Grand Temple speakers...debut @ Axpona

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klaus@odyssey

Grand Temple speakers...debut @ Axpona
« on: 10 Apr 2025, 06:49 am »
Here we go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First new product in 8  (EIGHT !!!!! )  years....

Sonics are awesome, as always,  and akin the Kismets,   BUT  this time I tried to make a design statement,  in line with the whole Odyssey thingy....and it turned out to be a frickin beast.......

Enter the Grand Temple  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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              Grand Temple

    2 way Scanspeak Illuminator & Revelator drivers with Beryllium tweeters available as a  special order.  Extensive cabinet dampening and exclusively designed internal grounding
         boxes. Hand made by Indy based Mathew Osborn of Osborn Design & Craft.

         Massive construction with 105 lbs per Monitor and 80 lbs per Stand.
         While the stands are an integral part of the “Ancient Temple” look,  they are optional.
         Hundreds of veneers available as well as a boatload of paint options..........

          Temple Monitors:        $ 6,000 / pr
          Grand Temple Stands: $ 2,400./ pr



klaus@odyssey

Re: Grand Temple speakers...debut @ Axpona
« Reply #1 on: 10 Apr 2025, 06:52 am »
I'm getting out to Chicago right now...would be nice if somebody can flip the damn pic....

BTW, stand is completely sand-fillable for a total weight of 270 lbs each !!!!!!!!!!!!

THX

GentleBender

Re: Grand Temple speakers...debut @ Axpona
« Reply #2 on: 10 Apr 2025, 09:17 am »
Wow Klaus! Have a great show.



uncola

Re: Grand Temple speakers...debut @ Axpona
« Reply #3 on: 13 Apr 2025, 09:09 am »
Love 'em!  Nothing says "real audiophiles only" like a super deep speaker that demands plenty of space in a room.  Can you tell me box dimensions so I can fantasize about where I could put them in my house?

GentleBender

Re: Grand Temple speakers...debut @ Axpona
« Reply #4 on: 13 Apr 2025, 09:31 pm »
How do these compare to the Liquids? Not that I feel a need to upgrade. :green:

maty

Re: Grand Temple speakers...debut @ Axpona
« Reply #5 on: 15 Apr 2025, 02:01 pm »
Audiophile Junkie: 😲 OMG! Klaus Has a New Speaker You Have to See to Believe - Odyssey at Axpona 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1V0CoUMaXE







IndyJeff

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Re: Grand Temple speakers...debut @ Axpona
« Reply #6 on: 15 Apr 2025, 06:14 pm »
These sound awesome.   Another winner from Klaus.

klaus@odyssey

Re: Grand Temple speakers...debut @ Axpona
« Reply #7 on: Today at 09:24 am »
I finished the speakers 2 days before leaving for Axpona...put a little more effort into them last week and experimented with different interior dampening / amount / materials and different versions of ports...........Man oh man oh man...they really, really,  really start to sing....and I've got to get a different finish and better pics because they truly are a piece of art....put some dampening into the stands and they now hit 670 lbs / pr  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very proud of them.

klaus@odyssey

Re: Grand Temple speakers...debut @ Axpona
« Reply #8 on: Today at 09:27 am »
Forgot:  dimensions:

15 wide x 22 high x 33 deep...stands are 26 " high

uncola

Re: Grand Temple speakers...debut @ Axpona
« Reply #9 on: Today at 09:29 am »
670 pounds?  do they come with a forklift? :D
wow 33 deep.. it's kind of.. a floorstander but horizontal instead of vertical.. I bet more distance from the back of the driver to the back wall of the speaker enclosure makes absorbing standing waves easier and is probably really good for bass.  is the ground box in there too?  very cool that you incorporated one.  I use kimber pbj rca with 3 unshielded conductors, double ground and single hot conductor.. grounding seems like a great area to get into.. I know people really like hanging stuff on the negative binding posts.. like the evs ground enhancers http://tweakaudio.com/EVS-2/EVS_Ground_Enhancers.html