Anyone heard the Kaiser Kawero's?

Hi Sean, my friend has a smallish room...appx 15ftX12ft with a vault ceiling. He tried the Max 3's in this room and IMHO they overwhelmed the room a little. I suggested a smaller speaker, which is why he is considering the Kaisers. BTW, my friend lives in S.Africa and it's not easy for him to travel. So, anyone else have any opinions on the Kaisers?

If your friend likes the Wilson sound I would recommend the Sophia's for that size room. He might get away with the Sasha too. If he wants deeper bass he could add a sub or two. Its easier to dial in the bass with a sub in that small of a room.

I don't think the Kaiser's will work in that room. Maybe someone has tried it and will chime in.

Sean

Like any speaker if the Kaiser's are setup properly, they're awesome. They are my favorite speaker!!!

Great company to deal with as well.

Dear all,

may I jump in the discussion?

Regarding the room size of the Kawero´s:
The work in a big ballroom like they did at RMAF 2008 in the Hyatt (and received Best sound of the show awards from many publications) and they work in a small room like in RMAF 2009 (where the also received a lot of Best sound of the show awards).
The design rationale of the Kawero speakers takes the room acoustics into account.
Please remember that Kaiser´s main business is professional room acoustics.
Therefore the room gain is considered in the design (Kaiser will propose a matching woofer for the customer, there are several solutions available depending on the customers room acoustic)
The main approach is to harmonize the direct sound field with the ambient sound field (sound power response).

The recommended listening space is from 18 square meters up to 200 square meters.
The recommended clearance behind the speakers is from 80 cm up.

But I will not go to deep into details, if your friend is willing to listen in our showroom, he is more than welcome.

Of course we will refund the traveling costs when he will decide to purchase a Kawero.

Best regards
Rainer Weber
Technical Director
Kaiser Acoustics

PS:
The Trinity Electronics and Echole cabling in our showroom is also worth to travel.

I've started talking to my wife about a pilgrimage to San Diego to visit Rick and hear his system. If that ever materializes I'll offer a comment. He tells me he's being deluged by requests for reviewer visits.