Differences in micro-dynamics between other speakers with good tonal balances was surprising.”
And here I thought playing music backwards was only for devil worshipers.
He goes on to say, “The acceleration ability of Aeris significantly exceeds other high end
speakers due to the large magnetic structures which provides a full bodied, natural
feeling. Upright bass, and cello are to true scale and true weight. I invite users to peak through
the grilles to see these refined Italian cast frames and motor structures.”
Bill likes people to visually inspect his work; so much so that he includes a green LED to illuminate
his impressive crossover concoction. One in each speaker. I’m serious. They are located at the top
rear of each speaker where one could, if he wished, view the crossovers through the grill material
any time he wishes. The green sheen shows through the speaker surround in front however, so it
looks as if some alien has taken up residence in them. Fortunately, there exists a toggle switch on
the lower rear of each speaker that allows the owner to turn off the glow. At first I thought the
lights were installed in just this pair since they had been built for show purposes, but no, they are
standard equipment on every pair. Some may think they are cool, but they remain in the off
position in my house. Now if they would only pulse with the beat of the music…
As for the “scale and weight” he mentions, that’s no joke. One of my favorite bass testers lately
has been a cut from bassist Brian Bromberg’s album “Wood II”. I was in an elevator in LA for an
audio show when I heard a couple of guys, obviously attendees, talking about good music to test
speakers bass qualities. I chimed in that Brian Bromberg is good for that, to which one guy queried,
“Yeah? Which one?”
I, unfortunately, replied with great enthusiasm,
“I got Wood 2!”.
The cut is a bass solo of the old Kansas rocker
“Carry On Wayward Son”. He attacks the
upright bass fiercely, producing extreme
slapping of strings against the fretboard and
powerful, gut wrenching low frequencies such
that would cause many speakers to roll over and
play dead. The Aeris seem to just smile and say,
“Is that all ya got”? No strain, no apprehension
that they might be just on the edge of
compressing, distorting or even doubling. Again,
there was no sense of listening to speakers at
all. Effortless.
But then I threw the big gun at em’.
Yeah….pipe organ, baby! It might be important
for you to know that I have played many
wonderful and monstrous pipe organs in my day, including the monster Mother of all pipe
organs known as the Wanamaker located in Philadelphia in, of all places, a downtown department
store. That's it in the picture. I know what pipe organs sound like. Almost as importantly, I know
what they feel like. The Wanamaker is the largest working pipe organ in the world. It is one of the
few in the world that has a 64 foot rank in the pedal section. Capable of 6 Hz. Yes, that means
there are pipe that are actually 64' tall. The Aeris is rated to go down to 16Hz. You don’t hear it,
you just feel it.
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