In the track “Second Heaven”, the short rhythmic riff from the tuba and the snare beats are joined by a fat bass drum that makes you think you can literally see the drumskin. The cello and saxophone contribute short melody lines in unison. The sparse, reduced musical action takes place in a spacious virtual room, and the sound is enormously detailed, airy and transparent. What a delight! The powerful lows and the seamless integration of the Comtesse's three drivers make the multitude of transients in the rhythmically exciting track “Another Step” sound very realistic. Even the short drum solo is electrifying. Despite performing top-notch in the various hi-fi disciplines, the Goebel speakers don't miss out on the fun of music. For the living room, the Comtesse is – and will remain – our new dream loudspeaker.
Listened with (Listening room)
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Turntable | Brinkmann LaGrange with tube power supply |
Tonearms | Thales Symplicity II, Einstein The Tonearm 9“, AMG 12JT |
Cartridges | Lyra Olympos, Wilson Benesch Tessellate Ti-S, DS Audio DS-W3 |
Tape recorder | Studer A80 |
NAS | Melco N1Z H60/2 with external Audiaz linear power supply |
Streaming bridge | Auralic G1 |
Up sampler | Chord Electronics Hugo M-Scaler with Ferrum Hypsos |
D/A converter | Chord Electronics DAVE with linear power supply |
LAN switch | Ansuz PowerSwitch D-TC Gold Signature |
10 MHz Clock | SOtM sCLK-OCX10 with Keces P8 |
Preamp | WestminsterLab Quest |
Power amp | Einstein The Poweramp |
Loudspeakers | Børresen 05 SSE |
Cables | Goebel High End Lacorde Statement, Audioquest Dragon HC, Tornado (HC) and NRG-Z3, Dragon XLR, Swiss Cables, ForceLines, Ansuz Digitalz D-TC Gold Signature and Mainz D2 |
Accessories | AHP Klangmodul IV G, Audioquest Niagara 5000 and 1200, Degritter Mark 2, Synergistic Research Active Ground Block SE, HMS wall sockets, Blockaudio C-Lock Lite, Acapella Bases, Acoustic System feet and Resonators, Artesania Audio Exoteryc, SSC Big Magic Base, Finite Elemente Carbofibre° HD, Harmonix Room Tuning Disks, Audio Exklusiv Silentplugs, ADOT media converter (2x) with KECES P6 and SBooster MKII, Single-mode Duplex optical fibre cable, Ansuz Sparkz, Darkz Z2S, div. Sortz, PowerBox D-TC SUPREME, Thixar Silent Feet 20, Waversa WLAN-Isolator-EXT-1 (2x), Arya Audio Revopods |
Listened with (Living room)
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Turntable | Brinkmann Avance |
Tonearm | Breuer Dynamic 8 |
Cartridge | Lyra Titan i |
Phono preamp | Keces Sphono |
Streamer | Lumin T3X (used as renderer) |
Up-Sampler | Chord Electronics Hugo M-Scaler with Ferrum Hypsos |
D/A converter | Chord Electronics Hugo TT2 with Ferrum Hypsos |
NAS | Melco N1Z H60/2 with external Audiaz linear power supply |
Preamp | Einstein The Preamp |
Power amp | Einstein The Poweramp |
Loudspeakers | Göbel Epoque Aeon Fine |
Cables | Audioquest Dragon Bi-Wiring, Swiss Cables Reference (Plus) |
Accessories | Einstein The Octopus, HighEndNovum Multivocal Resonator, Sieveking Quantum Noise Resonator, ifi Silent Power Lan iPurifier, Media Converter, Single-mode Duplex optical fibre cable |
Manufacturer's Specifications
Göbel High End Divin Comtesse
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Principle | 3-way symmetrical loaded bass-reflex alignment |
Drivers | 1x Goebel® High End proprietary long-throw bass driver (8”), 1x Goebel® High End proprietary midrange driver (8”), 1x significantly improved AMT tweeter with solid aluminum wave guide |
Housing | Acoustically optimized, constrain layer dampening, tropical room proof, resin bounded composite board with max. 50 mm thickness |
Finishes | real piano lacquer black with aluminum parts in black ultra-matt soft touch, finish with silver coloured highlights, any finish possible upon customer request! |
Efficiency | 89dB / 1W / 1m |
Frequency response | 28Hz - 28.000Hz (-3dB) |
Impedance | 4 ohms |
Impedance minimum | 3,3 ohms at 100 Hz |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 100/30,5/45cm |
Weight | 75kg (excl. packaging) |
Packaging | professional flight case |
Price | 60,000 euros |
Manufacturer
Göbel High End
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Address | Roedersteinstr. 9 84034 Landshut GERMANY |
Phone | +49 87197511657 |
info@goebel-highend.de | |
Web | www.goebel-highend.de |