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Kingsound King Speakers Huge ESLs

I have learned from Roger DuNaier at Performance Devices that the Kingsound King will be showing at RMAF. The demo will also include Acoustic Arts and Concert Fidelity components, which I have not heard with the King yet.

I stumbled upon this speaker at CES, had to spend very little time with it to know it was worthy of further investigation. You can see my pics of it in my virtual system, as I have purchased it. As an owner I am interested in discussion with others around the world who have purchased it. I am especially interested in amps which have been used with it, and thought about their integration with the King.

Anyone who knows the Planar landscape is aware that a few manufacturers dominate this sector of speaker sales, and for good reason, as they have good products. My perspective is that I do not care who is the Giant and who the "David" in speaker manufacturing. I simply want to point out what I consider to be exceptional products that I have discovered, so that the audiophile at large can be aware of them. This is a speaker which those who can accommodate a large planar should know about, as I find its performance exceptional.

My first post about these speakers seems to have been removed, so I am re-posting.
(Disclaimer: I reviewed this speaker for Dagogo.com)
douglas_schroeder
blindjim
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yep... the pic said something else to me... 4ft? That's a deal breaker for me.

I agree too that big amps make a world of difference if for no other reason than the control they exude on the drivers. Until I got into tubes recently, I felt the deal was 86-88db speakers with five or six hundred watt amp (s). Definitely nothing under 250.

Then there was tubes... and uh, the 'room', 4-6 more channels, and yada yada... then back to 5.1 again.

I'd be more than curious to see how the Butler TDB 2250 fared with those Kings. the influence of tubes, but speed of SS, and there's that control factor. My TDB 5150 in 2ch mode (only the Sonatas being connected) comes close to 250wpc and sounds like it, yet outputs only a buck and a half into 8, all ch driven. So I use it as a 3 ch amp in HT for the fronts & center.

Zu has my attention now but again, the room issue surfaces as the "Presence" is interesting. Adversely, so is the Quattro wood.
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abruce
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Did anybody hear these at RMAF?
douglas_schroeder OP
3,281 posts
 
Having just written the review and as an owner I made it a point to hear them. Not speaking to the attendant components, the set up left much to be desired. The speaker is capable of astounding sound, but at least four or five important advantages to establishing the King for ultimate performance were not implemented. They appeared to have been quickly plopped into the room, and as such were heard at their worst, not their best. Consequently, they sounded good, but a far cry from their best.

Frankly, they were set up poorly at CES as well. I'm just glad I was able to distinguish the poor conditions from the speaker and get them into my room! I will comment more in my show report.
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