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Green Mountain Audio's Calypso HD Speakers?

Anyone have any experience with these speakers?
They are one of only a few (Thiel, Vandersteen) brands that use first-order crossovers; however their crossovers seem to be vastly simpler than those of other brands. 
The literature and specs on their website are interesting, and the speakers and enclosures look great, but they use off-the-shelf drivers and seem to design their speaker around these drivers, rather than designing their own drivers (as Thiel did). A reinforced plastic basket and foam surrounds for the midrange driver may be a point for concern I think, but that's just based on reading the information on the company's website. 
It appears that GMA has only a handful of dealers in the U.S., even though it's U.S. based.
Anyone own or listened to these speakers?


rosami
rosami OP
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abbeydog
Thanks for the feedback on GMA speakers and your Calypso’s. I didn’t realize this model was around for ten years. GMA seems to have discontinued many of its  speaker models — the Calypos seem to be their main speaker. 
I was intrigued by the information on the website and about RJ’s design philosophy. I plan to look into these speakers.

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girardian
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I also own Calypsos - they are fantastic.  

The detailed response above may have you covered, but if you're looking for additional feedback, LMK. 

I've had several conversations with Roy about drivers and he's very particular in this regard.  The results speak for themselves.

I've also owned other smaller pairs of GMA speakers. 
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nrenter
765 posts
 
I have a set of Callistos and have always wanted to listen to the Calypsos. If you have any questions, call Roy himself. He’s a great guy and will tell you even more than you probably want to know. 
rosami OP
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Thanks for all the feedback guys.
I'm in the process of trying to decide next steps and find "the search" isn't as much fun as it was when I was much younger. I'm starting to think that staying with what I own now may be the best option-but that assumes that the bug I have now can be extinguished soon!

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