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Fostex based speakers: Cain Abby or Omega Super3R

It is finally time for me to ask some questions: I am completely stuck on the question of speakers: I am deliberating to wander off into single driver land. Any experiences and comparisons between the Abby's and Super 3's will be very helpful. Room size will be medium to small. Can you please tell me about your experiences with room placement of these speakers? Also, any comparison between the nearfield and the normal version of the Abby’s would be great.

Right now I only have a Jolida 302b tube amp with certainly enough, or even too much power. I am thinking of assembling an SET system around these speakers later down the road (Bottlehead amps, Wright Mono's, etc.). The Abby’s are slightly more efficient (97dB vs. 93dB) and might be easier to drive. Sources are an Audio Aero Prima and a Michell Tecnodec/DL103/Dino.

Thank you very much for your help.

Rene
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miklorsmith
146 posts
 
They do look like the Fostex supertweeters. All drivers and ultimate product are made in-house though.

They do rock, but they don't lose all the deliciousness you fell in love with. The transients and mids are every bit as present. The supertweeters add the last word of sparkle to the top too. They are yummy.

and now back to our show. . .
restock OP
831 posts
 
Well, I ordered the Omega Super 3 today. It should be coming in pretty soon. Also, I will get one of the Acoustic Visions MRS10 subwoofers which should be in in a couple of weeks. I am still interested in the Abby and will drive up to Colorado in 2 weeks to listen to them; I will probably take the Omegas along and do a comparison as well. I just could not resist either one. If I like the Abby's too much I will have some really good surround speakers that should match well tonally. Another Super 3 single speaker might be great center speaker. Certainly sounds like an itneresting idea.

Anyway thanks to everybody for their help. I'll report back as soon as I have a chance to listen to all the speakers.
sgi
5 posts
 
hi Restock,

I too just ordered a Super 3 (Standard) from Louis today (I guess he's probably very busy!) ;) Mine is in Wide baffle configuration. I wonder how different they will sound compared to each others. We can race to see who reached the end of the break-in period first! hahaa!

If everything is good, I just might have his upcoming hemp based floorstander all around in my upcoming 7.1 Home Theater/Multi-Channel DVD-Audio project that's on my to-do list. I wonder how they do in the Home Theater field.

-=SGI=-

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nickway
168 posts
 
Hi Rene,

A pair of 24" Skylan Stands showed up on CanuckAudioMart.com today in Calgary.

He want's $100 Canadian for them which is a steal.
The catch is local pickup only because they are filled with sand.
Maybe your wife could grab them for you.

Happy listening and let us know what you think of them.

Cheers,
Nick
mghcanuck
116 posts
 
Just thought I'd add my 2 cents regarding the Druid speakers by Zu, which I own. Well, to be precise, I have a pair of their discontinued Rune model (same dimensions and much the same specs as the Druid, with different cabinet construction), which I just had upgraded to the Druid Mk4 specs (new drivers, internal wiring, binding posts , etc.).

I really like them. A lot. For a number of reasons. They are rated at 101dB sensitivity, a quasi single driver design (a super tweeter takes over from 12kHz up, without a crossover), minimum 8 Ohm impedence, and frequency response of 35Hz to 20kHz. I'm driving the Druids with a 2Wpc tube amp (power tubes are a pair of 45s) and the music is very sweet. They have great detail, tonality, resolution... and they're not broken in yet.

The Druids are slated for a review at 6moons.com in the near future.
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