[2bigears]

   quick question.... is this speaker 10k new or is that an old add???? Are they 20k new now???? If so,what happened,sure would like to hear a set of those up here in Canada   

[TomS]

I think this was the last pricing Bob updated in October, though he offers a lot of different options so you'd best just call him up.

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=32433.0

[mfsoa]

From SPtech post referenced above :
Timepiece Mini                    $2,995.00       $2,995.00




From Audiogon:
SP Technology Timepiece Mini
Audiogon Introductory Price
$2,495.00/pr

Anyone know which is true?

[NealH]

They are both correct.  Look again at the add referenced above and, you will note it says the given MSRP does not reflect promotional offers. 

The Audiogon introductory price is an introductory promotional offer.

So they are both true. 

[2bigears]

so what's a guy to do,buy a set of Rev's i quess and find out what the fuss is about.Bob at SP is one of the few that loves what he does,not hard to discover that,a 5 minute phone call and your phone even starts to sounds better.Can't wait to hear those Rev's.  

[bluemike]

2bigbears, where about's in Canada are you situated ?

I would love to hear the sp tech Revelations   

[mcullinan]

From SPtech post referenced above :
Timepiece Mini                    $2,995.00       $2,995.00




From Audiogon:
SP Technology Timepiece Mini
Audiogon Introductory Price
$2,495.00/pr

Anyone know which is true?

Mike Are you going to take the plunge?. The minis look great and coupled with a sub I bet the would sound fine in the listening room with the Lounge chairs.
Mike

[Aether Audio]

Mike,

...and coupled with a sub...I bet they would sound fine

HA!  Just had a chance to tune our cables and electronics to sit down for a serious and extended listening session.  Sub is definitely "optional."    We thought we were listening to a standard Timepiece that had been tweaked...except that this pair of TPs completely disappeared - poof...gone.   You close your eyes and float away to this enormous soundstage and 3-D image.  Then you open your eyes and the brain just dis-connects.  There is no way on earth such a soundstage and dynamics can come from a speaker that small.   We've done it.  We've actually created a truly "invisible" speaker.  I knew they were gonna be darn good, but... I'm freak'n!

The Mini customers have no idea what is in store for them.  I always wondered before why we weren't rich already.  Now I know it's just a matter of time. aa

-Bob

[mfsoa]

Mike Are you going to take the plunge?.

As much as I'm tempted, speakers aren't my top audio priority. In fact my top audio priority isn't even allowed to exist anymore after shelling out north of $7K for my new furnace/hot water/well tank   

I think my next purchase should be a new digital source of some sort when the time comes.

enormous soundstage and 3-D image

Bob, this is absolutely one area that I found to be true with the 2.0s I'm borrowing. HUGE soundstage but not at all because of a vague, mushy kind of image. Individual images are large, but the available soudspace is so much larger still that you are left saying "Well, I have no choice but to accept the fact that what I am hearing has no logical correlation to what I am seeing" and then move on from there.

I don't want to start a debate about vertical imaging, but the TPs image TALL as well. You can tell me that's not possible but that's what they do!

-Mike

[bhobba]

HA!  Just had a chance to tune our cables and electronics to sit down for a serious and extended listening session.  Sub is definitely "optional."    We thought we were listening to a standard Timepiece that had been tweaked...except that this pair of TPs completely disappeared - poof...gone.   You close your eyes and float away to this enormous soundstage and 3-D image.  Then you open your eyes and the brain just dis-connects.  There is no way on earth such a soundstage and dynamics can come from a speaker that small.   We've done it.  We've actually created a truly "invisible" speaker.  I knew they were gonna be darn good, but... I'm freak'n!

The Mini customers have no idea what is in store for them.  I always wondered before why we weren't rich already.  Now I know it's just a matter of time. aa

As usual - well done.  It is great to hear a sub is optional - which makes them an absolute bargain IMHO.  I have been looking at a number of reviews of the S9 of recent times.  They have even reached here in Australia:
http://www.asonaudiophiles.com/ason/meeting_april_2007.htm
Just to get a feel for what they are like, in your opinion, how do the the mini's compare to the S9?  I got the strange feeling the minis may have the edge.

For future reference when I decide to get my pair, what is the best way to purchase them - simply drop you a line?  I suspect I may be getting them sooner rather than later.

Thanks
Bill

[bhobba]

I don't want to start a debate about vertical imaging, but the TPs image TALL as well. You can tell me that's not possible but that's what they do!

Although I don' know the reason for that - Bob may - you only need to look at the technicals to see one of the reasons they are so good - that low crossover to the inherently lower distortion tweeter.  Other designers - and I will mention one - Danny from GR research since Bob has spoken of him before - often comment on the audible improvements of low crossover points in their designs.

Thanks
Bill

[Aether Audio]

Mike,

Thanks for the vote!  Ya know...I'm tickled you guys like those old 2.0s.   I guess we did OK for a first "stab" at it.  I don't mean to be using your comments to plug our new stuff, but I gotta tell you... I can hardly stand to listen to those old things any more.  The "forwardness" and "edginess" about drives me up a wall - not to mention the lack of resolution.  Glad you like 'em.  Sure wish I could have gotten a set of Minis to Topround in time for his rave this weekend.  Then you'd know what I mean.

I don't want to start a debate about vertical imaging, but the TPs image TALL as well. You can tell me that's not possible but that's what they do!

It's all about diffraction - or the lack thereof.  The spatial clues are all there (if its in the mix, that is) and you can hear them as you've experienced as long as diffraction delays don't mask them.  Once you outline the perimeter of the front baffle with secondary diffraction signals, the brain clues in on the location of the sound source.  That's exactly what we don't want if we're looking for a speaker that sonically disappears.  If you can achieve that, the soundstage blows up on you to a size only limited by the spatial cues in the recording.


Bill,

Just to get a feel for what they are like, in your opinion, how do the the Minni's compare to the S9?  I got the strange feeling the minis may have the edge.

I ain't going there.  We have a relationship with NuForce that essentially requires me to make no comparisons.  Darn... too bad you're not psychic as then you could read my mind.

For future reference when I decide to get my pair, what is the best way to purchase them - simply drop you a line?  I suspect I may be getting them sooner rather than later.

Just contact me whenever.  We'll fix you up.

-Bob

[lonewolfny42]

Bob....

Sure wish I could have gotten a set of Minis to Topround in time for his rave this weekend.  Then you'd know what I mean.

After I receive mine....the Mini-TP's will be at a Rave....so everyone can hear them...

                          Chris

[bhobba]

After I receive mine....the Mini-TP's will be at a Rave....so everyone can hear them...

I can hardly wait for the write up

Thanks
Bill