Thanks for the review. How do they compare to the Qualio IQ you just reviewed? I’m interested in both so if you could keep just one, what is your preference?
Finally your review! I love mine with my Galion TS 120 SE but i've paired them with 2 Class D monoblocs Bel Canto 500m and the sound was surprising and different from very powerful amplifiers for so efficient speakers . Very clean and holographic sound in both cases. Violin, guitar and piano are amazing on them. The last album of Joe Hisaishi seems to have been made for them.
heard them at cap audio fest. I wasn't blown away, but I gravitate towards speakers with detail, slam, and speed. these are more warm, relaxed, and chill.
In some difficult rooms OB can be a solution. My room is small and HARD. Lots of concrete, minimal soft landings. And since it's shared space, no chance of room treatments. In the last 10 years I've had five or six different speaker systems. Then someone suggested OB. I bought the Linkwitz LXmini+2 with the Pass dedicated electronic crossover. The saws and jackhammers disappeared. BIG smiles!
Love to hear them, they sound awesome - Sound is very personal, a speaker no matter how well built or expensive, may or may not excite you in some way, which has nothing to do with the speaker and all to do with our own auditory responses to a particular sound frequency.
Great review, I was looking at these for a time but living remotely I got cold feet. Any chance you will review any Graham Audio speakers, like the Graham LS 5/5 or the LS 8/1 ?
Try spacing the FR driver from the baffle by like 3mm to I cm in front of the baffle. It's reversible! I try many things like that on my speakers if it's reversible or just a matter of adding spacers. I even take this a step further by making cutouts on the FR cone to simulate an open edge cone. I do that to my 10" coaxials cos the open cone is so large and simulate a 4" cone and an 8" cone on the 10" cone. Way more control in the med and way less shouty, and more holographic!
Open Baffles do a whole Different Sound , a Beautiful Sound , but Growing up with the JBLs the KLHs and the HPMs the Sound isn't what I'm used to, so i Will Stick with my Spendor Classic 100s , a Little more pricey but its the British Rock Sound I Love, i will Give these a Close and Enjoyable non Fatiguing 2nd. Great Review
Was wanting a review from you. Your purchasing says a lot. My only open baffle is not really open baffle it is ESS Heil tweeters on ESS AMT 1 B's. Guitar Amps are open to the back. Like to hear your review of Spacial Audio or the designers new company.
I believe the break in is because the speaker surround needs the get more pliable from use if should be more efficient once it takes less power to produce sound
Large driver diameter does wonders and a 6.8 mh inductor on it would give it some punch. 😂 I would like to make speakers with a 15" boxed woofer and an open identical woofer and an open 10" coaxial on the top.
Thanks for the review. How do they compare to the Qualio IQ you just reviewed? I’m interested in both so if you could keep just one, what is your preference?
Thanks for the review. Also, the James Gang reference; what a great album, I can listen to it straight through.
Great review. I appreciate your passion for audio and your straightforward, informative reviews. Keep up the great work!
I met the owner at RMAF back in 2014. A very nice guy indeed.
Finally your review! I love mine with my Galion TS 120 SE but i've paired them with 2 Class D monoblocs Bel Canto 500m and the sound was surprising and different from very powerful amplifiers for so efficient speakers . Very clean and holographic sound in both cases. Violin, guitar and piano are amazing on them. The last album of Joe Hisaishi seems to have been made for them.
heard them at cap audio fest. I wasn't blown away, but I gravitate towards speakers with detail, slam, and speed. these are more warm, relaxed, and chill.
I love open baffle speakers as a concept, I've never tried some in my room, though. It would be great to see a number of open source designs for them.
I'm with you. Not crossed over to the OB dark side yet. They appear to require a lot of space which many don't have.☮️🇦🇺
I've been close to pulling the trigger on the MOFI 888's or the Focal Aria evo IV's but now I may need to rethink my options.
In some difficult rooms OB can be a solution. My room is small and HARD. Lots of concrete, minimal soft landings. And since it's shared space, no chance of room treatments. In the last 10 years I've had five or six different speaker systems. Then someone suggested OB. I bought the Linkwitz LXmini+2 with the Pass dedicated electronic crossover. The saws and jackhammers disappeared. BIG smiles!
Love to hear them, they sound awesome - Sound is very personal, a speaker no matter how well built or expensive, may or may not excite you in some way, which has nothing to do with the speaker and all to do with our own auditory responses to a particular sound frequency.
Great review. Love my PAPs.
Great review, I was looking at these for a time but living remotely I got cold feet.
Any chance you will review any Graham Audio speakers, like the Graham LS 5/5 or the LS 8/1 ?
Try spacing the FR driver from the baffle by like 3mm to I cm in front of the baffle. It's reversible! I try many things like that on my speakers if it's reversible or just a matter of adding spacers. I even take this a step further by making cutouts on the FR cone to simulate an open edge cone. I do that to my 10" coaxials cos the open cone is so large and simulate a 4" cone and an 8" cone on the 10" cone. Way more control in the med and way less shouty, and more holographic!
Every time with you is the next best thing…. Hard to believe….moreover when I had the very same speakers on trial and I was unimpressed
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Everyone’s setup, room and listening preferences are different.
Hard to believe …you tried these speakers.
Thanks for sharing
I will get back to you in 5 years and check you still have them.😮
They'll be gone in a couple of months
Open Baffles do a whole Different Sound , a Beautiful Sound , but Growing up with the JBLs the KLHs and the HPMs the Sound isn't what I'm used to, so i Will Stick with my Spendor Classic 100s , a Little more pricey but its the British Rock Sound I Love, i will Give these a Close and Enjoyable non Fatiguing 2nd.
Great Review
Was wanting a review from you.
Your purchasing says a lot.
My only open baffle is not really open baffle it is ESS Heil tweeters on ESS AMT 1 B's.
Guitar Amps are open to the back. Like to hear your review of Spacial Audio or the designers new company.
I believe the break in is because the speaker surround needs the get more pliable from use if should be more efficient once it takes less power to produce sound
How does open baffle produce that kind of bass having no enclosure?
How do you compare them to Qualio IQ Ultra Speakers?
Large driver diameter does wonders and a 6.8 mh inductor on it would give it some punch. 😂 I would like to make speakers with a 15" boxed woofer and an open identical woofer and an open 10" coaxial on the top.
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What Tidal music tracks do you listen to when reviewing audio gear.
29 hz at -12 db maybe
I'm baffled ... not! Been using Spatial Audio loudspeakers for some time now.
Are you reviewing the Nagra streamer soon?
All that and didn't even let us hear how "silky" they are.....
"Duet 15 ExperieMce?"