The BG Radia R18i speakers seem very similar to the Martin Logan Vignette speakers. Has anyone compared them?
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BG Radia R18i speakers
I'm thinking of buying some BG Radia R18i speakers that I saw for sale on audiogon for surround speakers. Has anyone ever used these as surround speakers? How good are they?
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....R18i-Off-white
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....R18i-Off-white
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Both are excellent on-wall speakers. BG built the ATF driver for ML.
What is unique about the R-18i is its rotating planar ribbon driver. Allows you to tailor the sound to your room and/or program material.
What is unique about the R-18i is its rotating planar ribbon driver. Allows you to tailor the sound to your room and/or program material.
phoaglan,
Have you heard the BG Radia R18i speakers? How do they sound? Do you think they would make good surround speakers? The design sounds really unique.
Have you heard the BG Radia R18i speakers? How do they sound? Do you think they would make good surround speakers? The design sounds really unique.
I saw the price drop on these to $795.00. Seems like a really good deal and great surround speakers, but I'd still like to hear comments on their sound quality before I buy.
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....f-white-lowere
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....f-white-lowere
phoaglan or anyone,
Do you think the BG Radia R18i speakers would blend well as surround speakers with electrostaic speakers as main speakers? A seller has reduced his price again and has 2 pairs to sell!
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http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....f-white-lowere
Do you think the BG Radia R18i speakers would blend well as surround speakers with electrostaic speakers as main speakers? A seller has reduced his price again and has 2 pairs to sell!
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....f-white-lowere
Sorry Peter, I have not been back on the forum in a while.
Yes, the R-18 and R-17 use planar ribbon drivers and would be an ideal complement for ribbons or electrostatics. The R-18i was introduced several years ago but is still an excellent speaker for the money.
I believe it is still the only speaker with a rotating ribbon.
When it was introduced, the R-18i won several awards and got great reviews. You can see them on their website.
Hope this helps.
Yes, the R-18 and R-17 use planar ribbon drivers and would be an ideal complement for ribbons or electrostatics. The R-18i was introduced several years ago but is still an excellent speaker for the money.
I believe it is still the only speaker with a rotating ribbon.
When it was introduced, the R-18i won several awards and got great reviews. You can see them on their website.
Hope this helps.
phoaglan,
Thanks for the feedback. It sounds like the BG Radia R-18i speakers would make good plasma speakers or even better surround speakers, correct?
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Originally Posted by phoaglan /forum/post/17410506
Sorry Peter, I have not been back on the forum in a while.
Yes, the R-18 and R-17 use planar ribbon drivers and would be an ideal complement for ribbons or electrostatics. The R-18i was introduced several years ago but is still an excellent speaker for the money.
I believe it is still the only speaker with a rotating ribbon.
When it was introduced, the R-18i won several awards and got great reviews. You can see them on their website.
Hope this helps.
phoaglan,
Thanks for the feedback. It sounds like the BG Radia R-18i speakers would make good plasma speakers or even better surround speakers, correct?
The 18i was designed as a surround speaker, I wouldn't use it as a LCR. The 17i is meant for mounting around a plasma or LCD. With the grille on the 18i, it actually looks like a cylinder on your wall. They are excellent surround speakers and the ability to angle the ribbon is pretty slick. We have them on display with the R500 L and R as well as the R320 center. The 18i blend very well with them.
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Originally Posted by peterpioli /forum/post/17410817
phoaglan,
Thanks for the feedback. It sounds like the BG Radia R-18i speakers would make good plasma speakers or even better surround speakers, correct?
The 18i was designed as a surround speaker, I wouldn't use it as a LCR. The 17i is meant for mounting around a plasma or LCD. With the grille on the 18i, it actually looks like a cylinder on your wall. They are excellent surround speakers and the ability to angle the ribbon is pretty slick. We have them on display with the R500 L and R as well as the R320 center. The 18i blend very well with them.
The 18i was designed as a surround speaker, I wouldn't use it as a LCR. The 17i is meant for mounting around a plasma or LCD. With the grille on the 18i, it actually looks like a cylinder on your wall. They are excellent surround speakers and the ability to angle the ribbon is pretty slick. We have them on display with the R500 L and R as well as the R320 center. The 18i blend very well with them.
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Originally Posted by peterpioli /forum/post/17410817
phoaglan,
Thanks for the feedback. It sounds like the BG Radia R-18i speakers would make good plasma speakers or even better surround speakers, correct?
The 18i was designed as a surround speaker, I wouldn't use it as a LCR. The 17i is meant for mounting around a plasma or LCD. With the grille on the 18i, it actually looks like a cylinder on your wall. They are excellent surround speakers and the ability to angle the ribbon is pretty slick. We have them on display with the R500 L and R as well as the R320 center. The 18i blend very well with them.
Need4spdnb,
Thanks for the feedback.
Have you compared them to any speakers from Martin Logan? If so, how do they compare?
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Originally Posted by Need4spdnb /forum/post/17411966
The 18i was designed as a surround speaker, I wouldn't use it as a LCR. The 17i is meant for mounting around a plasma or LCD. With the grille on the 18i, it actually looks like a cylinder on your wall. They are excellent surround speakers and the ability to angle the ribbon is pretty slick. We have them on display with the R500 L and R as well as the R320 center. The 18i blend very well with them.
Need4spdnb,
Thanks for the feedback.
Have you compared them to any speakers from Martin Logan? If so, how do they compare?
Martin Logan doesn't have an onwall like the 18i, so I can't comment on that. How well do BG speakers integrate with Martin Logan, very well. My co worker has some Martin Logan towers and he uses BG speakers as surrounds and he thinks the blending is terrific.
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Originally Posted by peterpioli /forum/post/17420177
Need4spdnb,
Thanks for the feedback.
Have you compared them to any speakers from Martin Logan? If so, how do they compare?
Martin Logan doesn't have an onwall like the 18i, so I can't comment on that. How well do BG speakers integrate with Martin Logan, very well. My co worker has some Martin Logan towers and he uses BG speakers as surrounds and he thinks the blending is terrific.
Aren't the Martin Logan Encore TF speakers wall-mountable? They seem similar to the BG Radia R18i speakers.
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Originally Posted by Need4spdnb /forum/post/17421050
Martin Logan doesn't have an onwall like the 18i, so I can't comment on that. How well do BG speakers integrate with Martin Logan, very well. My co worker has some Martin Logan towers and he uses BG speakers as surrounds and he thinks the blending is terrific.
Aren't the Martin Logan Encore TF speakers wall-mountable? They seem similar to the BG Radia R18i speakers.
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