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Bought in 1990, upgraded to version 3 and the longest-lived product in JP's collection. There is a sad reason why the Terzian isn't in the top 10.

By JP · First published on Facebook · 3 comments

Addendum: INTONATION TERZIAN

Bought in 1990 and brought up to date in January of this year: the “Intonation Terzian” loudspeakers are the longest-lived and most sustainable product in my collection. They actually seemed predestined to take a place in the top 10. That they didn't has a very sad background. Only recently, Intonation's founder Hans Appell handed over the helm of the company – and with it that of the Terzian – to Martin Küper. They were in the best of hands with him, as I was able to witness with my own eyes when my pair was upgraded to version “3” at the end of last year and the beginning of this one. I was allowed to watch every step, including the building of the hand-wired crossover. Afterwards this gifted-sounding loudspeaker played in my rooms again. Acoustic heaven spread through my living room. Then the shocking news reached me: Martin Küper died in March. A great loss.

Whether and how things will continue with the Terzian? We will report.

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“It creates a musical hologram in the room with everything that goes with it.”

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The addendum on the Intonation Terzian drew a few comments, all full of respect. One has heard it often: it has special qualities and, by its nature, can't do some things, but some people are completely happy with it. A former owner of the version with Görlich drivers and a Focal tweeter calls its naturalness and authenticity unrivaled. And an owner of the Terzian 3 driven by a Krell integrated has “arrived”: musical, airy, resolving, emotional. “It creates a musical hologram in the room.” He very much hopes that the loudspeaker will somehow carry on.

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Habe sie oft gehört. Sie hat ein paar besondere Eigenschaften. Kann Prinzip bedingt auch einiges nicht. Aber es gibt Leute die damit restlos glücklich werden. Toller Speaker.
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Kann ich nur bestätigen, hatte die mit den alten Görlich Treibern...die Natürlichkeit und Authentizität sind für mich unereicht...zudem ( bei meiner ) der wunderbare Focal Hochtöner ( Invers )...ein Traum👍
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Eindeutig, einer der besten Lautsprecher. Wenn die Kette stimmt, dann wird es sehr schwer etwas besseres zu finden. Habe seit über 5 Jahren einen Terzian 3, betrieben aktuell mit einem KRELL K-300i und kann allen Berichten nur zustimmen, dass man damit dann angekommen ist. Musikalisch, luftig, detailliert, auflösend, authentisch, emotional. Er erzeugt ein musikalisches Hologramm im Raum mit allem was dazugehört. Ich hoffe sehr, dass es irgendwie weiter geht mit dem Traumlautsprecher