Shahinian Acoustics Diapason ($5300.00) This omnidirectional speaker is a juwel of loudspeakers hundreds of Audiogoners would enjoy - if only they could listen to it. In Europe, Shahinian is very favourably reviewed and sells well in England, Germany and other countries. I started out with the Shahinian Obelisk and upgraded when I found a used pair of Diapason in the US. It got flown from LA via Frankfurt to Moscow, where I live - and I convinced Russian customs I should not pay customs. If the McIntosh needs burn-in-time, this is nothing in comparison to a Shahinian. These speakers already are angry with you when they are not played for a couple of weeks. But then, there is nearly no other speaker that so much gives the impression of being at a live concert. The Diapason needs good room acoustics, though. Only after I had covered the wall behind them with material that made the wall acoustically dead did they come into full bloom Reviews: (Stereophile)(Stereophile)
[Stereophile, May 1993] [Stereophile, May 1993]
