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Vienna Die Muzick flagship speakers

Looks like the new flagship speaker from Vienna Acoustics are going on sale in North America in September or October
for $27K. If I interpret correctly the blurb found at:
http://www.sumikoaudio.net/va/prod_themusic.htm
they seem to be almost like single driver speaker with multi-driver extensions. a flat midrange driver covers 7 octaves from about 100Hz to 20Khz. If I understand correctly, the flat driver is expected to exhibit a pistonic movement, which in turn is designed to eliminate phase distortion caused by uneven excursion/timing between the rim and the center of the driver. The bass goes down to 18Hz through 3 10 inch drivers in a separate enclosure; if these bass drivers are similar to those found in the Mahlers and Strausses, they are also flat pistonic drivers. At the top there is a Mirada supertweeter extending to 100K.

I have heard that final production units will be shown/heard for the 1st time both at SEDIA and RMAF in September and October in Denver in the Sumiko/Soundings Suites. I won't attend SEDIA, but will be at RMAF.

I heard 2nd hand very favorable remarks about them from industry insiders that heard prototypes at CES and the past Montreal show. Has anyone heard these speakers already?
please post your findings here.

And if you were asking, the answer is a very sad NO. . . my wife won't let me buy them! G.
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audioquest4life
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Wow, that was a great read, and 91db efficient. I am a little confused about one of the the advertised specifications, 50KHZ frequency, since the review model is using a Murata Piezo-electric super-tweeter.

The article states "Wolff explains that, while Murata remains one of the most reputable suppliers of this technology today, Peter Gansterer decided to create an even more suitable driver for its flagship product." The posted specifications are for the Murata installed super tweeter and not the new OEM tweeter that will go into production models. Just curious if the production models with the updated tweeter will have the same extended high frequency.

The speaker is no doubt a bargain for what you get at the advertised price, compared to speakers costing a lot more.They are cleaverly priced just below the B&W Nautilus 800 Diamonds and weigh 100 pounds less each.

Ciao,
Audioquest4life
audioquest4life
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Thank you for the clarification. I look forward to the second part of the review. The fact that these speakers have such a wide bandwidth in regards to frequency extension, makes these speakers even more appealing at this price point. Yes, frequencies above 20kz are very hard for us humans to hear, however, as you alluded to in your comments, second and third order harmonics at those ultra higher frequencies may add "something" more to listening experience. It is better to have more rather than less in my honest opinion regarding this particular instance.

I am sure you are enjoying your time with these speakers. I am not sure if your cat likes them though :)-.

Ciao,
Audioquest4life
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