They are imposing but so are many other expensive speakers. The Genelecs , Nautilus and JBL M2 are as well.
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They are imposing but so are many other expensive speakers. The Genelecs , Nautilus and JBL M2 are as well.
JBL M2 looks like a smallish sound reinforcement speaker that we use to use on stage in 1982.
Horn loaded tweeter with a single high power 15" woofer. It's the oldest design I can think of.
Although we would use a larger horn loaded cabinet for the 15" driver as well.
Cover them in carpet, build a lid for travel and they were good to go.
It is all relative ofc, but the M2 is over 4 ft tall. Not your VMPS in height but is well liked too.
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Those speakers are Constant Beamwidth Transducers (CBT), designed by Don Keele. Before developing these speakers, he worked on sonar technology for the U.S. Navy. He later applied principles from sonar design to loudspeakers(needless to say CBTs are a very simplified version of sonar tech), which lead to the development of CBT speakers.No one wants to see your stinkin' Tektons!
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LOL … well, all about context and perspective. For the listening room the new speakers will be in, certainly they will be the greatest (for my ears anyway)I was sure you were going to say that your new speakers are the greatest
Slightly different than the question that was asked, but, the 'greatest speakers I have ever heard': Ohm F (50 years ago at Tech HiFi in Harvard Square Cambridge), Infinity QRS (friend's house around same time), B&W Nautilus (~20 years ago at a clothing store in SoHo, NYC...really thought a live band was playing; eventually walked up to it and could not believe the transparency and dynamics; and why were these speakers chosen to be used in the showroom floor), Vandersteen Model 3 (20+ years ago at Audio Connection in Verona, NJ - I think this was tube powered). Three of the four (not the Infinity) had a similar characteristic: they jumped off as live music and had incredible presence when I heard them. The Infinity was more about wall of sound as I remember (in those days KLH & Advents were popular and what I was tuned to).
I’d need a 400m3 Swedish style open plan living space before I’d consider such a speaker, Until then I’ll continue to dwell in my 35m3 hovel/cave/oversized wardrobe
I owned Ohm F in the early days. The inverted cone could tear away from the walnut stand with loud music. You had to baby them.
Sounded fantastic before they launched.
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No idea of the "greatest", but the best that I have ever heard are the ones I've mentioned before: Infinity IRS Reference - not sure which iteration they were. Heard them at the long ago defunct Excaliber Audio in Alexandria, VA - circa 1986-7 or so. Huge room with a very high ceiling. They were playing a solo piano LP and it was by far the most amazing reproduction I have ever heard.
Good heavens. It looks like the drivers of four different, random speakers screwed into a tall cabinet just like that. Tell me, could you use the cabinet as a drum? That they're big fun though, that I believe in a heartbeat.I owned B&W 801 and 1989 VMPS SuperTower III.
There really was no comparison.
They don't make them like that anymore.
7' tall, more sound power than you could imagine.
It truly is a fun speaker.
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I’d need a 400m3 Swedish style open plan living space before I’d consider such a speaker, Until then I’ll continue to dwell in my 35m3 hovel/cave/oversized wardrobe
There are smaller, less expensive versions for smaller spaces! In any case, is a good point. My listening space is not much bigger and is likely shrinking soon. Am sure there are others struggling with even less space though.
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