The highs are great for such a BIG driver. I heard this through my modified single drivers. They are semi open and semi dipole. Mine are 5" $8 cheap FR drivers that are not original. It gies the drivers way better highs after the mod. I have boxes but the driver is half out-of-the-box to get a similar "open baffle" effect. The box gives the open sound the warmth and the bass required to be able to listen to it without fatigue (unlike a totally open cone).
I auditioned a pair of these a few months ago. They're legit. Listening room was less than 12' wide. Instantly, the walls disappeared. Remarkable Soundstage. Magical. Wide. DEEP too! You have to recalibrate what your ears hear to what your eyes see. This guy had no room treatments whatsoever. He'd gone to Decfest, the open house event where you get to audition Decware's product line in this exact room. He told me he suspected there were $20,000 in room treatments. Possibly more. I bought the Lii Audio F15's and the plans for these. I have a 4.5 watt Chinese Single Ended Triode amp (for NOW) and a CSP3 Decware preamp. I've got a honking surround sound in my living room with heavily modified Klipsch KLF 30's (103 db/watt efficient) a Klipsch center channel and some home made 95 db/watt line arrays for the rear and a 12" powered subwoofer. Wife wants to have me committed for not being satisfied and building these for my "critical listening" room in the basement. I have been searching for "the sound" for 45 years. When I heard these, I knew I'd reached my destination. Gonna sell off some of the "landmines" I have stepped on through the years and (eventually) piece together a vinyl rig heavily populated with Decware products. Listen with your ears, not your eyes. If you get the opportunity to audition these, don't miss the chance.
@Christiaan Baron I bought plans for the ZF15M'S you see on the Decware site and can demo (with headphones) on youtube. Just ordered the latest "big deal" Chinese amp, the Willsenton R8, and am SO excited to replicate "the sound" in my basement. Wife, while always pleased by the results of my meanderings, suspects she won't be able perceive the difference between these and the aforementioned Klipsch home theater upstairs. She's completely baffled why I would want anything different. She's got another think coming. These things are magical. What amp are you driving them with? What sources are using? Wife will likely REALLY crap when I start tube rolling and buying audiophile recordings of albums I already own. Audiophilia, a mental obsession.
@@davidwhitener2923 I'm about to buy the plans myself. These sound amazing. I think I'm gonna go with butcher block. It's perfect. Have someone do the cutting for me maybe. Can save a ton. Pretty excited
Those are some really beautiful speakers! love all of that wood. Awesome listening room. Getting great detailed sound in my headphones. Great choice of music for the demo!
@@Boskibrohow so? Even a phone recording has stereo information. Actually pretty good stereo info on modern smartphones. You can indeed hear the stereo separation through the recording. Obviously it's not the same as really being there... But who expected that?
Sudymont Acoustics of the 50 & 60 had resonant open baffle designs that were totally awesome. No sealed drivers at all , sounded like a real concert hall, not like sound cannons if today.
Very nice room. Although I'm not sure how a UA-cam video could possibly be a good representation of how the system actually sounds (as per the description). My old listening room used to be decked out with DIY Decware room treatments and they worked great. Of course having the room below grade with concrete floor and walls helped a lot too.
Ha. I don't know if its just me or if anyone else notice this, but there's something kinda mystical about this room sound and speakers...almost magical..them speakers are haunting...lol
The only thing I can compare these to are the Spatial Audio Lab M3/M4 series and they sound almost perfect. I would love to audition the Zen Master sometime.
Carpet gives the room better focus regardless of the speakers used, as the high frequency floor reflection is greatly reduced. The carpet has no effect on bass, however it does smooth the top end of the room down a bit which lessens the tilt.
What model of camera/microphone? Be cool to hear them with a good directional set of mics on tripods. Some of the quality inevitably gets lost on a standard camcorder.
The speakers normal positioning is 90 degrees to the floor, so those front feet keep kids from being able to tip the speaker over on it's face (or theirs).
Great speakers and sound, I love OB too. How with the low centered driver, does the music not sounding as comming from the "ground" ? Specially voices and wind instruments ?
When they are not angled, which is the typical application, it is the rear wave washing the front wall that lifts the image. If you put a box over the back to block the rear wave, the sound stage drops in height.
It sounds almost exactly like my PC speakers :-) Anyone here that thinks it is possible to show how speakers sound via UA-cam?? If it was possible you could record the sound of a really high end system, and get the same quality on a cheap sound box.
Wow, that's amazing sound. I would never have guessed a single driver speaker could sound so good. I'm sold on the possibility of such a system.
The highs are great for such a BIG driver. I heard this through my modified single drivers. They are semi open and semi dipole. Mine are 5" $8 cheap FR drivers that are not original. It gies the drivers way better highs after the mod. I have boxes but the driver is half out-of-the-box to get a similar "open baffle" effect. The box gives the open sound the warmth and the bass required to be able to listen to it without fatigue (unlike a totally open cone).
Omg! That room has so much class! He ought to be proud of that room it’s beautiful it’s all audio and done right
it’s missing something though...that certain “Je ne sais quoi”....oh wait, I know: me!
I auditioned a pair of these a few months ago. They're legit. Listening room was less than 12' wide. Instantly, the walls disappeared. Remarkable Soundstage. Magical. Wide. DEEP too! You have to recalibrate what your ears hear to what your eyes see. This guy had no room treatments whatsoever. He'd gone to Decfest, the open house event where you get to audition Decware's product line in this exact room. He told me he suspected there were $20,000 in room treatments. Possibly more. I bought the Lii Audio F15's and the plans for these. I have a 4.5 watt Chinese Single Ended Triode amp (for NOW) and a CSP3 Decware preamp. I've got a honking surround sound in my living room with heavily modified Klipsch KLF 30's (103 db/watt efficient) a Klipsch center channel and some home made 95 db/watt line arrays for the rear and a 12" powered subwoofer. Wife wants to have me committed for not being satisfied and building these for my "critical listening" room in the basement. I have been searching for "the sound" for 45 years. When I heard these, I knew I'd reached my destination. Gonna sell off some of the "landmines" I have stepped on through the years and (eventually) piece together a vinyl rig heavily populated with Decware products. Listen with your ears, not your eyes. If you get the opportunity to audition these, don't miss the chance.
@Christiaan Baron I bought plans for the ZF15M'S you see on the Decware site and can demo (with headphones) on youtube. Just ordered the latest "big deal" Chinese amp, the Willsenton R8, and am SO excited to replicate "the sound" in my basement. Wife, while always pleased by the results of my meanderings, suspects she won't be able perceive the difference between these and the aforementioned Klipsch home theater upstairs. She's completely baffled why I would want anything different. She's got another think coming. These things are magical. What amp are you driving them with? What sources are using? Wife will likely REALLY crap when I start tube rolling and buying audiophile recordings of albums I already own. Audiophilia, a mental obsession.
'Listen' to this vid first : Small speakers, Giant sound by Sound Somellier. On UA-cam.
@@davidwhitener2923 I'm about to buy the plans myself. These sound amazing. I think I'm gonna go with butcher block. It's perfect. Have someone do the cutting for me maybe. Can save a ton. Pretty excited
@@davidwhitener2923 Did you do yours yet?
Snare drum sounds exactly right, very good.
Those are some really beautiful speakers! love all of that wood. Awesome listening room. Getting great detailed sound in my headphones. Great choice of music for the demo!
Thank you!
C'est incroyable comme les instruments de musique sonnent naturels et présents. Il n'y a absolument aucune coloration du son . C'est fabuleux.
Nice sound separation. I'm going to make some of those. This sound incredible.
Same here
Dude there is zero chance you can determine whether it has separation or not. Same with sound quality.
@@Boskibrohow so? Even a phone recording has stereo information. Actually pretty good stereo info on modern smartphones. You can indeed hear the stereo separation through the recording. Obviously it's not the same as really being there... But who expected that?
@@krowwithakay you are an idiot
Great place to hang out during a pandemic!
I never considered open baffles before. sounds great!
Not gonna lie these sound amazingly clear
The Snare sound fantastic. Even on my Mobile Phone!
My wife is good friends with the guitarist, Mark Calley, he’s an absolute beast on guitar
I always enjoy the neutrality of open baffle designs! :)
Sudymont Acoustics of the 50 & 60 had resonant open baffle designs that were totally awesome. No sealed drivers at all , sounded like a real concert hall, not like sound cannons if today.
sound cannons! that's a good one!
I was expecting amazing sound but wasn't ready for that bass
Cool speakers! They remind me of a wheelbarrow. Perhaps mounting the drivers in an actual wheelbarrow could be an interesting way to horn load them?
Very nice room. Although I'm not sure how a UA-cam video could possibly be a good representation of how the system actually sounds (as per the description). My old listening room used to be decked out with DIY Decware room treatments and they worked great. Of course having the room below grade with concrete floor and walls helped a lot too.
Great demo. Lovely sounds!
Flip a table, build a Speaker!
Done.
Ha. I don't know if its just me or if anyone else notice this, but there's something kinda mystical about this room sound and speakers...almost magical..them speakers are haunting...lol
I feel the same way ~~
@@Eight888-f9khaha... strange right huh?
Very much indeed...and that music..lol...
Stunning. What's the input source unit?
There's nothing like pure point source. I'm playing this through my semi open, semi dipole single driver speakers.
The only thing I can compare these to are the Spatial Audio Lab M3/M4 series and they sound almost perfect. I would love to audition the Zen Master sometime.
Very nice. I’d also like to hear how vocals sound on those
Is that the soundtrack to a 1960’s Inspector Clouseau Film?
Dam awesome sound room ! Thanks ! 😆
That was fum!!! Sounds fantastic!!!
Super Sir Salute your hard work 👏
wow, much bass here in my headphones :-) ...does the room with all the carpets have someting to say?
Carpet gives the room better focus regardless of the speakers used, as the high frequency floor reflection is greatly reduced. The carpet has no effect on bass, however it does smooth the top end of the room down a bit which lessens the tilt.
The tubular bells would absolutely make offset noise, correct?
That rug. 😂
Does Decware have a presence in the UK? I have heard great things about the valve amps
Decware only sells factory direct since 1996. www.decware.com
en que feria conseguiste la cobija de tigre?
FAST yes extended no.. Need a super tweeter and this would be every bit as good up to 75K or more
What model of camera/microphone? Be cool to hear them with a good directional set of mics on tripods. Some of the quality inevitably gets lost on a standard camcorder.
ua-cam.com/video/4a81i-URAfU/v-deo.html
@@decwareproducts Thx.
~is there any relation between open baffle and open woman?
Which microphone did you use to record this audio?
Galaxy S9 phone. No special microphones or software is used.
It’s all about the room.
Not really I've heard these and untreated rooms and they sounded unbelievable
You the guy that builds sexy tube amps in peoria il?
it has that Paul Bunyan furniture look was that the goal
Sound was the goal, looks are a side effect of the design.
Overall, a very appealing design. I suspect those 2x4s jutting out the front are destined to catch shins though.
The speakers normal positioning is 90 degrees to the floor, so those front feet keep kids from being able to tip the speaker over on it's face (or theirs).
I suppose smacking your shin is a fitting reward for kids playing near the stereo.
What's the efficiency?
100dB
@@decwareproducts excellent!
Bellissimo.
No crossover?
No crossover. It is a single voice coil. The moving mass of the driver is 17 grams. 100dB 1w/1m.
@@decwareproducts Amazing!! It must sound very cohesive
Great speakers and sound, I love OB too. How with the low centered driver, does the music not sounding as comming from the "ground" ? Specially voices and wind instruments ?
When they are not angled, which is the typical application, it is the rear wave washing the front wall that lifts the image. If you put a box over the back to block the rear wave, the sound stage drops in height.
Et avec du chant, ça donne quoi ?
What device are you using to record audio?
I used my phone.
@@decwareproducts sounds good!
Riser kit, AKA a piece of wood :p
WOW!
Good👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
👏
Вот бы вокал на них послушать.
It's as though the speakers don't exist. They just disappear. Amazing sound.
Why are Decware speakers so much more expensive than the Caintucks?
The baffles are solid hardwood, nearly 2 inches thick.
@@decwareproducts Does that translate to sound benefits?
@@Toki1908 That's what I'd like to know also. I see now three months later that he didn't answer.
@@Toki1908 Translates to more expensive to build. So they're going to cost more. What would you rather have?
Speakers for people who cant go to the show... :-)
Best looking toilet seats ever.
carpet haha
Not my taste of sound. Its to messy.
Horrible. Are you kidding me with this open baffle nonsense?
Sound great but look like toilet seats!
What is wrong with toilet seats - we use them every day :-)
I think they're sharp af
Sounds like shit, there's no way it's the youtube compression or my garbage laptop speakers either.
Suuuuure
It sounds almost exactly like my PC speakers :-) Anyone here that thinks it is possible to show how speakers sound via UA-cam??
If it was possible you could record the sound of a really high end system, and get the same quality on a cheap sound box.
Cool story