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Review on the Tyler Acoustics Lynbrook Signature's

This Review Is For The Tyler Acoustics Lynbrook Signature Series 1 Piece System in the Ribbon Mahogany Finish.

After a 200+ hour break-in period I have to say that these are the most Transparent and Revealing Speakers that I have owned or Audition.These speakers sound good from the begining but after the 200+ break-in period they are nothing but Remarkable. They posses a Superb Transient Response and a Distinguished Low Bass Performance that is hard to find in other speakers. Delicate Highs with a Beautiful Midrage Detail and a Wide Soundstage.The Lynbrooks are one of the Most Complete Full Range High End Speakers you can find and at $5500.00 it is a Real bargain because in order to achive this kind of performance you will have to spend at least twice as much for Speakers.The High End "Seas" drivers used on these speakers are the same drivers used in much more expensive speakers as the Joseph Audio Pearl Speakers ( MSRP$20,000) or the Von Schwikert VR-5 (MSRP $25,000). Actually on my list of speakers that I was considering purchasing these two were on it along with the Dali Euphonia MS5, B&W 800D and the Legacy Audio Whispers. I auditioned all of these speakers but still was not as convinced in their sound/performance as and when I purchased the Tyler Lynbrook Signature Series. I am not in any way saying that the before mentioned speakers are not good speakers I am simply saying that I felt that they did not bring out the sound performance that I was looking for in a pair of High End speakers.As far as the Lynbrook Signature Series I just couldn't find anything negative to write about these wonderful speakers.They are so clear and detail that you can hear every instrument being played but with the delicacy that you want to spend hours listening to them.These Speakers Have a Deep,Open and Wide SoundStage. They are without a doubt a very Musical Appealing Speakers.I am spending hours going thru my 300+ CDs,SACDs,HDCDs,XRCD24s collection and it is like listening to them for the first time but with the emphasis,transparency and detail that I have not experience with any other speakers before. I am Very Please that I didn't have to spend twiced as much to get this kind of Sound/Performance and Built Quality. These Speakers are Gorgeous looking Speakers and The Ribbon Mahogany Finish is Beautiful and the Built Quality is Outstanding. My Advice is that if you are looking for a pair of Full Range High End Speakers Give these Speakers a try. You have 20 days to Audition them and if you are not satisfy you can return them to get you money back. I honestly doubt that you will return these Remarkable speakers because it will very hard to find this kind of performance and built quality at this price.
I will appreciate sharing your commnents or experiences with these speakers or any other Tyler Acoustic Speakers.
Hope this review is helpfull to others.

My Best Regards to All.

Carlos
Queens, New York.

Equipment Used For This Review,

Musical Fidelity TriVista SACD/CD Player
Parasound Halo C1 Processor
Parasound Halo JC1 High Current Monoblock Amplifiers(2)
Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II 1m. Interconnects
Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II 2m Interconnects
Acoustic Zen Satori Shotgun 10ft. Speaker Cables

Speakers Auditioned for this Review

Von Schwikert VR7
Dali Euphonia MS5
B&W 800D
Legacy Audio Whispers
Definitive Technology BP7000SC
Revel Ultima Salons
Thiel CS7.2
nypr2003
bartokfan
664 posts
 
Carlos the only thing I would point out in your post above is that the Tyler LSS mids are 'warm'. They are not warm as how I understand the term "warm". I define warm as , "hazy/smokey/heavy/ veiled, as if the speaker itself is inside a box, which to me is distortion, offerings 'rough" musical image, fq's not cleanly/clearly diffentiated. Which amounts to fatigue after say a hours listening.
The Seas Excel drivers are in fact rather on the 'cold" side. But thats a good thing IMO, as the music is as you say, pinpoint/transparent(no cloudiness=warm).
Comparing my Thos MTM's with Tyler's top part, the MTM section. , I'd even say Tyler has his drivers slightly less "steely' than the Thors. The W18's and T25 have that "cold/steely" characteristic, which to me is the essense of dynamics. Any warm speaker, which most are, do not match the LSS is dynamics. Ty seems to have tamed them somewhat in his xover.

With my Thors, i can shake the walls with a Mississippi Bules cd I have. Yet I'm after that added bass of the dual W22's, only for the slight bottom end in orchestral. The W18's miss the lowest octaves.
With the LSS's dual 8's, there is absoluetly no need for a sub, offering the most delicate and controled bass I've ever heard.
I'd really love to have a look at the xover Ty designed for that 5 way. it'd really be interesting to see the components.
nypr2003 OP
23 posts
 
Hi Bartokfan,
Everyone has a different definition of what "warms" means when it comes to sound. In my case when I mentioned that the mid's are warm I was refering to the fact that they are not bright and forward or mechanical sounding which is the case with some speakers. The sound coming from my LSS is neutral, Very Natural and has a nice warm sense to the music with a delicate and very detailed wide soundstage. The music is very well presented to you and not thrown at you as with some speakers. My definition of warm is when a speaker's sound tends to embrace you in such a way that you want to stay where you are listening for many hours. That's exactly the feeling that I get with the Lynbrook Signature Series. I honestly never got that feeling from other speakers that I have owned or Audition. Im not saying that there are not other speakers that can do exactly what the LSS do in my system but in the price range of these Lynbrook Signature series I strongly doubt that there is a speaker that can do the same. I love them every minute and the more I play them the better they sound. The Clarity and Detail combine with the the Beautiful low end extension and Wide Soundstage makes these speakers to be one of the most Musical Appealing Speakers out there!!!!

Regards,
Carlos
stltrains
845 posts
 
Carlos i totally agree with your review, after long hours of musical heaven i love my linbrooks and know where you are coming from, i can give you one more thing to put on your list of things to think about adding to your system, a first class analog front end, after adding that to my system i really found out what the linbrooks can do, the most incredible sounds abound, sweet and flowing, i just upgraded my cartridge and its like every step you take up the audio ladder the better it gets, i know some guys dont believe it but you really get what you pay for, and most of the time more money equals better performance, welcome to the Tyler club and many hours of musical heaven, mike
bartokfan
664 posts
 
Yes, the Linbrook and any speaker that use Excel's are neutral. The description 'warm" is a s i describe above. Heavy, bloated midrange. This applies to almost every speaker I've auditioned in the past 10 yrs. It is extremely difficult for a driver's manufactuer to get rid of the dissonance in the voicing of the mids from a midwoofer. This is why the Dansih lab called seas spent decades developing their Excel line before releasing the driver on the open market. Though Seas makes dozens of midwoofers, none match the qualities exhibited by their Excel line. The Excel is recognized by a few european labs, also by the great speaker engineer, Linkwitz and also by the famous speaker maker Von Schweikert.

AFAIK only Tyler has configured this LSS design. How Ty came up with the xover in this 5 driver tower is something of miraculous feat, considering these drivers are notoriously known for being 'cranky', "not easy to tame'.
Here's the story of a little known DIYer in Kentucky develop[ing one of the world's greatest speakers.
I'd boubt even the europeans have matched what Tyler has done with the Excel line. Though I'm sure someone over there is about to copy his xover work. Hopefully Tyler has a patent on his designs.
Yes the LSS is "warm and very inviting", the listenings have you rediscover all your music in a new image.
Keep us posted in your equipmemnt upgrades. Those speakers are only limited by the associated equipment used.
btw pretty impressive array of equipment you have.
For source i have the cayin 17, with new Bugle Boy tubes/quad on the way. Not sure how the Cayin performs next to the MF. I'll take a look at it today.

btw I see you auditioned both the Von Schweikerts and the Theil's. I could audition the Theil's in Alabama.
I've heard the Legacy Whispers(audio store), Revel(New orleans audio club meeting, 3 yrs ago), B&W's(several models).
stltrains
845 posts
 
i would like to throw what i think the meaning of warm means in a total system IMHO, it means being able to listen for hours on end, with out fatigue, or drifting from the music, in my system my wife and i love music so much we can come home on any day get dinner down, and start playing music till we are ready for bed, my system has got that total realism that i have been looking for, and my Tylers contributed big time to the puzzle, i have been a music listener for a long time, back in the early days of hi fi as a kid with my parents fisher console stereo, this is where i caught the music bug, through systems i have had through the years including surround sound, thinking they were the answer for the realism, they were fine systems but i knew they were still missing that realism i knew was out there and i could afford, i am in a place now where i can really enjoy the sound of music for hours on end, any how thats what in think what warm means in a system, Beatles Sunday got to go have a good one, mike
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