DK Design Review

Just a few cuts from the review for those who haven't had a chance to form their own opinions:
"...the integrated amp possesed some of the hallmark attributes of a high quality tube preamp." By way of comparison, most high quality preamps don't weigh 77 pounds and have an amp as an add on, and cost only $3200.

"On all closely miked female vocals, sibilants were clear, crisp and distinct." ""...Minimum/Maximum ...also showed off the VS.1 ....lightning-fast ability to render rapid transients, without any sense of blunting or artificial edge. My listening note: "Chills!"

"My notes: 'The stage! The stage!! Hall ambience, wall reflections, depth width, specificity, and the speakers disappear."

"But you might just conclude the you no longer want--or need--to make that "upgrade", (to separates).
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Was the review, that of the perfect product? Of course not--the amp isn't perfect, then again, I am not sure,any are. I think Stereophile's Bob (Reina's) review, allows the potential buyer to realize, that for $3200. (our entry level amplifier) one can have the basic sound of many separates which traditionally cost much more.

My personal assessment is, that this is a good review and points out the 'value' of this product.
We are also excited about an upcoming review, (elsewhere) on the SIGNATURE Amp.

Larry R. Staples
LSA Group
President Designer

To all,
Thanks to everyone who has made sincere comments--and even the skeptics who wonder about the 'time' this product has taken, to come to market.
To have a product as was originally envisioned by the previous owners of DK Design (now a company which also offers my loudspeaker designs, having had the great fortune to work alongside the magic of John Tucker, my VP of Operations, R&D), in which the speaker had a passive 48 db per octave crossover, (basically a brick wall crossover) would have made for over about the size of a BUICK!! LOL!!

So we were forced to start over, making the crossover passive, not active, with shallower slopes--though 2nd and 3rd order, with crossover points at 400Hz and 2K, oddly the same as on my LSA2's.
This was just kismet, serendipity, perhaps as the response of the drivers, which are quite remarkable, lended themselves to this slope in an almost perfect manner.
The results of our work have surpassed all my expectations sonically--the cabinet is virtually invisible sonically--which makes for a soundstage which seems boundless--not having the typical 'noises' one associates with wooden cabinets.

The public will ultimately decide if these are good to great speakers--so I won't go there for now. But I must say to everyone: I realize that our asking price is very high, but if you knew how much we pay for the parts/cabinets/CNC machining, you would probably think that this is an excersize in audio fantasy. The monies are not as important as the result--we are 'dreamers' at LSA and hope that the small profit we make on these can be made worthwhile by the enjoyment of the owners. If that sounds corny or silly, I apologize--but this is truly a lifelong dream of mine--I freely admit to this being more an exercise in expertise than profitability.

You get to make the decision as always, I can only put it out there for you to love or not.

Best to all who are open minded, and apologies to those who had to wait so long.

Larry R. Staples
LSA Group
Owner