Treble

The D50 and D26 drivers both use a catenary dome profile with a new perforated grille replacing the wire cross of the original G1. The crispness of an Avantgarde, the speed — staying pure like silver liquid. Listening to a metal track, I sat tapping my feet. The last time I heard anything approaching this level was on the big ATC speakers. The treble never went harsh or fatiguing. I actually listened to trumpets — an instrument I normally hate — and enjoyed the whole track. Best in the business? I think so.

Midrange

The updated C125-100 lower midrange driver received a complete overhaul — 75mm voice coil, revised magnet topology, new chassis, and the same carbon-fiber peripheral stiffening rings used in the D50 upper midrange and D26 tweeter. The result is a dramatic first break-up point improvement: 10.5kHz, up from 4.3kHz. Less clinical, warmer perhaps, yet the handover between drivers? Flawless. It sounds like a single driver. No crossover. No compromise.

Bass

The new C225-100 woofer employs a completely new die-cast structure with a voice coil increased in diameter from 75mm to 100mm, 50% longer, with extended magnetic gap. Linear excursion improves 30% while thermal power dissipation doubles. These drivers are monsters. The bass easily kept pace with its faster siblings. Most importantly, they never lagged or started doing their own thing when things got loud and hectic. If you have a small room, you have a problem — this speaker will turn your square room into a sphere.

Size Changes

The tweeters in the new design are now at average seated ear level for greater focus. The feeling that they tower over the room is gone — the G1 Spirit sits a full 4″ lower than the original G1. The 11.5″ woofers handle twice the power with greater excursion, supported by neodymium magnets approximately twice the size of those in the original G1.