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Coaxials - Reality vs. Experience?

Should say "hype vs. reality" in the headline. 

 

Coaxial speaker design has been around in one way or another for a long time. I often think I’ll be absolutely blown away by them, but in practice traditional vertical layout speakers often have sound as good, or have other features that make them sound better.

Thiel, KEF, Monitor Audio, Tekton, Seas are among the many players attempting such designs, but none has, by the coaxial drivers alone, dominated a segment of the market.

What are your listening experiences? Is it 1 coaxial speaker that won you over, or have you always preferred them?

erik_squires

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headphonedreams
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I was thinking that they are becoming more and more popular. I was close to buying Fyne but they jacked up the price just before I decided. 

In general I assume that coaxial elements are more expensive for a given quality. That may explain why not everyone is using them.

The best coaxial I've heard is Cabasse Le Pearl Pelegrina but they are also active and $30k.

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