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Title: New speakers in house here - Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2
Post by: avahifi on 15 May 2019, 06:42 pm
Here is a link to them.

http://alta-audio.com/collection/

They are an astonishingly transparent speaker that play way way beyond their size.

Very impressive and an excellent new listening tool here for us to use in evaluating our electronics.

Frank
Title: Re: New speakers in house here - Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2
Post by: jackmonster on 15 May 2019, 07:18 pm
Frank,
I heard them at Axpona with you playing a wide variety of music.  Killer in every way. Dynamics especially. Great match for your new amps.  Wish I could afford them.
Title: Re: New speakers in house here - Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2
Post by: Big Red Machine on 22 May 2019, 02:15 am
They were incredible sounding, especially with the SET monos.
Title: Re: New speakers in house here - Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2
Post by: avahifi on 23 May 2019, 03:27 pm
The most I listen to these Celesta FRM-2 speakers the more impressed I become. FRM stands for Full Range Monitors. And these are truly full range. The bass depth is way, way better then the overall cabinet size should be capable.  Great extension and transparency from top to bottom and with no limits.

I actually had some quiet time here yesterday afternoon to just listen with no distractions for a few hours.

I am hearing lots of new things in every recording I have tried; pop, rock, vocal, classical, opera, even steel drum band (which is a super hard test for a music playback system).

They keep opening up and their incredible resolution keeps getting better and better.

Mike Levy, owner of Alta Audio tells me they will continue to improve for another 400 hours before reaching their full capability.

They help us realize our electronics are even better than I previously knew.  They are a super evaluation tool.

Frank
Title: Re: New speakers in house here - Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2
Post by: orthobiz on 23 May 2019, 11:31 pm
Didn't see the list price on the website...how much? Stands included?

Paul
Title: Re: New speakers in house here - Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2
Post by: audio.bill on 23 May 2019, 11:38 pm
Quote from: orthobiz on 23 May 2019, 11:31 pm
Didn't see the list price on the website...how much? Stands included?

Paul
Look like $15K per pair (plus stands) according to the following article:
http://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2018/7/25/my-new-reference-loudspeakeralta-audio-celesta-frm-2 (http://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2018/7/25/my-new-reference-loudspeakeralta-audio-celesta-frm-2)
Title: Re: New speakers in house here - Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2
Post by: avahifi on 24 May 2019, 12:08 am
I got good deal including a swap for some AVA equipment.

Frank
Title: Re: New speakers in house here - Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2
Post by: aln on 30 May 2019, 04:58 pm
Are you using their stands?