does anyone recognize these speakers?

[iampivot]

http://cgim.audiogon.com/i/vs/s/f/1143767877.jpg

 

[meanman64]

I think those are Dynaudio Nuance;

 

[meanman64]

They look almost the same,I'll try to find an image of that speaker

 

[iampivot]

Yes it might be them. I found a few google references:

http://members.chello.nl/~a.vanliessum/nuance.htm
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/2091/nuance.html
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread/t-51412.html

I wonder how he got that nice veener though, it's prob ready made cabinets. I just happened to stumble across this picture while looking for something else and though they looked interesting.

 

[iampivot]

The Nuance II seems to have a reflex port on the front though, and the 17w-75xl seem to have a normal dome, not inverted.

http://www.qualityhifi.nl/Zelfbouwwinkels/Speakerland_Zelfbouw.html

 

[meanman64]

Yes,you're right but I think the tweeter is Dynaudio.

 

[iampivot]

Looks more like vifa / seas elements than dynaudio elements.

 

[sreten]

Hi, Totem ? /sreten.

 

[iampivot]

Hmm, might be. Found these Totem Arro speakers: http://www.aufi.co.il/ser/TOTEM_ARRO.jpg
http://6a3a.ru/print_version.php?model_id=23191
http://www.cherubini.com/open2b/var/catalog/b/1675.jpg

 

[meanman64]

Yes ,you're right


http://www.totemacoustic.com/english/products/floorStanding_arro.htm

 

[nate]

Yes, they are totem arrows.

The woofer is a peerless unit. There was a very similar unit that was on buyout at Parts Express a few months back.
I'm not sure about the tweeter.
nate

 

[meanman64]

I was thinking the same,I just were looking at the site and they use Dynaudio,Peerless,Scan-Speak and others.

 

[wvuhotrod]

Tweeters are definitely Dynaudio D-28's

 

[psych&sound]

Having disassembled (and reassembled) these; I KNOW that the "woofers" (100 mm woofer?) are in fact Peerless. But not one that Peerless offers to DIY.

Don't shoot the messenger, but WVUHOTROD, you shouldn't be so definite. These are definitely NOT Dynaudio. First, these are 19 mm not 28 mm. And no, these are not the D19AF. Given the retail price of the Arro - how could any manufacturer justify Dynaudio tweeters?!

I'll let you all have more fun trying to figure out the tweeter.
BTW, not every OEM driver is made available to the DIY market. In addition, many OEMs remain diplomatic about who they supply. Further, many speakers companies (and other AV companies for that matter) that claim to have a proprietary in-house designed driver or whatever, merely ticks off the boxes on the order form to the OEM.

 

[iampivot]

How do they sound?

 

[psych&sound]

They sound like a minimonitor. Not bad for small room, nearfield listening, with good sound stage and image at low levels. Quite nice to look at. Very good fit and finish, but rather lightly built. Really needs more bass. High bass distortion and very limited dynamic range if playing full range. Much better with a good subwoofer.