I feel it is time for a competition in designing a bookshelf speaker for $500. Madisound could perhaps organize it and call the winner as Winner and sell through Madisound.There could be sale of the runnerup and the second runnerup too.No stipulations on the driver or type of cabinet but must be saleable for $500. Dont know how complicated the modalities would be but it should keep audiophilic speaker lovers happy during the Covid times.I suggest a three member Jury of John Atkinson, John Marks and Kal Rubinson.
Cheers
Bill
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Topic - A competition - Bill the K 22:11:08 07/15/21 (51)
- $500 each, or $500 a pair ? - peppy m. 16:24:09 08/17/21 (1)
- Also, most "$1000 pair" speaker sets easily become... - peppy m. 08:57:24 08/18/21 (0)
- I just saw this.............. - Kal Rubinson 14:42:51 07/30/21 (0)
- RE: A competition - No thanks - Presto 20:20:00 07/21/21 (14)
- I took it differently - Dave_K 06:05:23 07/22/21 (13)
- RE: I took it differently - Presto 09:39:31 07/23/21 (0)
- RE: I took it differently - Bill the K 06:11:14 07/22/21 (11)
- RE: I took it differently - Presto 09:45:25 07/23/21 (4)
- Well, for some time it seems, the remarkable Mr. Krutke has been recommending Indonesian drivers... - John Marks 17:45:09 07/23/21 (3)
- RE: Well, for some time it seems, the remarkable Mr. Krutke has been recommending Indonesian drivers... - Presto 20:25:40 07/23/21 (2)
- I am painfully aware of the economics of the audio business!!! - John Marks 07:53:54 07/24/21 (1)
- Thank you for that excellent well articulated post - Presto 19:36:44 07/24/21 (0)
- "to reflect new thinkings and innovations and materials"...... - TWB 11:01:08 07/22/21 (5)
- RE: "to reflect new thinkings and innovations and materials"...... - Presto 09:53:51 07/23/21 (4)
- Actually, Tymphany sold Scan Speak back to some previously-involved Danish investors in 2009. - Brian H P 11:21:28 07/27/21 (3)
- What a mess... - Presto 20:22:11 07/27/21 (2)
- Many audio manufacturers have similarly convoluted histories - Brian H P 10:25:27 07/28/21 (1)
- Yes I remember that! - Presto 15:46:49 07/29/21 (0)
- Midwest Audio Fest Speaker Design Competition - Duke 19:58:25 07/16/21 (0)
- That's very kind of you... I am HONORED! - John Marks 17:00:07 07/16/21 (29)
- There could be trouble brewing - M3 lover 08:08:28 07/17/21 (0)
- RE: That's very kind of you... I am HONORED! - Bill the K 22:54:29 07/16/21 (12)
- The common man's KEF LS50 is the KEF LS50 - Dave_K 08:31:30 07/18/21 (7)
- I am the first to admit that KEF's resilient, self-damping port tube is very clever - John Marks 18:09:13 07/18/21 (6)
- KEF also has a long history of innovative engineering, and a substantial R&D budget . . . - Brian H P 11:29:28 07/20/21 (0)
- RE: I am the first to admit that KEF's resilient, self-damping port tube is very clever - Dave_K 08:27:51 07/19/21 (4)
- RE: I am the first to admit that KEF's resilient, self-damping port tube is very clever - hahax@verizon.net 20:46:26 07/20/21 (1)
- RE: I am the first to admit that KEF's resilient, self-damping port tube is very clever - Dave_K 07:55:02 07/21/21 (0)
- Thank you for making my point about the "Priesthood" - John Marks 18:46:09 07/19/21 (1)
- RE: Thank you for making my point about the "Priesthood" - Bill the K 04:18:34 07/21/21 (0)
- SEAS and SB Acoustic have marks of merit if looking at cost effective coax units - Edp 10:29:27 07/17/21 (1)
- Agree re: Seas - Dave_K 09:50:24 07/18/21 (0)
- Tang Band has you covered, I think... - John Marks 04:25:53 07/17/21 (1)
- There's also a Morel coaxial that should work - John Marks 05:04:09 07/17/21 (0)
- I'm guessing that the cost would be $500 retail... - Rod M 17:39:26 07/16/21 (14)
- Let's wait to see what the OP had in mind - John Marks 17:54:14 07/16/21 (1)
- You've nailed it.... - Rod M 19:39:50 07/16/21 (0)
- RE: I'm guessing that the cost would be $500 retail... - rivervalley817 17:49:05 07/16/21 (11)
- Right! nt - John Marks 17:54:51 07/16/21 (10)
- RE: Right! nt - pictureguy 18:39:23 07/16/21 (9)
- RE: Right! nt - rivervalley817 19:12:29 07/16/21 (8)
- RE: Right! nt - pictureguy 11:35:54 07/17/21 (7)
- Before the Pandemic hit, I went Cra-Cray on replacing the rotted ramp to the garden shed - John Marks 17:41:39 07/17/21 (4)
- Restoration makes one proud... - Rod M 18:54:59 07/18/21 (1)
- The Next Step... is to join the Church of Farrow & Ball. - John Marks 19:31:08 07/18/21 (0)
- RE: Before the Pandemic hit, I went Cra-Cray on replacing the rotted ramp to the garden shed - pictureguy 19:41:30 07/17/21 (1)
- Thank you, my friend! nt - John Marks 19:51:47 07/17/21 (0)
- RE: Right! nt - rivervalley817 13:11:07 07/17/21 (1)
- RE: Right! nt - pictureguy 19:33:44 07/17/21 (0)
- Parts Express has sponsored a number of these over the years. - Brian H P 12:32:04 07/16/21 (0)
- I think they already had that - airtime 06:47:40 07/16/21 (0)