|
| |
|
| |
Liszt
Prelude and Liszt Sonata amplifier |
| |
|
| |
|
|
| |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
I
|
|
|
|
An overview of recent Liszt Series that
have won recommendations and awards. |
|
I
|
|
You can also peruse a selection of reviews
given to Liszt Series. |
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Review: Focus Audio Liszt Sonata Integrated
Amplifier |
|
|
|
1I |
|
|
|
“But wait a minute — repeated listenings and ruminations leave me wondering
if maybe the Liszt Sonata’s sound, harmonics and all, isn’t closer to reality
than that of an accurate, sterile, solid-state amplifier. The recording process,
no matter how carefully done, is flawed. It’s dead easy to hear the difference
between live and reproduced sound, and we music lovers spend long hours and many
coupons trying to create the illusion of live music in our listening rooms. To
my mind, there’s no question that music reproduced by the Liszt Sonata felt more
alive, more real, than through any other amp I’ve had in my system.” |
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
Can It Get Better? It Can Always
Get Better!
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Review: Focus Audio Liszt Sonata Integrated
Amplifier |
|
|
|
1I |
|
|
|
“The
Liszt Sonata, performance-wise, possesses about 95-percent of the mighty
Overtures sonics, yet offers up a far greater price/performance ratio.
In the final analysis, I found the Liszt Sonata to be a sonic knockout
with an asking price that can honestly qualify as affordable. It's
simply that good and hereby highly recommended!” |
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
 |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Review: Focus Audio Liszt
Prelude Integrated
Amplifier |
|
|
|
1I |
|
|
|
“The
Liszt
Prelude
has
plenty
of
headroom,
which
means
you
never
become
aware
that
the
tubes
are
likely
to
run
out
of
breath.
Control
of
the
bottom
end
is
excellent,
and
there’s no
harshness
or
fog
at
the
top
end. |
|
And
one
more
thing:
it doesn’t
sound
like
a
tube amplifier.
Nor
should
it.
What
you hear
sounds
like
music,
and
that’s
exactly
what
you
want” |
|
“No explanation
is needed when we hear such a good example of the constant
improvements that tubes and Focus Audio’s design provide today,
in order to recreate the full impact and the elusive subtleties
of the musical performance. |
|
The glory days are now.” |
|
“The Liszt
Prelude provided lots of information: a sense of fingers
touching and pulling the strings of the double bass, a harmonic
richness and wonderful articulation on Doug MacLeod’s voice, a
subtle clarity in the dark low register of Jennifer Warnes.
Although there wasn’t anything like the bass “jump” of the
reference, on a few low notes by Ray Brown the low end was
enchantingly rich and detailed. |
|
This is an amp with
great finesse over the whole range.” |
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copyright by Focus Audio Inc.,
2002 - 2014. Best viewed by 1024 X 768 |
|
