Question about quality of Meadowlark

I am so satified with my BH2's, that I would buy more of them as an investment if I had the money. They are selling for $4500 used right now(if they sell), down from $7000 used that was being seen in Feb 2005 when Meadowlark went under. The drivers and components are so expensive in these, and the cabinetry first rate, with solid tops and fronts, that they are a work of art and a great buy at $7k. The sound is fantastic, WAF is high, and they are VERY tube friendly.
Mine were demos, the price was right, and came with a full warrantly, that is now worthless. There is little to go wrong on these, as others have mentioned, with parts available. Any good audio repair shop can easily repair these, should repair be needed. Amps and CD units break,but I have never had a speaker break!

Hello there 9 years late.
I bought a pair of used, mildly cosmetically compromised Kestrels in April 2013 and I just have to say that I would have been happy paying double that for them. They're incredibly musical with bass that is far more realistic than Totem Hawks - which are pretty damn good - one of the best speakers I've owned and one pair that I will never let go of.

I heard the Kestrels back in 2003, and they were fabulously musical.

I own the Meadowlark Nighhawks - currently up for sale now. No issues what so ever and one of the most satisfying speaker I have ever owned. Building my own components now so I need money to fund those projects. Not sure I agree with expensive drivers (Seas and Vifa) compared to what I have seen in other manufacturers. Pat went out of business because his speakers were priced to low for the quality of the wood he was using. In building my own components, I can make a preamp, phone stage, DAC, etc, with parts costs of $1000 - $1500 that will completely crush what you can buy but the cost for me to produce a really nice chassis is $1000-$1500. That is more than the parts I am using and I use the best parts I can purchase. That would mean I would probably have to charge 2.5 to 3 times that price just for the chassis if I were to sell through a dealer network!

My speakers are up for sale on US Audio Mart if anyone is interested, send me a message (sorry to advertise here!)

Happy Listening.

I just read my post from nearly 10 years ago. Still own Kestrels. I've bought and sold many speakers since then but not the Kestrels. They never ceases to satisfy when called in to duty.