Bottlehead Kits > Jaeger Speaker
The Jäger Loudspeaker
Doc B.:
First kits shipped yesterday afternoon! We are able to get one or two packed each day, so we hope to have all of the kits on order shipped by the end of next week.
I took the prototype pair that we built for the assembly manual home last night, and installed them as the new main speakers in our small ~10x14 home theater. The setup is 5.1 surround and has until now used Blumenstein Orcas with Dungeness subs for the mains. An Orca center is used for the center channel, Orcas for the surrounds, and two Dungeness subs stacked for the FX channel. All channels except the FX are driven by Stereomour amps. We sit about 10 feet from the main speakers. Projector is a Sony G70 CRT projector with a 95" screen. Source is an Oppo BDP-103 running at 1080P.
My fear that we might be at the nearfield limit for the Jägers was totally unfounded. They sound really, really good in this small room. Top end extension is most welcome and the bass is just WOW. Between the installation of a new green CRT in my projector and these speakers I can't come up with any good reason to go to SeeFilm or Cinerama anymore.
kgoss:
Wonderful news Doc! I can't wait to read impressions of these speakers from the first group of builders. I was planning to get in on the first order, but unplanned medical bills prevented it. I hope to order a pair next year though. From the impressions I have read so far these have the potential to become your biggest selling product. There are a lot of folks out there who love their low power amps but have never been happy with their speakers. Once word gets out, I believe the orders will pour in, including lots of orders from outside the Bottlehead community. Thanks for keeping us posted on the progress.
Doc B.:
We had a bit of a last minute curveball regarding the grade of baltic birch ply we could get. After some searching our cabinet maker turned up some really excellent material.
Here's the run of panels, lined up in the hallway for packing.
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And here's that very first kit, fresh off the packing bench. The big boxes are custom made for the job and each holds the panels for one speaker, surrounded by custom die cut foam supports. The third box holds the drivers, hardware and all the other stuff. Total ship weight is up around 140-150 lbs.
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Doc B.:
This is how the cabinet panels are shipped. We spent a ton of dough on custom made boxes with die cut foam corner protectors so your panels will arrive in the same shape as when they left the factory. Many thanks to Josh, who has been working exceptionally hard to develop the packaging regimen and who is personally packing each kit to make sure it's as perfect as possible.
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adeep42:
You all are doing an amazing job. Now I feel even worse about not ordering, even though I have no reason ton too.
Alan
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