Bogdan Audio speakers


I am in the research stage for a future speaker purchase and recently became aware of a speaker builder and his company called Bogdan Audio. Wonder if there are any Bogdan owners out there that can share their experience. Also helpful to get any impressions from those who have heard them at past audio shows.
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I have heard them at a couple of shows. I am not sure what your price range is, but both their Catalina monitors and Petra full range speakers are expensive. If I remember correctly the Catalina are in the 20k range and the Petra significantly more than that. The Catalina sounded excellent, but there is tremendous competition for monitors at or below that price. Show conditions make it impossible to say if the price is validated in respect to other fine monitor systems.

The times I heard the Petra, I got the impression that they were too big for the room. They are a substantially large speaker and would be no doubt capable of filling a large room with great sound. The look of Petra would obviously be another matter altogether. Only you can decide if the look is for you.

Lastly, they have a small floor stander called Art Deco that uses a coaxial drive unit and comes in under 3k if I remember correctly. These are not as refined in the treble as the other two, but they are certainly competitive in their price range and worthy of an audition. Hope this helps.
The 2 that you mention both use Raal Tweeters and Bogdan has put them on sale here on Agon for half price. He showed the Catalina at 12k and took offers on the Petra...Neither sold.
Timlub, that is why I was hesitant about the value proposition of both of them. Resale would likely take a large hit if you ended up not loving them. And at those prices, you better love them. The relative value of the Art Deco seemed to be more in line with the MSRP. Listening to them yourself first would be the best option before jumping in.
Good to see a response.
A small company not well known I assume.

I am interested in the experience of working directly with a speaker builder from start to finish.
It would be nice to hear from those who have also chosen this approach and their results.

Many good choices at this point that I hope to narrow down.
You may want to look at a few other custom speaker companies as well. Vapor Audio, Salk Audio, Selah Audio.