Alsyvox planars...prepare to sell your Magico's, YG's, Wilson's, Cessaro's. Maggie's, and all others!!

[Holli82]

We aren’t selling our Magicos! They are absolutely awesome!!!

More than one way to "skin the cat"

 

[Rhapsody]

We aren’t selling our Magicos! They are absolutely awesome!!!

We don't sell our Magico speakers either. We love them as well, especially our M9s. We just have many other brands as well as one speaker brand does not work for all people. ymmv

 

[orfeo_monteverdi]

[please forgive my poor English]
Btw, just to interweave a bit our corpus of informations:
Here are my impressions over the outstanding Alsyvox Botticelli X, powered by Aries Cerat monoblocks amplifiers, Taiko Audio streamer and Primary Control turntable at the 2021 Netherlands hifi show (Veldhoven show, considered as a "mini-Munich").
(see paragraph "Finally, the 94dB (!) sensitivity, flat-impedance AlsyVox ribbon panels")

 

[Rhapsody]

A few pics from the NEW Alsyvox listening room in Spain, featuring the Rafaello with added bass panels

 

[Gregadd]

Can you imagine with Spanish guitar?

 

[Avidlistener]

I had a chance to hear two different sizes of these speakers, one at Tampa show and the smaller Tintoretto at a dealer. Really superb speaker, and would be on my short list of looking for a speaker in that price range.

 

[SeagoatLeo]

Hi Caesar,

One of the issues is the size, weight etc of the Botticelli X. Having thought about it for a while and desiring to have a published review, we recently had Greg Weaver, visit Rhapsody in Brooklyn for 3 days to do a review on the Botticelli X. The review will be published in Tone Audio Magazine in the near future.

We would have sent the speakers to Greg but his listening room is 13's wide, just a smidge too narrow to do the BX justice especially for a review.

I haven't seen the Greg Weaver Botticelli X review yet. It has been 3.5 months since your posting. I've heard the VS Ultra 9 and 11 and would like to know how the Alsyvox compares (looking at Ultra 7 versus Alsyvox Botticelli as size constraints against larger speakers).

 

[Ron Resnick]

I had a chance to hear two different sizes of these speakers, one at Tampa show and the smaller Tintoretto at a dealer. Really superb speaker, and would be on my short list of looking for a speaker in that price range.

Hi Avidlistener,

In either of these instances were the amplifiers in use tube amps?

 

[Alrainbow]

I’ve heard them on tubes and SS just jaw dropping either way

 

[gleeds]

I heard the Alsyvox at The Home Entertainment Show in Long Beach last year powered by Vitus amplifiers. If you have the real estate, and love the sound of planars as I do there are clearly some of the very best.

I recently heard the VSA Ultra 7's at the factory with both tube and solid state and both amp types sounded remarkable. With their rear firing tweeters and remarkable timing they disappear like a good planar but have a tighter and more focused presentation. In the end-game speaker category the 7's are my favorite in terms of form factor. Based upon my listening experience with both products you would be well served by either using top-quality tube or solid state amplification.

 

[Audio_Karma]

You really have to worry about this all new speaker brand now too !

MC Audiotech's TL-12 speakers at the Florida Show

What does the MC in MC Audiotech stand for? Marvelously Cutting-Edge? Master 'Coustician? I would've guessed Mark Conti; Conti is, after all, the founder of the Pennsylvania-based boutique brand. But the man himself told metongue in cheek, I reckonthat MC is actually short for Musica cordis, a...

www.stereophile.com

 

[Bobvin]

I haven't seen the Greg Weaver Botticelli X review yet. It has been 3.5 months since your posting. I've heard the VS Ultra 9 and 11 and would like to know how the Alsyvox compares (looking at Ultra 7 versus Alsyvox Botticelli as size constraints against larger speakers).

The new issue of Tone is extremely close to being released. Jeff Dorgay (the publisher) visited Rhapsody Out West last month for some photos and additional listening. The issue should drop any day now.

 

[SeagoatLeo]

I heard the Alsyvox at The Home Entertainment Show in Long Beach last year powered by Vitus amplifiers. If you have the real estate, and love the sound of planars as I do there are clearly some of the very best.

I recently heard the VSA Ultra 7's at the factory with both tube and solid state and both amp types sounded remarkable. With their rear firing tweeters and remarkable timing they disappear like a good planar but have a tighter and more focused presentation. In the end-game speaker category the 7's are my favorite in terms of form factor. Based upon my listening experience with both products you would be well served by either using top-quality tube or solid state amplification.

Yes, I also heard the Alysvox at the Long Beach show which did played Art Pepper + 11 poorly (no dynamics at all or separation of instruments) which was blamed on incorrect amplifier settings. So, I really haven't heard them either. I will go to my sort of local Rhapsody distributor to hear them eventually. Greg Weaver review could be helpful.

 

[Avidlistener]

@Ron Resnick I know the Tintoretto was powered via SS - Plinius fed by Aurender streaming. I was able to hear a track I know well from Rickie Lee Jones Pop pop. In the brief demo I felt It did everything well, from dynamics, detailed yet full bass, great inner detail.

Incidentally The designer claimed The larger pair at the Tampa show measured flat down to 20hz in the large Tampa demo room.

 

[SeagoatLeo]

You really have to worry about this all new speaker brand now too !

MC Audiotech's TL-12 speakers at the Florida Show

What does the MC in MC Audiotech stand for? Marvelously Cutting-Edge? Master 'Coustician? I would've guessed Mark Conti; Conti is, after all, the founder of the Pennsylvania-based boutique brand. But the man himself told metongue in cheek, I reckonthat MC is actually short for Musica cordis, a...

www.stereophile.com

A 92dB-sensitive speaker requires a 70 watt amp minimum? Is the impedance really low and making it difficult to drive? I drive a 94dB speaker with a 3.2 ohm impedance with a 35 watt tube amp excellently. Maybe the AS writer did not receive or hear the information correctly.

 

[Ron Resnick]

You really have to worry about this all new speaker brand now too !

MC Audiotech's TL-12 speakers at the Florida Show

What does the MC in MC Audiotech stand for? Marvelously Cutting-Edge? Master 'Coustician? I would've guessed Mark Conti; Conti is, after all, the founder of the Pennsylvania-based boutique brand. But the man himself told metongue in cheek, I reckonthat MC is actually short for Musica cordis, a...

www.stereophile.com

I really like that new Paul Paddock driver!

 

[christoph]

Alsyvox Botticelli as size constraints against larger speakers

Be aware, that all Dipoles need to be away from the back wall at least 1 meter, almost the more, the better

 

[Rhapsody]

My favorite sound right now with my Botticellis X is with the 27 Watt Ongaku. It doesn't have the same slam as with more power but it's magical sounding to me and the bass is textured and goes way down and doesn't feel like you are missing anything regarding bass on almost all of the music that I play normally.

 

[Rhapsody]

Be aware, that all Dipoles need to be away from the back wall at least 1 meter, almost the more, the better

I like Alsyvox much better when 2-3M away from the back wall. I have a few customers that have them 1Mish away from the back wall, but when "out in the room" they have great layering capability on the soundstage which doesn't come through in the same manner when closer to the back wall.

 

[Levitator]

I like Alsyvox much better when 2-3M away from the back wall. I have a few customers that have them 1Mish away from the back wall, but when "out in the room" they have great layering capability on the soundstage which doesn't come through in the same manner when closer to the back wall.

How far away from the speakers is your listening position and what sort of toe in do you have Bob?