Rick wanted a small, high-quality monitor - smaller than our SongSurround I's/CAOW1's. He already knew he wanted the Hiquphon OW1 tweeter. When we talked about midwoofers we might use, I suggested perhaps the Seas Excel W12 might be a good candidate. It is a 4" midwoofer in the same line as the W15 and W18 used in some of our other models.
When we modeled things, the cabinet came out to 7" wide, 9" deep and 10 3/4" tall, including space for a front slot port (for maximum placement flexibility).
Here is the result...
Since it used the
W12 and the Hiquphon
OW1, Rick referred to is as the WOW1. When we first fired them up, we thought the name was quite appropriate. While this speaker obviously won't play down to 20Hz, it does produce a surprising bass for a speaker of this size. In fact, more than one individual attending the Southeast Michigan Audio Club meeting we hosted over the weekend asked what kind of subwoofer we were using with them. Of course, there was no subwoofer in the system.
The design is about 84db sensitive and although we have not officially established a price for them, it will be around $1195 per pair.
Happy listening Rick!
- Jim