Speaker Asylum: REVIEW: Duevel Bella Luna Speakers by PW

Model:	Bella Luna
Category:	Speakers
Suggested Retail Price:	$7000
Description:	Omnidirectional 2-way Floorstanding Loudspeaker
Manufacturer URL:	Duevel
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Review by PW on October 25, 2007 at 21:14:24
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for the Bella Luna

I have bought a pair of Duevel Bella Luna Diamante omni-directional speakers, and have been listening to this pair for three months. The workmanship is excellent and the materials used are of high quality. Beautiful speakers with unorthodox shape. The speakers will require careful equipment matching. Placement is not as demanding as I had anticipated. Bella Luna is very sensitive speaker with excellent mirodynamics. Upstream equipments will decisively change the character of the speakers. For those enjoy tweaks and changing accessories, this speaker won't disappoint you. Mine improved dramatically after adding a pair of 3-inch-height drought iron speaker stand. When setting up with the right upstream gears, Bella Luna is sweet, open, 3-D, dynamic, and life-like with many shades of colors. Tube pre-amp/amp matches well. The quality of amp is more important than the wattage. The bass is not earth shattering, but is punchy, fast, and controlled. The importer/distributor really knows the speaker and shipped with top class packaging, but mine was not shipped within the time frame we had agreed upon (the check was cleared quickly) and the distributor may or may not be able to follow through the deal agreed upon.

Product Weakness:	Need careful match-up with high quality upstream equipments. Little bass below 40 Hz.
Product Strengths:	Life-like, natural soundstage, good integration top to bottom. Outstanding dynamic. Fast.

Associated Equipment for this Review:

Amplifier: BAT
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Audio Research LS-25
Sources (CDP/Turntable): Various
Speakers: NA
Cables/Interconnects: Harmonic Tech/Acoustic Zen
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Classical, Jazz, Pop
Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner

Amplifier:	BAT
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Audio Research LS-25
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	Various
Speakers:	NA
Cables/Interconnects:	Harmonic Tech/Acoustic Zen
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classical, Jazz, Pop
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner