Tube Friendly Speakers - Down to 30Hz - $3000?

Did you notice there was no tolerance on that spec? They could be 20 db down at 28Hz. That's the same ploy the mid-fi receiver companies used to use for amplifier specs. "500 watts per channel". Which usually meant 1 channel driven and only at 1Khz, and only for a brief
period of time.

You don't really think you will replace your VR4s with anything that retails for 850.00, do you? Hopefully you are shopping for a 2nd system.

Oz

Nope. Shopping for the primary system.

Tvad, here's another one I ran across: Oscar Heil Kithara - unusual design and not the prettiest one out there but goes down to 28Hz and can be had below $3k (even one available now on Agon). I heard their smaller bookshelf speaker and that one sounded quite good.

Have fun browsing for that new speaker....

Rene

10-14-06: Restock
Tvad, here's another one I ran across: Oscar Heil Kithara - unusual design and not the prettiest one out there but goes down to 28Hz and can be had below $3k (even one available now on Agon).

Yup. Saw that one too...look earlier in the thread. Actually started a thread dedicated to trying to hear these in S. California. Never did hear them. I'd have to travel to Central California to do so.

I was acually able to hear the Oscar Heil Aulos at a local dealer who is a big fan of efficient ribbon speakers, driving all of his ribbons with tubes.

I was quite skeptical about the tweeter integrating with the dynamic driver, but it works quite well. At least nothing problematic I could detect in the hour I listened to them.

I should listen to them in my system sometime...

Rene