£40K for just the centre speaker. How much for a full 11.2.4 McIntosh setup one wonders. This is not so much a haves and have nots debate but rather more in the realm of can I get matching sets for each of my yacht cinemas?
Absolutely ridiculous setup. Even the mockup "cinema" picture is stupid... can you imagine sitting on the seats beside those two "side" behemoths... there is no reason in world to need that many and size drivers on any speaker never mind the side ones. This is just someone taking very rich people for fools. But isn't that almost all AV industry...
Someone would need to explain to me how placing a block with an array of smaller tweeter/speakers, isn't going to distort/shield what the four main drivers sat behind it are supposedly putting out and/or confuse the sound stage?
Well, that, and how else I need to put my lottery win to 'above average' use.
Their marketing materials show exactly why this is such a ridiculous range. All those over engineered speakers, totally over specced for their function as well as the room with a load of reflective surfaces for added distraction. What's not to hate?
No, I think you need something with more power and bigger to pair with the 50” plasma. If it were a 42” LCD with a scart socket that would have worked! It is a shame….
My issue is I don't want to see the damn speakers. If I can afford one of those I can damn well afford a dedicated cinema and who would ever want to see amps or speakers in front of their screen?
40k buys you an AWFUL lot of ugly speaker when it's hidden behind the screen and you don't care what it looks like. Undoubtedly an amazing speaker but I just can't see much point. I guess I just don't understand.
I guess at these prices they're no longer looking at enthusiasts and instead are capturing the "playboy" market... It's all about the "quick sell" when trying to show off to the most recent set of acquaintances. No doubt most of them won't see more than a few hundred hours use in their lifetime.
Hard to get around the fact that center speaker designs never sound as good as using a bookshelf speaker for the job. Well not in my experience anyway. This screams uber-expensive waste of money but hey it looks cool!