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: Norge
Model
: Millennium
Speakers
& Reference 2000
Amplifier
Category
: Bookshelf Speakers
Price
: Rs. 19,900 *
Warranty
: 1 Year
Aesthetics :
Build
Sound
VFM
Technology
In terms of technology Norge has
been doing it their way. They have
Edge Of Norge
All set to give a tough match to all the big players, Norge slowly but steadily
moves forward as one commendable rival in the ring with their new 2000
range of speakers and amplifiers.
always made it a point to use high
quality components across their
products. First the speakers: it is a twoway bass reflex system with a crossover
frequency of 2kHz. There is 1 silk dome
tweeter and 6.5 woofer. The drivers are
made up of dual neodymium magnets
that ensure efficiency and optimal Thiele
parameters (factors which define the
overall performance of the speakers, like
the volume of the cabinet, size of the
drivers, etc), and simultaneously provide
extremely good magnetic shielding. The
amplifier unit has a toroid transformer,
which has now become like a tradition
with all the Norge amplifier units. It
ensures effective rendition of the low
frequencies. The unit has tape, CD and
auxiliary as input options with RCA
jacks. Neat looking tonal controls and
input selection switches for DVD, iPod
and auxiliary are provided in the front
along with a headphone out. There is
a tone defeat switch, which basically
bypasses all the tonal controls. So if
you want, you can listen to the mixes
just as the mixing engineer made
it with minimum influence of the
amplifier. The remote is optional at
an extra cost. Lets see how the two
bookshelves sound as they come right
out of the factory.
Performance
First, we loaded OVO by Peter
Gabriel. It did not take long for us
to realise that this set of speakers
would take some time before it could
optimise its performance. But the
amplifier did give us a glimpse of its
strength. Thus went in a 'Sheffield Test'
CD. Just for your information, the test
CD with all its test signals and burn in
tones is quiet a workout for any given
system.
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Conclusion
Any audiophile company, having
been there for long, would have come
out with a wide range of products, but
it is not so with Norge. This company
has come out with very few products
as such, thus it is lesser known to the
masses. However this does not come
in way of their high-class standards
and high quality that they offer and
the Reference 2000 amplifier and
the Millennium 2000 speakers are no
exception to that. The 2000 system is
at par with most of the better products
available out there. On top of that, at the
price at which the Norge 2000 system
is available, it can surely give its bigger
competitors a run for their money.
SUMIT BHOSLE
* The price is inclusive of both the products.
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