hotbird Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Very enlightening .....I suppose we have to take audio reviews with a pinch (or bucketful ??) of salt. I just listen to the grapevine... :) Lots of criticisms of reviewers in Audioasylum Critics Corner if you want to find out more about the biz of audio reviews :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AndrewC Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Something not right if he left Nordost in Feb 2011, then why is he still promoting Nordost with Lars at the RMAF 2011 held in Oct last year.extracted from Sonic Satori - T.G.I.RMAF, Our Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2011 Adventure It could only means there is still some form of commercial ties with Nordost ;D ;D ;D Ahh... typicaly SHODDY PFO reporting as usual... Here's what really went on; The Audio Beat sponsored Seminar @ RMAF 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaf.eye Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Heard both the Raidho C1.1 and C3.1 at AV Intelligence. Very good integration of the drivers. Very expansive soundstage where the size of instruments are proportionate to each other in the sound scape. It spreads with very nice details and nuances coming from the sound stage. Well engineered and refined sounding speakers. Overall, they give me the feeling of refined paintwork on enamel than broad strokes of acrylic paintings. Will need very very high quality amp to show its true colours and level of refinement. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmvc Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Perhaps c1.1 for another room in future. Will go n listen 1 of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink panda Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Nobody out there has heard both the Magico Q 1 and the C1.1 ? Would be interested in your impressions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1AngMoh Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Been waiting 6 weeks for post #2................... ::) Must be the rare and very exclusive C-2.1 then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest durianlover88 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Think post 2 is for posting the raidho delivery pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtueblue Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Nobody out there has heard both the Magico Q 1 and the C1.1 ? Would be interested in your impressions. I have just auditioned both the c1.1 as well as the Q1. Both has it's own pros and cons but my preference goes towards the c1.1 The Magico Q1 can literally disappear, in the sense that the speakers box cannot be felt when I'm listening. The build is very solid too. For c1.1, the music is very expansive or I call it grand that will fill the whole room. Although the bass can't go deep, it can be strong. The soundstage is very wide and the imaging is very pin point. The high, mid and low are well separated and it's not muddled. Prices are very wide apart as well with c1.1 to be much cheaper. My own perceptions for these 2 speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtree Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 C1.1 in action during this week's tokyo show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest88 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 interesting.. raidho with chord set up.. virtueblue, i think most speakers can achieve the grand expansive sound when bottlenecks are cleared. though of course better speakers will make the boundaries wider.. whether the speaker box disappears or not usually has to do with how you set up in your room. not sure if you heard sky audio's small set up yesterday at the hifi show with the <$1k tiny bookshelf, as a good example of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink panda Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I have just auditioned both the c1.1 as well as the Q1. Both has it's own pros and cons but my preference goes towards the c1.1 The Magico Q1 can literally disappear, in the sense that the speakers box cannot be felt when I'm listening. The build is very solid too. For c1.1, the music is very expansive or I call it grand that will fill the whole room. Although the bass can't go deep, it can be strong. The soundstage is very wide and the imaging is very pin point. The high, mid and low are well separated and it's not muddled. Prices are very wide apart as well with c1.1 to be much cheaper. My own perceptions for these 2 speakers. Thanks virtue blue, Any significant differences between these 2 in terms of transparency, detail, midrange warmth/liquidity, speed ? If both were priced the same, would you still consider c1.1 as being your preferred speaker ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtueblue Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 @Quest, yes I heard Sky Audio's ALR Jordon small speaker set up and I must say it was very well set up. Although I think it's a benefit if you can achieve very wide soundstage, to me it's not the only thing I'm looking out for. I'm looking more into neutrality, transparency as well as dynamics and details which to me, c1.1 has an edge over the Q1. In terms of midrange, I feel that Q1 is a bit more laid back especially in terms of vocal. As for speed they are relatively fast. On the c1.1 I clearly hear the difference when it was switched from 1 amplifier to another. Hopefully I did answer your question, @bro pink panda. And yes I will still prefer the c1.1 even if they are priced the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink panda Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Thanks bro virtueblue, That's a high recommendation for the c1.1 esp with Q1 costing a few grand more ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtueblue Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Well I'll say that different people have different taste and preferences. I like the Lenehan Audio ML2 Reference as well and that is a pair of speakers that I'll give very high points as well. Probably these 2 pair of speakers are the best at their price point. At least to my limited knowledge of bookshelf speakers in the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtree Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 A warm & heartily welcome to Lars Kristensen to Singapore! It was great to meet you and your talks & demos of the wonders of the forthcoming new products. Thumbs up to AVI for organising the session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtree Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 New diamond series coming next year. More information akan datang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtree Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Review for Raidho C4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westendboy Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Wow this one looks like the mean tentacles of an octopus :o Sorry, I just saw Oldboy again a few days ago. I am very sure it sounds awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1AngMoh Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Interesting comments from Jonathan Valin about the C-1.1 and C-4.1. Seems Magico is no longer his reference and the Q5's have been sent home.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtree Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Ho ho ho... Santa is here for a few raidho bros. Peektures to be posted soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggie Howser Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Maybe when I get to go back, shd be nicely run in liao :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggie Howser Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Still looks like tango to me :) Lars is the designer of Raidho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5th Avenue Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 If lucky, Christmas present. If not, then CNY present. My Bday present, haven't run in yet. No wonder you asked me to return your power cord... ;) Too busy..will drop by this sat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1AngMoh Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Ho ho ho... Santa is here for a few raidho bros. Peektures to be posted soon. Santa has indeed arrived..... And look what he bought me! Yes, thats right - a white box. Well a triple layer carton to be more precise - with the name of Santa's official helper a certain Oey Suryadi Prasetyo. And yes, the fact that this is carton 8 of 9 accurately suggests that Santas visiting other bros as well. Congratulations James and XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX asked me not to name him because his wife has loaded Xtremeplace into her favorites tab to keep an eye on him >:( Perhaps less obvious is the serial number which gives away that this is the second (or perhaps third) pair of Raidho Acoustic D-2 loudspeakers to ship globally. Singapore residents are early adoptors no? Oh yes, that white box is a touch heavy -- 50KG heavy (per speaker). Thats promising. Speakers you can spin on your little finger are crap. In place for the required 250 hours of burn in. :o Physicially the speakers look identical to the current C series with the main cosmetic difference being the color of the mid/bass drivers which has changed from white to grey. The new D series features Raidhos latest thoughts on driver and cross-over design. More later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimi1624705950 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Wow! Congrats. Looks like more of a room treatment challenge than the last one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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