Yes not too many owners of these speakers in fact I only know of two other
members who have them. Speaker Art was pretty much a one man
operation and he didn't follow the typical audio business model of paying
for adverts in the audio rags. Had he done so I think his speakers would be
a common name within the audio circles albiet more expensive.
Between that and his limited dealership network his speakers fell under the
radar for most audio consumers. I think that was by design as he wanted to
stay small enough to maintain the quality and high value to cost ratio his
speakers are known for.
However those that do own them usually never part with them hence the
reason why you rarely ever see them on the used market.
As with any speaker proper placement will yield the best results. I am in the
middle of remodeling my house so I have them in a less than ideal room
about 12x12. Although they sound really good (no bass overload) they
sounded spectacular in the bigger room I had them in before.
Pricing: I think he had quoted me something like $3500 for a new pair but
that was over a year ago.
Can't comment on the ribbon vs soft dome either as I've only owned the
original clefs and the super's although one of the members on here who
owns the super clefs told me he recently heard the ribbons at Bob's house
and thought they were amazing.
As much as I love these speakers and highly recomend them keep in mind
there are a lot of very good monitors in that price range.
The best thing for you to do is go out and listen to as many speakers as
you can vs making a decision based on what you read in the forums.
Not sure why your email didn't go through but you can PM me for Bob's
contact info.
members who have them. Speaker Art was pretty much a one man
operation and he didn't follow the typical audio business model of paying
for adverts in the audio rags. Had he done so I think his speakers would be
a common name within the audio circles albiet more expensive.
Between that and his limited dealership network his speakers fell under the
radar for most audio consumers. I think that was by design as he wanted to
stay small enough to maintain the quality and high value to cost ratio his
speakers are known for.
However those that do own them usually never part with them hence the
reason why you rarely ever see them on the used market.
As with any speaker proper placement will yield the best results. I am in the
middle of remodeling my house so I have them in a less than ideal room
about 12x12. Although they sound really good (no bass overload) they
sounded spectacular in the bigger room I had them in before.
Pricing: I think he had quoted me something like $3500 for a new pair but
that was over a year ago.
Can't comment on the ribbon vs soft dome either as I've only owned the
original clefs and the super's although one of the members on here who
owns the super clefs told me he recently heard the ribbons at Bob's house
and thought they were amazing.
As much as I love these speakers and highly recomend them keep in mind
there are a lot of very good monitors in that price range.
The best thing for you to do is go out and listen to as many speakers as
you can vs making a decision based on what you read in the forums.
Not sure why your email didn't go through but you can PM me for Bob's
contact info.