Audience Cables have a well deserved reputation for possessing a full bodied, harmonically rich, natural flowing sound with a large soundstage. I am going to attempt to break down the Audience "House Sound" in order to help customers decide if Audience cables are for them, and if so, which line.
The Audience House Sound
The Ohno Through frontRow series of cables from Audience can be summed up in three terms: Warm, Natural, and large soundstage. They all offer up a warm, rich sound with a full bodied vocal range, natural tones, and a large soundstage. Below is our description of each series' sonic characteristics.
Ohno: Warm, natural, and limited extension at the frequency extremes. Think of the Ohno as a budget AU24 SX with less high and low frequency extension, but the characteristic warmth and naturalness of AU24SX.
Studio Two: This is more closely related to frontRow. the Studio two has less of the midbass energy of the Ohno, but is more dynamic, and extended. This leans slightly more neutral than the Ohno or AU24SX
Studio One: Also in the frontRow family of sonics. This in our opinion is the best value if you like the frontRow dynamics, extension, and tonal characteristics which are slightly more neutral than the AU24SX.
AU24SX: A very rich, warm, 3 dimensional and natural sound when mixed with gear that has a leaner midrange or midbass. Think Solid state or Class D amplification. For equipment that may already possess some midbass or midrange bloom, we recommend the Studio One, or frontRow cables.
frontRow: Increased dynamics and transient attack, along with a slightly more neutral midbass and midrange are what give the frontRow it's top-tier status amonst the Audience line of cables. You also get higher resolution, and a wider, deeper soundstage than any other Audience line.
