I just learned about the new Buchardt speaker from your news page, then went to their website. Wow. That looks like a ton of speaker for the money. Bass to 17Hz from 6" drivers? Have you been asked to review it? I would love to see whether it lives up to these specifications! Greg
It looks like early days so no, I've not heard from Mads yet. We've reviewed his smaller speaker. He knows how to find us. If he was happy with what we did there, perhaps we'll hear from him again when these are in full production. If their launch is anything like his last, they'll be swamped with orders to not need/want early reviews to drum up extra interest. Then it makes more sense to wait until word-of-mouth sales slow down so reviews can create a second wind when it's actually needed. Buchardt have generated a very good reputation in a rather short amount of time, with a lot of happy user feedback. Perhaps dig a bit deeper into that to get a good idea of how their other specs have already correlated to actual owner impressions.
As to the A700, four 6" woofers will equal the surface area of a single 11" woofer but bring four motors to the task. Add low-impedance class D, active drive/filters and DSP. If you're used to passive speakers, it's always shocking what a good modern active design can do in a much smaller box. A sealed design will also run cleaner than ports and its earlier roll-off can be much delayed with digital compensation and high class D power behind it. So it's not impossible to go low and loud if you have stout drivers and plenty of power in a more compact enclosure. Srajan
PS: I just converted an industry feature on the A700 and new Buchardt ampifier into a formal preview since Mads confirmed today that he will send me a pair of A700 when they're ready. So you're in luck…
