Zingali OvertureusedZingali  Overture .3 - Italian horn speaker in cherry - rare!The Zingali Overture .3 Speakers in Cherry Wood finish. I purchased these Zingali Speakers from a local dealer as dealer demos in early 2011. The dealer had been a longtime Zingali dealer until t...4995.00

Zingali Overture .3 - Italian horn speaker in cherry - rare!

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Ships fromFolsom, CA, 95630
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The Zingali Overture .3 Speakers in Cherry Wood finish.

I purchased these Zingali Speakers from a local dealer as dealer demos in early 2011. The dealer had been a longtime Zingali dealer until the US Distributor went out of business 5-6 years ago. My dealer had 10 Zingali Speakers at the time and over the last few years he has been selling his inventory of Zingali speakers. He was holding onto these speakers after selling almost all of his other Zingali Speakers, but was persuaded to sell them to me for $6,500. I was told their retail price when imported to the US was around $8,500.

There are a few blemishes on the speakers. The tops of both speakers have minor scratches, the material succumbs to scratches easily. One speaker has two nicks on the front baffle, but I purchased these speakers in this condition for the sound quality alone. They are set up for bi-wiring, but have a jumper plate should you possess only shotgun speaker cables.

These are very rare speakers. They have a 6” horn loaded midrange/high frequency driver, and dual 6” paper cone bass drivers in a D’Appolito configuration. The are gorgeous to behold in both sight and sound. I have a habit for collecting speakers and these are probably the most rare in my collection. They are very efficient, 93db, with a benign 6 ohm impedance. My dealer was powering the speakers with Audio Note 300B tube amplifiers and the sound was to die for. Single Ended Triode Sound is undeniable (SET). The presence and natural tonalities are very addicting. They can be placed close to the front wall and still have even and impressive bass for their relatively small size. The speakers can be placed closer to the sidewalls than you might imagine due to the directivity of the horn midrange. Once you find just the right toe in and speaker position, the soundstaging is impressive, delineated and palpable. Horns have a way with soundstaging. Here are the specifications:

•System Type:Bass Reflex
•Frequency Response:36 Hz - 21 KHz
•Nominal Impedence:6 Ohm
•Sensitivity:93 dB 1m/1W
•Power RMS1:60 Watts

Here is a review from Audioreview.com:

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Date Reviewed: April 13, 2005

Strengths: Many. Beauty, finish, clarity of sound, effortless reproduction, dynamic and gentle, sweet sweet highs and midrange and effortless deep fast bass. Need hardly any running in.

Weaknesses: None really. Only caviat is poor recordings and substandard equipment will be shown up. And they are heavy, but who wants a light weight floorstanding speaker.

Bottom Line:
Wow-I am the first to review these incredible Speakers here. These Speakers have been with me now for 10 months and I feel I can give an honest opinion now. I have been at this crazy hobby for 20+ years and I had reached a point where I needed a long term (ie. outstanding - expensive) upgrade.
I asked the Dealer for advice and what would he buy. Without hesitation Zingali. I then listened to ART Speakers,Proac and ATC also.
This was a no brainer. No Speaker I have ever heard in my System plays music that well. I will not get into any descriptive superlatives, only that if you like lifelike, effortless and detailed reproduction-this is the manufacturer not to be ignored. The highs and mids are served by a horn (Omniray technology), and boy are they clear and sweet and is complemented by two compression bass drivers. Mine comes in natural wood and the finish is the best that I have encountered and it is good enough just to sit in silence and marvel at it. If I ever hit the Jackpot I will not swap brands, but just upgrade to the Home Monitor range.
The Wife acceptance factor I would put at 100%. These Speakers cry out for Valves (and indeed I use them with Tubes) with 93db and 6ohm across.
The overture3 can fill the room even at low volume, but can kick ass if called upon. My Music collection is vast and very varied and the speaker has not let me down- apart from---ah here it goes (not the Speakers fault though) poor recordings and poor equipment further on up the chain. You will need high end partners for these. They are revealing and will let you know. Poor recordings sound what they are-poor. But the good ones (and there are many) glorious and scary lifelike. This speaker takes what ever the music is and flows with it. It never gets in the way of the enjoyment. This is a refined product and I dare say it is not for weekend parties or bass freaks.
All I can say if you are in the market for a sensitive floorstanding speaker-miss these and cry.
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The speakers are contained in cardboard boxes and I’ll leaving the shipping details up to the buyer, but strapping to a pallet and shipping freight would be the safest bet.

As a BONUS for those just looking and conducting research, here are some links for Zingali on the web which include photos, descriptions and VIDEO!

http://www.facebook.com/zingali.loudspeakers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW2uVnw4bEg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L04hdt1Rim8

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