Whatever year it was that the CES High End exhibits were in the Alexis Park...

Posted by John Marks (M) on April 25, 2024 at 09:37:10

In Reply to: Is it too much to ask ? Audio Note posted by Elixir63 on April 24, 2024 at 20:48:19:

Whatever year it was that the CES High End exhibits were in the Alexis Park (and correct me if I am wrong, but I think the exhibitor was Herb Reichert, who now writes for Stereophile), my friend Jeff Mitchell and I visited the Audio Note importer's room.

The loudspeaker being played was a "bookshelf" loudspeaker about the size of an old KLH or Advent large-woofer sealed box. IIRC, MSRP was $19,000 the pair--for bookshelf loudspeakers circa 1997.

I asked if we could hear something I brought along, which was a CDR of Jery Bruck's recording of the Joe Wheeler completion of Mahler's Tenth Symphony, in the cleaned-up-score version that had been done for the Colorado MahlerFest.

Jeff and I stood there (IIRC, the speakers were in horizontal disposition and were placed higher than is normal), totally caught up in the music.

It's a cliche (klee-shay), but, there was a Magic to the Midrange. So, we forgot about the lack of true low bass, and the fact that the dynamics were not true-to-life.

Now, I am sure that those loudspeakers are long gone. And I have never seen "Audio Note" and "Great Value for Money" in the same paragraph. (Until a few moments ago, that is!)

So, I understand where you are coming from, but I don't think I'd go there, even if I won the Lottery.

My latest loudspeaker design, for a client, uses a Beyma 3-inch Air Motion Transformer combined with a Purifi woofer-mid with the "Hair-Scrunchi" woofer surround. I post a picture just for discussion--that loudspeaker is not for sale!!! That is a 5.25-inch woofer (pretty much the same size as the LS3/5A woofer) with passive radiators on both cabinet sides. The enclosure is 12.75 inches tall.

I think that the Purifi "Hair-Scrunchi" woofer surround and Thin Ply Carbon Diaphragms, especially Metamodal TPCD diaphragms, are the most significant improvements in loudspeaker technology in more than 20 years.

The link is to a review where I explain TPCD technology.

My thought being, if I were shopping today for myself, without prejudging the outcome, I'd start my search with whatever retail-market loudspeakers I could find with TPCD or Purify technology.

Best of luck,

john

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Topic - Is it too much to ask ? Audio Note - Elixir63 20:48:19 04/24/24 (14)

RE: Is it too much to ask ? Audio Note - richard hickey 02:37:14 04/26/24 (1)

Well done - Edp 07:45:02 04/26/24 (0)

Do not purchase without hearing based upon your SF issues - Edp 10:09:25 04/25/24 (1)

There is no 99dB 8" woofer in existence - Wojciech 18:23:17 04/30/24 (0)

Whatever year it was that the CES High End exhibits were in the Alexis Park... - John Marks 09:37:10 04/25/24 (0)

RE: Is it too much to ask ? Audio Note - chocolate_lover 07:42:08 04/25/24 (0)

RE: Is it too much to ask ? Audio Note - Inmate51 04:56:43 04/25/24 (7)

RE: Is it too much to ask ? Audio Note - JCarney 05:30:18 04/25/24 (6)

RE: Is it too much to ask ? Audio Note - Elixir63 08:26:25 04/25/24 (3)

RE: Is it too much to ask ? Audio Note - MylesJ 17:15:08 04/30/24 (0)

RE: Is it too much to ask ? Audio Note - Elixir63 21:55:23 04/25/24 (0)

RE: Is it too much to ask ? Audio Note - JCarney 11:13:09 04/25/24 (0)

RE: Is it too much to ask ? Audio Note - Inmate51 08:13:33 04/25/24 (1)

RE: Is it too much to ask ? Audio Note - JCarney 11:06:23 04/25/24 (0)

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