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Another sign that the times, they are a changing. Even in the stalwart, slow-moving land of high-end loudspeakers.

YG Acoustics Vantage 3 Live Active Loudspeaker

The YG Acoustics Vantage 3 Live could very well convince some persnickety audiophiles that “plug ‘n play” is very much here to stay!

The Vantage 3 Live Active Loudspeaker system that is the subject of my upcoming review is the culmination of everything YG knows how to do with speakers, but distilled into a smart, elegant, and easy-to-live-with turnkey solution. It gives one all the sonic benefits (and bragging rights) of a high-end “audiophile” system without all the headaches and hassle. To borrow a metaphor from the personal computer world, an Apple Mac level of closed eco-system and style, but with a Microsoft Windows level of sonic tweak-ability.

The Vantage 3 Live is indeed a proper set of active 3-way loudspeakers. YG Acoustics partnered with a fellow respected audio brand, Bel Canto Designs, for the electronics and amplification to create an unconventional but effective synergistic solution. The entire system begins with the central controller unit, where Bel Canto drew inspiration from its BLACK system of audio components. It is a fully digital system that uses high- powered DSP to provide the user with a significant level of flexibility.

YG Acoustics Vantage 3 Live Active Loudspeaker Specifications
Design:

3-way acoustic suspension DSP active loudspeaker with preamp controller supporting analog, digital, phono, and Roon Ready streaming inputs.

Frequency Response (Manufacturer):

26 Hz – 40 kHz

Built-in Amplification:

Class-D, 700 watts per driver. Total of 2100 watts per speaker.

DSP Controller:

Integrated preamp/DAC/streamer with digital and analog inputs and outputs.

Speaker dimensions:

112 × 32 × 54 cm (44 × 13 × 21”) H×W×D

Speaker weight:

80 kg (176 lbs.) each unpackaged

Standard Finishes:

Silver and Black, optional finishes available.

MSRP:

$71,000.00 for the system.

Website:

https://www.yg-acoustics.com

Company:

YG Acoustics

YG Acoustics Vantage 3 Live Active Loudspeakers

We have reviewed speakers from YG Acoustics in the past. Our Yongki Go has spent some quality time with the the YG Tor Stand-Mount speakers and Descent subwoofer from the company’s Peak Series. The Vantage 3 Live will the first active system we have tested from YG, and it is shaping up to be a fun and enlightening little examination.

Stay tuned for my full review to be dropping on the Secrets website soon!

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A native of Toronto Canada, Carlo's interest in audio began at a young age when, unbeknownst to his mother, he started taking apart her numerous transistor radios to see how they worked. This desire for “knowledge through deconstruction” continued through to the family’s 8-track tape player, turntable, headphones, and speakers. Carlo subsequently spent a lot of time in his room. Toronto was a fertile ground for Hi-Fi in the 1970s and 80s and Carlo spent much of his wayward youth hanging out in downtown Toronto stereo shops, listening to all manner of gear and picking the brains of the various store owners. Through that formative experience, Carlo developed an appreciation for good music and good sound reproduction. Also, as a budding graphic artist, the aesthetic aspects of a given piece of gear became increasingly of interest to his eyes. It was at about that time as well that Carlo began purchasing “Audio Magazine” on a regular basis and came to appreciate, in particular, the writing and reviewing of the late Leonard Feldman. Later on, he was also influenced by the writing and observations of the staff at Sound and Vision Canada, helmed at the time by Alan Loft. Carlo graduated from Sheridan College with a degree in Classical Animation and was subsequently employed by Walt Disney Consumer Products for 10 years as a Character Artist and Art Director. Having become disenchanted with Los Angeles, he then decided to strike out on his own. Carlo started his own company and has been freelancing artwork, from his home studio, primarily for the toy and publishing industries since 2001. In 2013, on a bit of a lark, Carlo answered a “Call for Writers” ad from an AV website that he had been regularly reading for about 5 years called Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity. He had come to appreciate the website’s combination of subjective impressions along with the objective bench-testing available in several of the reviews. The “B-Team” must have been working that day because by some miracle he was hired as a writer and his first review for the site was published early in 2014. Carlo has been continually writing, editing, traveling, listening, and learning on the company’s behalf ever since. Carlo currently lives in Granville, Ohio with his wife, two sons, and a very old, but chill dachshund.

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