I heard them at a dealer with a variety of solid state and tube amplifiers and preamplifiers. I was not impressed. The bass is definitely weak and while it is certainly a good enough speaker to reveal things about the upstream equipment, I felt that either of the previous Virgo's, despite their mid-bass bloat, was clearly better.
"New" AP Virgo spk: Improved or Diminished ??
Audio Physic introduced the "new" Virgo III speaker about 8 months ago.So far I have not seen or read any follow-up reviews. By now, there should be enough 'philes who have auditioned and/or bought them to get a good cross section of opinion on their performance. I heard them twice, but was not impressed enough to want to own them as I was with the previous model(VirgoII).(Second time I heard them with Cary amp 50 watts and DeMarsio cables; and, they sounded a little bright and biting) Therefore, I would like to hear opinions from others who have auditioned this "new" model. Many Thanks to a great membership!! Jimbo