absolve2525 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 https://critesspeakers.com/k-55-replacement-the-new-a.html Very interesting! Anyone try the new version? No affiliation. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Sure would like to see the internals of the A-55G drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbiz Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Very interesting. I might consider these when I start my La Scala project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 was the money made back from the first version yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious_George Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 10 years to develop? We went to the moon and back in less time… the frequency response does not look that improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 27 minutes ago, Curious_George said: We went to the moon and back in less time — not for $450 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious_George Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 No, not for $450. I am very familiar with working with American and Asian vendors. 10 years to improve the 55 that much deserves a medal for patience and commitment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT88 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 I may be alone in my opinion but I have a sweet spot for Alnico. Maybe these new "G" drivers have a great phase plug. But I like Alnico. I wonder how these new drivers would sound if they had an Alnico magnet. In the case of Klipsch, it's a godsend that the Atlas drivers - past and present - have Alnico magnets. Alnico has soul and emotion. The same goes for guitar pick ups and guitar speakers. I have K77 M in my 1977 Lascalas for bridging. I can't wait for my original K77 Alnico to come back from the shop. With new magnetised power and new diaphragms. With other brands in the high end you hardly find Alnico...and if you do it goes many thousands of dollars higher in price...not so with Atlas drivers at Klipsch which are now newly installed in the heritage series...as they used to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 1:52 PM, KT88 said: I may be alone in my opinion but I have a sweet spot for Alnico. Maybe these new "G" drivers have a great phase plug. But I like Alnico. I have not heard the new A55-G/2 drivers (just learned about them this morning) but I do have three pairs of the originals in use now and have compared them head to head with all of the k-55 variations and although the dual phase-plug k-55v is very close I still prefer the sound of the A55-g. There is a very clear improvement over the single phase plug k-55v just as there is with the k-55v dual plug version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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