theverdictwasmade.Nothing could matchthe tonalityoftheJernforthecustomerormyself,the musiciansandbandswewerelisteningtoandtheir unconventionalpositioningclosetothewal.
string ensemble and several other instruments I never noticed before. I rememberthecustomerloweredthevolume quiteabittosaysomethinganditwasthen whenIrealisedthemostincredibleasetof theJern.Theirabilityto‘’sing’andperform atlowvolumeswasoutofthisworld.You couldheareverysingledetailcomingoutof thespeakersatsuchlowvolume,socloseto thewal.Iwasindeedcomfortablynumb. Westreamedseveralothertracksinthelikes ofDeep Purple,Led Zeppelin and Dire Straits.AmusicgenreI’m welacustomed to,yetoneverysingletrackIwoulddiscover bitsunheardbeforeonanyotherbookshelf speakersI’ve used in the past.Itwas extraordinary.Asoundsofulandbalanced thatcouldmakemestayinourdemoroom forhourswithoutwearingoutmyears.
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12WSfoundanew home,acompanied byasetofstands andtheJERN mountingrings whichmakeal thediferenceas youcananglethe speakersinavariety ofwaysduetotheir
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roundedbotoms.Thisopensuptheposibilitiesof movingthesweetspotdependingontheroomand thelistener. Soyes,Iappreciatethatlookscanbedeceiving, especialyinourHi-Ficommunity.However,ifyouare readingthisblogandyou’reaftersomehighend, bookshelfspeakers,givethemago.EversinceIheard themperform,they’vehadasudden‘’glowup’inmy eyesandaesthetics.Ilovethewaytheylooknow,for theylookdiferent,sounddiferentandhitdiferent! ShouldyoubeinterestedintheoriginsOFJERNas welasmoretechnicalinformation,pleasetakealook atthismoreindepthblogHERE.
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Oneverytrack’sendingwewouldexchange alookandIwasabletoseehowimpresed hewas.Icouldn’tblamehim asitwas mutual.Words can’tdescribe the Jern speakers’abilitytoperform.Goosebumps aftergoosebumpsand trackaftertrack, we’vefiledtheroomwithatleast10-12rock andacoustictracks.Ifyoucouldcloseyour eyesonJohnnyCash’scover‘’Hurt’,you’d beundertheimpresionhewasthereinthe roomwithhisacousticguitar. Thecustomerwassoimpresedwiththe Danishloudspeakersthatwealmostforgot totryouttherestofthespeakers.Oncewe had gone through and tried the same selectionontheotherspeakers,theverdict
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