PREVIEW

With the efficiency one has come to expect from UPS, my Moon Neo Ace Integrated Streaming Amplifier with the new MoonVoice 22 speakers arrive on my front porch, on time, and beautifully and efficiently packaged from SIMAUDIO, Canada. (God bless these unsung men and women who are the heroic actors to the movement of goods in the modern economy.) Hauling my prize possessions downstairs to my man-cave, I had everything set up including the extra sources and Bluetooth option to my iPhone 10 and was playing Brad Meldhau’s After Bach album through the ACE and through the Voice 22s before I imagined all of this possible. After this it’s letting the system begin its 400 hours of “warm-up”.

With my review in April, I will offer you an intimate look and listen into the Canadian Audio manufacturer, Simaudio’s, long awaited Moon Voice 22 two-way book-shelf designed speakers, the speakers created specifically for the Moon Neo ACE integrated streaming amplifier. Simaudio has been in the hi-fi business for forty years, yet has never built a speaker---until now! In a public interview, Costa Koulisakis, the Director of Moon training program tells us why. In his visits with Moon’s retail distributors, the question arose quite often, what speakers would pair well with the Moon Neo ACE? Cautious and aware of electronic companies who have dabbled with the loudspeaker construction side of their business, and had not been successful, whether that be for engineering or commercial reasons, Moon has been very hesitant to build a loudspeaker. However, the idea of creating a Gestalt model of hi-fi integration where your Moon Neo ACE Integrated Streaming Amp, an acronym which stands for “A Complete Experience”, is harmonized with its own specially designed speakers----well, that type of integration was simply too good to say no to. So Moon made the plunge. And we’re glad they did. I look forward to introducing you to the dynamite trio from Simaudio in April. See you on the other side.

SIMAUDIO

SIMAUDIO ACE: $4,200 US

SIMAUDIO Voice 22: $3,200 US

SIMAUDIO Voice & Ace combo: $7,000 US simaudio.com