Killingbeans
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According to their website it isn't. Looks like they are supplied with a set of parameters for use with a personal DSP solution.
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Ah, so they are driven actively by external poweramps and external line level xover. This makes sense.
As far as I understand they are for use with outboard crossover and amps. A bit like car audio with seperate dsp and units.
I thought the same. The customer provides the DSP crossover and filters!
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As always, my snarky first thought is $5000 is quite a large sum for two PuriFi 4" woofers and a pair of nice tweeters, in minimal cabinets, with some audio consultation services by Peter Larsen.
But I need to reduce my snarkiness!They have a placeholder for measurements but haven't posted them (or the manual) yet.
The drivers are very expensive about 1500$ Purifi and Blisma and much more expensive than most other bookshelf speakers with a 5000$ pricetag per pair. But in the end I would agree that you can't win any price performance contest with these speakers...As always, my snarky first thought is $5000 is quite a large sum for two PuriFi 4" woofers and a pair of nice tweeters, in minimal cabinets, with some audio consultation services by Peter Larsen.
P.S. you can reduce the price to 3500€ by using the black finish and silk dome tweeter option.
This is just a variation on the Linkwitz LXmini.
Yes, agreed, hence my comment "I need to reduce my snarkiness"!!!
I didn't realize you could go cheaper configuration.
But then I think, $3.5k - $5k for a small two-way!
All that being said, I am eager to see the measurements. It looks well thought out and documented, and for many people will be a fun and the whole enterprise encourages measurement and ability to adjust. Perhaps if this is sold to audiophile community, the customer will get introduced to many of the methods we talk about here, and can learn about what is actually making good sound in their room. And compared to the other tiny 2-way that is being discussed, this seems like a bargain and potentially good sounding!
With separate inputs, perhaps they are designed for an active crossover and biamping.
Killingbeans
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Ken1951
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If I may borrow the phrase from our friends "across the pond" - these guys are just taking the piss.
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100% fugly.
OMG, Tell me that's only a nightmare
Guess they're going for that mind-bending look (and sound?).OMG, Tell me that's only a nightmare
I really don't know who buys these monstrosities.. or do they exist as single specimen to "wow" the crowds at audioshows in whatever manner?OMG, Tell me that's only a nightmare
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Someone repurposed one of those doomsday machine relics roaming around the galaxy.
I think I prefer the planet eating version better though...
Roland68
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These aren't speakers, they're disguised aliens.
They wait until someone is curious enough to look inside...
There's just no explaining the human mind and peoples tastes.I really don't know who buys these monstrosities.. or do they exist as single specimen to "wow" the crowds at audioshows in whatever manner?
When I look at the paintings and such that people consider high art and pay huge money for, I can fully grasp that
there are some who would purchase this..
They'd be better served by a frontal lobotomy ROTF
How did they get ahold of an image from my last colonoscopy?
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