Anyone hear the Caravelle speaker and not like it?

Gendut3, my man. You are very naive if you think that the sole determing factor of speaker pricing rests on the cost of the drivers, alone. I'm not going to go into Economics 101 with you, but it seems you're a tad angry about the $5k. How is it that a Mont Blanc pen (parts are $4.50) sells for $100. Have any idea what the driver/price ratio of other hi end speakers is? The core, the DNA, the soul of a two way (or any speaker) speaker is in the crossover. You think a crossover, like the one, developed for the Caravelle comes from Radio Shack? Also, you obviously do not have a clue about the dedicated stands, their complexity, cost and their sonic relationship to the Caravelles. I could go on, but I think I should wait 'til a professional reviewer puts their tympanics on the line. You can take it up with him. 'tis late, and I'm getting tired. Tomorrow, after a good nights sleep, my grey matter reignited, I'll (maybe) go at it some more if this thread still lives...good night..peace, warren

Please send me a sample of your rendition of this product so I may compare with the original..Tom

I believe this speaker should be compared with the SP Tech Timepiece 2.1's and, the Lipinski L707's. Although both of these are less expensive than the Caravelle, they are similar in that they belong to the larger monitor full range type speakers. The on-line reviews and comments that I have come across point to the Timepiece's and L707's being superb examples of very high-end relatively full range speakers with the purpose of spelling out the truth. No doubt all three are very good, just a matter of subjective preferences.

Warrenh,what do you think inside your speakers? I'm even surprised if there is any Mundorf Silver Supreme cap or silver coils in it to match with those drivers.

I'm not angry with 5K speakers as long as they are reasonable priced.

Let's say Mini Utopia Be retail for 6K,they are imported from France. They have a US distributor and their speakers needed to be shipped plus custom tax. And look at their ads which cost them much more than the speakers it self every month on many magazines around the world!

If JM labs eliminate the US distributor,they can sell Mini Be for around 3.5K to 4K and still make a huge profit.

If they eliminate their ads,they can sell less than 2.5K.

There is no comparison between the Caravelle drivers and Mini Be drivers,not the performance and not the cost.

(I pick JM labs for example purpose only !)

Don't fool anyone with telling $27 low cost Seas Tweeter is better than Be tweeter !

I heard their top of the line Millenium Tweeters in many speakers and they cannot match with the Be,not even closed.

The cabinet,binding post, and X-over for Mini are also much more costly.

"Mont Blanc pen (parts are $4.50) sells for $100"

I'm OK with that even at $200. Look at their cost for bringing up their brand name ! Ads ! Elegant high-end Stores ! Etc.

I heard the Jmlabs Micro Bes for a good one hour demo at Sound by Singer. I was very impressed and set to buy them. After listening to the Caravelles I changed my tune. I preferred the Caravelles top to bottom. In fact, I listened to the Altos for a good while. Wasen't impressed for the $17k. Hey, whatever rocks your boat. I go with my ears; and they NEVER steer me wrong. Living in the NYC area, I've be able to listen to some serious speakers. The Caravelles are among the best I've heard. I know you picked the Jmlabs, just to make your point, but while we're on the subject?-they are, for my taste, great, but VERY overpriced speakers. Look, we can beat this to death. Bottom line? You never heard the Caravelles. I've heard them and all the speakers I mentioned. Look before you leap! Somehow, I think that after YOU listen, You won't want to pay the $5k+. Let's just wait and see. This is America. Starsound can charge anything they want. You can buy anything you want. Too costly? People won't buy them. There's capitalism/supply and demand in action. I would suppose, for most audiophools, regardless of the innards, the test comes down to listening to your tunes. If you got the dough you're going to buy these babies. Or at the least, put them on your top 5 list. peace, warren