[JakeJ]

Aren't those tweeters the Aurum Cantus G2Si?

And yeah, the Birds-eye Maple veneer is one I have never seen on any VMPS and even with those bad picks you can easily see the flaws.  Poorly done job and also not a quality level that I've seen to date.

Just my .02.

[GeorgeAb]

Brian has mentioned a speaker he built for a "Grammy Award winning Producer" in a few posts. I find it likely that these are the special digital edition (SDE) RM-2 FST speakers Brian lugged (personally delivered and set up) for Grammy winning Producer Norman Dayron in 2008. https://www.discogs.com/artist/386812-Norman-Dayron

The eBay seller is a tad confused on some of the specifics as yes those are Aurum Cantus GS2si's and same neo used in all the ribbon monitor (RM) series. IMO the seller's hyperbole about original selling price is total BS as is the desired price the seller mentions.

These are posts about what I believe are these speakers. Also, think about this... Brian lugging those speakers to the guys home in 2008!
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=59669.msg530833#msg530833 

This is a post quoting Grammy winning Producer Norman Dayron on his RM2 FST speaker Brian dropped by.
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=60459.msg539389#msg539389

That room looks fantastic! High ceilings, large tight non plush carpet, well treated. It reminds of a room Jim Thiel designed for the owner of "Nuts about Hi Fi" in the 90's

[Stimpy]

So, the seller is asking $6500, but didn't set a reserve...?  Someone is going to be disappointed...!   

[ZAKski288]

VMPS Subwoofer Pair with Dayton SA1000 Amp - $1 (Monrovia)


Insanely deep low end, the amplifier is very flexible and can be setup to either gently feather a little extra bass in there or absolutely part your hair. You know you need stereo subs and I need these out of my garage. Make me an realistic offer. Trades, whatever. I could use a preamp....Audio stuff.....anything

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/ele/d/monrovia-vmps-subwoofer-pair-with/7280879435.html

[dB Cooper]

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[davidc1]

Lol.

Does anybody know exactly what model these are? And the time they were sold?

[JakeJ]

If you were closer to 99336 I'd be working a deal for these.  Too much for my room but oh what fun to shake up the neighborhood.

GLWTS

[simon wagstaff]

Brian has mentioned a speaker he built for a "Grammy Award winning Producer" in a few posts. I find it likely that these are the special digital edition (SDE) RM-2 FST speakers Brian lugged (personally delivered and set up) for Grammy winning Producer Norman Dayron in 2008. https://www.discogs.com/artist/386812-Norman-Dayron

The eBay seller is a tad confused on some of the specifics as yes those are Aurum Cantus GS2si's and same neo used in all the ribbon monitor (RM) series. IMO the seller's hyperbole about original selling price is total BS as is the desired price the seller mentions.

These are posts about what I believe are these speakers. Also, think about this... Brian lugging those speakers to the guys home in 2008!"

These are set up for tri-wiring. Was that the SDE edition?  Mine have the AC ribbons, but only bi-wire.

[Stimpy]

Lol.

Does anybody know exactly what model these are? And the time they were sold?

Those are the Original Subwoofers.  They use a 12" woofer and the down-firing 15" passive radiator.  I'm not sure when they were released, but there are reviews on Audio review, that date back to the 90s.

[davidc1]

So, my guess is they didn't originally come with the Dayton amp. I'm assuming they have passive crossovers inside.

Also, I would guess they are sort of bass equivalent to the Tower II speakers as  the drivers are the same size?

[Rtsandman]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/786422525324848


https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/246429827142585

[GeorgeAb]

So, my guess is they didn't originally come with the Dayton amp. I'm assuming they have passive crossovers inside.

Also, I would guess they are sort of bass equivalent to the Tower II speakers as  the drivers are the same size?

I doubt that Brian would of sold an external amp with a subwoofer.  Brian did use Dayton Audio amplifiers in his subwoofers that were ordered with a  built in amp. My 215 Sub that I ordered from Brian had a 1000W Dayton Audio amplifier built into it.  I use a pair of that same Dayton Audio S1000 amplifier the seller is selling to driver my two subs. The amp alone is $420 from parts express and used they go for around $250. The thing I love about those subs is they have similar volume and drivers as the 215 sub, but take less real estate as the volume is more vertical.

[GeorgeAb]

These are set up for tri-wiring. Was that the SDE edition?  Mine have the AC ribbons, but only bi-wire.

This is my understanding of Special Digital Edition. It could be done with an external crossover or a modification of internal crossover. Only the tweeters passive crossover was used and the bass and mids were driven directly. A Behringer Ultradrive Pro DCX2496 electronic crossover was set up to divide frequencies vice the internal crossover and amplification was then provided directly to woofers (low pass), and mids (high pass), the same high pass amplification going to mids would go through the external (or internal if done that way) tweeter crossover (this protected the ribbon tweeters from getting fried). Good post concerning here: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=63025.0. For my RM-40 it has three posts going directly to the drivers and requires an external crossover. It could also be done with just two posts, but internally the bass and midrange passive components would be jumpered past and tweeters would still be used.   

For the RM-2 being sold you would have to actually go into the speaker to figure how it was done before putting an amplifier to it.

IMO, DCX2496 and SDE is a significant improvement, but with most of us having fairly high end consumer equipment having a $300 pro gear doing A/D and D/A conversion is an area where performance can be improved. The DCX2496 is great to find your crossover points and levels for your room as it is programmable and xover points/levels can be changed with a few key strokes particularly when used with some of the sophisticated tools like Room EQ Wizard (REW) a $100 microphone and your ears. After I got everything dialed in with the DCX2496 and REW I replaced with a Marchand Electronics XM-44 active crossover that does everything in the analog domain and is in keeping with the rest of my gear. Really nice unit, love that piece. Our own VMPS AC contributor John Casler happens to be a Marchand dealer (shameless plug) and if interested you can ask for the "VMPS friends and family" discount. 

[GeorgeAb]

Aren't those tweeters the Aurum Cantus G2Si?

And yeah, the Birds-eye Maple veneer is one I have never seen on any VMPS and even with those bad picks you can easily see the flaws.  Poorly done job and also not a quality level that I've seen to date.

Just my .02.

Jake,

If you ever sell your RM-30's, you may want to add to the description that the neos frames were replaced with unobtanium and assembled within the great pyramids to get the perfect resonance.  

[JakeJ]

Absolutely!  Annealed and annointed by Tutankhamen's high priest Hyperboletankhamen. 

Well it's going to be a while before I have to worry about that ad copy.  As it is I am planning a room swap (office ↔ bedroom) and that will give me two decent official listening rooms.  It is about 12' x 16' and should be a good space for nearfield setups.