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Looking at the measurements and reading the review leads me to the conclusion that there are many better choices at this price point. Even in the used market.
Description: Two-way, stand-mounted bass-reflex loudspeaker with internal skyline diffusers, front-firing slotted bass port. Drive unit: Coaxial, with 26mm treatedfabric-dome tweeter, 180mm clear polypropylene-cone midrange/bass driver with reverse-roll rubber surround and 850gm ceramic magnet. Symmetric two-pole crossover. Crossover frequency: 2.9kHz. Binding posts: gold-plated copper. Frequency range: 40Hz20kHz. Nominal impedance: 8 ohms. Sensitivity: 88dB/W/m. Recommended amplifier power: 40100W.
Dimensions: 20.5" (520mm) H × 12" (300mm) W × 10.6" (270mm) D. Weight: 31.8lb (14.3kg).
Finishes: Baltic birch laminate. Tops available in walnut, cherry, and white oak veneers.
Serial numbers of units reviewed: 0111L/0111R. Manufactured in Canada.
Price: $4900/pair. Number of US dealers: sold direct, Internet only, 30-day return policy. Two-year warranty.
Manufacturer: MayFly Audio Systems, 515 Evered Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Tel: (613) 729-4487. Web: mayflyaudio.com. US distributor: Muto Communications. Web: mutocomm.com.
and I appreciate that. That skyline profile affects standing waves internally, and it's a novel approach.
I'm a little surprised the stands weren't as attractive. Perhaps a different skyline approach there as well?
...but I've never been impressed with the Seas coax performance. Seas makes great separates that would work even better for about the same outlay. It would need a higher order crossover to pull it off though.
Sure, why not ?
Baltic Plywood, from Finland and other Northern recent USSR Independents are common with YouTube Content Creators that manufacture small-batch precision wood projects. This Loudspeaker looks to create considerable waste wood that is quite expensive to just dump into the Waste Management Land Fill. ( it's still better than everything plastic from Walmart's China suppliers that fill all of our landfills )
I hope they do a Video of how they stack up all those laminations soooooo perfectly, I'd like to see how they keep each layer from sliding around from having wet titebond acting slippery ( like it does - I sprinkle a bit of common salt to keep it from sliding ). Are they using wood dowels or steel ?
Plywood seems to have a re-model look that might not be approved by spouses, mine is tolerant but she would never choose plywood over traditional furniture appearances no matter how much function is enhanced.
Maybe a nice cloth draped over them would create a pedestal for nice Busts of AOC & Bernie
Tony in Florida
I used to enjoy your posts when they stuck to audio and your admirable experience in this business. I liked your insights and you seem to have good taste in admiring the writing of Stereophile and your taste in equipment. But can you resist the constant digs that are off topic and sadly one sided? I wish you would reserve your ire for the real threats in this world and not the projected bogeymen of the Right.
Time to fire up your own political comment machine?
I get a bit of an 'unfinished vibe' from this product, like an advanced beta test.
It sure is exciting to think about where this project may lead to!
It would be cool to see an array of potential mounts for drivers of people's choosing. I'd like to see how a Lowther or Voxativ driver would work.
FWIW,
I remember an(other) Italian loudspeaker company born in 2000 (they managed to be the first company registered in 2000 :-) ), named Eventus Audio, that had a very similar idea
http://www.eventusaudio.com/EA/sacc.html
Unfortunately, they dont'seem in business anymore.
MTC
Regards,
Carlo Iaccarino
Checked the site out. Fantastic out of the box, but still in the box approach. The way it should be done. It is unfortunate that they're not in business anymore.
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Who wants to drop 10,000 bucks for a pair of passive subs ???
Yes, I might be one-of-a-kind who wants his home audio to be a true FULL-range system : to pump 20Hz or lower subbsss, for cathedral pipe organ music & synthetic bass notes.
Yes, I have done it years back by installing 3 100W powered subs (L, R & L+R channels) hooked up direct to my tube phono-preamp.
Yet I spent only peanut vs to $10,000/pair passive subs, let alone the tons money needed for the amps & electronic x-overs.
Give me a break, please.
Be a smart audio consumer !
Listening is believing
Jack L
"Who wants to drop 10,000 bucks for a pair of passive subs?"
I agree it'd be an unlikely (impulse) purchase. Then again, we all know quality can be expensive. Hard to prejudge the MayFly subwoofer — or any gear — without first fairly auditioning it/them, at some length.
Note, by the way, that we didn't review the subs, and that we explained why. I spent maybe 25 words merely mentioning their availability and price. The rest is up to you. Too dear for your wallet? That makes two of us.
Hi
"Great minds think alike" !
Jack L
Hi
Too true !
But does an average Joe Blow needs/wants to wreck the wallet to own it ?
Likewise, only the very rich & famous are willing to drop $8 million for the most expensive car on this planet today: Mercedes-Maybach Exelero !
Jack L
Interesting. On visual inspection it doesn’t appear to be a strictly diffusive grating (e.g., Schroeder) but has some regular peaks and valleys rotated through the layers of the structure. If something else is going on that I can’t see not sure how it is patentable, although nothing would surprise me with the US patent system. Regardless, the design clearly will not function exactly like a diffuser, but I can only assume it will convert something to heat. More a thought experiment than practical but I suppose, forgetting sides, top and bottom, that with a certain diffuser at a certain distance perpendicular to the speaker would “effectively see” an open baffle design. Anyway, one of those things that I am surprised somebody hadn’t already thought up. Fun.