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The little be-718 is winning praise and awards all over the world, offering incredible value / performance. A stand out stang mtg speaker worthy of an audition for the serious audiophile. Be prepared to be amazed.
John Potis
The good news is that, the Be-718 deserves to be taken serious by every potential buyer. It's at least the equal of any speaker I've heard at -- twice the price.
In terms of build and finish, the Be-718 is executed superbly. Their level of finish exceeds that of my old JMlabs Mini Utopias which sold for twice the price. The connective hardware is first-class. The high-gloss black paint job is admirably done and one needs only to run one's fingers over the luxuriously satin-finished cherry cheeks to fully appreciate the artful finishing job. These Tiny Dancers are examples of the type of speakers that photos don't do justice. They get my highest marks.
I discovered that the brilliance of the Beryllium tweeter may be best observed not so much in the high frequencies but everywhere else.
The Be-718 is one of those stand-mounts that's more likely to have you look around for the hidden subwoofer than wishing you had one. They showed amazing clarity, body and bass-resolving ability...
the Be-718 is superbly lucid and musically detailed through the midrange.....It's not bright but it sounds more alive than laid-back. Superbly transparent, it's certainly one of the least colored speakers I've used. But don't confuse transparent with light and airy. This speaker throws up one of the more solidly present images I've experienced and in that regard it's on par with any of my reference speakers. The presentation has a reach-out-and-touch solidity that really turns my crank. In this regard, the 718 sounds like a much larger speaker. Not many small-two ways I've heard exhibit such a harmonically saturated midband.
The Be-718 focuses like few other speakers. Imaging is wide, tall and deep.....
Throughout the treble, the Beryllium tweeter failed to make its presence obvious. That's a good thing. The Be-718 sounds naturally extended and nicely detailed but never artificially so. There's no edginess, harshness or hardness. Overly sweet or rolled-off are words never to be used to describe it. The tweeter and the speaker as a whole are extremely honest and while they don't exacerbate much, they don't conceal much either.
compared to other favorites in the stand-mounted two-way category, the Be-718 does better than hold its own in every way I can think of. It's more dynamic and gifted with a seemingly limitless loudness capability when compared to the Thiel PCS...
The Be-718's proof is in the listening and it's a stellar performer by almost any measure. Fed by an adequately powerful amplifier, be it tubes or solid-state, these Tiny Dancers are terrific performers combining a surprising and class-leading quality and quantity of bass brawn with excellent dynamics, a beautifully articulate and expressive mid-band and an honest yet fatigue-free treble. I find these Ushers exceptionally endearing and involving, which is by far their most important characteristic. If I were in the market for a stand mount these would be my first choice because, in this price class, I think a speaker that hits all its marks is difficult enough to find but one that is as engaging to listen to as the Usher Be-718 comes along only once in a blue moon. [more]
Awards
Sixmoons Blue Moon award Oct 07 - Stunning New Leader in the Affordable Statement Monitor category
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