Most beautiful speakers in the world ?

[ryanosaur]

Designed by a Rock Drummer?

 

[Purité Audio]

A bit like my 27 year old Goldmunds!

If you lay them on their sides.
Keith

 

[Alex_Brouwer]

Radialstrahler loudspeaker system 101 X-Treme MKII

www.mbl.de

These must have been posted by now. https://www.mbl.de/en/loudspeakers/101xmk2

 

[Waxx]

What are these? Looks like open baffle point source with TD Acoustics bass drivers?

I'm quiet sure those are Lii Audio drivers, and they are not good. They remind me in a bad way to the Audio Nirvana fullrange drivers. I guess the drivers are Lii W15 woofer and Lii F15 fullrange drives. They are indeed best suited for an OB like here, but still not something i would recommend in any way.

Lii Audio is also a bit a rip off company of the original Lii Audio china, a legend there, but who's not trading outside China. Lii Audio says they represent him, but the drivers are not designed or build by the original Lii Audio China (that builds bespoke and small series on demand for the Chinese market). They are popular in audiowhoo circles altough.

 

[Skyra]

I was trying to find the manufacturer - withot success, but these are my favourites (probably DIY)

 

[Doenerkunde]

I was trying to find the manufacturer - withot success, but these are my favourites (probably DIY)

It´s a DIY design based on the "Duetta Top" bookshelf by Udo Wohlgemuth from Bochum Germany (Sometimes called "the german DIY pope". Really pleasant character and great guy!)

The AMT tweeter and honeycomb midwoofer are from Eton Germany

Here is a detailed construction report: https://www.acoustic-design-magazin.de/2013/09/14/duetta-top-design/

And here is a pdf review of the Duetta Top bookshelf design with measurements: https://www.hifisound.de/out/media/...MZdYS9sO9pof+ocAghh+2z6v+G93oVFAkNx7clw==.pdf

 

[Oddball]

Would not call them the most BF speakers, but certainly interesting. 2 8" bass drivers and 4 8" passive radiators, 2 on each side of the tower. Per specs they say down to 17hz which is obviously at -xxdB (not specificed), but still would probably roar down low.

I am looking for new LR for HT, so would love a (very) bass heavy tower, but simply can't find anything relevant (like measurements) on these.

EDIT: Lol, Heco La Diva is the model

 

[Skyra]

It´s a DIY design based on the "Duetta Top" bookshelf by Udo Wohlgemuth from Bochum Germany (Sometimes called "the german DIY pope". Really pleasant character and great guy!)

The AMT tweeter and honeycomb midwoofer are from Eton Germany

Here is a detailed construction report: https://www.acoustic-design-magazin.de/2013/09/14/duetta-top-design/

And here is a pdf review of the Duetta Top bookshelf design with measurements: https://www.hifisound.de/out/media/pdf.php?r=kcG+4RBVqbwIwKbLU4octznK6IOdoKNKNpYEAf7H3xcdVL2MZdYS9sO9pof+ocAghh+2z6v+G93oVFAkNx7clw==.pdf

Tons of thanks!!!

 

[dagfinn]

After all the incredible and super expensive "items", this feels relieving. Another DIY speaker, simple and pretty. 12" ScanSpeak woofer and Seas mid & high drivers, about €2500. I'd probably make it fully active, if it was mine .

 

[Thomas Lutro]

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This is what total disregard for sound engineering practice looks like. Tweeter and midrange set a foot and a half apart? Sideways? Using tweeters very unhappy with xo at under 2k? Off axis comb filtering, anyone? This is just plain silly.

 

[im_gumby]

It´s a DIY design based on the "Duetta Top" bookshelf by Udo Wohlgemuth from Bochum Germany (Sometimes called "the german DIY pope". Really pleasant character and great guy!)

The AMT tweeter and honeycomb midwoofer are from Eton Germany

Here is a detailed construction report: https://www.acoustic-design-magazin.de/2013/09/14/duetta-top-design/

And here is a pdf review of the Duetta Top bookshelf design with measurements: https://www.hifisound.de/out/media/pdf.php?r=kcG+4RBVqbwIwKbLU4octznK6IOdoKNKNpYEAf7H3xcdVL2MZdYS9sO9pof+ocAghh+2z6v+G93oVFAkNx7clw==.pdf

I wish I spoke German.
Yes these are beautiful ... but how do they sound?

I mean at some point when you marry art and function... you hit a point where the function is somewhat sacrificed for the art.
(Noting that many say speaker design is already a compromise...)

 

[Svet Angelov]

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After all the incredible and super expensive "items", this feels relieving. Another DIY speaker, simple and pretty. 12" ScanSpeak woofer and Seas mid & high drivers, about €2500. I'd probably make it fully active, if it was mine .

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If these were my speakers I'd caress them and speak very,very softly. I love the clean execution.

 

[Bleib]

Pretty cool

Wharfedale

 

[Juhazi]

Just kidding...
16.000$/pair https://www.stereophile.com/content/tune-audio-trafomatic-rockna-woodyard

 

[Bjorn]

Just kidding...
16.000$/pair https://www.stereophile.com/content/tune-audio-trafomatic-rockna-woodyard

Underlines all that's wrong with the audio market. It's sad.

 

[im_gumby]

Just kidding...
16.000$/pair https://www.stereophile.com/content/tune-audio-trafomatic-rockna-woodyard

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If you go to that site, there's another article for a different speaker company ...

Ava - genuin audio

www.genuin-audio.de

Not the most attractive speaker... but not bad looking either...
You have a Coax w a Bass giving a relatively flat response down to ~33Hz.
This is an active speaker...

And I think this is where the higher costs come in to play.

Are they worth it?

 

[Count Arthur]

Are they worth it?

There are many active 3 way speakers available for considerably less than €17,500.00.

 

[WillBrink]

There are many active 3 way speakers available for considerably less than €17,500.00.

But are they wrapped with leather from virgin animals blessed by the Pope?

 

[Petronius]

Egads:
Some of these things look like Darth Vader having a nightmare

 

[Multicore]

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Most beautiful? I can see that they have a show-off value, like a monster truck, but is this really your idea of beauty?