 audio note power amps, ANe/sp speakers and M4 preamplifier.
audiojoy4

Showing 1 response by tasos1

tasos1's avatar
tasos1
23 posts
 
I am not familiar with the Model 1, but I do own and enjoy the Stonehenge, which utilizes the same tweeter and woofer (only 1 in the Stonehenge) as the Model 1 in a simpler cabinet.

I find the Stonehenge speakers bring a power and scale to the music not attainable with most other speakers (and certainly not on a handful of watts/channel). They present a very vivid sonic picture, but do not err on the clinical or bright side because of the balance in the bottom end.

If you like a relaxed, laid-back soundstage, then the Stonehenge might not be your cup of tea, but if you like realistic dynamics and presence, then check out the Fab line.
More to discover