[beowulf]

Anybody check out the Sound|Kaos LIBéRATION







Kind of looks like a big ole owl ... I dig the looks ~ very mid century modern / art deco flair to them and a big beast of a subwoofer.

Pretty good specs for tube amps as well:

Bandwidth: (-6dB)  30Hz - 55kHz
Sensitivity: (2.83V/RMS) 94dBin room 96dB
Nominal Impedance: 4 Ohm
Recommended power: 25 - 100 W
Dimensions: (each) W 60 cm D 32 cm H 98 cm
Weight: (each) 42kg

Not cheap by any means coming in around $17K+.  Just though they were pretty interesting and haven't heard a lot of chatter about them.

[musicdre]

thanks.  am lovin the looks of these and they just seem like would sound great too . at their price i'll never afford them, but perhaps can hear at an audio show some day.

here, in the long and hard-to-read 6 moons format, is an in-depth positive review (jumping right to page 6):

https://6moons.com/audioreviews2/soundkaos2/6.html

the discussion 6 moons review from page 6 onward may be of interest to readers of the OB forum.

[JohnR]

Hah hah, that so does look like an owl!

Intersting driver configuration... looks like the mids are in a .5 arrangement...

[beowulf]

thanks.  am lovin the looks of these and they just seem like would sound great too . at their price i'll never afford them, but perhaps can hear at an audio show some day.

here, in the long and hard-to-read 6 moons format, is an in-depth positive review (jumping right to page 6):

https://6moons.com/audioreviews2/soundkaos2/6.html

the discussion 6 moons review from page 6 onward may be of interest to readers of the OB forum.

Thanks for bringing that review to my attention ... I do get lost in the long reviews from that site though!

[mresseguie]

Time to suggest <to my wife> it's a great time to visit Switzerland!

I kinda think I saw their Wave42 speakers at one of the audio shows that I attended in Taiwan. They sure look familiar.

https://soundkaos.audio/new-products?category=WAVE42

[beowulf]

Time to suggest <to my wife> it's a great time to visit Switzerland!

I kinda think I saw their Wave42 speakers at one of the audio shows that I attended in Taiwan. They sure look familiar.

https://soundkaos.audio/new-products?category=WAVE42

Yeah, those Wave42 are  on my list of speakers I need to hear one day!  Lots of positive reviews on them.

[AJinFLA]

Intersting driver configuration... looks like the mids are in a .5 arrangement...

Site says:

18" woofer on 2nd order filter, 2x unfiltered 21 cm, (8”) full range drivers , notch filter at 750Hz, RAAlL ribbon dipole super tweeter

Bit confusing, what is the notch on? The 18? If the mids are indeed a .5 config, that would make for a rather asymmetric horizontal response, so which side (L or R) placement would be critical.

cheers,

AJ

[matevana]

Anyone guess who's drivers these might be?  In-house?

[AJinFLA]

The frame & motor look like Seas Exotic. The cone and ribbed/roll surround make me think Audax. My guess is custom Seas. 

Btw, I just noticed only one has whizzer, so Johns .5 comment makes a bit more sense now...

[matevana]

Good eye!

[rollo]

 Certainly unique. Good bass to 30HZ. Would like to hear a pair with SET.

charles

[Tyson]

Heard them at the last RMAF and they were one of the best sounding rooms at the show.

[Mr P]

As a huge fan of Bakoon amplifiers I have been lusting after these.

http://hifiknights.com/reviews/speakers/soundkaos-liberation/

[glassaddict]

I own a pair of SoundKaos Liberation OB speakers. I bought the RMAF show pair. They don't have the leather baffles of the production speakers, but have the current Enviee mid range drivers. These are my first pair of OB speakers. I've owned planars, Quad 57's, so I had an idea of placement in my listening room. I can hear why OB speakers have such loyal listeners.

[opnly bafld]

I own a pair of SoundKaos Liberation OB speakers. I bought the RMAF show pair. They don't have the leather baffles of the production speakers, but have the current Enviee mid range drivers. These are my first pair of OB speakers. I've owned planars, Quad 57's, so I had an idea of placement in my listening room. I can hear why OB speakers have such loyal listeners.

What amplifier are you using with them?