Raidho C1.1

The lack of level adjustment of the stands is indeed a pain if you are using the speakers on solid uneven flooring because the ball isolated floor coupling is capable of audible rattle with loud dynamic music. I needed to move the C-1's to carpet to solve that problem.

The stand is non-rigid by design and when you own these things you will quickly grasp that the low mass really aids dynamics.

Changes between the C-1.0 and the C-1.1 are comprehensive. New driver, new tweeter, new terminals and the inclusion of Nordost Odin internal cabling.

All I can say right now is Magico have a serious competitor...

I never liked any of the Magico speakers, granted I have not heard the new Q series. But if the C1.1s sound like the older Magicos, then they're not my cup of tea.

Looks like my journey into finding what this speaker sound like has come to an end. The dealer near me seems to have absolutely no interest in letting me audition them despite my calls and even email by the head of Raidho to the dealer. What's the use of having a dealer like that? Might as well sell factory direct.

Dracule, you should speak with Ryan at Vapor Audio.
The Cirrus may give the Raidho a serious run for the money or be better.
Oh, and you might save 12 grand in the process.
I have a pair of Breeze on the way.
Todd

Todd, thanks for the suggestion. I have the Ridge Street Audio Street Sasons with the best cross-over parts I know of, Dueland CAST caps and resistors and custom inductors using 8 guauge wires built into the stands, like the Vapors. Cabinets are combination of granite, composite, and birch plywood. Crossover wiring is ribbon silver that makes direct contact with speaker cable without binding post between them. I do not think the Vapors are better than the Sasons. However, the Raidho C1.1s are built from scratch from ground up using proprietary drivers (not from cookie cutter manufacturers), stands, and cabinets. Neither Vapor or the RSAD (both essentially one man company) has the facility or research know how to make such a speaker. Price is high but always can be negotiated through the dealer.