New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan

Two things will have some light shed on them when people hear the Caladans at Capital Audiofest… 1.  How do they sound in a real room…not close mic’s…. and, the speaker is a lot smaller than the big Spatials and other panel speakers… so how large is the image from the new speaker?

As a former Spatial owner… my expectations are pretty high. 

Based on another thread here showing all different speakers people have owned, it would seem that most never really find “end game” so handling and shipping are a big deal for many. 

Any comments about how this speaker will sound are pure speculation. I’ll tell you what isn’t….based on their size and weight, shipping will inexpensive, not require pallets and minimize the chance of damage. 
 

So, no matter how good they sound, and I suspect it will be good… this will be a big plus for the resale market six months from now when some of the early adapters start to flip them. 

Yes, maybe you can get acceptable sound...and in some cases maybe even good sound with open baffles at 2 feet....But....I don't think you can apply a universal rule when it comes to open baffle location and best sound because of how much room influence there is. 

When I owned the Spatial Audio M3 Sapphires, I started at 30"....then 40" then 50"...and in my room, ended up at 41" as the "best sounding" location.

I tried the same with the Magnepan LRS+..and ultimately ended up with 60".

The real question… is the first order specified as #1… or does the sequence start higher… maybe 500… or 750???

Does anyone have #1?