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Jan, 2024

Future Tech at Capital Audio Fest 2023 | Bacheaudio: 002 speakers

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Bacheaudio: 002 speakers Bacheaudio was demonstrating their 002 loudspeaker. A semi-unconventional design, the 002 features an active 10” woofer with a bass level adjustment. A level control hardly seems like a breakthrough, until you consider the large variations in output below 100 hz experienced in real rooms with real seating positions. It practically defies logic that the low frequency output of a speaker should be held constant in all these cases. But, most speakers and electronics stacks do not allow this adjustment. The woofer is crossed over to a 10” […]

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Jan, 2023

Bache Audio & Alexus Audio from Brooklyn

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I have to admit, at past shows, Bache Audio’s Greg Belman has urged me to visit his and Alex Choren’s shared Alexus Audio room, and I’ve begged off, “too busy” the usual lame excuse. But this time I didn’t and damn! I was glad I made it into this small oasis of good music and excellent high-fidelity reproduction.Based in Brooklyn, Belman and Choren are of Russian origin, and their thick accents are oddly comforting. They brought the biggest box of vinyl I’d yet seen at CAF, and the goodies they […]

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Dec, 2021

Metro 001 Upgrade – Client’s Testimonial

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Still breaking them in, but it is already clear that my Metro 001’s with the woofers upgraded to Eton and the tweeters to Fostex are significantly better than the stock speakers, which I was already very happy with. They are more resolving while at the same time being more natural sounding and musical. Bass is subjectively deeper and more powerful, and at the same time more articulate. The soundstage is both deeper and wider and individual images are more naturally fleshed out with no spotlighting. Piano tone, a key test […]

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Nov, 2021

Audiogon Discussion Forum: Capital Audio Fest Notes

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Bache Audio Bache Speakers AB Audio (stands for Alexus/Bache, bad idea for trying to Google) Class D integrated This room just made music. So enjoyable to listen to with no exaggeration of any frequencies. I heard the floorstanding Urban-002 and the standmount Sonata-EX. I couldn’t believe when I sat down on Saturday (3rd visit I believe) and saw the Sonata’s were playing. I don’t think I’ve heard a speaker sound this good for the price. The amp/speaker combo was like $4500 on show special. They will be super easy to setup and […]

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Oct, 2021

Bache Audio Sonata EX Loudspeakers – HIFIPIG review

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BACHE AUDIO SONATA EX LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Bache Audio is a small manufacturer of loudspeakers based in New York that makes a handful of products using wideband drivers that are enhanced by more conventional drivers. Stuart Smith takes a listen to the $2780 Sonata EX standmount loudspeaker. Bache Audio may well be a new name on the audio scene and I for one had never encountered them before until, by chance, I stumbled across them on social media. Bache is based in Brooklyn, New York and originally started creating loudspeakers for […]

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Aug, 2021

A Visit to Bache Audio – SoundStage

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Located in Brooklyn, New York, Bache Audio mostly manufactures audiophile speakers. On July 5, 2020, Greg Belman, Bache’s founder, invited me over for a listening session. It was my first face-to-face audio meeting since the global pandemic’s start. I first met Belman several years ago when I attended a demonstration of Bache’s speakers at the New York-based Audiophile Society. At that demo, the speakers were successfully paired with tube electronics from Alexus Audio. Belman is good friends with Alexus’s founder, Alex Chorine, and as discussed below, the two have collaborated […]

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Feb, 2019

CAPITAL AUDIOFEST 2018 | A Capital Wrap-Up

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The combinations of Cayin CS 55A integrated amp with phono section and DAC ($2699) and Bache Tribecca 001 loudspeakers ($5600/pair) seemed to offer really good value: the sound was a little laid back and pleasantly airy: not the last word in flesh and blood, but clear and smooth and decidedly natural. Art Dudley (Stereophile) Read more at A Capital Wrap-Up

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Aug, 2017

Bache Audio 002AB Loudspeakers – v2.stereotimes.com

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Sometimes opportunity prompts us to take a journey. Depending on one’s resolve, a person might stand to face a challenge straight on, while another might shrink from it. Gregory Belman, the owner and speaker designer of Bache Audio does not shrink from a challenge. This observation came to mind as I reviewed his Bache Audio model 002AB loudspeakers. Belman and his friend Alex Chorine (of Alexus Audio – high-end audio components designer), both originally from Russia, showed their wares together for the first time at the New York Audio Show […]

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Dec, 2016

STEREOPHILE ON NYAS 2016: DAY ONE WITH JIM AUSTIN

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I don’t get out much. In particular, I don’t normally go to audio shows. But this weekend I attended the New York Audio Show, which was held at the Park Lane Hotel, on the south end of Manhattan’s Central Park—just a short subway ride (followed by a shorter walk) from my New York apartment. It was pleasant enough, I suppose, but also a good reminder of the reasons I don’t usually go to audio shows. Reason # 1: There are people there. People who aren’t me. With opinions. Reason # […]

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Dec, 2016

BACHE AUDIO 001 LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW

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I am a fan of so-called “augmented wide bander” speakers, by which I mean speakers that use a wide band driver for the majority of the audible frequency range, supplemented below with a woofer, and (sometimes) above with a tweeter. Such speakers have the benefits of wide-band drivers (namely, their dynamics and coherence) but without their major drawback (namely, limited frequency extension). An example of such a speaker is the Surreal Sound Fifth Row speaker; which I previously reviewed in these pages (http://dagogo.com/surreal-sound-fifth-row-speakers-review). I was thus intrigued when last year, […]

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Dec, 2016

BACHE AUDIO 002AB FLOORSTANDING SPEAKER REVIEWED

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For many serious music lovers and individuals who love the sound of low-powered SET amplifiers, the holy grail of speakers revolves around using a full-range single-driver design. Owners of these types of speakers experience the beautiful sonic virtues of total transparency, allowing every little detail of the music to be heard, as well as the natural rendering of tones and timbres, the purity and speed often found only in horn-loaded designs, and a seamlessness to the music because there is no crossover. All the frequencies of the music are presented […]

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Oct, 2016

6MOONS AUDIOREVIEWS: BACHE AUDIO 002AB

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Reviewer: Steve Marsh Analog Source: Nottingham Analogue Mentor turntable with 10” Ace Anna tonearm, Benz LP-S moving coil cartridge Digital Source: CAL Audio Alpha transport, CAL Audio Delta DAC, Red Wine Audio Isabellina DAC [on loan], plus proprietary impedance matching device between transport and DAC (not a commercial product at this time) Preamps: Doshi Alaap Purist Mk. II full-function tube preamp, Levinson 26S line stage, Klyne 7PX4 phono stage Power Amp: Tron 211 SET amp with upgraded exotic-core interstage transformers (General Electric 211 power tubes, Western Electric 417A input tubes, […]

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Feb, 2016

FLOORSTANDING AND AUDIOPHILE LOUDSPEAKER REVIEWS

By: editor | Tags: audiophile speakers, Bache Metro-001, high-end audiophile speakers, loudspeakers review | Comments: 0

The Metro-001 uses very special drivers, has no crossover points in the critical midrange region, and has the size and appearance to fit into virtually any listener’s home theater or listening room. • It is easy to drive and presents music with a silky-smooth/warm perspective, but it is still very dynamic, with excellent micro-details and a sweet, detailed top end. • Because it can produce excellent deep, accurate, and forceful bass extension along with its small footprint, this speaker would be excellent in a home theater system without having to […]

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Feb, 2016

6MOONS INDUSTRY FEATURES: NEW YORK AUDIO SHOW 2015

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Two Russian engineers from Brooklyn got together to show their own electronics and speakers. One of them designed the Alexus Audio 833 transmitter tube monos as well as the AB Audio preamplifier in use. The other gentleman designed the speakers: the 3-way bass reflex Bache Metro-001 Speakers ($10’000/pr) and the 4-way vented box with active powered bass and mid/woofers called Bache 002.. When I was in this room, they were playing a lovely classical piece with a cello solo. The string tone was rich and full-bodied and had a vibrancy […]

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Feb, 2016

NEW YORK AUDIO SHOW 2015

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Amplifiers, and Bache Audio 002 Design and Metro-001 floor-standers, the big rig had plenty of drama, color, and soundstage depth. Designed by Russian engineer Alex Chorine, the AA/BA system blasted louder than most, the music (tango by “Viverez” and beautiful choral sounds) filling the hallway and occasionally some annoyed vendor’s rooms. I dug it! Ken Micallef – http://positive-feedback.com/show-reports/new-york-audio-show-2015/

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Dec, 2014

AUDIOASYLUM: NY AUDIO SHOW 2014

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I met the representative of (Brooklyn-based) Bache Audio. The room featured Bache Audio 001 speakers being driven by Aluxus Audio tube monoblocks, line and phono-stages. This room sounded very realistic and zesty and I was impressed that Brooklyn-based audio could compete with the best the world over. Source: audioasylum.com Posted by layman (A) on October 6, 2014

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Dec, 2014

THEAUDIOTRAVELER: BACHE AND ALEXUS, SET GOES WIDE BAND

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New-to-me manufacturer Bache Audio was showing off a new wide-band loudspeaker, which I’m pretty sure was the 001AB, an active-crossover model designed for use with SET amplifiers. The 001AB ($9,945/pair) is a powered speaker with a down-firing 8″ woofer powered by a 300 watt Class D amp. The wide-band driver is an 8″ Tang Band; the tweeter is a “Fostex Limited Edition FT-96A-EX2 that takes over at 10000 Hz. No high pass filter is used on the wide range 8” driver instead, it is allowed to roll off naturally.” Frequency […]

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Dec, 2014

AUDIOPHILIA: THE NEW YORK AUDIO SHOW 2014

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Bache Audio is a Brooklyn based manufacturer of speakers – their room sounded warm and musical. Bache Audio 001 ($9,945 per pair). They also sell the Bache Audio Monitor ($2,200 per pair). They were using Aluxus Audio for all else: Mono Block 33SE tube amps ($9,950 a pair), Line Stage ($5,950) and Phono Stage ($5,950). www.audiophilia.com

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Dec, 2014

ENJOYTHEMUSIC: NEW YORK AUDIO SHOW REPORT 2014

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Bache Audio, a small new company from Brooklyn who markets direct to consumer, was a new name to me. I had the pleasure of meeting Greg Belman, the unassuming designer. They were playing their 001AB floorstanding speaker ($9945) driven with Aluxus Audio33SE tube monoblocks ($9950), another name new to me. The Bache speaker featured a near full-range 8″ driver with a bamboo paper cone augmented by a Fostex Limited Edition FT-96A-EX2 tweeter from Japan that is no longer available. The downward firing 10″ bass driver with a wood fiber cone operated […]

BACHE AUDIO 001 LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW BY LAURENCE A. BORDEN

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I am a fan of so-called “augmented wide bander” speakers, by which I mean speakers that use a wide band driver for the majority of the audible frequency range, supplemented below with a woofer, and (sometimes) above with a tweeter. Such speakers have the benefits of wide-band drivers (namely, their dynamics and coherence) but without their major drawback (namely, limited frequency extension). An example of such a speaker is the Surreal Sound Fifth Row speaker; which I previously reviewed in these pages (http://dagogo.com/surreal-sound-fifth-row-speakers-review). I was thus intrigued when last year, […]

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