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Ribbon Loudspeakers by Newform Research.

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Version 3 testimonials

Glad to hear your show went well. I am amazed more each day on these speakers. Love them.
Thanks
R. W.

I've had a pair of the new R630v3's for almost 2 months now. Fantastic sound! Bass goes down very low now. Soundstaging and imagery are outstanding. Definitely need to be bi-wired now and need about 50-100 hours burn-in for the speaker to come together but once it does this speaker reaches a new level.
Very happy results.
Marc

John,
Got up at 6:30AM this morning and turned stereo on. I have a 300 disc CD changer, great for break-in. Started changer on first disc and let it play. While I get ready for running around I listen and stop every once in a while. I'm amazed at how good the speakers sound. I think you make a great speaker at a bargain price. Not everybody will like the look and I feel sorry for them.
Jim South, Carolina

With the 630v3s (relative to 830s) I seem be getting:
- more detail and clearer sound, even at lower volumes
- more authority
- a better 3D musical image
- improved ability to play louder without any loss of quality
- a more pleasing sound that can be quite hypnotic and addictive
- crisper hand claps and crisper brushes going across cymbals
- voices that should be coming from the centre of the tv screen seemed
to be more pronounced and easier to hear.
- small musical details that I had never noticed before were now making
themselves heard - a more effortless listening experience
- better sense that some pieces of music consist of multiple layers of sound
These 630 imrovements are not minor, they are significant and easy to detect. I am delighted that I decided to make this upgrade.
Even regular tv shows listened to via Dolby PL 2 seem to be better, especially some of the commercials.
Before the 630s I don't think I would have been so aware that the commercial was sounding better than the program.
With the 630s I seem to be more aware that the soundtracks on some DVDs are better than others. Prior to the 630s I would have considered them equal.
D.S. Ontario

John
I’m up and running. They sound great so far. I am an opera enthusiast and opera is the type of music (I would argue) that most benefits from accurate spacial presentation. On the Newforms good opera recordings (esp the older 1960s and early stereo ones) give a positively spooky sense of space. Sometimes a little too much: sometimes I can hear or imagine I can hear the microphoning arrangement and spot-lighting. Also I am amazed at the quantity and quality of the bass.
Best regards
Julian S, UK

The R630V3 is breaking in fastly.
After replacing the stock ribbon caps to Mundorf Supreme, I hear more details and air.
Also, the woofers are now making deep bass better than they did a week ago.
The imaging gets better after some tuning in the speaker position, but the sweet spot seems to be rather small, less than 50Cm wide.
Any way, I love this speaker, thanks.
Regards,
Sun, Korea

The Ribbons sound great, the mid-bass units seem to be coming along slowly. At first I was concerned that this design was overdamped but each time I play them they seem to have a bit more life. I always end up buying floor models so I've never had to "break in" a speaker.
I am very impressed with the build quality.
I am very very happy with this system and I thank you for making what I consider to be an astounding bargain available to audio enthusiasts.
FP

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