![]() Issue 174 / September 2007 hp's Workshop: Updates, Further Thoughts, Sneak Previews, and a Few Capsules The most recent update of this rather massive speaker system (four towers in all) has finally solved the problem that designer Carl Marchisotto didn't get completely under control until now. That problem: an audible discontinuity - manifested as a kind of suck-out, regardless of the speakers' placements - between the main speakers (upfront) and the two woofer towers (at the rear).
That change has solved the sonic gap and discontinuity between front and rear speakers, while bringing up the heretofore somewhat beclouded midbass, giving the sound greater articulation and definition on the all-critical fundamentals. Along with these changes also came a silvery sweetness to the top octaves the speaker did not have before, rendering it much more "electrostatic" or "ribbon-like" at the top, with concurrent gains in airiness. A major improvement that would seem to have justified a Series V designation.
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