Tyler Acoustics Taylo Reference II

VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,803
edited May 2011 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
Well I bought these for a project speaker and they have been just that and a fun one at the same time. So now it is time to move these and acquire another set of project speakers!

I remember back in 2006 or 2007 when I approached Ty about acquiring a set of his speakers. After much talk at that time the best speaker in his line I could afford was the Taylo 7u. These speakers had a MTM configuration with the Seas Excel woofers and the Scanspeak Revelator - fell in LOVE with those speakers. Loved them, excellent excellent stuff.

Well fast forward to late 2008, early 2009 Ty released his Decade line up and the bug bit me again!! I wanted to try out the D2 so bad I could taste it - so I did, order was fired his direction. I will admit I did not like those speakers at all. So on to the Super Towers which until I come across better will remain my "Statement" speakers as Doro calls them! HAHA. The Super Towers were an ordinary speaker very similar to my beloved 7u until I modified them. Modified they are hands down the best set of speakers I have ever heard and I have heard quite a few in all price brackets all the way up to Wilson Alexandrias, Sophias, Martin Logans, Sonus Fabers, etc etc etc... The guidance of Mike (Face) on here and just research in general pointed me in a direction to unlock new heights in my audio adventure.

So you now you have read two paragraphs and we have not even taked about the speakers for sale - this is crazy! LOL! The reason being is simple - Ty came to me about three months ago when a friend of mine was in the market for some home audio gear as he knew I had always wanted a set of the Taylo Reference series - I just love the design and honestly if they do not sell at the price I want they will stay here and I will maybe list them for sale every once in a while and see what happens...

Well at this point in time I will say they are 92% of my Super Towers, imaging, depth, detail, clarity, bass slam, extension the whole shabang! They are very neutral speakers with HUGE staging now. With height and weight to the instruments you will have a hard time touching in this price point. The bass is solid to 25hz all day and extremely punchy, tight and accurate. They do lack a little bit of texture in the bass that my Super Towers have...

You can read about the mods here -
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116376

All I am getting at - I will drive up to 4 hours one way to deliver, set up and make sure you are happy with these speakers - I am that confident in their performance with my modifications...

Now to the nitty gritty...

These speakers have a rock star driver line up...

Tweeter: Scanspeak Revelator
https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_229_324&products_id=914

Midbass: Seas Excel 7"
https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_228_256&products_id=784

They use four (4) 8" woofers per cabinet. There is two on the interior of the cabinet and two on the exterior of the cabinet. The baskets of these drivers have two layers of dynamat on them to prevent resonance.

The tweeter crossover network features the Clarity Cap MR capacitor
https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=404_5_351_413&products_id=8372

Complete with a Mundorf Supreme 20 watt resistor and a Mills 12 watt resistor

The woofer network uses Clarity SA
https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=404_5_351_352&products_id=8130

And a Mundorf Supreme 20 watt resistor.

The crossovers are mounted externally for quick maintenance, modifications and to reduce resonance. The bottom of the network enclosures have dynamat and twelve rubber isolation feet between it and the cabinet. The top interior of the cover has no rez that reduces vibrations on the enclosure and the capacitors in the box.

The terminals are insulated gold plated binding post. The jumper wires on the back are four 14 awg conductors per side (so basically 8-10 awg jumpers) with Banana plugs. I will also include DH Labs wire (T-14) for the tweeter jumper just for preference sakes...

The terminals plates were upgraded from plastic to nice Aluminum plates.

The base of the speaker was upgraded from 1" thick platform to 2" thick platform for a better look and a larger center of gravity.

The only issues with these speakers is some of the grills have a fracture in the frame - but it does not hinder their ability to do their job and are not noticeable when on unless really looking hard. The other issue is on the right speaker it had been damaged previously when shipping - most of the damage was on the old bases but it went up to the cabinet a little but is not very noticeable at all. Replacing the bases corrects this issue 85% and Ty fixed most of the damage to the cabinet before shipping them to me.

Each speaker has brand new seals and all ports were checked for a solid mount...

To the grit of the matter - I have access to boxes to ship these... I will remove the crossovers during shipping and everything will be boxes up accordingly to arrive to you in one piece...

As mentioned previously I would be willing to drive up to 4 hours one way to deliver, set up these speakers for you - I am that confident in their performance!

These sold brand new stock for $5,000 - upgrades alone total up to just above $900.00 - from a manufacture stand point this would easilly boost the sale price to 8,000 dollars and they would compete with speakers in that price range without issue.

Price shipped will be $2,800.00
Price picked up will be $2,500.00
Price me delivering it will be $2,500 + gas each direction

These will be available for demo and are worth a drive.

I can take as many pics as necessary.
- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,803
    edited May 2011
    Wanted to add there will be a two week lead time on these so I can acquire boxes and packing materials for the crossovers and bass cabinets...

    They will most likely go out sooner than that but I would rather tell you a longer time frame than a shorter one.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Ace944gs
    Ace944gs Posts: 110
    edited May 2011
    Wow- good luck with the sale! If I wasn't planning on buying a house in the next few months, I would be checking these out this weekend.

    Those are some sweet looking speakers.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,803
    edited May 2011
    Thanks man!

    They are definitely awesome! :)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • audiobilly
    audiobilly Posts: 351
    edited May 2011
    Mmmmm, mmmm good! Those look yummy! I bet they sound even better.

    Good Luck With Your Sale!!!!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,803
    edited May 2011
    Thanks Audiobilly!!

    Wanted to note the enclosure is 1.25" MDF with golden oak veneer...

    Cheers! :)

    Also - the total cost to build these without an enclosure is $2,500 bucks --- so with an enclosure this would be a $3,500 or so build cost... :)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited May 2011
    Judas!!!!:tongue: I heard this set the other night and all I can say is "ZOWIE!!". I heard them before Trey did the mods and the difference is astonishing. Whomever gets these is in for an auditory treat!

    Now buy these speakers, you hacks!!!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,803
    edited May 2011
    Thanks Russ...

    The imaging is what gets me with these speakers -- totally fills up my den side to side and floor to ceiling just like the super towers...

    Just fun speakers to listen to and they are good at pop/rap and rock too -- no problems there...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,803
    edited May 2011
    One week special!

    Buy these speakers and I will throw in a set of Shotgun S2 Speaker cables for a whopping $300.00
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2011
    Nice speaks--I'll bet that they image like a ****--- good luck with the sale
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,803
    edited May 2011
    Thanks George!

    What makes these unique to me (because I hate monitors generally) is they sound and image like monitors but have the large scale sound of towers with maybe a notch or two less output but plenty of slam...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • audiobilly
    audiobilly Posts: 351
    edited May 2011
    Why Vr3MxStyler2k3? Why oh why Vr3MxStyler2k3 do you Torment us with your Tomfoolery, and your extensive non pronounceable usrname?:biggrin:

    Yes sir, I was at the airport when my train came in, damnit!:confused:

    GLWYS!:cool:
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,803
    edited May 2011
    Haha! I am glad I could provide amusement!! :)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,803
    edited May 2011
    I would like to note that I would be willing to take -fair market value trades-

    For non-modified floor standing speakers that go for under $1,000

    LSi15
    LSi9

    Really anything...

    Just something to keep in mind! :)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,803
    edited May 2011
    http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?spkrfull&1310778971&item

    Posted on AGon
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,803
    edited May 2011
    Wanted to note these were reduced to 2,400 + shipping on Audiogon

    Special Polky pricing will be 2500 shipped.

    Thanks! :)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,803
    edited May 2011
    Also you can pick them up for 2200
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2011
    Sold the shotguns eh? Good luck with the sale.Betcha' they go local.:wink:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,803
    edited May 2011
    Shotguns are -gone-!

    Anyone that comes here to hear them will buy them - plain and simple.

    These speakers are so receptive to mods its not even funny....
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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