Avant Garde founder Holger Fromme on the NEW Colibri Loudspeaker

Hifi+ editor Alan Taffel the opportunity to chat with Avant Garde founder Holger Fromme on their new line of Colibri loudspeakers, debuting at this year's High End Munich.
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[@Balooba11]

How much is this speaker made for normal people, those using Bose or Apple headphones?

[@eabr2881]

Good question 😂

[@JasonBrown527]

My guess is about $5,000 (edit: $5,000 each, not per pair)

[@loudspeaker-solutions]

those able to spend 20000€ on such a base line system for this high end audio brand are these not normal? put differently what's the normal price for high end audio sound reproduction? how much shall we consider paying for such a performance at home? as for me, i think that 5000 to 7000€ for a pair is a maximum. Considering that professional three way speaker are at 4000€ but with a very basic finish. shall we see the high end audio asking for much more as stealing people selling a high performance system at several times the real price considering the performance only? high end audio is a luxury market and every manufacturer will try to get the best of it. Those willing to pay for the performance and a reasonable aesthetical solution might have to search for brands with a more fast moving consumer good focus as Klipsh....

[@loudspeaker-solutions]

the 18 inch sub is a must have here to enjoy full range sound reproduction. well, with high efficiency any loudspeaker would be driven smoothly with a low power amplifier. maybe this model has been thought as for people not interested in audio but well in what it makes possible when willing a high fidelity sound reproduction at home? bigger and more expensive models probably doing the job as well but with the idea that those ready to pay for them also show interest in audio as an end in itself? based on my experience with high efficiency loudspeakers this model should deliver a very accurate and realistic natural sound reproduction for a standard living room audience. so willing something bigger would bring more power but not accuracy and the extra power wouldn't be justified if in a standard living room. on the other hand i don't believe people interested in a balanced loudspeaker system as this one with the subwoofers are listening music with apple headphones and are willing to experience same sound levels as in clubs? strange way to explain why such a reasonably powerful loudspeaker has been studied for? it seems this brand is willing to attract non audiophiles to experience the genuine performance of what a high end audio system should be but at the same way don't want those seeing more expensive models as a must have as investing money in audio rather than in what it is made for, a mean to have high fidelity sound reproduction at home?

[@seventeendegree]

They look great but I‘m afraid the bass module is too big and too expensive. 3.500 for the horn module, 5.000 for one bass module makes 17k in total.

[@Cesare-rj6wk]

3500 refers to a couple and I think 1 sub of this is more than enough