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RAAL 140-15D Group Buy

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chrismercurio

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I am interested in buying a pair of these tweeters. The retail is a little hard to swallow, but the price drops to $169 euro each if you buy 10 or more...this means if five people want two tweeters we would have a group buy. There are further price breaks at 20 and 50, but they are not as significant.

I am putting the feelers out to see what kind of interest there is.

Thanks,

C
 

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Well,

you two are the first 2 interested. I kind of gave up after no one replied, but the price is really good. I don't think being in Germany is a problem. I will most likely see Alex of RAAL at Burning Amp this coming weekend and will discuss my idea with him.

Thadman - I don't know what AIM is.

Thanks!

C
 
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What midrange are you guys planning on using with this ribbon? The Accuton C173N-T6-90 looks very interesting. High sensitivity, high output, high resolution, super low distortion of all types (even at 105dB+, measured over on HTguide.com). The best midrange I'm aware of...the only downside is the price. $460/each!!! Would you guys be interested in doing a group buy on this driver also?

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=118&products_id=1563
 
#7
Yeah,

I would love to buy a pair or two of those. The Visaton Ti-100 is nice as well, and far cheaper. It isn't as efficient, but also has extremely low distortion from 100-1.6k.

I don't know about a group buy on the Accuton/Theil units. In the US, Madisound is the only game in town besides Zalytron, and I think Zalytron buys them from Madisound. Maybe one of the guys in Europe can check with them direct?

As far as getting better prices in Europe, my price sheet is in Euro's.

C
 
#8
I have one guy who joins us and two are interested. But I told them it`s 169$ because I read "$169", now I read "$169 euro".
One guy asked for the additional shipping costs.
I intend to use the RAAL with FAL Flat C, which also has 95dB and is only 3" wide. If I don`t get it for a reasonable price here in Germany I build a three-way with Veravox 7X and Ciare HW321.
 
#12
Euro

Alex is in Serbia I believe, so his price sheet is in Euros.

I posted over in Lynn's forum about the buy. Maybe we will see some action as he has had some nice things to say. I thought I would see some action since Shinobiwan used it...but no.

C
 
#13
At current exchange rate 169 euro is AUD$266 USD$239

I am interested, Depends on how much it will cost for reliable freight to Australia.

It's a stretch for me, They'd have to live tacked onto existing cabinets for a while, Going so low they should be ok with a de-whizzered EnABLed FE207E to start with.

I've never had ribbons before, how fragile/durable are the membranes? is it worth getting a spare set of membranes?

Are these going to be Ex Serbia, Germany or Canada?
 
#14
Stretch

Yeah.

It's a stretch for me too. I am a new dad, and spending 1k on a pair of tweeters isn't going to happen, so ~$500 usd looked like a good deal by comparison if a few more guys were on board.

I will see Alex on Sunday at Burning Amp and talk to him about the group buy and how to handle shipping. It would be far easier for me to have him ship different orders to different people from Serbia, and far easier for him to have me handle it. The shipping charges will probably suck from the US to anywhere outside of it. I am willing to do it, but it isn't ideal.

"I've never had ribbons before, how fragile/durable are the membranes? is it worth getting a spare set of membranes?"

Probably. Ask Shin in his thread. I know he busted a pair, but I think he was doing something unconventional, not just playing music.

"Are these going to be Ex Serbia, Germany or Canada?"

What does that mean? I'm in California, USA.

Thanks!
 
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