In the coming months The Revelation Room shall be very fortunate to be graced by one of audio’s most talented loudspeaker designer whose creations have been lauded by the industry’s cognoscenti and those of us who treasure the beauty of music reproduced flawlessly in the home. ESP (which stands for Esoteric Speaker Products) loudspeaker designer Sean McCaughan and his creations are as elusive as the mythical Unicorn and just as magical will be in Singapore for a brief visit and to fine tune two customers’ systems which comprise the Concert Grand SI – his finest musical transducer to date.
During his visit auditions at our music room, which has the Concert Grand SI on permanent display, will be made available exclusively to our customers for the first two days and then opened to the public for the next two so entrance will be limited and only for reservations made in advance. This is to provide a conducive and comfortable environment for everyone.
We are also taking advance orders for delivery in 6 months for the Concert Grand SI & the smaller Bodhran SE and if we are able to fly them in on time Sean will personally set-up the speakers in your home – a Revelation Room exclusive.
This is one designer you have to meet and not only to listen to his transducers but to pick up a few very valuable tips from a man who is renown for his loudspeaker set-up skills and mean any loudspeaker. Sean McCaughan cut his teeth with the legendary speaker designer Harold Beveridge of Beveridge electrostatic loudspeaker fame so he's no stranger to thinking outside the box.
Renowned mastering engineer Steve Hoffman has selected ESP loudspeakers for use in his upcoming LP, CD, and SACD mastering projects. Hoffman, who has mastered over 4,000 titles for such labels as MCA, BMG, Analogue Productions, Audio Fidelity, and DCC Compact Classics, is legendary for his ability to enhance the realistic presence of a master tape and preserve the artistic inspiration of recordings by many of the world’s greatest artists. Having heard almost all of the most famous high-end audio products, he approached ESP about using their speakers for his personal monitor because he feels they stand apart from other high-end loudspeakers.
Hoffman states: “I’m a music person first and foremost. I spend much of my time around live music and then working with master tapes trying to give them that same “breath of life”. When I first heard the new ESP’s I could immediately relate to the sound--lifelike in the extreme. ESP speakers are obviously built by a perfectionist who knows and loves the sound of live music. The new ESP’s let me hear all the detail on a recording, but in a musically persuasive way which sounds very close to live. At the same time, unlike many expensive high-end speakers, which sound too much like exaggerated “hi-fi,” I find myself able to listen to ESP’s without typical hi-fi fatigue during long mastering sessions, which is obviously critical in my line of work. I salute designer Sean McCaughan; he has always been one of the great speaker designers, but this time he has really outdone himself. While not inexpensive, the price of ESP speakers is quite fair, especially when one thinks about the amazing design and incredible build quality of these speakers. ESP is really a music connoisseur’s brand of speaker.”
If you feel you already own the best loudspeaker extant then you owe it to yourself to hear how the Concert grand SI makes music – naturally.
To learn more please visit http://www.esploudspeakersna.com/ and read:
1) John Marks' review in Stereophile, Vol.29 No.4, April 2006 (here)
2) Rick Gardner's review in Positive Feedback: (here)
3) Bill Wells' review in StereoTimes:
You can reach us at leonard@therevelationroom.com or call us at
+65 63445568 and +65 81185748
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