Opinions on the Zaph Audio ZRT Revelator Towers ?


Has anyone heard these ? If so, how did they strike you ?
Thanks
timtim
I built the 2.5 way version with the 2nd woofer in the middle position. Like Din04 said "you need to be handy with a saw and such" but I too think that they sound great. Be sure you know what type of speaker you are trying to build because while these speakers are high quality audiophile sound they do not put out a high spl. So if your trying to build a Rock concert level speaker Id pick a different speaker. Mine play loud enough to do hearing damage. However, "if you are playing at 10 and want to go to 11" these wont do it.
You can do better. To me a bit hard sounding limited in dynamics bass is no so defined or extended. A bit fatiguing after a hour or so. YMMV I'm jaded
I built a pair of the Madisound 2-way kits about three months ago. Despite the sweat equity, I think I can be objective about the results and say that they are very good speakers. Certainly the equal of many commercial designs that I've heard and owned of equal or higher cost. Better, actually, since I don't have any of those around anymore! The driver integration is smooth. The drivers have outrageous dynamic response. While not annoyingly "detailed," thanks to inherently smooth frequency response, they do reveal system or source errors plainly. Enough to serve as fine monitors for my recording activity, yet not so extreme that I don't enjoy less than perfect records heard for pleasure. They live up to their name by revealing loads of musical nuance. These systems are for listeners who can still hear well and aren't hung up on excessive, unreal detail or extreme loudness. I'm sure you can improve on the inexpensive enclosures and achieve sharper imaging and tighter bass, but for the money the Madisound boxes make for an effective, fairly easy build for the moderately-skilled casual mechanic. I opted to leave the crossover boards outside the cabinets. They're funky, sitting out bare on the floor, but maybe there's a benefit in clarity? Anyway, I don't know of a better way to spend $1600 on speakers. You get some of the best drivers available anywhere in a perfectly enjoyable implementation. Spend the rest of your hifi money on music. Very highly recommended.
The comments about limited dynamics are interesting to me. I have used the revelator drivers in my car audio systems, as well as the Scan tweeters, and they would play louder than most any speakers of that size that I have ever heard.