ACI Maestro...

Craig Chase · 08-21-2004, 10:18 AM

This week Mike Dzurko and I agreed it was time that his Maestro subwoofer got a review. It sells for $2050 to $2350 depending on finish, and is, according to Mike, an extremely high powered sealed subwoofer...

It is due sometime in September, so hopefully we can get it in time for outdoor groundplane measurements...

Gabriel_Lam · 08-22-2004, 11:55 PM

Awesome, I'm looking forward to reading your review on it. Thanks for your work!

Craig Chase · 08-23-2004, 06:21 AM

Gabriel, I am also looking foward to this... The Maestro already has my wife's approval ... she loves the look. And ACI's website states it has "nearly the output of four Titans" ... It could be a real contender.

BrianAe · 08-23-2004, 10:13 AM

This would be way cool. I'm a big ACI fan. I've heard the Sapphires and they are amazing speakers. Somebody on AVS forum posted that they did a little mini-shootout between a few speakers including the Sapphires and the onix ref 1s and that they couldn't tell the difference. I've been wondering since if that is a good assesment.

In any case, I'm really looking forward to this.

Edward J M · 08-23-2004, 03:40 PM

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It is due sometime in September, so hopefully we can get it in time for outdoor groundplane measurements...

Oh hell, Craig - just tell us how it sounds. Ground plane is just no fun, plus I recently learned that measurements and test data have no correlation with sound quality. Our lives suddenly got so much simpler. (contented sigh)

Will you be comparing the Maestro to (say) the PB2-Ultra? Or will this be a stand alone review?

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Craig Chase · 08-23-2004, 03:49 PM

Edward... The Maestro is not intended to hit 128 dB at 20 Hz (indoors) ... but looks like a beautiful package... and may be a great choice for a lot of people.

Great Sarcasm, by the way... I was chuckling.

Edward J M · 08-23-2004, 03:57 PM

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I was chuckling

Good; that was my intention.

You've got my number - drop a dime any time you want to chat, and I look forward to your Maestro review.

Regards,

Ed

dave alan · 08-23-2004, 07:04 PM

Oh hell, Craig, just put a camcorder in front of your test equipment and go on vacation while it records the data...

I just found out that how it actually sounds doesn't matter.

In fact, if it can't hit 121 dB 'cleanly' at 20 Hz, we can all just cross it off the list, so do that test first...it may save you some time.

And, while we're on the subject, you haven't sat your wife down and explained why it doesn't matter what the sub looks like??!!

Dave

Craig Chase · 08-23-2004, 07:08 PM

Hey... THAT was good sarcasm, too ! Well... except explaining the "looks don't matter" part to my bride... THAT won't keep me in her good graces...

Edward J M · 08-23-2004, 07:20 PM

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I just found out that how it actually sounds doesn't matter.

Good one, Dave.