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08-17-11
I have two monitors to start with. the first is the onix ref ... Zmanastronomy
08-17-11
Looking to by a speaker for the kids room. zu soul looks li ... Bjesien
08-17-11
I'm kind of agreeing with cwazz. i guess the lores aren't al ... Jedinite24
08-17-11
Zman im guessing he was talkng about me Cwazz
08-17-11
I want to make clear that the lore is a stunning speaker to ... Zmanastronomy
08-18-11
For the record, i love the lore and will buy a new pair when ... Restless_times
08-18-11
Jedinite - i don't believe the numbers add up to support wha ... Sebrof
08-18-11
Anyone here a speaker builder? my favorite thing to do is to ... Cpapace
08-18-11
Well said sebrof. very good observation. Zmanastronomy
08-18-11
Like i posted many times before ,, i like my lores i bought ... Cwazz
08-18-11
Cpapace, i've built some speakers and really enjoyed it. ne ... Steidlguitars
08-19-11
Even if we all had the 'identical' make and model gear and p ... Wsifu
08-19-11
Here, here wsifu! and a quick response to cwazz. it is tru ... Cpapace
08-19-11
I can say i'm still very happy with my lores. i would also ... Genjamon
08-20-11
Room reinforcement happens in every room. but pushing your s ... Zmanastronomy
08-20-11
Wow, what a thread!! this thread has convinced me to try ou ... Pwrjam
08-20-11
Zman, i suppose i would be a casual listener by your definit ... Genjamon
08-21-11
Zman did get me thinking and motivated to further explore po ... Genjamon
08-21-11
I used a bag of lead and sand on top of the lore's to elimin ... Zmanastronomy
08-23-11
Question: have lore or omen owners ever paired these frd sp ... Cymbop
08-23-11
Cymbop. i have had the exact same question. will the idecc ... Jwidd
08-23-11
I had 18watts per channel driving them very loud. Zmanastronomy
08-23-11
Has anyone tried to replace the eminence legend b102 drivers ... Johncdnt
08-23-11
Don't let the price of the eminence drivers worry you. being ... Naggots
08-23-11
The idecco was used by zu to demo the omens so the lores wil ... Naggots
08-24-11
So would an eminence red fang series (3x the cost of b102) m ... Johncdnt
08-24-11
Johncdnt - if the replacement drivers are more sensative the ... Sebrof
08-26-11
Cymbop: i have a pair of omens as well as an idecco. the id ... Jplaurel
08-26-11
Jwidd: yes, the idecco will drive the omens to an uncomforta ... Jplaurel
09-01-11
Gpowered: i believe you sold your pendragons, correct? do h ... Rolandbutcher
09-02-11
He sold the pendragons already!!??? Cwazz
09-03-11
Yes, they are toast! Telescope_trade
09-03-11
Why he sell them? what , he find the latest ,greatest speake ... Cwazz
09-03-11
No, i think he got a good deal on another pair of speakers, ... Telescope_trade
09-03-11
You know what, i just plugged in my new lore's and i'm prett ... Kregghill
09-03-11: Gpowered
Hey guys! I suppose I need to clarify a few things. Telescope is right on.
My dealer buddy ended up taking on trade a pair of Greybeard KB 2/1 speakers and offered them at an insane price because the co. is out of business and frankly, most people have not heard of the company. The Greybeard KB's 2/1’s sold for $9K back in 2000, and the cabinets alone likely cost $2K to build - 2" thick would and finished in slate. Also, all scan speak drivers/tweeter and they have quite an addicting sound as well. Knocking on the cabinet is like hitting a stone wall, lol!
In many ways the Pendragons were the best speaker I have owned. While the sound completes with many $5-$10K speakers, the build quality of course does not. The build quality is good though… just not quite at the level of a serious high end speaker. But +they are not far off! I think adding Black Hole dampening would just set these apart and be the icing on the cake. The good thing about Eric is, as a custom builder, he could do it if someone was willing to pay the premium. And the only reason I say this is because I now own a speaker with a bullet proof cabinet.
The Pendragons recreate the "live" sound amazingly well (better than my Greybeards)! and the bass had the most impact and slam out of all of the speakers I have owned. The bass is also very tight, and in fact on the last day before packing them I was seriously rethinking and regretting my decision to sell them but they were just not the best fit for my room. Although my room was likely just big enough, due to the layout, I have to sit about 5-6.5ft from the speakers and they are just not really designed for that.
As far as the Lore vs. Pendragon, see my review of the P-dragon in the reviews section. In my room, I likely should have stuck with the Lore. Although it does not have the slam and low end of P-dragon, it is better suited for small to midsized rooms and/or near field listening. In other ways I think the two are quite similar – while the Pendragon is completely full range and leaves nothing really on the table, the Lore seemed to get 3D and disappear a little easier but I attribute that to the fact my room was better suited for them and single driver speakers typically do. It is always about tradeoffs.
But make no mistake - the Pendragon is an excellent speaker and my selling them had to do with the timing of the Greybeards and the fact that they were not the best speaker for my room. I did hear that Eric is designing a mini-Pendragon though, and that should be interesting…
So there you have it… you know I always call it how it is guys. Hope this helps. -GP
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09-03-11
I have another very relevant point i want to make... some of ... Gpowered
09-03-11
Ok after reading gpowered latest coment i demand apologies f ... Cwazz
09-04-11
Cwazz, i certainly think you get to gloat a bit, after follo ... Jdoris
09-04-11
Please understand there is nothing in my review of the lore ... Gpowered
09-04-11
09-03-11: cwazz "ok after reading gpowered latest comen ... Sebrof
09-04-11
From your review of the pendragon, gp: the fact that you s ... Jdoris
09-05-11
Wow, gpowered....... just wow. are you aware that you now ha ... Restless_times
09-05-11
If i could make a profit and try something interesting, i'd ... Zmanastronomy
09-05-11
Restless_times: really? was my lore review that far off? d ... Gpowered
09-05-11
word to the wise: do not even consider length of time somon ... Steidlguitars
09-05-11
Hi. i got hear the pendragon's last week. it is to bad we al ... Cpapace
09-05-11
Six, 6 weeks!! not even time for them to be fully broken in ... Cwazz
09-05-11
Steidlguitars: fair enough. obviously the product was good ... Gpowered
09-05-11
Cwazz, i don't normaly say things like this. but you have pr ... Zmanastronomy
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