Since the ORION introduction in September 2002 there have been many reviews and comments written on the Internet about the speaker's performance by those who built it and others who spent time listening to it. For a while I kept a list, but links broke. Below are a few remaining samples. You can find more current references by searching the web.
Specific questions can be answered by the ORION Users Group.

QUOTES
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Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:04 am

Today, in 42C heat (that's 105F to you guys Stateside!), I visited Aurelius (aka Mark) to audition his Seigfried Linkwitz Orion, with Music PC, Scott Nixon DAC, and Squeezebox 2. All amps were AKSAN+s.

The system is just incandescent, to use a word which also applies to George Clooney's new film, 'Goodnight, and Good Luck'.

Incredible speed, in all bands. Articulation to die for. Layering and complete absence from intermodulation across the entire range, even to very high SpLs. Engagement which was palpable. I cannot think of a single criticism of this system and am now completely converted to the Dark Side. If there is anyone here thinking of an active system, this is the one, and it is just stupendous. <snip>

Cheers,

Hugh
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Hugh R. Dean
Director
Aspen Amplifiers P/L
Melbourne AUSTRALIA
www.aksaonline.com

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Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 6:47 PM
Subject: Two channel versus surround sound

Siegfried,

I have been listening to my Orions plus Thor's plus Odins in various combinations for close to six months now and just wanted to say that without any reservations that when listening to conventional CD's, Vinyl, a majority of my DVD multi-channel DTS-Dolby discs my preferred arrangement is stereo on the Orions with my surround sound processor working in a straight through direct stereo mode.

I entertained a long time friend and Jazz pianist recently, somebody who spent some of the most engaged times of his life "in" the magic of jazz musicians and his comments after 4 hours of continuous listening were, "I found myself reduced to tears by the emotion of the music, I've never felt that way before except when performing."

I also many times feel the same way.

Thank you again

Mike Singleton

(See also my observations about the usefulness of a center speaker for multi-channel music reproduction.)

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