Vienna Rolls

摘要

Vienna Acoustics was established in 1989 by Peter Gansterer in, believe it or not, Vienna. The city has some of the finest concert halls in the world, and may be considered as the birth-place of Classical (or Western Art) music. Peter lived in Vienna whilst studying acoustics... So no prizes for guessing how this ends up: a fine range of speakers named after classical composers, most of whom worked in Vienna. At the top of the Grand series is the Mahler, followed by the Beethoven Concert Grand, the Beethoven Baby Grand, the Mozart Grand and, finally, the Bach Grand. Reviewed here are the Beethoven Baby Grands, which are finished in an exquisite piano black lacquer surpassing that of most grand pianos, and retailing for ￡2195 per pair. Forthe same price you can have either maple or cherry (real wood) veneers, or for ￡2395 you can opt for rosewood. The Beethoven Baby Grand has two reflex-loaded 150mm woofers, a 150mm midrange and a 28mm hand-coated silk dome tweeter. The front baffle is an impressive 40mm thick Medite, which should keep everything firmly in its place. The crossover uses gentle 1st and 2nd order slopes with high tolerance components. Connection is via a single set of high quality multi-way 4mm binding posts. Sensitivity is quoted at 91dB with an impedance of 4ohm.