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In the Thread: A new CES 2010 loudspeaker?

Post Subject: Ocean Way Best of the ShowPosted by Saturntube on: 1/13/2010

I was there and heard it a while and then came back the next day to see if what I heard was true... it was.I talked with Allen Sides who was there showing his speakers and having a good time. It is a 3 way speaker, It has a 1" JBL compression driver, The square midrange-high horn is a 250 hz design, he crosses it over as the literature says at 650 hz, but it can change since he does the fine tuning himself if you buy this $ 100 k speakers. In the middle there is a 15" driver, I dont know the make but it does not look like an Altec 515 or 416 series since it doesnt have the hole in the center of the dustcap. The center area in which 3 circles show through the cloth is hollow, at least no driver in there. The bottom part Holds an 18" driver. All drivers are geometrically time aligned. The Cabinet is square, it seems to me as it would be redesigned A7 cabinet with its 15" driver. They also have a smaller model which is just the two top cabinets, the 1" horn and the 15" driver and that goes down to 40-45 hz by itself, when the 18" driver cabinet is included, they cut the 15" driver up to 70 hz. At least this is the standard explanation Allen Sides gave to anyone asking (I was asking).They were using the Voila 4 way electronic Xovers, Allen Sides clearly stated "No digital tampering of any kind and that is why we get such good soundstage". I am not sure but it seems they can be sold with Allens own electronic Xovers which were behind a glass rack door so I could only see a red led light in the center. One huge amp for each driver.It sounded very dynamic, we were listening to the speakers very close even at 1 or 2 meters from the speakers they had a good soundstage, nice tone and reasonable details and texture, I am not a reviewer and dont intend to be.

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