{"id":1551,"date":"2024-06-07T00:07:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T00:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pranafidelity.com\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2024-06-07T23:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T23:29:05","slug":"everything-was-just-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pranafidelity.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/07\/everything-was-just-right\/","title":{"rendered":"“Everything was just\u00a0right.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Insiders, intelligentsia, and those-in-the-know, know that Steven Norber has got the mojo \u2014 and they know that his demos are always among some of the most engaging, liquid, analog-sounding, and real-to-life to be heard. I say all that because I spent many long years\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0in the know! Would probably have stayed that way if PTA alumni Mal Kenney hadn\u2019t first clued me in.<\/p>\n

Shown here were the\u00a0PranaFidelty<\/strong><\/a> Dhara loudspeakers, in their super-dense \u201ccompressed\u201d Baltic Birch enclosures. There\u2019s not a lot of information on these online, but here\u2019s what Norber shared with me.<\/p>\n

Words and Photos by\u00a0Scot Hull<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The Dhara ($9,500\/pair, which includes matching stands) are a 2-way symmetrical array from Steven Norber, featuring dual 15 cm woofers and a 30 mm tweeter (stated frequency response: 38 Hz \u2013 23 kHz at 8 Ohm nominal impedance). The sensitivity is pretty standard: 88.5 dB @ 1 watt\/1 meter. The dimensions are 20.75\u201d h x 10\u201d w x 14.5\u201d d, and they weigh 40 pounds each (w\/o stands).<\/p>\n

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Here at AXPONA, these speakers were shown with the in-house electronics from Norber, the fully-balanced (no input\/output transformers) PranaFidelity Purna\/CA preamplifier ($14,500) and Puma\/MA amp ($10,500). Here\u2019s the details on the preamp:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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