“The sound generated in this room was beyond merely natural and engaging, it was seductive…

…this system was breathing life into any decent recording it was offered. What a captivating system.”

 

Greg Weaver’s Best Of FIAE 2025 Blue Note Awards

Margules has been making electronics since the late 1920s, and Julian Margules, the third-generation company leader and product designer, now helms the company. The Margules flagship line of products, featuring several of their 30th Anniversary Special Editions, were on display in this system. This series of products are all handcrafted and employ their specific design philosophy, an innovation they refer to as ANA® – an anagram for their Acoustic Neurologic Alignment. This technology focuses on how we as humans process and perceive sound. The ANA approach prioritizes the recreation of the critical harmonic structure of the musical envelope the products render, rather than merely focusing on their fundamental tonality.

The sound generated in this room was beyond merely natural and engaging, it was seductive. Listening to LP tracks like “Tattoo,” from Janice Ian’s milestone record, Breaking Silence, was delivered with remarkable detail and definition, realistic space and scale, and leaden with engaging and honest timbre and texture.

Listening to “The Man With Glasses,” from the Jane Ira Bloom LP, Mighty Lights, delivered the shimmer and sparkle of the piano with an ease and composure that was enchanting. The system delivered excellent extension at both extremes, lucid, detailed, and honestly sized soundstaging and imaging, and a markedly neutral tonal balance, with good texture and scaling. As well as the very similar product lineup exhibited at last November’s Capital Audiofest had performed, here, this system was breathing life into any decent recording it was offered. What a captivating system…

Greg Weaver, Enjoy The Music.com