Anyone heard the Alsyvox Botticelli planar speakers?


Full range ribbon tweeter/midrange and push-pull planar magnetic bass driver.  22Hz to 40kHz. 94 dB efficient due to all neo magnets. 260 lbs per speaker.  Has garnered enthusiastic show reviews.  BTW, "only $87k".   Looks beautiful.

https://alsyvox.com/

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@goose   Could it be the huge room that the Bott's were being demo'ed in? I heard that this room had minimal acoustic treatment and was a very tough room. Another thought, the electronics? I personally would NOT discount these speakers based on a demo that you heard at a show...and in the particular room that you heard them in. 
@gwalt -- lucky man! What electronics do you use?I tried my own amp  (a Symphonic Line Kraft 250 class A) on the smaller pair and the sound was full, clear & detailed, with realistic speed and sufficient upper bass — albeit, in a treated room.
To those folks above that think these speakers have the mentioned negative issues you are entitled to your thoughts and I respect you for it. However with that said, I have my speakers set up in in much more customary room setting (17X35), have different electronics, CAT preamp. (tubes) paired to Concert Fidelity ZL120SEv2 (known for musicality), and Purist Audio all copper Neptune Luminist cabling, and a T/A MP3100HV source.
The room at RMAF was not by choice but was all that Alsyvox could get to attend the show. The designer had concerns of its room size (29X35) before getting there and the speakers needed a narrower room with a lower ceiling height to perform their best. I was grateful they were able to attend!
Simply put the room was too big for a lot of speakers and with its live character it needed some acoustic treatment. However, there was no way to drag ASC panels etc. from Spain. The electronics were far different from what I own (although be they are excellent) and the cabling was silver-coated copper.
I invite you to Nebraska to really hear these speakers in a dedicated correctly sized room with none of the above mentioned issues you associated with the show condition room. The speakers at the last 2018 RMAF show were a completely different animal in a room (20X25) with the same electronics and I purchased mine from hearing them shortly after that show. Trust me, they are best I have experienced in 35 years in audio and I have owned more speakers than I care to mention. These speakers can be a real endgame source given non-show conditions.
Last, someone must have liked the room, knowing the room was the issue, as several on the WBF and above stated it was the best of show room but also commented the room.


Everyone has a personal preference and opinion and that is always respected by me.  The whole audio hobby is subjective.

I would like to say that I worked the Alsyvox room at RMAF and I never engaged with so many people that LOVED the sound of system/room.

You can look at some other forums where several have called the room and the sound AMAZING and many people felt the room was best of show.  

I met hundreds of people during RMAF and right now I am in conversations with 5+ customers who are considering purchasing either Tintorettos or Botticellis, each person basing their buying decisions on what they heard at the show.

Many people don't gravitate to a large room.  I personally loved the room and the sound and would sign up for the same room next year.

I just want to paint an accurate picture as there was NOTHING wrong with room/sound to the vast majority of attendees that visited our room.

Of course there will always be exceptions and again total respect for everyone's opinion.

If someone did not personally hear/visit the room then honestly their opinion or comments are not very valuable to me personally.

That is a lot of cash but looks as though you would't have buy a powerful and expensive tube amp to drive them. 

I missed the show this year but will make it back soon.