AV123 Line Source Speakers

December 26, 2007 by Lukas Gilkey
Filed under: Home Audio > Speakers



We got a sneak peak of AV123's new LS6 and LS9 line source loudspeakers at the 2007 Rocky Mountain Audiofest show, and they were causing quite a stir. AV123 also just recently announced a new smaller sibling, the LS4, to complete the set. That is unless Mark Schifter decides to make an LS12 for bragging rights.

Sean Parque and Danny Richie are heading up the build team in the US, and with the current changes the speakers are expected to be even better than what was displayed at RMAF.

LS4
- System: 2-way, 10-driver line source, vented enclosure with 6 rear-firing flared ports
- Drivers: Four (4) customized BG Neo 8 midrange/tweeter panels, six (6) custom Peerless India 6.5" xbl² woofers per speaker
- Frequency Response: -3dB @ 30Hz (better in room)
- Crossover Point: Coming Soon
- Impedance: 8ohms
- Efficiency: Coming Soon
- Dimensions: Coming Soon
- Weight: Coming Soon
- Finishes: Rosewood, Ebony, Palisander Rosa, Palisander Natural, Cherry, Moho
- Pricing: $2495/pr ESTIMATED
- Expect renderings shortly.




LS6
- System: 2-way, 14-driver line source, vented enclosure with 8 rear-firing flared ports
- Drivers: Six (6) customized BG Neo 8 midrange/tweeter panels, eight (8) custom Peerless India 6.5" xbl² woofers per speaker
- Frequency Response: -3dB @ 25Hz (better in room)
- Crossover Point: 1000Hz
- Impedance: 8ohms
- Efficiency: 90dB
- Dimensions: 68" H x 16.5" D x 12.375" W
- Weight: 150 lbs/each ESTIMATED
- Finishes: Rosewood, Ebony, Palisander Rosa, Palisander Natural, Cherry, Moho
- Pricing: $4495/pr
- Estimated to start shipping March 2008.



LS9
- System: 2-way, 21-driver line source, vented enclosure with 12 rear-firing flared ports
- Drivers: Nine (9) customized BG Neo 8 midrange/tweeter panels, twelve (12) custom Peerless India 6.5" xbl² woofers per speaker
- Frequency Response: -3dB @ 20Hz (better in room)
- Crossover Point: 850Hz
- Impedance: 8ohms
- Efficiency: 90dB
- Dimensions: 80.875" H x 20.5" D x 12.375" W
- Weight: 190 lbs/each ESTIMATED
- Finishes: Rosewood, Ebony, Palisander Rosa, Palisander Natural, Cherry, Moho
- Pricing: $5995/pr
- Estimated to start shipping a short period after the LS6's.

Source: AV123
Source: Rocky Mountain Audiofest 2007
Comments (2)
Dave Kay 9 months and 2 weeks ago

I haven't really been interested in anything AV123 has done before speaker wise, but I do have to admit that I find these rather intriguing. I'm all for a bargain Dali Megaline.
heavystarch 9 months and 2 weeks ago

I absolutely agree with you. The Megalines are a wondrous speaker with extraordinary sound. There are some marked differences between these two designs.

The Megaline utilizes biamping with an active outboard line level filter (crossover). So it requires four channels of amplification. Further the Megalines have dipole true ribbons which are going to give a very different in room sound than the monopole planar ribbon drivers of the AV123 series.

However the proof is always in the puddin' so I will have to reserve my own judgment until I can actually go hear the AV123 products.

So count me curious as well.
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