Not sure if they plan to release a sub module or not for this big boy. But I wouldn’t be surprised.
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Dutch & Dutch 15C Discussion
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Possibly to allow studios to hang them on walls or from ceilings like the 8Cs.
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U bracket for 8c studio is made of black powder-coated steel and can easily cope with the weight of the 8c either pole, ceiling, or wall-mounted. Holes are fitted to cater for industries standard clamps or pole mount adapters.
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Yeah, I had same thought further up in the thread, but these things are massive. Those will need to be some very serious brackets and ceiling/walls they connect in to!Possibly to allow studios to hang them on walls or from ceilings like the 8Cs.
Studio U-Bracket - per pair
U bracket for 8c studio is made of black powder-coated steel and can easily cope with the weight of the 8c either pole, ceiling, or wall-mounted. Holes are fitted to cater for industries standard clamps or pole mount adapters.
… and good luck actually lifting and positioning them in such a configuration, need a craneRobocop
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In terms of studio monitors there are much bigger available although generally made to order and tend to be soffit mounted in a studio. Here's a Genelec version with 2 x 18" bass drivers. Approx $35,000 US each.
- Height: 37-3/4" (960 mm)
- Width: 46-1/2" (1180 mm)
- Depth: 25-5/8" (650 mm)
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Proving that there's an upside to everything...
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Its an incremental gain, but a gain none the less.
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Reminds me of the Summas I bought off of Earl Geddes in 2008
I believe this photo is from 2005? Earl Geddes on the left and Duke LeJeune on the right iirc:
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Most brands need an unobtainable level of cost to anchor the consumers expected cost at a high level. 45k speakers are a bargain compared to 100k.
Every so often i learn a fact that helps unburden me of some subconscious anxiety.
Knowing that this is the price frees me from the burden of worrying whether I can afford the 15Cs. I can't.
Phew! Everything is fine, now.
No picture does it justice. You really need to stand by it to see how massive it is.
Back side:
Back side:
Could you listen to them?
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You can get a Ford Mustang for about $40K but a Ford GT will set you back a million
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Between $40K and $1M, Ford offers many Mustang variants, most hovering between $40K and $120K
If you extended this idea to loudspeakers, you would have:
1) The "low end" Dutch & Dutch for $10K
2) The "high end" Dutch & Dutch at 25X the price, or $250,000
3) "midrange" offerings at $20K-$40K-ish
The Gedlee Summas I bought were the top of Earl's line, at $10K. I didn't need his top end speaker, in fact I reached out to him to buy the midrange speaker, which is what most people would do I think. I doubt there's a massive gap in performance between his 12" model (Abbey?) and his 15" Model (Summa.)
I bought the top of the line purely for two reasons:
1) Earl had a backlog of speakers and the wait was almost a year
2) To me, the Summa seemed like a bargain, even at $10K. There is absolutely no way that I could finish a speaker as well as Earl did, and even if I could it would probably take me a hundred hours. When I bought the speakers I was making $91K a year, which meant my time was worth $4,375. ($43.75 per hour x 100 hours)
And believe me, I would much rather get paid to sit in front of a computer then sand carbon fiber in 110 degree heat.
In summary, I'd say the Dutch & Dutch 15C is an absolute DEAL at $100K. It really should be around $250K.
Of course, that sounds flat out insane, but then there is one last part, and that is that these things are COLLECTIBLE.
I can't even COUNT the number of loudspeakers I have thrown away. It took me THREE YEARS to sell my Vandersteen. I had them on Craigslist for $150!!! I just couldn't unload those dumb speakers because they're so common. I got a ton of people kicking the tires, but it seemed like everyone just wanted to talk to me and get my take on how they sound, and then they'd mumble something about "getting back to me," and then I had to wait another six months to find a potential buyer.
From the first month I had my Summas, I was getting emails from people who wanted to buy them. I eventually sold them, when one of the emails came from someone who was in the same state.
So that's another 'cool' thing about spendy audio gear; it's collectible like a Ford GT is.
A five year old Ford Mustang is worth half of what it cost new.
A five year old Ford GT is worth twice what it cost new.
That's why $100K is a good deal.
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heh what a absolute unit
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