Comparison Living Voice IBX-R2 to OBX-R2?


How do Living Voice internal cross-over speakers (IBX-R2 & IBX-RW) compare to their OBX models? I'm not in the position to audition them and was hoping someone who has could comment. The Living Voice website indicates there is a subtle difference in favor of the OBX models.
glenalan
I'm still watching this thread and hoping someone has a response. I own the IBX-R2 and would also like to know what can be expected with the outboard crossover.

Have you tried speaking with Living Voice UK directly?
It’s still a good question. Member Noams said that he considered the upgrade from IBX to OBX a substantial improvement. Additionally, I would like to know how important it is to have an all Audio Note system to realize the benefits of moving from the R2 to the RW series. Considering that what I have heard about these speakers has almost exclusively been high praise, why isn’t there more talk about them on this forum? And they’re tube friendly to boot!
Will somebody please give me the story on Living Voice. There must be one. For a speaker to be so well reviewed, and either nobody here owns one or they’re not talking, doesn’t make sense to me. What’s up. You guys all know something that I don’t?
Well I used to own them many years ago and paired them with some Border patrol amps. I found the speaker required a LOT more power than their specs would indicate to come alive. The other concern was using the outboard crossover. It took 2 sets of bi-wire cable and using Kondo SPz the cable cost was more than the speaker! Lastly, they did not fill my large listening room with sound, might have worked better in a smaller room.