First heard speakers from this Danish company (what’s with Scandinavia and audio?) some 7-8 years ago at someone’s place. They were floorstanders from the first series called Eben with an YBA amp and Chord DAC. Now I listened to the X2Ts on Chord electronics (streamer/DAC and amp).
First thing that comes to mind there something about those tweeters. Tons of detail without the slightest harshness, exactly what I noticed the first time. I understand that implementation is everything but there must be a reason they make their own non-dome tweeters.
What’s funny is that at the showroom they also had bookshelves from the company’s upper range that cost EUR 25k/pair. There wasn’t enough time left to listen to those but you’re left wondering. I mean WTF can be better.
I definitely can’t afford anything like that but this made me start browsing hifishark again. Something tells me I’ll pull the trigger sooner or later.
I now have older Dynaudios but I think they’re underamped. Everyone including the guy who sold them to me said they change dramatically with good (read very expensive) amps. Unfortunately where I live the audiophile comunity is sublime but nonexistant so I have zero chances to try another amp and at that price level it’s crazy to buy without testing.
I’m sure there’s nothing really special about expensive/absurdly expensive speakers except careful design and a lot of trial and error. I’m not the type to think there’s “magic” there. I obviously took apart my speakers which were about 6-7k new. Nothing special except very solid cabinets with internal bracing, impedance-equalized (rather complex) XO, no ultra fancy unobtanium coils or caps with bamboo dielectric. Hell there are coils with ferrite cores in it. The only problem is time and a place to work. I’m in Europe in a small apartment by US standards. I did turn my place into a workshop before but I now value comfort more. Oh and the fact that one needs to accept possible failure. The fact that I mentioned digital XO and active amplifiication is that you can go wrong with passive XOs and it’s a lot of work to tweak them. They can mess up phasing so the speakers can sound flat or weird spatially. Ask me how I know.
Now that shape is something new to me.
Yup I agree with you.
I still haven’t learnt passive XOs since I knew from the beginning I will go the digital route.
Also if you look carefully you will see the dust cap on the mids are the same shape as well, the entire voice coil and motor assembly behind them are also elliptical shaped. Hence, Ellipticor. They claim it’s revolutionary, all I can say is that I don’t have much experience with high end speakers and it sounds good to me.