Funkster Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Could someone please shed some light on Equinox Speakers from South Australia ? I have a cracking deal on some and with nothing online apart from 1 photo on its website I was hoping someone can advise me.. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted March 27, 2021 Volunteer Share Posted March 27, 2021 Not Krix Equinox? https://www.krix.com.au/equinox-mk4/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkster Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 23 minutes ago, sir sanders zingmore said: Not Krix Equinox? https://www.krix.com.au/equinox-mk4/ No mate.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakabatou Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) That photo you refer to looks like a crappy render. Lots of white van alarm bells tbh Edited May 8, 2021 by sakabatou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 32 minutes ago, Funkster said: Could someone please shed some light on Equinox Speakers from South Australia ? I have a cracking deal on some and with nothing online apart from 1 photo on its website I was hoping someone can advise me.. Cheers equinox audio ? as in below ? used to be rick in nsw... website seems to be indeed bereft of anything bar the one photo... so not sure what the to is ... http://www.equinoxaudio.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkster Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 I will get some photos during the week ..there beautiful speakers and uhh...not white van speakers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted March 27, 2021 Volunteer Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Funkster said: No mate.. Ok... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Very well designed/made speakers. I have Equinox Pluto's: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkster Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 On 28/03/2021 at 9:20 PM, blakey72 said: Very well designed/made speakers. I have Equinox Pluto's: Thank you Blakey !! Here are the models and will seal the deal ! Front speakers Perigee Rears Eclipse Sub Equator 2 Appreciate your comments ! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkster Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 On 27/03/2021 at 7:55 PM, Funkster said: Could someone please shed some light on Equinox Speakers from South Australia ? I have a cracking deal on some and with nothing online apart from 1 photo on its website I was hoping someone can advise me.. Cheers Many apologies for my " south Australia " comment.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Just some more info I dug up Perigee were floorstanders RRP $7000 : I think these had quite a high sensitivity around 98dB Eclipse were small bookshelves RRP $3000 Equator obviously a sub RRP $??? Uses a Redgum amp plate modified for Rick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkster Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 3 hours ago, blakey72 said: Just some more info I dug up Perigee were floorstanders RRP $7000 : I think these had quite a high sensitivity around 98dB Eclipse were small bookshelves RRP $3000 Equator obviously a sub RRP $??? Uses a Redgum amp plate modified for Rick. Thanks again Blakey mate ! I have scored the lot with the centre speaker for 1k ! Couple of drivers need reforming but at that price I cannot resist ! Exciting week ahead! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondie Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Iused to own a pair of Equinox Jupiters. The website is odd though, it looks to be hostung render of the Equinox Galaxy but contains zero info. I wonder if Rick has moved onto something else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aasza Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) @Funkster@mondie@blakey72 https://web.archive.org/web/20091018092620/http://www.equinoxaudio.com.au/products/speakers/index.php Edited April 18, 2021 by aasza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 12 hours ago, mondie said: Iused to own a pair of Equinox Jupiters. The website is odd though, it looks to be hostung render of the Equinox Galaxy but contains zero info. I wonder if Rick has moved onto something else. I really like their sound. I'd consider a higher up pair if he was still around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 9 hours ago, aasza said: @Funkster@mondie@blakey72 https://web.archive.org/web/20091018092620/http://www.equinoxaudio.com.au/products/speakers/index.php that is indeed the old website ... is rick still building speakers ? as agree with mondie that current webpage does look a bit odd ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkster Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Agreed the site looks done and believe Rick moved in too greener pastures.. Have Attached a photo and will upload more later.. Got to replace 5 of the wo9fer rubber surrounds ( correct terminology?) Got the 5.1 set up for 1k.. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Marc Posted May 3, 2021 Administrator Share Posted May 3, 2021 Equinox had a good following here on StereoNET early on, but as the brand fell away so did the fans and owners. Only ever heard positive things about their creations though. IIRC there was a pretty fierce competition between Aslan and Equinox back in their peak periods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekyboy Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) On 18/04/2021 at 9:07 PM, betty boop said: that is indeed the old website ... is rick still building speakers ? as agree with mondie that current webpage does look a bit odd ? Rick Stadelmaier was Equinox Audio and he operated out of the west of Sydney, originally in the Vineyard area, but I'm sure he moved his business in later years. I haven't seen any activity from Rick or the website for years. Rick was a very good loudspeaker manufacturer and certainly made an excellent product, with most of his early range of loudspeakers using Audax drivers exclusively. Rick and Peter Stein from ME did several shows together back in the early days when they were held in Jeff's Shed [MCEC] in Melbourne. I believe the relationship with ME soured many years ago and Rick was forced to change his driver compliment from Audax to predominately Visaton in later years and I don't think his business was ever quite the same following that. Cheers, Keith Edited May 3, 2021 by cheekyboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 I think @Monkeyboihas a pair of the big Equinox floor standers. They're the ones with the curved profile, I remember seeing them on his items list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeyboi Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 On 03/05/2021 at 7:45 PM, maximus said: I think @Monkeyboihas a pair of the big Equinox floor standers. They're the ones with the curved profile, I remember seeing them on his items list. Indeed. I still have a pair of the original incarnation of the Equinox Jupiters using the Audax Aerogel drivers. Cabinets are serial numbers 001 and 002. An acquaintance of mine purchased a pair of Jupiters equipped with the later (not Audax) drivers. Personally the later incarnations weren't to my preference but as with all things audio it's very much up to the individual, their room set up etc.... I do however recalling Greg waiting a very long time from the time of ordering his speakers until their final delivery. I'd heard on the grapevine at the time that waiting a very long time for orders on the larger models to be fulfilled wasn't unusual. As per @cheekyboy's comment. Yes apparently the business relationship between Rick Stadelmaier (Equinox Audio) and Peter Stein (ME Sound) did take a turn for the worse quite some years back. I heard a number of "stories" about the parting of their ways which I'm not prepared to repeat here. Needless to say IMHO anything negative isn't good for the industry and in this case specifically for two Australian manufacturers which in their day were highly regarded in their respective fields of expertise. Pictured: my Equinox Jupiters with grill covers off and a client's ME-850 currently on the workbench getting repaired. Cheers, Alan R. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekyboy Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, Monkeyboi said: As per @cheekyboy's comment. Yes apparently the business relationship between Rick Stadelmaier (Equinox Audio) and Peter Stein (ME Sound) did take a turn for the worse quite some years back. I heard a number of "stories" about the parting of their ways which I'm not prepared to repeat here. Needless to say IMHO anything negative isn't good for the industry and in this case specifically for two Australian manufacturers which in their day were highly regarded in their respective fields of expertise. Hello Allan, I agree that negative comments about either Rick or Peter do not help and I certainly did not intend to cast any aspersions on either of them. I had dealings over the years with both men, more so with Peter, but I always found them friendly and professional at those times. Cheers, Keith 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeyboi Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 13 minutes ago, cheekyboy said: Hello Allan, I agree that negative comments about either Rick or Peter do not help and I certainly did not intend to cast any aspersions on either of them. I had dealings over the years with both men, more so with Peter, but I always found them friendly and professional at those times. Cheers, Keith Exactly Keith. I have always had good and professional dealings with both of them. I just took a quick cruise over to the Equinox Audio website. Just a picture of Rick's latest and largest model but alas no text, details, specifications or contact information. Peter still has ME Sound going but it's kinda on pause at the moment. He is very difficult to contact and is working in a limited fashion. Cheers, Alan R. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xCombatWombatx Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 55 minutes ago, Monkeyboi said: Indeed. I still have a pair of the original incarnation of the Equinox Jupiters using the Audax Aerogel drivers. Cabinets are serial numbers 001 and 002. An acquaintance of mine purchased a pair of Jupiters equipped with the later (not Audax) drivers. Personally the later incarnations weren't to my preference but as with all things audio it's very much up to the individual, their room set up etc.... I do however recalling Greg waiting a very long time from the time of ordering his speakers until their final delivery. I'd heard on the grapevine at the time that waiting a very long time for orders on the larger models to be fulfilled wasn't unusual. As per @cheekyboy's comment. Yes apparently the business relationship between Rick Stadelmaier (Equinox Audio) and Peter Stein (ME Sound) did take a turn for the worse quite some years back. I heard a number of "stories" about the parting of their ways which I'm not prepared to repeat here. Needless to say IMHO anything negative isn't good for the industry and in this case specifically for two Australian manufacturers which in their day were highly regarded in their respective fields of expertise. Pictured: my Equinox Jupiters with grill covers off and a client's ME-850 currently on the workbench getting repaired. Cheers, Alan R. Don't have a photo on had myself but I have a pair of the newer Jupiter's, with the Visaton drivers. Bloody love them! powering with Redgum on Rick recommendation and loving it. Never had the privilege of hearing a pair with the Audax drivers though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Gadget Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) My Aphelions and Zenith are still going strong. Edited May 7, 2021 by Mr_Gadget 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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