Tidal Sunray vs Gryphon Trident

Murataltuev, I would also like to know your thoughts on the Kaiser. Looking at it, I'm not sure how it made your list. It isn't full-range, and rear-facing woofers are a challenge. Anyway, maybe something about it will click...

My list is what is available in Moscow for audition at home.
Do you mean that KK has limited bass range?

Rnt1,

it is interesting that you think the Kawero is not fullrange, that means it lacks base.
I think you have never heard the Kawero nor are you familiar with the design rationale behind. Why do you come to that conclusion?.

Concerning rear firing woofers in the base. Please consider that at the low frequencies even front radiating speaker like your Avalon are omnidirectional. So there is not to much difference is it? There are other reasons why the Kawero has the rear firing units.

Please check also this review:
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue51/kawero.htm

The Kawero is also available with 3 different woofer sensitivities depending on the clients room acoustic parameters like reverberation time and bass ratio.

Best regards

Rainer Weber

Technical Director
Kaiser Acoustics

I listened to the Kawero (and had the pleasure of meeting and talking with Mr. Weber) at RMAF in 2008. The Kawero was in a large room, and I can assure you it is a full range speaker with more than enough bass to energize even a large space. It was, for me, one of the best musical experiences I heard in 2008.
I could have listened to their system all day.

Mr. Weber was one of the nicest and most interesting people I met that year.

Having heard the Tidal Contriva Dicera SEs last year at both the RMAF and CES, I bought them and now have them settled in. I still find them the best speakers I have heard.

I heard the Kaweros last year and had no interest in them and I also heard the Tidal Sunrays at CES and had no interest in them either.

This year I will spend some time listening to the Lansche speakers brought into the US by Aaudio imports. I am told by others that they are superior to the Contrivas, but I have to hear for myself. I have always loved plasma tweeters, but beginning with the Ionovacs have never found them to mate with other drivers. I must say that several CESs ago I heard what I recall being the Lansche Model 8s at CES. Everything in the system was foreign to me, but I was very impressed.

This year's RMAF promises to be very interesting to me. I doubt very seriously that I would consider replacing the Tidal Contrivas, however.