S P Technology Timepiece Monitor Speakers

S P Technology Timepiece speakers, single owner. Your chance to own a legendary speaker at a bargain price. Original cost with special veneer and stands was almost $9000. Biwire cable included.



Below is an excerpt from the Enjoy the Music review:

Now Lets Go On To The Sound...

"What sound?? They essentially make virtually no coloring to the reproduced music. At least none that I can hear per se. I do not hear the normal "thumbprint" character that most loudspeakers exhibit in the bass response. Balance is maintained from the very low 30 Hz range to beyond the range of normal human hearing. All the talk of imaging, bloom, warmth, tiss, spit, sizzle, glare and other words used to describe the sound just does not apply here. These loudspeakers were designed for critical monitoring of recordings during the mix-down and mastering stage. What they do, is turn the electrical signal into an acoustic signature as accurately as possible, at all input levels from way below one watt RMS of power (sans low organ pedals at milliwatts) to an incredible 1,000 watts peak per channel!

The relative sensitivity rating in a free space (no walls or boundaries) is 85dB/W/m. In my mastering facility, the pair gives me 89dB with 1 watt at the seating position that is 53 inches from the inside edge of each loudspeaker (measured from my nose to the inside front of the enclosure). At 100 watts continuous RMS and at multiple frequencies of 50Hz, 100Hz, 300Hz, 700Hz and 900Hz (sine wave), the output per pair was respectively: 109.1, 108.4, 108.3, 108.8, 108.5 dB! Quite dynamic and impressive for such a small loudspeaker. This, my friends, is one of the true keys of fine reproduction! It means the loudspeaker is not compressing dynamically, thermally or mechanically.

No other loudspeaker system in my presence has passed this demanding measurement technique with this level of accuracy. Let us just say this, the loudspeaker does not compress dynamics up to the tested 450 watts per channel. I find that a 50 to 80 watt/channel amplifier will play all but the approximation of a fright train or close thunder. Yes, they can reach powerful, room arranging output levels. Had no problem reaching 123dB on one peak in my mastering facility (with hearing protection). In my chest bass. Very potent and clean. Have never witnessed such wide dynamics reproduced by any loudspeaker of lower sensitivity as that exhibited by the TP2's. Neither have I experienced or am I aware of any speaker in their size class to offer such extreme dynamic range while maintaining a ruler flat frequency response, completely inaudible distortion and superb imaging.

Even at lower volume levels, I do not miss the impact of high volume listening! As a matter of note, be careful as you may find yourself listening much louder than you think. Use a dB/SPL meter if in doubt! Massed instruments and voices at different levels and in different places stay intact and distinct even at dangerous listening levels. Music takes on a life using these loudspeakers that you can simply reach out and touch. With all the techno-babble, specifications, snake oil and hallucinations touted by many manufactures of loudspeakers in the 5 digit, (and even 6 digit) range, I feel certain that there are some on the market that can reproduce as advertised. Many do not. There is good reason this manufacturer offers the no risk guarantee. All I can say is my previously favorite reference monitors for the last 27 years have found new residence facing the wall in a storage room. I simply can hear deeper into the mix than ever before while using these loudspeakers professionally. (There is even a professional Neutrik Speak-On connector that is bi-wireable or bi-ampable, plus quad 5-way gold plated binding posts that are bi-wireable and bi-ampable. Tweeter level adjustment for room conditions is also available via a switch in back).

Are these loudspeakers for everyone? They certainly are for me. No matter what music is playing, there is a desire to continue listening. In fact quite a bit of sleep has been lost to truly all night listening sessions! I simply cannot get enough."