I had a pair of the original Diamanté’s in green with black bases. I visited Roy at his shop in Colorado Springs. He was a very knowledgeable and entertaining guy. He spoke of his crossover designs in terms of mathematical models. He was always working on the perfect crossover. Roy liked to play music loud and hard hitting selections with a lot of impact, my first introduction to the music of Rusted Root.
I had my Diamanté’s upgraded to series 2, then to series 3. The series 2 iteration was the best. Series 3 was slightly warmer but lost some of the magic of series 2. There are certain musical selections that they recreated better than anything I’ve heard since such as the the previously mentioned Rusted Root and Pat Benetar. Ultimately, they weren’t the speaker for me and my room. They didn’t quite have the lower end weight and warmth for the hard bop jazz I like.
I sold the Diamanté’s here on Audiogon. I hope the person who purchased them is still enjoying Roy’s creation.
Roy made some unusual looking speakers with synthetic marble, the Diamanté’s easily the best looking of the lot.
The audio world lost a great guy and innovative designer.
I had my Diamanté’s upgraded to series 2, then to series 3. The series 2 iteration was the best. Series 3 was slightly warmer but lost some of the magic of series 2. There are certain musical selections that they recreated better than anything I’ve heard since such as the the previously mentioned Rusted Root and Pat Benetar. Ultimately, they weren’t the speaker for me and my room. They didn’t quite have the lower end weight and warmth for the hard bop jazz I like.
I sold the Diamanté’s here on Audiogon. I hope the person who purchased them is still enjoying Roy’s creation.
Roy made some unusual looking speakers with synthetic marble, the Diamanté’s easily the best looking of the lot.
The audio world lost a great guy and innovative designer.