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The crossover parts are cheap indeed (at least for this kind of speaker), but let's not forget that this is only a prototype crossover ... thay may opt for something more fancy when the design is finalised, or close to beeing finalysed.
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I see standard off the shelf parts from Mundorf and Solen, not any extraordinary good ones.
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Avalon uses these elements in Tessaract. 4x15" sub woofers 1x11" ceramic/honeycomb midbass 1x4.5" ceramic mid 1x 0.78" diamond tweeter The crossover components in Supreme II are just in this test model.
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You're correct regarding the ceramic mid. It's still a heck of a speaker. I prefer the BCC Accutons which have better damping than the previous generation. Also, Avalon are using the CELL-concept drivers which have lower distortion and are more coherent than previous generations. Avalon speakers have always sounded natural and coherent & are great sound stagers. But the new Tesseract looks like it also delivers serious bass. Vive la difference as they say
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I have no doubt that Tesseract is a very very good speaker. Thought, this thread is about the test version of Marten Supreme II. I don't take a bad listening experience as the truth of a HiFi gear. But a good listening experience counts. Bad gear can't sound good but good gear can sound bad. Some brands makes me smile other don't. It's not always easy to say why. It's also to some content personal. Especially when we talk about gear in this price range.
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Doesn't the Supreme 2 incorporate the new 'Cell' tech drivers or am I missing something ?
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Yes, the Coltrane Supreme 2 is using the Cell concept Diamond Tweeter & midrange...both excellent. I was just making the point the Tesseract is also using these drivers, but not the diamond version mid. Anyway, point taken about the Marten thread. I'll be quiet now
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SO, the Coltrane Supreme FOUR tower speakers is down sizing to just TWO towers?? 360,000 Euros seems a wee bit high for only two towers....unless there will be two extra ones for the Supreme???
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But it is still a crazy lot of money. |
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