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Kingsound King Speakers Huge ESLs

I have learned from Roger DuNaier at Performance Devices that the Kingsound King will be showing at RMAF. The demo will also include Acoustic Arts and Concert Fidelity components, which I have not heard with the King yet.

I stumbled upon this speaker at CES, had to spend very little time with it to know it was worthy of further investigation. You can see my pics of it in my virtual system, as I have purchased it. As an owner I am interested in discussion with others around the world who have purchased it. I am especially interested in amps which have been used with it, and thought about their integration with the King.

Anyone who knows the Planar landscape is aware that a few manufacturers dominate this sector of speaker sales, and for good reason, as they have good products. My perspective is that I do not care who is the Giant and who the "David" in speaker manufacturing. I simply want to point out what I consider to be exceptional products that I have discovered, so that the audiophile at large can be aware of them. This is a speaker which those who can accommodate a large planar should know about, as I find its performance exceptional.

My first post about these speakers seems to have been removed, so I am re-posting.
(Disclaimer: I reviewed this speaker for Dagogo.com)
douglas_schroeder

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blindjim
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Thanks Doug.

I read the review. 170wpc amp? Not enough huh?

I also noticed your room size and my own are similar, I'm a tad wider, and a few ft. shorter and also use the short wall. I believe I'll remain in the 'thick' camp as 'Thin' speakers I've heard do not have the impact I feel I enjoy.

...but who knows... maybe I'll eventually get a Wolcott... and then maybe...

The intriguing part of it all I thought was how little space you have used off the front wall... as I've seen every Thin speaker eating up a lot of geography when well set. So that part of your essay did get me. I feel my next major step will be another set of speakers too, but don't want to also add/replace amps just yet if at all.

Thanks for the info on the new product and your good fortune.
blindjim
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yep... the pic said something else to me... 4ft? That's a deal breaker for me.

I agree too that big amps make a world of difference if for no other reason than the control they exude on the drivers. Until I got into tubes recently, I felt the deal was 86-88db speakers with five or six hundred watt amp (s). Definitely nothing under 250.

Then there was tubes... and uh, the 'room', 4-6 more channels, and yada yada... then back to 5.1 again.

I'd be more than curious to see how the Butler TDB 2250 fared with those Kings. the influence of tubes, but speed of SS, and there's that control factor. My TDB 5150 in 2ch mode (only the Sonatas being connected) comes close to 250wpc and sounds like it, yet outputs only a buck and a half into 8, all ch driven. So I use it as a 3 ch amp in HT for the fronts & center.

Zu has my attention now but again, the room issue surfaces as the "Presence" is interesting. Adversely, so is the Quattro wood.
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