the re-issued ones, threes and fours all sound great. even at their higher list prices, they competed with products well beyond in price. I've owned the original threes, fours,fives, sixes, sevens, and eights. I now own the re-issue threes. i'm relatively sure the inventory on the re-issues is gone. i've tried to reach kentucky to no avail to find a pair of fours. roy allison is one of the great audio men of all time. his AR creations still sound great as well.
Allison Speakers - Modern Kentucky Company
Okay, I'm a bit of an Allison 'ho, and what with the demise of the new Allison* I've decided to look into the possibility of getting a pair or more of these discounted speakers discounted. Problem is, I have absolutely no idea if these are any good. They're going for something like 1/6th the retail, so I'm willing to take a chance, but I'd like to have at least some sense on if these speakers measure up at all to the older Allisons.
This brings me to my second query. I've been able to find the conventional box speakers, but none of the more innovative designs such as the Allison One or Four. I am almost sure both were rereleased--albeit at VERY high price points--but haven't seen any for sale new or used. So I'm curious about if anyone got to see or hear these speakers and if anyone has found a NEW version of these speakers around?
Thanks, Aaron
*-For those of you completely unaware, Allison Acoustics was revived in Kentucky, only to subsequently got belly up roundabout 2007. The speakers they were selling were really quite expensive, and with the economy in the dumps, it wasn't surprising that such a small and poorly established speaker manufacturer would go under. So, that's the story as I know it. Feel free to elaborate.
This brings me to my second query. I've been able to find the conventional box speakers, but none of the more innovative designs such as the Allison One or Four. I am almost sure both were rereleased--albeit at VERY high price points--but haven't seen any for sale new or used. So I'm curious about if anyone got to see or hear these speakers and if anyone has found a NEW version of these speakers around?
Thanks, Aaron
*-For those of you completely unaware, Allison Acoustics was revived in Kentucky, only to subsequently got belly up roundabout 2007. The speakers they were selling were really quite expensive, and with the economy in the dumps, it wasn't surprising that such a small and poorly established speaker manufacturer would go under. So, that's the story as I know it. Feel free to elaborate.