Gorgeous Speakers - Medowlark
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Nice. I love real wood speakers.
PR Audio
Super Member
Since I'm at home enjoying a quiet evening, I checked around and found out that Meadowlarks were pretty popular in PR and the Krestel Hot Rod was a big seller here, which I heard at a dealer who had a used pair just didn't know who was the manufacturer. Apparently there was a local dealer at some time.
PR Audio
Super Member
We have a saying in Spanish that roughly translated says: For every taste there is a color...Same as "to each his own"...
jimdabomb
Active Member
I've always wanted a pair of Meadowlark's since I first saw them back in the day.. Most I could afford was the Kestrel's which I had planned on getting but never did.. still wish I had a pair, maybe some day. All their speakers look nice and are time aligned, but unfortunately they went out of business.
cubdog
banging through drywall
And what do you consider to be an attractive speaker? Seriously I'm really curious.
cubdog
Dennis Gardner
Jazz Nut
Personally, I would prefer not to have the purpleheart racing stripes, but that's just me...
Njoy-Music
Old Time Rock & Roll
Very nice looking speakers! Never heard of them but they look mighty good including those novel and interesting stripes. Definitely livens up the looks. Obviously the thought was there for more than just the sound.
spkrdtr
spkrfixer
The CT Audio Society has been having monitor speaker shootouts the past few years and one of the top scorers is a pair of Meadowlark Kestrel's owned by one of the members. Clean, clear sound. A sleeper speaker dudes should be looking for if they want good value in a used speaker.
sonci
Well-Known Member
I don`t know,. all the other speakers at that size?
maybe...
not that audiophile speakers have to be pretty, but they don`t look either modern or vintage,
cnolanh
Ad astra
A friend of mine has Meadowlark Swifts (small transmission-line floor-stander). They are beautifully made.
My friend recently asked for my help because he managed to blow the woofers. Turns out the original Vifa drivers are no longer available. The good folks at Madisound were very familiar with the Meadowlark line. They told me about a Seas replacement woofer that has nearly identical specs but with much better power handling.
I ordered and installed the new woofers, and it happens that the results were wonderful. In fact, that transmission line design made the most even and solid bass I've ever heard from a 5.5-inch woofer. It's still a small speaker, of course, but when I pushed it pretty hard during testing it behaved extremely well. (I'm accustomed to time-aligned Vandersteens, so perhaps I am predisposed to appreciate that part of the Meadowlark philosophy.)
So I haven't heard the larger Meadowlarks, but if you ever run across a pair of Swifts, they are worth listening to.
My friend recently asked for my help because he managed to blow the woofers. Turns out the original Vifa drivers are no longer available. The good folks at Madisound were very familiar with the Meadowlark line. They told me about a Seas replacement woofer that has nearly identical specs but with much better power handling.
I ordered and installed the new woofers, and it happens that the results were wonderful. In fact, that transmission line design made the most even and solid bass I've ever heard from a 5.5-inch woofer. It's still a small speaker, of course, but when I pushed it pretty hard during testing it behaved extremely well. (I'm accustomed to time-aligned Vandersteens, so perhaps I am predisposed to appreciate that part of the Meadowlark philosophy.)
So I haven't heard the larger Meadowlarks, but if you ever run across a pair of Swifts, they are worth listening to.
cubdog
banging through drywall
Those, I agree are beauties. I would love my OBs to look just like them.I don`t know,. all the other speakers at that size?
maybe...
not that audiophile speakers have to be pretty, but they don`t look either modern or vintage,
cubdog
PR Audio
Super Member
After reading all your comments I decided to give the guy a call and see if he still had them, but he just wanted too much for them, $3000.00. That was basically the price when new, no wonder they have been in the classified ads for many months now, usually here in the island that kind of used equipment doesn't come up for sale too often, and when they do they get snatched quickly. If he would have told me $2000.00 they would already be playing in my living room.
