Daber 2: better speaker in the world for $1k?

Timocc asked:

Is there a better loudspeaker in the world for less than $1k? How about for less than $2k?

I've never heard any of Daber's speakers, so I'm in no position to comment one way or the other (and no such comment is intended by this post), but as to "less than $2k", there is always the Daber 3 at $1800.

Just sayin' ;-}

Marty

Yes, excellent tweeter, one of the best domes I've ever heard. We're using one of the Transducer Labs tweeters in the Vapor Aurora because no other dome has as lively and engaging a sound. Be extremely careful as that dome is literally thinner than an egg shell and extremely fragile. I know, I broke one. Meniscus sells small screens that offer some protection for those probing fingers.

Looks like a Peerless woofer, Nomex cone, which is pretty nice too.

That said, there's no doubt that there are plenty of monitors in that price range which can boast better in-room response than Daber's posted response plots.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150982779693544&set=a.266982443543.141877.238385448543&type=1&theater

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Daber-Audio/238385448543

And while on-axis response isn't everything, it's about 90% of everything when it comes to accurate reproduction.

Pete

I rarely ever weigh in on a thread that mentions my product, but I think that on this one I need to. Tim has been a great customer. He has owned three pairs of my speakers and is on the edge of ordering a fourth, when his money is right.

To give you a bit of background, I went through a dark period of life, divorce, loss of children, etc, which may explain the absence of newly listed product you may have not seen from me in the last year. Tim came to me at the time when I was finishing the Monitor 2. He ordered a pair of Monitor 3's and a pair of Monitor 2's. He owned the first pair of commercially available Monitor 2's ever, in fact. He has written me many a letter/email about how much he has enjoyed them. I told him that I deeply appreciate all of the compliments, but perhaps he could let the rest of the world know his joy since I was not financially in a position to blow a ton on advertising due to afformentioned circumstances. The recent influx of comments/posts are probably my fault for offering that suggestion. I think that because he and I went through very similar life events and he enjoyed what I have sold him, he wanted to help me out. He's been a great customer, and for that I am thankful.

As far as gathering other opinions, I can tell you this much; there will be an upcoming review from a very well respected source. Until then, Happy Listening!

Luvs2listen,
It is just so classless for a manufacturer to come into a thread like this and trash another manufacturer's product.

Vapor caught my eye a few years ago in its first abortive attempt to bring a speaker to market. I really liked what I was reading and the first reports then of Vapor were exciting. Having said that, your post here and posts elsewhere leave what tastes like ash in my mouth.

Take an example from Duke from Audiokinesis or Ralph from Atmasphere for examples of how to post in threads whithout all the self-promotion and puffery.

I don't own Daber; I just care for your style.

Mike

Dang small smartphone keypad: The last should read I don't care for your style.