New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan
As I understand it, Clayton developed these speakers after he parted with Spatial Audio. At a cost of ~$3K, which is astounding, and a beautify wood baffle, they look sensational. I heard the sound of them in the video below on my cans and was super-impressed. They go very low in response as well. I can't wait to hear more reviews of them as I am sure that they will be excellent performers for a really affordable price. You have lived until you have had OB speakers in your room, which is just my humble opinion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRrgJ-_npls
This is not a good design for a number of reasons. If you are looking for a dipole you are far better off with Maggies or ESls. All dipoles require subwoofers without exception, not just for better bass, but for cleaner midrange. Any woodworker with a moderate amount of skill could make these speakers in their sleep. I could do it comatose. I also hate BS and that video is full of it.
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We are all learning from each other. We are all each others Guru brothers (and sisters). We are a projection machine. We see nothing but our own self. When you point the finger at someone.....three are pointing back to you. Love yourself so much that all you see is EVERYONE's beauty. Jaytor, Check out the two pics on the bottom of my webpage about making these and other bi-amped versions. The first pic shows someone who has a two way speaker using two ($20 each) 12s and the planar driver. That is not a box....it is an open baffle speaker.....with a top on it (no back). You can see his separate baffle for the planar that can be moved up and back. The picture of my baffle is below....it has a shelf on it. Of course, you could make a separate baffle for say 4 12 inch woofs and next to it another baffle with a line source of planars and then physically time align the two baffles. Two 12s is plenty of bass for me. I will, no doubt, make a line source of 4 of the 8 inch planars down the road.....then comes bi-amping and dsp speaker eq. |
I'll keep my comments to the product that Clayton delivers, which is the Caladan. Assembly took about 30 minutes per speaker, and all parts were included including a wrench and torx head screwdriver. Once assembled, the speaker baffle tilts back maybe 6 to 8 degrees....but that is of course adjustable as well with the Gaia III feet. All components appear to be those hinted at on other forums or on their website, namely: IsoAcoustics Gaia III feet, WBT Nextgen 0703 binding posts, Jupiter twisted pair lacquered cotton wiring, US Coils air coils, Jupiter copper foil and Dayton Audio capacitors, and Dayton Audio wire wound resistors. The maple baffle slabs that I ordered my speakers in, are 1.5" thick, very attractive and blemish free. I will post images if I can get imgpile to upload correctly. I am leaving early tomorrow morning for vacation, so unfortunately I won't be able to get any listening impressions until I get back next Tuesday. |
I am heading out of town early in the morning tomorrow, and I can't get the picture link to work.....here are some urls for pics to paste https://imgpile.com/i/xoTwIW |
vthokie83 Thanks for the pictures and updates. I am excited to hear what gear you use with these and your thoughts. I may purchase new components, but I want to hear some feedback from others 1st. I am still several months out on my order. |
