Anybody heard Reimer Teton speakers?

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.

I've had my Tetons for about 6 months, and average only about an hour of listening a day, so I feel that they are just now getting close to being "broken in." I'm liking them more and more, the more I listen to them. They are, IMO, in a word, phenomenal! I felt that way when they were just out of the box, and I feel that way even more strongly now. As others have said, they're very fast, amazingly dynamic, stupendous in the lower frequencies, and very revealing of upstream electronics (which in my case include Exemplar-Denon DVD2900 source player, Cary SLP-2002 preamp, and Clayton Audio M100 mono amps, with 10-dB gain attenuators to compensate for the high gain of the preamp - occasionally a Cary Rocket 88, which also drives the Tetons beautifully, although with somewhat less authority and impact at the bottom end). The Tetons are very musical, sounding, in my room and system, harmonically rich throughout the entire audible frequency range. (I think the combination of Claytons and Tetons do for the bass what really good systems do for the midrange in that respect.) Regardless of the cost of the drivers, the paper-Kevlar composites sound fabulous to me! (Incidentally, my woofers are the "stock" 10" HiVi, not the Eminence drivers Smilin opted for.) My internal audio jury is still a bit undecided about the ribbon tweeter, but I suspect only because my room (about 15.5' x 17.5' x 10') allows me to sit no further than 10'-12' out from the speakers, and at that distance the mids and highs come into focus noticeably better when I'm sitting than when I'm standing (presumably because of the vertical dispersion characteristics of the ribbon) - but as I take my seat, I settle into sonic heaven. The width, depth, and height of the soundstage is excellent, and I'm sure would be even better if I could listen from further out from the speakers. And with decent recordings, the Tetons disappear (quite a feat for tree-trunk sized loudspeakers.) Finally, as works of craftsmanship, the speakers are beautiful. (Mine are in red mahogany-stained mahogany with a satin finish.) All in all, highly recommended!