So What's Going On With Von Schweikert Audio???

Was that title too click-bait? If you think so I apologize but thanks for stopping by ;)

As many of you know, I'm not as active on forums as perhaps I should be. That said, a number of things have happened in the last few weeks that some of you may find interesting.

First off, we're very honored to share that our flagship ULTRA 9 loudspeaker ($225K MSRP) was awarded the Outstanding Overall Performance Award 2021 by the prestigious Hong Kong magazine Super AV. This award would not have been possible were it not for our distribution partnership with the team at Wise Sound and their carefully considered introduction of the Von Schweikert Audio brand into the Hong Kong and mainland China market.

For those unfamiliar with this model, here's a video from the last Munich High End show back in 2019.


Then yesterday, we received the news that our Endeavor SE loudspeaker ($25k MSRP) was awarded the coveted 2021 Product of the Year by the leading magazine in Hong Kong, HIFI Review. This is of course thanks in no small part to the skillful introduction of our current design offerings by our friends at Wise Sound.

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Frankly, the Endeavor SE is a design that always impresses me and I can't express how proud I am to produce it. But continuing in this vein of frankness, I know I've done a terrible job of introducing it to the world. Coulda, woulda, shoulda, it deserves better from me. I say all this to express how shocked I was; perhaps more so than anyone else, that it achieved this level of recognition from no less than HIFI Review. And I had nothing to do with it. I didn't arrange for the review, I didn't even assist in the setup of the speakers... this was completely unexpected and as such, I could not be more tankful to our partners at Wise Sound for all their effort on our behalf.

And for those unfamiliar with this model (in large part because of me ;) here's a video tour of the Endeavor SE in this striking McLaren Volcano Orange finish. Enjoy!


Last but certainly not least, I'm very pleased to announce we will debut our newest addition to our flagship lineup, the ULTRA 7 next week at the Florida Audio Expo. We began development of this design in late 2019 and are conducting this shakedown cruise of the ULTRA 7 in Tampa in just a few days.

So what is the ULTRA 7?

First off, it's an ULTRA model which means it shares all the sonic and structural DNA of our other ULTRA reference loudspeakers. In this instance, it's simply a different configuration of those previous designs that hopefully will be the "sweet spot" for some audiophiles in performance, aesthetics and ultimately budget.

Here's what you get with the ULTRA 7.
  • Extremely low distortion, class-defining clarity, three dimensional image focus, and lush harmonic structure that defines these award winning ULTRA designs.
  • Our proprietary network topologies G.A.I.N. (Global Axis Integration Network) and A.I.R. (Acoustic Inverse Replication) which deliver our signature driver integration, holographic imaging, tonal accuracy and overall our award wining performance. What we call, The Sound of Reality. Please note, these network topologies have benefited from ongoing iteration for more than four decades of development.
  • Our ULTRA line of exotic drivers. Each channel of the ULTRA 7 design incorporates the following: Front Facing - three 9" reinforced Ceramic Woofers, one 7" reinforced Ceramic Midrange, one Beryllium Tweeter and one Dual Ribbon Super Tweeter. Rear Facing - one Ribbon Super Tweeter and one Magnesium Horn Loaded Tweeter combined into our Rear Ambient Array.
  • MasterBuilt Audio Ultra Line of internal wiring comes standard on the ULTRA Line. Each signal path is individually shielded and damped with point to point connections. Designed by leaders in the Aerospace industry and made with rare and precious alloys. It’s simply the most transparent signal path we've experienced.
  • Point to point hand-built networks with isolated architecture that protects crossover parts and wiring from electrical noise contamination (aka distortion). In other words, we don't crowd all the network components for woofers, midranges and tweeters onto a small printed circuit board which looks very high-tech but ultimately creates distortion.
  • Version 2.0 Aktive Cabinet Vibration Control, eliminating cabinet resonances with new materials and layering techniques built on more than 25 years of iteration.
  • A full set of our new proprietary LS Footers designed by Critical Mass System is included for the best loudspeaker isolation we've ever experienced. More to come on this products very soon!
  • Time Alignment, Phase Consistency, and adjustable bi-polar sound radiation pattern for room-filling sound. The ULTRA 7 design achieve full-range response from 18Hz to 60kHz with 94 dB sensitivity @ 1w/1m.
  • Finally, our revolutionary Room Adjustment Control Suite. Our designs are 100% analog and are designed for reference flat frequency response shipped from the factory. Yet we understand the real world challenge of getting flat response and the various listening room environments. By utilizing our Room Adjustment Control Suite consisting of autoformers with induvial signal paths for each level selection, we can adjust the Main Tweeter, Super Tweeter and Rear Ambient Array independently by 1/2 dB increments allowing us to achieve much greater reference performance in your room than any other analog loudspeakers available. This is one of the key factors that has led to our unprecedent number of Best in Show awards over the years.
The ULTRA 7 at $180K MSRP firmly carves out a place between the very room friendly ULTRA 55 at $100K MSRP and the dominant ULTRA 9 at $225K MSRP and in my opinion, shares the most compelling features of both. The ULTRA 7 footprint and overall height is not much greater than the ULTRA 55 so the speaker will fit into even a small sound room very comfortably and yet, has the ability to pressurize a large sound room with little effort. But the ULTRA 7 benefits from almost all of the technology of our ULTRA 9 specifically in the Room Adjustment Control Suite. This allows far greater ability to achieve flat response even in the most trying room environments while remaining 100% analog.

There's certainly more to tell and we will publish more data on the ULTRA 7 in the coming months but for now, here are a few sneak peeks from our social media post of what's to come. If you made it this far, thanks for reading and all my best!

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It's been a few months but we have so much more to report. Very soon I will post the a wrap-up for the 2022 Capital Audiofest show reports and awards. But for now, I'm very honored and excited to share with you Part-Time Audiophile's 2023 Buyer Guide for Floorstanding Loudspeakers which includes 6 of our models...

Von Schweikert Audio Endeavor E-3 Mk. II (starting at $10,000 pr USD)

Even the “entry-level” speaker from Von Schweikert Audio is mighty impressive, and it took our reviewer some time to unlock its potential through careful set-up and system matching. “Is it the best in its category?” he asked. “Maybe if you are looking for a great all-around performer with amazing bass, a large soundstage, the ability to play as loud as you would ever want.” A Reviewers Choice award winner.
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Von Schweikert Audio ESE ($26,000 pr USD)

Combining Leif Swanson’s affordable Endeavor Audio designs with drivers and technology culled from Von Scheikert Audio’s awesome Ultra speakers line—such as anodized aluminum woofer cones, a Kevlar midrange and a Beryllium tweeter—the ESE is entirely capable of providing full-range sound in almost any room. The ESE offers a big chunk of the dynamic sound of the Ultra 9 and Ultra 11 speakers for around one-tenth the price. An Editor’s Choice award winner, and one of the best floorstanding speakers we’ve heard at anywhere near this price.
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Von Schweikert Audio Ultra 55 (from $110,000 pr USD)

The new “entry-level” model in VSA’s extraordinary Ultra line still features Accuton ceramic drivers, a beryllium ScanSpeak tweeter, a rear-firing Raal ribbon that captures ambient detail and an optional booster amp for the dual 9? woofers. “There are plenty of bigger, flashier, seemingly alien tech-based, flavor of the year loudspeakers out there,” we concluded. “The Ultra 55 however, is the marrying kind.” A Reviewers Choice Award winner.
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Von Schweikert Audio Ultra 7 ($180,000 pr USD), Ultra 9 ($250,000 pr USD), and Ultra 11 ($365,000 pr USD)

None of the PTA staff has been able to bribe Von Schweikert Audio’s Damon Von Schweikert or Leif Swanson for a long-term review pair of the Ultra 11s, but we’re all thinking about asking our banks for a modest loan. We’ve spent so much time with these massive state-of-the-art speakers at various high-end audio shows that we feel like know them and understand the very few limitations they have as transducers. Most audiophiles can argue all day about the best floorstanding speakers out there, but things get eerily quiet when someone brings up the Ultra 11 or its smaller sibling, the Ultra 9–and now the newest Ultra 7. You have to hear these for yourself–words won’t do them justice.
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We're honored that our Endeavor Special Editions paired with our LS 0.8 Footers shared this Best of AXPONA 2023 award with our fellow manufacturers in room 1509 from Dr. Michael Bump of Enjoy the Musiccom.

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This award would not be possible without the excellent work from Small Green Computer, LampizatOr, WestminsterLab and Gary Leeds of Hearthis.us. Congratulations to all involved!

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For the full writeup, click here.
 
Congratulations, Damon and Leif!
We're honored that our Endeavor Special Editions paired with our LS 0.8 Footers shared this Best of AXPONA 2023 award with our fellow manufacturers in room 1509 from Dr. Michael Bump of Enjoy the Musiccom.

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This award would not be possible without the excellent work from Small Green Computer, LampizatOr, WestminsterLab and Gary Leeds of Hearthis.us. Congratulations to all involved!

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For the full writeup, click here.
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Obviously, well deserved! Congrats!
 
Best of AXPONA 2023 - Top Five Rooms

- Greg Weaver - Enjoy the Music.com

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"This room was nothing less than superb, offering up refined definition and detail, while revealing musical nuance like the luster, sparkle, and shimmer of well-recorded piano, guitar, or human vocals. And GAWD could it hit! Macrodynamic scaling, speed, impact, and extension, in such a modest-sized room, routinely raised goosebumps. This system in this room merely served to highlight how completely and easily the VSA ULTRA speaker systems may be tailored to deliver the very best in any room size or condition. This room easily clinched a place in my Top Five Rooms at this show."

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Please follow this link to read Greg's show coverage here...

https://www.enjoythemusic.com/AXPONA_2023/Weaver/Part1/

Congratulations to our room partners Scott Walker Audio and VAC / Valve Amplification Company as well as the other contributing manufacturers that made this award possible; Aurender - Official, LampizatOr / LampizatOr North America and Artesania Audio!

Photos by Joseph Greenham

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TWO SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE GREATER NEW YORK AREA

Von Schweikert Audio is pleased to announce our new premier dealer New Life Audio with two locations in Queens NYC and Long Island, NY. To celebrate our new partnership, they will have an OPEN HOUSE at each location with Damon von Schweikert, CEO and Leif Swanson, Chief Design Officer doing presentations and Q&A sessions. The focus of these presentations will be on the system displayed, but Leif and Damon are happy to discuss any of the VSA products.

Everyone is welcome but spaces are limited so please email shawn@newlifeaudio.com now to reserve your spot, RSVP will be granted on a first come, first served basis.

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Here are the Von Schweikert Audio loudspeakers being presented along with the dates, times and locations.


ENDEAVOR REFERENCE EDITION loudspeaker $22K msrp - Saturday, October 14th there will be an open house at the Long Island location from 10 AM to 7 PM. The two sessions requiring RSVP will be at 11 AM to 1 PM and from 3 PM to 5 PM. Please keep in mind this is an open house so Damon and Leif will on-site and available for discussion throughout the entire day apart from the two events so please feel free to stop by and meet them.

NEW LIFE AUDIO - LONG ISLAND
33 Fern Dr. Commack, NY 11725
+1 631-240-3198
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y6sQ7tqwXs2yajLJA

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ULTRA 7 flagship loudspeaker, $180K msrp - Sunday, October 15th there will be an open house at the Queens NYC location from 1 PM to 7 PM. The only session requiring RSVP will be at 2 PM to 5 PM. Please keep in mind this is an open house so Damon and Leif will on-site and available for discussion throughout the entire day apart from the two events so please feel free to stop by and meet them.

NEW LIFE AUDIO - QUEENS
85-48 Avon St, Queens, NY 11432
+1 631-240-3198
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WtRLacsmijGKySG67

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ABOUT NEW LIFE AUDIO They are a premier audio dealer with a demo room in Long Island, NY and another in Queens, NYC. They encourage you to call them @ 631-240-3198 or send an email to shawn@newlifeaudio.com at any time. Shawn and New Life Audio team are more than happy to hear about your system, and will help guide you to make informed decisions to make the most out of what you currently have as well as help you build a system that will make you happy for years to come! Please make an appointment for your private demo and consultation. If you prefer, New Life Audio can come to visit you at your house to evaluate your system as well as provide you with an in-home demo of equipment in your system.

New Life Audio services include: two channel, home theater, whole house audio, outdoor entertainment, free consultations, and speaker & room setup.

Shawn and the team at New Life Audio are proud to represent the following world-class manufacturers: Von Schweikert Audio, Valve Amplification Company, Mola Mola, Lumin, REL, ML, ELAC, Kimber, Marantz, DT, Polk, Sony, Samsung, Sanders, JVC, Epson, LG, Modulum, AQ and many more!

https://www.newlifeaudio.com/
 
TWO SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE GREATER NEW YORK AREA

Von Schweikert Audio is pleased to announce our new premier dealer New Life Audio with two locations in Queens NYC and Long Island, NY. To celebrate our new partnership, they will have an OPEN HOUSE at each location with Damon von Schweikert, CEO and Leif Swanson, Chief Design Officer doing presentations and Q&A sessions. The focus of these presentations will be on the system displayed, but Leif and Damon are happy to discuss any of the VSA products.

Everyone is welcome but spaces are limited so please email shawn@newlifeaudio.com now to reserve your spot, RSVP will be granted on a first come, first served basis.

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Here are the Von Schweikert Audio loudspeakers being presented along with the dates, times and locations.


ENDEAVOR REFERENCE EDITION loudspeaker $22K msrp - Saturday, October 14th there will be an open house at the Long Island location from 10 AM to 7 PM. The two sessions requiring RSVP will be at 11 AM to 1 PM and from 3 PM to 5 PM. Please keep in mind this is an open house so Damon and Leif will on-site and available for discussion throughout the entire day apart from the two events so please feel free to stop by and meet them.

NEW LIFE AUDIO - LONG ISLAND
33 Fern Dr. Commack, NY 11725
+1 631-240-3198
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y6sQ7tqwXs2yajLJA

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ULTRA 7 flagship loudspeaker, $180K msrp - Sunday, October 15th there will be an open house at the Queens NYC location from 1 PM to 7 PM. The only session requiring RSVP will be at 2 PM to 5 PM. Please keep in mind this is an open house so Damon and Leif will on-site and available for discussion throughout the entire day apart from the two events so please feel free to stop by and meet them.

NEW LIFE AUDIO - QUEENS
85-48 Avon St, Queens, NY 11432
+1 631-240-3198
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WtRLacsmijGKySG67

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ABOUT NEW LIFE AUDIO They are a premier audio dealer with a demo room in Long Island, NY and another in Queens, NYC. They encourage you to call them @ 631-240-3198 or send an email to shawn@newlifeaudio.com at any time. Shawn and New Life Audio team are more than happy to hear about your system, and will help guide you to make informed decisions to make the most out of what you currently have as well as help you build a system that will make you happy for years to come! Please make an appointment for your private demo and consultation. If you prefer, New Life Audio can come to visit you at your house to evaluate your system as well as provide you with an in-home demo of equipment in your system.

New Life Audio services include: two channel, home theater, whole house audio, outdoor entertainment, free consultations, and speaker & room setup.

Shawn and the team at New Life Audio are proud to represent the following world-class manufacturers: Von Schweikert Audio, Valve Amplification Company, Mola Mola, Lumin, REL, ML, ELAC, Kimber, Marantz, DT, Polk, Sony, Samsung, Sanders, JVC, Epson, LG, Modulum, AQ and many more!

https://www.newlifeaudio.com/

We look forward to seeing everyone at this event! Damon and Leif are making themselves available to meet everyone in the tri-state area, so come with questions if you have any. Please RSVP if you wish to partake in the presentations from both of them by emailing me at shawn@newlifeaudio.com
 
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Von Schweikert will be joining us to present their wonderful line of speakers to those who live in the tri-state & greater NY area on Saturday, October 14th and Sunday, October 15th!

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ENDEAVOR REFERENCE EDITION loudspeaker $22K msrp - Saturday, October 14th there will be an open house at the Long Island location from 10 AM to 7 PM. The two sessions requiring RSVP will be at 11 AM to 1 PM and from 3 PM to 5 PM. Please keep in mind this is an open house so Damon and Leif will be on-site and available for discussion throughout the entire day apart from the two events so please feel free to stop by and meet them.

NEW LIFE AUDIO - LONG ISLAND
33 Fern Dr. Commack, NY 11725
+1 631-240-3198

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ULTRA 7 flagship loudspeaker, $180K msrp - Sunday, October 15th there will be an open house at the Queens NYC location from 1 PM to 7 PM. The only session requiring RSVP will be at 2 PM to 5 PM. Please keep in mind this is an open house so Damon and Leif will be on-site and available for discussion throughout the entire day apart from the two events so please feel free to stop by and meet them.

NEW LIFE AUDIO - QUEENS
85-48 Avon St, Queens, NY 11432
+1 631-240-3198

ABOUT NEW LIFE AUDIO They are a premier audio dealer with a demo room in Long Island, NY and another in Queens, NYC. They encourage you to call them @ 631-240-3198 or send an email to shawn@newlifeaudio.com at any time. Shawn and New Life Audio team are more than happy to hear about your system, and will help guide you to make informed decisions to make the most out of what you currently have as well as help you build a system that will make you happy for years to come! Please make an appointment for your private demo and consultation.

New Life Audio services include: two-channel, home theater, whole house audio, outdoor entertainment, free consultations, and speaker & room setup.

Shawn and the team at New Life Audio are proud to represent the following world-class manufacturers: Von Schweikert Audio, Valve Amplification Company, Mola Mola, Lumin, REL, ML, ELAC, Kimber, Marantz, DT, Polk, Sony, Samsung, Sanders, JVC, Epson, LG, Modulum, WyWires, AQ and many more!

 
Hello everyone. New to the site. I came on here because I have an old set of speakers. I know nothing about them untill I took the bottoms off and found this.

I have had them for way too long. I know this is not a for sale site but it's the place that had the newest date for anyone talking about speakers like these that I could find online.

Any info would be great! Thanks.
 

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