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For anyone interested in listening to The Monoliths active speaker system with the HAL MS-5 Music Server, I will be happy to demo the system at my facility.  I can start scheduling these on 1 July and demo's can begin after 8 July.   

Please PM me for location, dates and times available and will have the system ready for listening when you arrive. 

I can play CD and USB flash drives with audio files in most formats.

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Re: The Monoliths active speaker system is available for demo at HAL
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2019, 05:23:59 AM »
First system demo scheduled for August. 

Will see if phono replay is online by then.

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Re: The Monoliths active speaker system is available for demo at HAL
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2019, 10:23:18 AM »
  Best of luck Hal. You do great work.


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Re: The Monoliths active speaker system is available for demo at HAL
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2019, 12:59:19 PM »
Charles,
Thanks!

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Re: The Monoliths active speaker system is available for demo at HAL
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2019, 04:31:48 AM »
The DSA Phono One and DSP RIAA vinyl replay system are up and running with The Monoliths speaker system.


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Re: The Monoliths active speaker system is available for demo at HAL
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2019, 05:27:10 PM »
Have finished gluing another pair of The Monoliths planar baffles to test the GR-Research GR-NEO3 tweeters.

The pair here from CAF2018 have the BG NEO3-PDR tweeters that are different.

Once dried tomorrow will install the GR-NEO3's and BG NEO10's and get them wired up.


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Re: The Monoliths active speaker system is available for demo at HAL
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2019, 02:51:18 PM »
The Monoliths planar driver baffles are now completed with drivers and wiring installed.
 
Time for some testing and listening

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Re: The Monoliths active speaker system is available for demo at HAL
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2019, 05:56:54 AM »
Demo day today. 

System warmed up and ready to play music.


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Re: The Monoliths active speaker system is available for demo at HAL
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2019, 07:19:01 PM »
Comments from Jim on today's demo:

"Today I auditioned HAL’s Monolith active speaker system.

In a word, this is a sweet sounding system!  :thumb:

The planar mid and tweeter integration is flawless to my ear.  The articulate bass provided by the OB bass sectioned is a good match.

The sound was very clear, clean, dynamic, full range, and open with great imaging and soundstage.

This is the first system of its type I’ve heard, and I was not disappointed!  :D

Great job, HAL!"

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Re: The Monoliths active speaker system is available for demo at HAL
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2019, 04:48:34 AM »
Latest set of planar baffles with the GR-NEO3 tweeters and BG NEO10 midranges installed. Now playing music to burn-in.


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Re: The Monoliths active speaker system is available for demo at HAL
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2019, 07:35:00 AM »
What kind of numbers are we talking here Hal ? Is there a separate DSP unit or is it through ones laptop ?


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Re: The Monoliths active speaker system is available for demo at HAL
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2019, 08:53:51 AM »
The Monoliths kit comes with a dspMusikLCD 2x8 system along with the rest of the parts needed.  User has to supply two stereo amps and balanced cables for the planars.  The customer does the glue-up and finishing of the flat packs for the planars and subs. 

The kit cost is $7500.00 + shipping.

I use a HAL MS-5 as the Music Server PC to drive the system via USB2 ASIO audio interface.  It will also work with MAC OS as a USB2Audio compliant device.