New Speaks

PDR · April 27, 2009

I have been looking for a set of bookshelf speakers to use for back surrounds in my HT.

Since my front arrays use ribbons, I thought if I could find something with ribbons in them

they would probably match better.

Guess I'm lucky because 2 days into my search I found these. They were made by a guy named

Jason(cant recall his last name) from Lucidity Audio in Arizona. The guy that commissioned them

in Edmonton Liked them so much that he ordered floorstanders from the same guy. I had an opportunity

to listen to them and they were quite nice.

I brought these little beauties home and they sound REALLY nice.....they seem to integrate with my

arrays nicely.

I had to go downtown to pick them up, so I made a trip of it and went to one of the high end audio

outlets (Audio Ark) to look at turntables and listen to some $$$ gear. When I was there I had the chance to

listen to some Sonus Faber speaks. These ones,Stradivari Homage :http://www.sonusfaber.com/eng/home.html

They were linked to a huge amp by Audio Research, didnt see the model #, and the source was a Mark Levinson CDP

As I sat in the "Room" and listened for about 10 mins, I was trying to see how my New OBs stacked up....

It didnt take long for me to realize that these didnt compare at all, my system sounds a lot better.

It surprised me, I wasnt expecting it. I was shocked when I asked the retail on the Fabers and they told

me $25,000. **))

This made me feel really great on a Saturday afternoon......and it seems all my hard work at DIY

has paid off. |-|

Perry

BillD · April 27, 2009

Perry, where in Arizona? Does the guy make center speakers? Cuanto cuesta?

Maybe it's THIS GUY?

PDR · April 27, 2009

Bill, I think thats him, heres a bit more info:http://techtalk.parts-express.com/showthread.php?t=206066

I forgot to mention I only paid $250, seems to me the guy I bought them from said they were $500 new.

These use a silver flute driver, but I dont know what ribbon is used........anybody?

Very clean and detailed, for the money dont think I could of done better, unless i DIY.......saws hung up for a while.

Bill.....I'm from Canada....I've never even seen a mexican.....let alone speak spanish....:dd :dd

Perry

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