Somebody else making a go at....

[xavier]

....a speaker company:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1671134483/urban-fidelity-speakers

[Jay1]

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Pretty cool idea to bring large speakers back into peoples living rooms.

[fastbike1]

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Fair bit of discussion about this on DIY Audio.

[foxfire3]

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I wonder which American company is making their drivers?

[greywarden]

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Looks like a GRS 8" FR but without the ribbed cone.

NVM it's the Goldwood

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=290-379

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ecellent artwork. shame it dosen't use a nicer surround like some of the peerless.

[Mark65]

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Looks like a GRS 8" FR but without the ribbed cone.

NVM it's the Goldwood

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=290-379

Might be the cone, but theirs has a cast aluminum frame, not stamped steel.


Mark

[johnnyrichards]

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I wonder which American company is making their drivers?

Two dollars to a donut says it is Eminence.

[czag]

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I wonder why the driver is not flush mounted. Does it have less of a negative impact with that type of driver?

Chris

[Paul Carmody]

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I'm impressed that he's already passed his goal. This kickstarter thing really seems to work for some ventures. Though part of me can't help but be skeptical about the whole thing.

[jonasz]

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I think it's awesome he jumped all the boxes and went for dipole straight away. High end to the people! :applause:

But seriously it would be fantastic if he could get this to gather ground in these ht-times. I remember back in the seventies and eighties there were a dedicated "stereo" with big speakers in almost every home, at least here in Scandinavia. The average soundquality was for sure better back in the days compared to today with all the "microsystems" floating around...

[fdieck]

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High end to the people!

.......certainly no low end. The guy cut a hole in a board, stuck a speaker in it, and painted grafitti on it. Zero design involved, what do think this thing sounds like?

[duanebro]

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A "mid fifties f3" on a 13" wide OB? No xo?

[johnnyrichards]

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High end to the people!

.......certainly no low end. The guy cut a hole in a board, stuck a speaker in it, and painted grafitti on it. Zero design involved, what do think this thing sounds like?

If he had the driver built with a high Q, it probably does ok on the bass. If the whizzer cone is even halfway competently designed, the high end will almost certainly be no worse than any other whizzer cone FR out there, regardless of price. They may, or may not have a lot of design work, or zero design work - but for $400/pr they are bringing a lot to the table, not the least of which is a pair of speakers that will spark conversation.

[billfitzmaurice]

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High end to the people!

.......certainly no low end. The guy cut a hole in a board, stuck a speaker in it, and painted grafitti on it. Zero design involved, what do think this thing sounds like?

Not what he claims, that's for sure. One can't say if the misinformation/disinformation on his site is the result of intentional advertising hype or a lack of engineering knowledge but neither explanation gives me a warm and fuzzy.

Two dollars to a donut says it is Eminence

You're out a donut, it's not Eminence. Nor is it American made; the finished speaker is, not the driver.