Radiient Speakers

[flippo]

Anybody know anything about Radiient? Their Europa speakers are pleasing to the eye
(obviously doesn't mean they are good).

[flippo]

Never mind.. saw where that they are rebadged insignias

[emorphien]

Never mind.. saw where that they are rebadged insignias
More like the insignias are rebadged europas.

I've heard the insignias. People claim they look nice... I think they look like what they are. A cheap speaker attempting a not-so-cheap-speaker design. They sound ok, for the $40-50 the Insignias used to sell for they were a steal but at $80 for the Insignias I wouldn't bother. I don't know what the Europas go for but I gather it's more than the Insignias. I think you can do better.

[Dusty Chalk]

Actually, they really closed the gap -- the Europas only sell for US$100 or so. So yeah, for the additional $20, definitely go for the Europas.

[emorphien]

Actually, they really closed the gap -- the Europas only sell for US$100 or so. So yeah, for the additional $20, definitely go for the Europas.
Are they different in any way?

[audio_dude]

yeah, but consider that the insignia's USED TO SELL FOR $40-$50... so best buy just decided that they could make $40 more profit, cause some suckers (re: bose buyers) think that more expensive is better quality and sound.

[Dusty Chalk]

Are they different in any way?Well, just for starters, the tweeter is up on top on the Radiients.

Radiient Europa (http://www.radiient.com/s.nl/it.A/id.5/.f)
Insignia NS-B2111 (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7705307&type=product&id=1138085354138) <-- Hey, look, they're on sale!

[emorphien]

oh, woops. I thought they both only had the concentric tweeter.


Advanced Oblate Quasitriangular Antiresonant
interesting :p

[JohnMichael]

The Europas' do have the coax driver but they added a super tweeter on top.

[Dusty Chalk]

Yeah, sorry, I was just looking at the pictures. If you read the text, you see that JohnMichael is right.

[jmilton7043]

Europas are not Insignias. Go to their web site and read up on them. They are designed and made in the US. I have them and they sound GREAT! Mid-low bass co-axial with a silkdome tweeter on top. Can be bi-wired. Come with brass spikes, as well. Very pleased with them.

[orgasmdonor]

I also purchased a pair of Europa's a couple of months ago. I am still breaking them in on my second system. I am not truly impressed as of yet with them. They still need more hours to break in ..(I have about 10 hrs on them) . My old Acoustic Research M1 bookshelves are still in my main system and I cannot find a pair of speakers for rears in my budget that come close to sounding as good as the M1's. I purcheased them in 1992. I did some research on the M1's and that Mark Levinson dude says they are some of the best he has heard. I paid $250 brand new for them. If a guy can get a pair of them they are really a diamond in the rough. Awesome full range sound to approx 50hz. I can say the Europa's are a very heavy, eyepleasing product and I am sure mine will sound good after break in. I am damn sure they will not come close to my AR's which I rolled the dice to hope for.