Brands w/ first order x-over, time & phase aligned

Meadowlark Audio, long defunct, is one brand that used first order xovers and time/phase aligned drivers. I have owned three different models and still enjoy my old trusty Kestrels.

Audio Physic offers time/phased aligned drivers now. As for first order crossovers, I believe I read that once but can't swear to it. I will say the Tempo offers about as holographic a sound as you'll hear.

Vandersteen is hard to beat. Once you get used to them, its very hard to move to something else. Not too many companies make time and phase correct speakers. The design process is very difficult and time consuming. If the Vandersteen's are too revealing for you, the Meadowlark's that Timrhu recommends are very good, if you can find a good used pair.

One of the nice things about Vandersteen, is that they don't have too much of the box colorations you find with most other box speakers, as well as the colorations you get with esl's and ribbons. This type of transparency allows you to change the sound of your system very easily. When you upgrade other components in your system like amps, preamps, and sources, you hear more of the components, and how they change your system.

Also, you should be able to upgrade your 2's to Signature 1 status.

Take a looked at the "Sloped Baffle" thread. Lot's of discussion about time coherent speakers. Two other brands that come to mind are Thiel and Green Mountain Audio. Of course, there's always DEQX which can effect time alignment corrections and room EQ adjustments.

Sure wish there were more brick and mortar stores where hobbyists could burn some time auditioning various speakers without sales pressure. Those days are long since past if they ever existed at all.

Hey Robertsong,
I happen to have Roy Johnson's ultimate creation, the Green Mountain Audio Continuum 3 with the latest HX upgrades on it. It already had the HD upgrades when I bought the speakers from the original owner. It has the rosewood side panels and took Roy 4 months to do all the upgrades including sending the speakers to Audio Magic for their zapping of the wires. This is one of only 3 pairs of C3's ever made that now have his latest HX upgrades included. This speaker was the finest Roy ever made and is in very good condition 8/9. Fully adjustable midrange and tweeter modules so you can get the perfect time alignment no matter how tall or short you are along with stunning clarity from the first order crossovers and the individual housing for each driver. These are one of several pairs of highly rated speakers I bought near the same time and my wife would like to have someone remove the extra clutter--it is enjoyable to hear different well executed designs at different times, however. You can go to the GMA website under archived speakers to read about the C3's. The 6moons review was over the top in it's praise and this was before the HD and HX upgrades were even thought of--much better now says Roy. I can't vouch for the changes as I bought them from the original owner without hearing first and Roy put the upgrades latest HX upgrades in fresh after I bought the C3's in Colorado. I live in Illinois. These speakers are broken in and ready to be heard. The HX upgrades were over $2000 and the C3/HD's were last retailed at $17,995 prior to the HX upgrade. I would take considerably less than 1/3 if you wanted to try them out. I have the boxes for shipping. I was a VMPS demonstrator until Brian Cheney passed on and although every set of speakers I have are excellent sounding, I guess I just love the VMPS sound as it hits my idea of music better than the other speakers I have--if I had to make one choice. Others would no doubt feel differently and would tell me I'm nuts to let these go. Who can explain the way they hear things to someone who hears it differently and with dissimilar tastes in how music sounds?

Bob