Anybody heard Reimer Teton speakers?

You should really TT Rick Reimer himself. He will explain all you wish to underdstand. I TT him for a couple hours, asking questions, challenging his reasoning for drivers, talking about his cabinetry, crossovers, and some customization. We came up with a change in the woofers, to provide me with higher spl, and air movement, so as to eliminate the need for Subwoofer, and to get in my chest/face bass, along with proper crossover points to deliver seamless music integration.

Bottom line is:It's about the music. Mine are on the truck as I write. I can give more feedback in a couple of weeks. Rick is out of town for about 10 days anyway.

Best of luck in your journey, and keep smilin

My version of these are the new GS version with the HiVi drivers and ribbon tweeter. I have not heard the previous version. I think it was the previous version with Morel drivers that was at CES 4 years ago. I agree with Blkadr that this tweeter is very nice and never seems harsh. Rick said he spent alot of time testing and getting the cross over points just right. With my ears it seems that he has got it all integrated very well.

I have what is perhaps a naive question:

Why wouldn't the 'standard' version of the Reimer speakers sound better than the GS version since the Standard version uses the more prestigious Morel drivers?

Personally, when I think of HIVI Research, I think of rather inexpensive drivers that can be purchased at Parts Express --- when I think of Morel drivers I think high-end.

Again, perhaps it is naive of me to ask.

Thank you

Sedona, I believe that the design of the speaker changed some as well as the source of the drivers to HiVi. I have not heard the early version with Morel drivers but Rick feels that the GS version sounds better. I would imagine alot of the difference is due to the HiVi ribbon tweeter. Rick may be the only person that can effectively answer your question as only he really knows the differences between the original and GS version and why he went one way vs another.

Sedona, I had the exact same questions for Rick, before I purchased.

Why wouldn't the 'standard' version of the Reimer speakers sound better than the GS version since the Standard version uses the more prestigious Morel drivers?

Rick told me these are the BEST drivers he has found, regardless of cost. He said they sound better, to him than any other drivers, they are fast, more accurate, and more musical. I offered to spend more $$$ with rick for Morel, Seas, and or Scanspeak. Rick explained his feeling in such a way, I trusted him enough to spend my $$$$. I will know more next week. I did change the Hivi woofers for Eminence with 25lb neo... magnets. I am expecting a very special sound to be produced. But, I cannot comment yet.

Personally, when I think of HIVI Research, I think of rather inexpensive drivers that can be purchased at Parts Express --- when I think of Morel drivers I think high-end.

Again, I agree, but, I am not a speaker designer, and in checking out the Hivi tweeter, you will find the Exact tweeter in 50,000 dollar Burmeister speakers. When I saw that, I felt if they were good enough for burmeister reference, they were just fine.