Paired with Thrax Audio hybrid amplifiers, phono preamplifier, and linestage preamp and fed by a Schroeder table and arm and a SoundSmith cartridge, the Hellena's reproduced a recording of “Take the A Train” with a really fine midrange, strong bass, and a toned-down top that may well have been due to the room’s acoustic. I was told that detail and soundstage are improved by an outboard crossover.

Log in or register to post comments COMMENTS After the Klipschorn episode, no doubt that AD ... Submitted by Ortofan on September 10, 2019 - 3:13am ... can't wait for the opportunity to schlep speakers that weigh 50% more than the K'horns into and out of his listening room. If he gets to review another dreadnaught class speaker, it would probably be the DeVore Fidelity Orangutan Reference - and odds are that they would never leave. Log in or register to post comments

... can't wait for the opportunity to schlep speakers that weigh 50% more than the K'horns into and out of his listening room.

If he gets to review another dreadnaught class speaker, it would probably be the DeVore Fidelity Orangutan Reference - and odds are that they would never leave.