Gauder RC7 MK2

Thanks for the suggestions Norman. The challenge is that no one over on this side of the pond has ever heard of these brands.
 
Glareskin said:
Yes since more than 10 years one the finest loudspeakers. They use the fine Acuton drivers like Gauder...


Yeah, Austrians like to stick together :-)
Mike is not a fan of Ayon, I believe.....
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I've heard Ayon a few times. Always seemed noisy to me, I also detest the constant barrage of ads on Audiogon by their dealers or Ayon themselves. Kind of devalues the product IMHO.

Mike
 
Mike said:
I've heard Ayon a few times. Always seemed noisy to me, I also detest the constant barrage of ads on Audiogon by their dealers or Ayon themselves. Kind of devalues the product IMHO.
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I know Mike. I just remembered that and wanted to point out to Norman that Ayon is not a good reference for you.

CPP said:
Agree and it reminds me of the Lawyer adds on TV.
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Haha, yes! Or this one always seems to be on TV when I switch on during my US trips:

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wisnon said:
LoL
LumenWhite is Swiss/German (Luzern)...definitely not Austrian.
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Oops, sorry, I didn't know that. What a mistake considering that my division HQ is in Rotkreuz...
 
You know the flag joke, right? The Swiss say they dont get along with the Austrians, because they are positive and the Austrians are negative...just look at the flags! LoL

Plus vs Minus.
 
Mike said:
Thanks for the suggestions Norman. The challenge is that no one over on this side of the pond has ever heard of these brands.
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Its a pity about LumenWhite, given they won best sound in Vegas 2013 by AVSShowroom, same in SF 2011 by PFO magazine and Constantine Soo gave them a rave review here:
Lumenwhite Artisan Speaker Review - Dagogo | A Unique Audiophile Experience

I guess they are best known in Asia...and then Europe, but they clearly are very capable transducers,. i have only heard them once myself...Zurich 2012.
 
@Mike,

did you receive your pair of Gauder speakers? Did you like them, with which electronics did you drive them?


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Audiophon said:
@Mike,

did you receive your pair of Gauder speakers? Did you like them, with which electronics did you drive them?


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I decided to hold off and hear them at CES in January.
 
Mike said:
I decided to hold off and hear them at CES in January.
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Smart move, Mike. Best to give them another listen first before bringing them in. I know that David absolutely loved his.

Best,
Ken
 
I am curious wether you will like them.... I love them, especially with the right electronics (class A and no negative feedback). At the high end fair in Munich the Gauder sounded wonderful with Vitus, however, I did not appreciate that much the bigger RC9 with the AVM electronics.
Martin


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Audiophon said:
I am curious wether you will like them.... I love them, especially with the right electronics (class A and no negative feedback). At the high end fair in Munich the Gauder sounded wonderful with Vitus, however, I did not appreciate that much the bigger RC9 with the AVM electronics.
Martin


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I think Gauder will be paired with Accuphase. Will be interesting to see.
 
For sure.... I currently have a Grandinote Domino preamp in my system and it's a killer! I'm still waiting for their Demon monoblocks for a demo in my system, but I guess they will blow my Pass XA 100.5 away.... give them a listen if you have the opportunity at CES!


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I was on a dinner yesterday with Mr.Gauder. He is one of the most knowledgable speaker designers around. He is one of the very few who has a scientific background behind him (he is still giving lecturers at the local technical university) and trully understands what is going on in speaker and crossover designs. It is like talking with a Mercedes engine designer / engineer as opposed to some tuner that thinks he knows better.

I'm rarely impressed, but this time I was.

I need to sample his current designs based on Accuton drive units as I've never heard those.
 
Would like to revive this discussion. Marten Birds, Gauder Casino and Luminwhite Artisan seem to be in the same league. Anyone heard them and can compare?
 
What about Gamut, Lansche, Venture audio, Hansen audio, Peak Consult, Verity Audio? It seems these brands don't have large dealer network in USA.
 
The Gauder speakers look very nice. They are using tank wood (Panzerholz), no? Vitus had a cool setup at Munich last year with these speakers. I have only heard Accuton drivers in my friend's old Marten Coltranes. They were large sized stand mounts (can't think of the model). Very clean and fast sound, like stator panels, but with decent punch down low.
 
Here is what happens to an Accuton driver when they're driven by the wrong amps. Apparently the wife of the owner of these Martens turned his under-powered amp up full tilt while she was in the shower which sent the amp into clipping, followed by about a second or two of wild cone excursion which face-planted the ceramic drivers into the protective mesh screens, cracking them like a chocolate egg!:facepalm:

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