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 | | Accompanying the bass loss in loud complex music is a degree of harshness which can grate on the ear, but fortunately this lessens as the volume eases up, making for reasonably relaxed long-term listening. |
 | | In fact, with music which is not too heavily scored and tends to idle along at a moderate dynamic level the 523 is very good at portraying a sense of space and acoustic round the performers. |
 | | Under these conditions, too, it does very credibly in the imaging department, giving one of the best results in the group with one difficult passage for female choir. |
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