Anyone hear the Caravelle speaker and not like it?

A couple of thoughts:

HYPE? Nope, owned enough audio equipment too long to say these are hype....Go listen for yourself.
To those that measuer a speakers performance by its cost of parts must not be in a business or are completely ignorant of intellectual capital. Go buy the parts and build it yourself....oh, and while your at it, try and commercialize it....oh, and while your at it, capitalize the business, market the business, etc. etc. ever heard of overhead, or heaven forbid a profit? I would not argue about another man's profit unless you yourself don't care about making your own. After all making money is how we all live. I think the Caravelle's are fairly priced. In fact I think they are undervalued.

Theaudiotweak and warrenh,

Got mad? Why did you look another people feedback and previous posts in order to personal attact them?

Just stay on the subject !

"I think the Caravelle's are fairly priced. In fact I think they are undervalued."

Yeah right !

This makes me smile. A couple of years ago the well-known company that makes my own speakers introduced a new model which quickly received several positive press reviews. The manufacturer is a firm widely recognized for steadfastly keeping the prices of its wares within the realm of high end sanity, especially given their level of engineering and performance. Their conscious decision not to persue the cost-no-object market segment has probably cost them audiophile cache in the long run.

The speaker was a small floorstanding 2-way without deep bass that cost in the low $2,000's (I am speaking of the Thiel 2.4). I went to listen to this speaker and was very impressed with what I heard, it generally exceeding my relatively modest exectations in rather suprising ways. It was by no means without flaw or limitation, but it struck me as an attractive package and a good value for the right application.

whattaya think they (the audiogon feedback) are there for? there's nothing personal about your resume, my man. You are what you are.. nahneeenahneenahna..I'm through with you and this thread. I'm glad you've come around to seeing that the Caravelles are fairly priced. It took you awhile, but you are now free. Theaudiotweak may be able to get you on the wait list. Maybe by next Christmas you'll be grooving?...plenty of time to save up...my job is done. another Caravelle conversion. It's my calling....just call me "Caravelleman." Too forward? Too ostentatious? How 'bout, "the man." I'm going to have to think on this. Sorry Gendut, but I couldn't resist that poor resume of yours. I know it was a bit low, but you know the deal: what goes around comes around. I shouldn't have lowered myself, true, so I'll call my mentor for spiritual solace and advice. You're on your own big guy. beat away....peace, warren

Alex, the 2.4's were introduced at $3900 and are now $4400. Were you thinking of the 1.6?