New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan
As I understand it, Clayton developed these speakers after he parted with Spatial Audio. At a cost of ~$3K, which is astounding, and a beautify wood baffle, they look sensational. I heard the sound of them in the video below on my cans and was super-impressed. They go very low in response as well. I can't wait to hear more reviews of them as I am sure that they will be excellent performers for a really affordable price. You have lived until you have had OB speakers in your room, which is just my humble opinion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRrgJ-_npls
@snapsc Agreed. I’ve settled on my endgame speakers; ATC 50 actives. They came in very large factory boxes (saved) plastic wrapped on a substantial pallet. Hired piano movers to first move them upstairs and then assist manhandling them to install Gaia l footers and help position them correctly in their ’final’ resting place. I dread a future repair or reconfiguration of the system and the effort involved. Lots to be said about manageable pieces. |
Thanks for the compliment. My first trade was around 2001 so twenty plus years now not fourteen. The join dates got screwed up when they redid the site many years ago. At any rate I consider my communication skills adequate and they have served me well over both my professional career and my trading hobby. In @soix defense my first post was a bit short and included a perhaps obscure reference to Mr Rogers which I grew up watching. But soix’s angry, denigrating response is one of the reasons I don’t post more. In my experience it’s not an isolated instance, especially on this forum.
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I'm planning on checking these out at CAF next weekend. I hope they sound good. I briefly owned a pair of the Spatial Audio Lab X5 speakers and they sucked. The AMT tweeter was brutal, it didn't blend well with the other drivers and constantly called attention to itself. I owned them for 2 or 3 months and I couldn't take it any longer, they had to go. I believe these are more akin to the Spatial Audio M5 Sapphire which I've never heard. |
I didn’t have an issue with the AMT driver really. What I didn’t like was using a 12” driver to reproduce the midrange. It was a little beamy and didn’t have the realism and texture of a good midrange reproducer. The X3 is the only spatial speaker I’ve heard, but it seems that Clayton insists on using larger drivers for the midrange in all his designs. I’d really like to hear a pair of the PAP using the wooden horn. |
