Rockport Lyra

Mike said:
These?

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https://youtu.be/sU7rugLhgyI

Seriously?

From the Magico website: "MAGICO has pioneered the use of aluminum in loudspeakers design. We built our first aluminum enclosure back in 1994 and have never looked back. Extremely stiff yet easy to damp, a properly designed aluminum enclosure is the ideal platform for high-performance loudspeakers. So inert, the enclosures have no discernible coloration of their own-allowing the drivers to operate with the utmost clarity and dynamics. Though costly to implement, the use of aluminum in our enclosures plays a vital role in our design philosophy."

Me thinks there's a difference between:

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And

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That is right. However I don't believe Magico was the first in using aluminum housing in a high-end speaker though. As an example Piega from Switzerland is building high-end, superb quality speakers for more than 25 years.

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/swiss-jewel/

The Piega MLS2 was reviewed in the August edition of Audio magazine and ended on top just behind the Gauder Berlin RC9. I know this is just an opinion but it says something coming from a highly respected magazine.

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Any further news on these? For such a significant product introduction it´s been awfully quiet since the initial August impressions.
 
There is a video on YouTube detailing the construction methods of the Lyra. Because I do not have 10 posts (moderators, are you freaking kidding me?!!!!!) I cannot post the link, but its on YouTube.
 
Glareskin said:
That is right. However I don't believe Magico was the first in using aluminum housing in a high-end speaker though. As an example Piega from Switzerland is building high-end, superb quality speakers for more than 25 years.

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/swiss-jewel/

The Piega MLS2 was reviewed in the August edition of Audio magazine and ended on top just behind the Gauder Berlin RC9. I know this is just an opinion but it says something coming from a highly respected magazine.

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True, Magico was not the first, they have taken it to a different level
thou ...


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f-TjOCuFZcU
 
At A.Wayne- That's the video, thank you.

On a seperate note,Rockport must be increasing their production capability. I see that they are being carried in more stores than in the past (which was Goodwins pretty much).
 
a.wayne said:
Alloy speaker shoot out next ... Rockport vs Magico vs YG
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Well,I decided on the Rockport Cygnus after auditioning many speakers at length, including the Magico S7 and YG Acoustics Sonja to name two.
To my ear, I have not heard a better speaker in the sub 100K price point.

Kerry
 
Elberoth said:
Wow, congrats. Are you gonna drive it with the Ayre integrated you have ?
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Adam

Currently I am using the Ayre AX5 Twenty to drive the Cygnus. It punches way above it's weight class and will be hard to better.
I intend to compare it to the Gryphon Diablo 300 once it comes off the 6 month waiting list.

Kerry
 
I´m surprised how very little info there is available on the Lyra´s sound as of now, has anyone listened to them? Is Rockport going to be showing these at Munich? No news is probably good news for Rockport since it probably means the speakers sell themselves.
 
Narayan said:
I´m surprised how very little info there is available on the Lyra´s sound as of now, has anyone listened to them? Is Rockport going to be showing these at Munich? No news is probably good news for Rockport since it probably means the speakers sell themselves.
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The new Rockport speakers were shown in the Absolare room at the Munich show.
 
Thanks guys, there seems to be very good synergy between Absolare and Rockport every year at Munich.
 
Odyssey did an audition of the Rockport Lyra at a U.S. dealer. Perhaps he will comment on his impressions of the speakers.

Ken
 
I heard them today at the HK hifi show. They still sound like Rockports - slightly dark and smooth

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