Vera-Fi Audio Vanguard Speaker Impressions

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  1. xrk971

    xrk971 MOT: Lead Audio Designer for LSA Audio

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    Good news! Sorry for the long wait but we finally have the Vanguards available for placing pre-orders. They are currently being manufactured and we should be shipping by the end of August 2022. They will be sold under the XSA Labs brand.

    https://www.xsa-labs.com/

    There is an introductory offer of $799/pair in satin finish bamboo.
     
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    xrk971 MOT: Lead Audio Designer for LSA Audio

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    Thanks for your feedback on the Vanguards. I wonder if there was something off with the units you were listening to because they have been on an extended tour with a lot of shipping transits and got knocked around quite a bit. When I received them back, it looks like they have taken a fall or two as there is damage on one of the cabinets - the corner is chipped and we also heard about the tweeter grill having been dented previously. The measurement you show is anomalous as it should look like the graphs presented earlier. Also, when taking measurements, it’s important that all software that controls sound processing in the background be disabled (such as spatial sound processing, SRS, Dolby, etc.). They can really affect the response.

    This is measured response at 0.5m on tweeter axis on a stand about 45in mic height from floor and 4 fr from back wall (4 pin space basically). I’m also using 6-cycles frequency dependent window (FDW) to gate out nearby room reflections to look at intrinsic speaker response. If too close to a table or floor or back wall, the response will be different and possibly have room effects and cancellation peaks etc.

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    xrk971 MOT: Lead Audio Designer for LSA Audio

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    Hi @dac2800,
    Good to meet you today and thanks for picking up the Vanguard speakers for an audition on your desktop system. These are the satin black ones - same as reviewed earlier in this thread by @yotacowboy. Have fun and looking forward to your listening impressions.
    Cheers,
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    Could be, is the graph you posted from when they went out or when they came back? All 3 speakers were measured with the same setup in REW.
    Edit: for sure my room has issues which is why I mentioned the details but I can’t listen to them without the room so my measurements are with the room as that is what matters to me.
     
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    Hi Folks,
    For anyone waiting for the Vanguard, the cabinets are here and we are waiting for a batch of drivers to arrive in the next week. We will then do final assembly and sound check and they should be shipping soon. You can place your orders here:

    https://www.xsa-labs.com/

    Also, a new review of the Vanguards by Stereotimes is now available:

    http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/xsa-labs-vanguard-bookshelf-loudspeakers-by-greg-voth/

    The very first pair was delivered to a customer in Japan and he sent me a video of it which I posted here:

     
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    Any insight you can offer regarding, late night - low volume playback capabilities.?
     

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