End Game Speakers - The Quest Continues

[MKR]

It can't doesn't get any more end game than this View attachment 350378

Didn’t you already say that once in this thread? Only once allowed, beyond that you will be receiving demerits

 

[MKR]

I don't remember if I saw it in his previous thread or in a private message, but @MKR's room is quite large and quite beautiful.

Sorry Duke, appreciate the kind words, but I think you are mistaking my room with another. It is yet to be built (unfortunately)

 

[MKR]

Given that D&D's primary market is professional recording studios, and given that the 8c is a worldclass midfield monitor, two directions they might go are towards main monitors or towards dedicated mixing monitors. And main monitors would call for significantly higher output, as one of the jobs of the main monitors is "impress the clients", in this case the clients being the musicians who are paying the recording studio. When the studio plays the album they just finished for the band, they want the band members to be blown away. This doesn't usually happen at modest sound pressure levels.

My guess is that the step up (in output at least) from midfield monitors to main monitors is likely to be a significant one.

Well said Duke … You are not far off the mark I suspect

 

[MKR]

There's no way it'll be worse

Correct

 

[MKR]

I believe he is looking for something with more output.

Somebody has been paying attention and has a good memory

 

[Mr. Widget]

Already did, dropped from short list

I would too.
Nice speakers to be sure and impeccable measurements, but for my taste they are lacking subjectively from the mids on up and then there is the aesthetic challenge.

 

[MKR]

I would too.
Nice speakers to be sure and impeccable measurements, but for my taste they are lacking subjectively from the mids on up and then there is the aesthetic challenge.

Exactly, and overpriced for what you get. If I were going to go that route would have someone build me a set of the M2 clones for a fraction of the price

 

[MKR]

@MKR what's wrong with the D&D 8c?

Nothing wrong except lacking in output. Go big or go home, surface area is king

 

[Ron Texas]

Nothing wrong except lacking in output. Go big or go home, surface area is king

Wishing you a future with high output.

 

[Duke]

Sorry Duke, appreciate the kind words, but I think you are mistaking my room with another. It is yet to be built (unfortunately)

That's weird. I have a mental image of what I thought was your room. Ha!

 

[MKR]

That's weird. I have a mental image of what I thought was your room. Ha!

Maybe you are just seeing the future

 

[Duke]

Maybe you are just seeing the future

Well that would explain my speakers being in the room and your bank account being empty...

 

[MKR]

Well that would explain my speakers being in the room and your bank account being empty...

Well played sir, well played

 

[MKR]

@MKR, you might check these out.

Yup … already well aware of those, been discussing with AJ for weeks. They are the new Titans, horn loaded line source with Dayton (previous B&G) planars and 12 (yes 12) Dayton woofers per tower. Fully active variable directivity cardioid! I wasn’t going to mention anything quite yet because I only got to spend a short time with them first day of show, wanted to give them a fair shake. Do note they are just prototypes and still need some “tweaking”, but even so, wow, amazing sound from these beasts. Will be spending more time with them last day of show and provide a more detailed report later.

And I am sure you noticed, and to my prior comments, no room treatment in that room

 

[HeadDoc12]

Yup … already well aware of those, been discussing with AJ for weeks. They are the new Titans, horn loaded line source with Dayton (previous B&G) planars and 12 (yes 12) Dayton woofers per tower. Fully active variable directivity cardioid! I wasn’t going to mention anything quite yet because I only got to spend a short time with them first day of show, wanted to give them a fair shake. Do note they are just prototypes and still need some “tweaking”, but even so, wow, amazing sound from these beasts. Will be spending more time with them last day of show and provide a more detailed report later.

And I am sure you noticed, and to my prior comments, no room treatment in that room

Um, WOW. You had me at "fully active variable directivity cardioid." Plus, I actually really like the look (even if they are prototypes in a somewhat dark room). Having neither heard them or heard OF them, these are now my endgame speakers. Now, the only serious question to ask myself is which major organ I might be able to live without (at least for a little while) in order to afford them... anyone here need a kidney? Spleen? Thyroid? Anyone?

 

[kma100]

Yup … already well aware of those, been discussing with AJ for weeks. They are the new Titans, horn loaded line source with Dayton (previous B&G) planars and 12 (yes 12) Dayton woofers per tower. Fully active variable directivity cardioid! I wasn’t going to mention anything quite yet because I only got to spend a short time with them first day of show, wanted to give them a fair shake. Do note they are just prototypes and still need some “tweaking”, but even so, wow, amazing sound from these beasts. Will be spending more time with them last day of show and provide a more detailed report later.

And I am sure you noticed, and to my prior comments, no room treatment in that room

The heart wants what the heart wants. I see roads leading to AJ's speakers (he does need up update the website though!)

 

[MKR]

Um, WOW. You had me at "fully active variable directivity cardioid." Plus, I actually really like the look (even if they are prototypes in a somewhat dark room). Having neither heard them or heard OF them, these are now my endgame speakers. Now, the only serious question to ask myself is which major organ I might be able to live without (at least for a little while) in order to afford them... anyone here need a kidney? Spleen? Thyroid? Anyone?

Well, not sure what your budget is, but in this hobby of insane pricing, these are reasonably (it’s all relative of course) priced at $22k

 

[muslhead]

Correct, thank you sir. Although it is the room to be built, does not yet exist

Sorry, is it meters or ft?
never mind, answered later in this thread.
Ignore me

 

[MKR]

Sorry, is it meters or ft?

Sorry, that would be feet

 

[MKR]

Sorry, is it meters or ft?
never mind, answered later in this thread.
Ignore me

No worries, all good … I am sure you were thinking wow, that is a massive room (assuming meters)