Speaker Asylum: REVIEW: ProAc Reference 8 Signature Speakers by prod1@sympatico.ca

Model:	Reference 8 Signature
Category:	Speakers
Suggested Retail Price:	$1800
Description:	Mini monitor
Manufacturer URL:	ProAc
Manufacturer URL:	ProAc

Review by prod1@sympatico.ca ( A ) on March 25, 2007 at 19:32:24
IP Address: 67.68.208.10

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Hi,
I owned the following speakers in the past: Kef 105.4, Proac Studio 1, Rogers Ls7-t, Naim Intros, Proac Supertowers, Proac Response 1sc, and now the Reference 8 Signatures.
All I can say is those small speakers are really the best I owned. They take forever to break in(4-6 months) but it's worth the wait. I did have the response 1sc for 2 years and I think that even if they go a little lower in the bass, they are not as fast and revealing as the signatures. They will also play like floorstanders if they are matched with some powerfull amps. I think that the control of resonnances of the small boxes is in part responsible for the sound quality.
They are perfect if you need a loudspeaker with a small footprint.

Product Weakness: No low bass.

Expensive to buy new or used, and they will have you upgrade everything else in your system.
Product Strengths: Natural sound, fast, linear frequency response.

Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier:	Conrad Johnson - Exposure
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Conrad Johnson
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	Sota
Speakers:	Proac reference 8 Signatures
Cables/Interconnects:	Cardas - Analysis Plus
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	All
Room Size (LxWxH):	25 x 13 x 8
Room Comments/Treatments:	none
Time Period/Length of Audition:	1 year
Other (Power Conditioner etc.):	Furutech
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner
Your System (if other than home audition):	none