fancy pants hi-fi

does any one have any ideas of the prices of the usher audio speakers (especially the standmount)
i,ve looked before , but can,t find anything .

 

I assume you are in the UK.

You can get them in the UK here...www.ultimate-sonics.com/Usher%20Audio.htm

If you ask them nicely you can get them to email you a price list.

 

Ah yeah Julian, but that's why I dig them - Barbarella's one groovy baby, baby... Too many babies!

Here's another fave of mine - a ReVoX A77:

 

Dom.

I like the look of the minipods, but I have heard them in situe and they are dire.

They had help from the optional sub as well, but all in all they sound like shit.

 

You Know You Want It

 

Mr O'Heocha's alien pods

 

Brilliant :lol:

 

I didn't think they sounded *that* bad when I heard them in this art gallery (with artwork from Wavey Gravy amongst other people) but admittedly they were playing plinque and were near corners (which helped the bass) - I still want a pair just for the looks even if they do sound awful in a real system...

I'd love to know how they stack up against the Rega Kytes - particularly in treble quality...

 

Have to agree, the minipods do look kinda cool, but it's probably just because they aren't the "boring boxes" that we see most of the time. I also didn't think they sounded that good, although as you say Dom, they were playing plinque and it's not really a good test now is it?

The art exhibition was rather cool though, Wavy Gravy paintings and Jerry Garcia's charcoal sketches.

For bulkiness of speakers, I think we need to get a pic of Bren's old Wharfedales in this thread.

 

FYI dudes there was a pair of those Usher Audio Compass Dancer Floorers on HFN Classies a few months ago, brought over for a hifi show (Heathrow ??) rrp £5500 offered for £2500 IIRC. Pro rata the standmounts down from their and you are in Sonus Faber Cremmie Auditor range cicra £2000 (And these not only look like the m/nutts they also sound devine to boot), anyway they look stunning I agree. Nearly as good as my Castles .





I take it then that this is the "Sexy Hifi" thread then

 

How about some of these?



See Designe for more info.

Cheers,
Simon

 

Another thumbs up for the sonus fabers,the concertino homes,great speakers lovely finish.

 

You forgot to mention the smell of that lovely leather. Or do you only get that on Grand Pianos?

 

What's that?...The smell or the leather? yes they have leather,but can't say ive noticed the smell though.

 

I auditioned a pair of GPs a while ago and was impressed by the build. The sides were finished in shiny Black (piano?) gloss but the top and front were covered in leather. I remember I could smell the leather, must have been while I was moving the speakers

 

You do get a choice of 2 finishes on the concertinos/concertos/grandpianos,of either walnut,or black piano lacquer,both look stunning,but i choose the walnut,as i'm not to keen on gloss finnishes,still can't smell the leather,must have blocked nose.

 

its PVC - fake leather isnt it?

 

Smells real enough.

 

Yes your right bottleneck,thats why i couldnt smell it,looks good though.

 

In that case I can't even begin to explain what I was smelling