wikeeboy Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) Item: Perigee FK1 Location: Melbourne Price: $3,500, $2,950 Item Condition: Good Reason for selling: NLR Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal (+fees), COD, Direct Deposit Extra Info: These are ribbon hybrid speakers made by Graz of Apogee Acoustic fame in very limited numbers. They have a 6" proprietary ribbon tweeter, along with twin 6.5" drivers. They combine the speed, resolution and transparency of ribbons, whilst providing fast, solid and low reaching bass (28hz). They are 4ohm with 92db sensitivity and can play loud! These were my dream speakers and are what got me into audio. Most were sold overseas with only a small amount staying in the AUS market. I searched high and low for mine, finally finding a pair from an old Perigee dealer in NSW. I have owned them for approx 6-7 years which is the longest by far i've held on to anything audio related! I've had many speakers come and go over the years but none have lasted like these. Most recently i had some $30k speakers in house and although they were more coherent from top to bottom, the Perigee's just smashed them in the mid/highs. The other speakers sounded great till you put them side by side with the peri's, after that they sounded like there was a cloth over the tweeters. The Peri's are the fastest, most transparent, open and dynamic speakers i've owned. Around a year ago, Graz brought out an update to these which he calls Perigee FK1 Advanced. By all accounts it takes these to another level. I mention this to show that they are still supported by Graz and can continue to be improved upon. The upgrade brings new ribbons, internal wiring and an external off the chart crossover (like you see Mike Lenehan doing). The speakers have cavities in the base which can be filled. I used kiln dried sand mixed with lead shot, i'll provide that with the speakers. The speaker terminals are high quality bi-wire types. The speakers have grills to protect the drivers although i prefer them off. The speakers sit on bases called 'perisers' which lift them up a little higher and provide a wider base for stability. Both the speakers and the perisers have provisions to screw in spikes (i used track audio spikes to good effect). These were originally voiced with Musical Fidelity Nuvista 3D and M3 components, and sounded awesome when i had them running that way. They loved the romantic nature of the nuvista's, whilst benefitting from the current delivery. Of recent times i have been using Devialet, and this specific pair of Peri's were the ones Devialet used to analyse for the SAM profile you can download/enable for them. It lowers the output to 21hz which seriously shakes the house foundations! I thought i would keep these forever, but the fact is with a small family space is at a premium and i just don't have the room to store them. I need to make way for some incoming beasts which are easily over 10 times the price of these (which speaks volumes about the quality of these for the money). I'm not kidding when i say considering letting go of these is like breaking up with my childhood sweetheart. With these you can have your cake and eat it too, ribbon quality mids and highs in a reasonably slim enclosure with thunderous bottom end. I have the original boxes so can ship interstate if required. Pictures: Edited August 6, 2017 by wikeeboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob181 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Yum... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRu? Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Wow.... what did it take to unseat these beauties? Glws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wikeeboy Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 Regarding a query on dimensions, these are approx 350Dx225Wx1050H. Weight is around 30-35kg's i think, and with the cavity filled around 60-65kg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob181 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Wikee...any further info Advanced mods... Can't find them anywhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wikeeboy Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 G'day Rob, You definitely won't find anything online about it. There is a user on here that has had the upgrade done... @tri-k A little more info here I can PM more details if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremrock Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 These things combine the slam of Mikes speakers with the delicacy i've heard from my old Ambience. Awesome things assuming they're the same model @tri-k has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wikeeboy Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 Ok, changing this to a FS classified and dropping the price to $2,950. I need the space and these need a good home! A hell of a lot of speaker for the coin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyonthecoast Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Hello Friend I wan't to delete, messages, so can PM you??, re the above, to have to wait till tomorrow, as I have to go to work, I can't seem to find much about these, on google??, have you any links?? Sorry must go now!!, will contact tomorrow, around 7 PM David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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