Hi Jeff,
thanks for your email.
The surrounds and center look very nice.
It is cool that you did not forget about those who might think of using your speakers for their stereo rig but still have an option to expend to 5.1 SACD or AC3.
Without a doubt, it must be a great "SD speaker" system.
Seems like you do not get to much rest lately.
It has been only a month and you've already came out with the new subs, center & surrounds.
Very impressive.
As to my prototype, well it is nothing to go bananas about.
Yes, its size is/will be much smaller then Madisons - about 54" high, 12" deep, 12" wide.
And I am not really trying to replicate the sound of the Sachiko. In fact, my biggest challenge and what drove me into this project is the idea of the single driver speaker that is:
- relatively easy to drive, including SET amps.
- manageable size
- very high WAF ( my wife loves these speakers already and gave me her blessing for this and another project)
- achieving decent low frequency response.
- source direct and omnidirectional qualities.
- but the most importantly - awesome, 3D, dynamic and huge sound that can be fit into the small to medium rooms.
There is another project that I am also very exited about.
True omnidirectional speaker with the use of the single full-range driver and horn-loaded super tweeter. But that is in the really far future.....maybe next year or so.
I will be more then happy to have you over to listen to the first pair. Sometime by the end of this year during one of the NY Raves. I am planning to host the special "Analog Rave" - with my two or three modified TT, Sachiko and Double Spiral speakers as well as RWA (Red Wine Audio) new (prototype) battery-powered phono-stage and my own Isabella battery preamp.
Should be fun.
I will try to share with the rest about the progress and the end results.
Take care and hope to see you in the near future.
Regards
Mariusz
