Broken hearted...magnepan and vandersteen

The beauty of the BMR is the RAAL ribbon tweeter...and as was previously mentioned, you can still buy them from Salk 


http://www.salksound.com/model.php?model=BMR%20Monitors

another RAAL ribbon tweeter alternative loudspeaker for less money that seems to be getting very favorable comments...and you have a 30 day return...is from Ascend.

http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/SRM2EX/srm2ex.html

Good News....you can now build your own Dennis Murphy BMRs for under $1500....Dennis is saying over on AVS that the cabinets will be available soon for about $400 for the pair.

https://meniscusaudio.com/product/phiharmonic-audio-bmr-speaker-kit/

I had a very different experience than you. I was at a Vandersteen speaker show in Atlanta last week. I heard a VAST difference between the Treo ct and the quatro ct. To me the quatros were completely different than the Treos It wouldn't make sense for Richard to make identically sounding speakers wher one was about half the price as the other?. I initially went to the show to buy the treo ct but I much preferred the quatro. Note: the quatro were properly set up in a private room and the treos were in an open environment.  I have owned Vandersteen speakers for 44 years. You cannot beat time and phase correct speakers.

@markpop how cool :-) Vandersteen powered bass is a wonderful thing indeed !

re " The problem with the vandersteen speakers is that they have drivers that overlap over a wide range. This is not only pointless but can cause a muddy sound."

--- Sorry, not trying to pick a fight, but as a Vandersteen owner for 20+ years, this is bogus. I’ve listened to the 3, the Treo CT and the Quatro CT at some length, too. Great speakers. I'm no fanboy, but as I research my next pair of speakers, Vandys keep coming up at the top of the list, with some other good makes. Richard V is a genius.