Blueoris Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) Item: High efficient, full range speaker, ideal for tube amps. Location: Brisbane Price: 2500, Pickup only, cash on pickup. Item Condition: Excellent (9 / 10) Reason for selling: I built a multipurpose, family friendly audio system for my main room and have not space for a specialized second system. Payment Method: Pickup - Cash only Extra Info: If you are into SET Class A tube amps, or have a high quality, low powered solid circuit amp (like a Pass Labs First Watts amp) or simply are sensitive to timing misalignment of speakers with crossovers, this is one of the best speakers at this price point. This particular model is equipped with a 10 inch Neodymium driver from Audionirvana (discontinued due to its high price) that produces a rich aural image due to an extraordinarily timing qualities of a single point source on each channel. The result, for well recorded music, is incredible imaging and a breathtaking width of sound stage. The cabinet is hand made in a beautiful rosewood with satin and oil finish. Retail price is just over $4000 Cabinet: 975 (h) x 325(w) x 315 (d) Displacement: 70 litres Weight: 24 kg Driver: Magnet weight: 862g Efficiency (1W @ 1m) >99dB Freq Range: 37 - 20,000 Voice Coil: 35mm, Power (rms): 30W Photos: Advertisements without photos of the actual item will not be approved. Edited July 22, 2019 by Blueoris 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauliD Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Condition is 9.9 out of 100. Geez you're harsh! A typo I assume 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueoris Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, PauliD said: Condition is 9.9 out of 100. Geez you're harsh! A typo I assume LOL. Thanks for pointing that. Fixed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondes Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Wow these look great. Is there a 10" Neodymium, as I could only find reference to a Ferrite (cheap) and Alnico (expensive) model in the 10" driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundscape Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Looks like the "Megalong" from Tubesound Audio https://www.tubesoundaudio.com.au/loudspeakers.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueoris Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Demondes said: Wow these look great. Is there a 10" Neodymium, as I could only find reference to a Ferrite (cheap) and Alnico (expensive) model in the 10" driver. Not any more. They used to be available but they were discontinued around March 2015. The page backup in the Wayback machine shows them listed for the last time around that date. https://web.archive.org/web/20150310145910/http://www.commonsenseaudio.com/nirvana.html What I was told by the manufacturer was that the 10 inch had the same neodymium magnet as the 12 inch (same size, weight etc), but its lower price didn't offered good economics for them. They preferred to sell that magnet in the 12 inch as a higher price. It is unfortunate that they discontinued them as that amount of magnet driving a smaller cone offered best balance in terms of bass control, detail and efficiency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueoris Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Dave O))) said: Looks like the "Megalong" from Tubesound Audio https://www.tubesoundaudio.com.au/loudspeakers.asp Yes, same cabinet builder. Excellent quality products. But note that the Megalong is offered with the less expensive 10 inch Anilco driver instead of the premium neodymium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundscape Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Yes, same cabinet builder. Excellent quality products. But note that the Megalong is offered with the less expensive 10 inch Anilco driver instead of the premium neodymium.They do look like very nice cabinets. Coincidentally I am visiting Stephen at TSA later in the week to discuss a rack build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueoris Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Dave O))) said: 10 minutes ago, Blueoris said: Yes, same cabinet builder. Excellent quality products. But note that the Megalong is offered with the less expensive 10 inch Anilco driver instead of the premium neodymium. They do look like very nice cabinets. Coincidentally I am visiting Stephen at TSA later in the week to discuss a rack build. Wow, that's a great coincidence. Stephen is a really nice and knowledgeable guy. And he offers a great service too. Sometime after I got those speakers I wanted to get a pair of OTL tube monoblocks from him, but sadly I can't have two audio systems at home. Good luck with your rack build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundscape Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I must make time to have a listen to his systems. Good luck with a sale [emoji106] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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