Do you use SET to drive the Mummies?
Auto-Tech speakers
Hello everyone,
Some two weeks I bought a pair of Auto-Tech "The Mummy" speakers. They sport a 1"(throat) compression driver behind a some 13"-14" waveguide(of the Constant/Controlled Directivity type) and a 12" bass/midrange unit, all built into a heavily damped fiber glass cabinet. Crossover frequency is supposedly around 1kHz, and the system sensitivity is a stated 98dB
http://horns.pl/mummy.html
This is a somewhat new speaker brand, though the brand itself has existed for years delivering car parts and such, and I would therefore like to shed a little light on these speakers and my impressions of their sound - especially now that I'm as amazed about them as I am.
I know it might be a precarious matter telling about a speaker brand nobody, or at least very few have heard of - for what to expect, what are the details behind the "firm" and their initiative into building (horn-)speakers, and so on? Speaker cabinets made of fiber glass? Waveguides, and not least horns? The latter remark falls in the wake of some heated debate I've noticed here, in particular on horn speakers and their merits, or lack hereof. I'll not dive into this debate, but rather remain focused on a more limited context, that of my experiences with named "The Mummy" speakers, and possibly help creating a little attention towards them.
And no, I'm not affiliated in any way with Auto-Tech, nor have I been asked or prompted to share my views on these speakers. I simply do so for finding them extremely well sounding, and that at a very reasonable price(which in Denmark equals about US$5700).
Before the Mummy's I had in my stereo setup a pair S.P. Technology Timepiece 3.0, and before them the Raidho Ayra C-1.0. All of them wonderful speakers, but, as one might expect, also rather different sounding speakers. Looking back I could've tweaked my former speakers here mentioned into even better sonic realms, but what led on my search was based on a gut feeling that my quibbles - in relation to my listening room, setup in general, and personal taste - had root in the speakers, and I've since, with the recent acquisition of the Mummy's, been convinced that the route I took was the right one. I'm mentioning my former speakers(here mentioned) so that hopefully some of you can put into perspective my impressions on the Mummy's - should anyone care.
Very shortly on the Raidho's - that is, my impressions of them:
- Extremely well balanced, delicate, stress-free, highly resoluted, big-sounding, impressive bass especially for their size, wonderful soundstage, very "attentive" and "cool"(on the verge of being just a tad laid-back or even a little non-involving).
The S.P. Tech's:
- Wonderfully natural, cohesive-sounding, very very musical, dynamically ample, hair raising bass extension and wallop, great soundstage, slightly recessed in lower mid/upper bass, a tad rolled-off or "enclosed" in very upper regions, deep bass a little "loose"(in my room and setup at least).
The Mummy's have addressed named issues above in ways that makes them very complete loudspeakers. They're highly physical in presentation, wonderfully direct(without being in-your-face), sport an incredible soundstage making for an effective "vanishing act," extremely effortless, explosive and awe inspiring dynamics(both micro and macro), amazing detail and resolution, very fast and yet relaxed-sounding, tight and agile bass performance, very very cohesive-sounding - even holistic.
The above description of the Mummy's sound may appear "over the top," but I feel I'm being completely honest on this. Best of all they induce in me a very emotional reaction to music - it simply appears as Music, with real instruments, spaces, singers - vibes. The very low end of the bass is restricted(on paper), extension wise, and so may bother some, but in my room(20 square meters) they're very ample and sufficient.
Feel free to answer questions or otherwise comment on the above. I hope my post doesn't seem like a sales add, for this is not my intention. I only hope that some would be inspired, and seek out to know more of these speakers. As such, this is simply a very warm recommendation of them.
Best,
M
Some two weeks I bought a pair of Auto-Tech "The Mummy" speakers. They sport a 1"(throat) compression driver behind a some 13"-14" waveguide(of the Constant/Controlled Directivity type) and a 12" bass/midrange unit, all built into a heavily damped fiber glass cabinet. Crossover frequency is supposedly around 1kHz, and the system sensitivity is a stated 98dB
http://horns.pl/mummy.html
This is a somewhat new speaker brand, though the brand itself has existed for years delivering car parts and such, and I would therefore like to shed a little light on these speakers and my impressions of their sound - especially now that I'm as amazed about them as I am.
I know it might be a precarious matter telling about a speaker brand nobody, or at least very few have heard of - for what to expect, what are the details behind the "firm" and their initiative into building (horn-)speakers, and so on? Speaker cabinets made of fiber glass? Waveguides, and not least horns? The latter remark falls in the wake of some heated debate I've noticed here, in particular on horn speakers and their merits, or lack hereof. I'll not dive into this debate, but rather remain focused on a more limited context, that of my experiences with named "The Mummy" speakers, and possibly help creating a little attention towards them.
And no, I'm not affiliated in any way with Auto-Tech, nor have I been asked or prompted to share my views on these speakers. I simply do so for finding them extremely well sounding, and that at a very reasonable price(which in Denmark equals about US$5700).
Before the Mummy's I had in my stereo setup a pair S.P. Technology Timepiece 3.0, and before them the Raidho Ayra C-1.0. All of them wonderful speakers, but, as one might expect, also rather different sounding speakers. Looking back I could've tweaked my former speakers here mentioned into even better sonic realms, but what led on my search was based on a gut feeling that my quibbles - in relation to my listening room, setup in general, and personal taste - had root in the speakers, and I've since, with the recent acquisition of the Mummy's, been convinced that the route I took was the right one. I'm mentioning my former speakers(here mentioned) so that hopefully some of you can put into perspective my impressions on the Mummy's - should anyone care.
Very shortly on the Raidho's - that is, my impressions of them:
- Extremely well balanced, delicate, stress-free, highly resoluted, big-sounding, impressive bass especially for their size, wonderful soundstage, very "attentive" and "cool"(on the verge of being just a tad laid-back or even a little non-involving).
The S.P. Tech's:
- Wonderfully natural, cohesive-sounding, very very musical, dynamically ample, hair raising bass extension and wallop, great soundstage, slightly recessed in lower mid/upper bass, a tad rolled-off or "enclosed" in very upper regions, deep bass a little "loose"(in my room and setup at least).
The Mummy's have addressed named issues above in ways that makes them very complete loudspeakers. They're highly physical in presentation, wonderfully direct(without being in-your-face), sport an incredible soundstage making for an effective "vanishing act," extremely effortless, explosive and awe inspiring dynamics(both micro and macro), amazing detail and resolution, very fast and yet relaxed-sounding, tight and agile bass performance, very very cohesive-sounding - even holistic.
The above description of the Mummy's sound may appear "over the top," but I feel I'm being completely honest on this. Best of all they induce in me a very emotional reaction to music - it simply appears as Music, with real instruments, spaces, singers - vibes. The very low end of the bass is restricted(on paper), extension wise, and so may bother some, but in my room(20 square meters) they're very ample and sufficient.
Feel free to answer questions or otherwise comment on the above. I hope my post doesn't seem like a sales add, for this is not my intention. I only hope that some would be inspired, and seek out to know more of these speakers. As such, this is simply a very warm recommendation of them.
Best,
M