Speakers you want/need to hear

[evan1]

Just saw this . Interesting designs.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lawrence-Audio-Violin-Loudspeaker-2011-CES-Standout-/130485449394?pt=Speakers_Subwoofers

[JLM]

The Lawrence Audio Violins appear to be designed for nearfield while standing up.   

And the primary surfaces you that wouldn't want to be parallel are the front baffle and back wall.  Yet they advertize non are.   

Wonder what drivers are used?

[jsaliga]

Big, beefy, adequately "full-range" for my purposes, nicely efficient, and best of all designer / builder Duke LeJeune understands the issue of room acoustics / interaction and factors those concerns into his designs. All of his stuff is of interest to me and I'd love to be able to listen, and scratch this particular itch! - String

http://www.audiokinesis.com/index.html

I went with a custom Planetarium Alpha setup from Duke.  These speakers have integrated down firing subs and come with a seperate amp to drive them.



After owning them for several months I spoke to Duke and added a pair of satellite subs so now I basically have the Swarm.  I have been listening to these speakers for almost a year now and am very pleased.  I won't say you would be happy with a pair of Jazz Modules because one can't really know how someone else will judge a speaker.  But I will say that Duke is terrific to deal with.  And from what I have seen everyone who owns a pair of his speakers has nothing but great things to say about them.

My setup is a little more expensive than the Jazz modules.  The base system was $6,000 (they might have gone up a little since I bought them) and the pair of satellite subs added another $1,200.  It really is a sweet sounding setup.  Cymbals and brass are so life-like with these speakers.

I'd like to think these will be the last speakers I'll buy.  But I honestly felt that way with my Omega Max Hemps so never say never.

--Jerome

[rollo]

 Looking good Jerome. Enjoy !!!!


charles