Seas' Thors kit up N runnin

The Madisound "Odin" compares with the "Thor" as it shares the same drivers and crossover. "Odin" is a medium sized bookshelf box, whereas "Thor" is floorstanding. The bass from "Thor" is no doubt better, but from about 150 Hz on up they ought to be identical. If you use a subwoofer, "Odin" might be a good choice.

I recently put two "Odins" in the rear of my multichannel system, where they replaced smaller MTM Dynaudios. (The Dynaudios, with 5-inch woofers, are good speakers, but just could not keep up with my three MG1.6 and subwoofers in the front). The "Odins" can keep up, and I hear no problem with the sonics, although I have not listened to them critically as straight stereo speakers. I drive them with vintage Kenwood LO7M amps. These are DC-coupled with response from DC (yes really) to 100KHz, 200 watts into 4 ohms. Class A need not apply.

Construction was easy, but stripping 32 ends of flat wire was tiresome. I came up about 10 inches short on wire, which Madisound speedily corrected. I spent the extra $200 to get the "premium" crossover.

I would have gone with the "Thor", but space did not permit.

Nice responses. The point of my question was: do you know of any speaker that can match the value you get in the Thor's/Odin's (basically same speaker)?? I find them to have no fatigue, and deliver super bass, mids, highs. Of course as I say, the Jadis engineers know how to make great musical amps, which match the Thors beautifully. My theory about speakers are the most important component, close second is the amp, close 3rd is the cdp. I was thinking about the Cayin MK800 mono blocks, each has 4 GU29's (also called FU29's) + their Top on line preamp. Take a look at those babies. Its the last amp on the page, you can barely see it , almost off the page. Then go to their preamps. But I'm assuming those 2 will cost be $$$, don't know the exact price. I'm guessing around $8K for both. That line has yet to fully hit the US market. So I'll "settle" for the Jadis DA60/used in about a yr. I'll be set for life.

Anyone have any questions, please by all means feel free to ask anything you care to. I'd love to field questions. I've heard my fair share of speakers.

Is there any reason why Audiogon is not posting my posts??

I see this thread has been lying low, but how could it be that nobody could answer Bartokfan's challenge: A speaker as good or better than Seas/Thor, no more than 70 lb, no more than $2000?

Of course, it is unfair to compare a DIY design where you do the assembling with models where someone else, possibly an expert builder, labors on it.

I don't know how much to allow for someone else to assemble the speaker. But to make it fair and to pick a nice round number, can we make it $3000?
This will bring in Salk QW, Zu, a couple of Tylers in the play.