Vienna Die Muzick flagship speakers


Looks like the new flagship speaker from Vienna Acoustics are going on sale in North America in September or October
for $27K. If I interpret correctly the blurb found at:
http://www.sumikoaudio.net/va/prod_themusic.htm
they seem to be almost like single driver speaker with multi-driver extensions. a flat midrange driver covers 7 octaves from about 100Hz to 20Khz. If I understand correctly, the flat driver is expected to exhibit a pistonic movement, which in turn is designed to eliminate phase distortion caused by uneven excursion/timing between the rim and the center of the driver. The bass goes down to 18Hz through 3 10 inch drivers in a separate enclosure; if these bass drivers are similar to those found in the Mahlers and Strausses, they are also flat pistonic drivers. At the top there is a Mirada supertweeter extending to 100K.

I have heard that final production units will be shown/heard for the 1st time both at SEDIA and RMAF in September and October in Denver in the Sumiko/Soundings Suites. I won't attend SEDIA, but will be at RMAF.

I heard 2nd hand very favorable remarks about them from industry insiders that heard prototypes at CES and the past Montreal show. Has anyone heard these speakers already?
please post your findings here.

And if you were asking, the answer is a very sad NO. . . my wife won't let me buy them! G.
guidocorona
Hi Sean, indeed it was great meeting you, and we all spent a good number of hours bothering Soundings's Rod tomson that fine evening, listening to music, munching on fabulous thingies, and sipping... Ginger-ale in my case. ... By the end I am positive Rod had enough of me "conducting" and subvocalizing *grins!*

Guido

The amps that I now would like to test with Music are the new Rowland M725 mono, and the ARC D450M mono...
Hi Guido, Those amps would be interesting for sure. What amp are you using now? Are you still using the Criterion pre?
Hi again Sean, yes I am using JRDG Criterion as pre. As amps I alternate between Rowland M625 and M312 to power The Music. Guido
AudioQuest4Life and all, the PFO editor has just reposted my Vienna The Music article with a couple of technical corrections.... including the removal of "Murata" from the mention of the supertweeter in the technical specifications. See:

http://positive-feedback.com/Issue59/vienna.htm
Hi Guido,
I have read ypur excelllent review of these speakers in PFO and am wondering whether Part 2 has been published. I can't seem to find it.
Regards. J.