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Old 01-22-2018, 02:11 AM
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The one in cast 24K gold seems ridiculous.

I am surprised they left out the Genesis Dragon, the Nola Reference IV, Arakis, Marten Coultrane Supreme II and a couple of others.

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The one in cast 24K gold seems ridiculous.


C’mon, solid 24kt gold is an excellent material to prevent cabinet resonance.
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Total overkill. Am sure I'd be happy with a set of $90,000 speakers.
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It’s the waveguide, you can’t put a price on that kind of technology.
Tony, it's funny you say that for Revel uses that technology with respect to their tweeters and they are considered amongst the best !
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Honestly even if I had the money, there’s not one of those ugly beasts I’d want in my home.
I thought most stunningly beautiful. If I had the money I feel sure I'd fall to my wants and buy them. (although I'd hope I'd be more grounded)
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The one in cast 24K gold seems ridiculous.
Not if someone on the design team couldn't spell and thought they meant to produce a speaker that presented an ideal lode.
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Old 01-25-2018, 01:17 PM
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They forgot to tell about the Five Million Dollar speaker system from River's Tone , the world's best stereo system for smaller rooms!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCX8XP9jLOo
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They forgot to tell about the Five Million Dollar speaker system from River's Tone , the world's best stereo system for smaller rooms!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCX8XP9jLOo
The billionaire's Bose Wave.
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The billionaire's Bose Wave.
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Old 01-25-2018, 04:38 PM
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A few YouTube demos of the biggies:

Viola & Genesis Dragon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7FkdO6PjLc

darTZeel & Marten Coultrane Supreme II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaAtSaQudUs

Nola Grand Reference VI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkBog0ODXfw

Kharma Enigma Veyron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwnLWPOkCFA

La Assoluta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AopKefqnqe8

darTZeel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=civhlkzR5H4

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