First, let me say thanks to all who visited our room at AKFest. We had a great time meeting old friends and making new ones. I get to hear our speakers all the time, so for me, the best part of the show is being able to interact with a great number of individuals who share our passion for high quality sound.
Looking back over the last couple of days, I have to admit that I may have underestimated the demand for high quality bookshelf/stand mounted monitors. As I mentioned to quite a few people at the show, we never posted the RAAL/Illuminator design on our web site as I thought the demand for a $3500 bookshelf speaker would be quite limited. Based on the show responses, I may have been wrong. Both this design and the even smaller WOW1's were very well received.
Since the only thing the RAAL/Illuminator share in common with any of our other speakers is the tweeter, we will need to come up with a name for these. Any ideas would be welcome.
As for specs, they are 14" tall, 8" wide and 11" deep. They weigh 26 pounds each (fairly heft for their size). They are front ported with a slot port. They are about 84db sensitive. They have an F3 of 45Hz and an F6 of 40Hz, which is surprising for a monitor with a 5" driver.
Let the naming begin...
- Jim