Sierra .5?

[sbeveraggi]

The Sierra 1 can do 40hz with a 5 inch woofer. I bet the Sierra 0.5 could easily do 80hz with a 4 inch woofer...

[vandertoorn]

That would be sweet. I believe the ERA d4 is a four inch woof with that ability.

[Tushar]

The ERA D4's looks beautiful in pictures and the specs are quite impressive. I don't think I'd pay $600 for surrounds, though. If the mythic Sierra 0.5 was $350 or max $400 I'd consider it when I next add speakers IF it were a bamboo cabinet sized like the ERA D4 and if it wasn't marginal at 80 Hz crossover.

With 5.1 The HTM-200SE doesn't stand out in my large room and on the SP-30 stands they look pretty nice opposite the Sierra-1's (though at ear level) But if I added 2 more speakers, I couldn't have them as big as HTM200SE's (I returned 170SEs because it was visually too large for my room in 5.1....).

[curtis]

You guys are forgetting that the ability of a speaker's to play reach lower in the FR is not just a function of the size of the driver, but also the size of the enclosure, and efficiency as well (among other things). Asking for something like that in the class of the Sierra for $400/pr is a pretty far reach IMO.

[Tushar]

But do rear channels need to be efficient? If that's what you give up, I think I'd live with it (for <$350 or <$400 and in a few years)...

[davef]

Hi Guys,

Just to Summarize feature set for a possible Sierra .5

Single 4" woofer
Same Sierra-1 tweeter
Smaller than the HTM-200 SE
Bamboo enclosure
Easy wall mounting
Front ported (will need to be ported to hit the LF requirement)

What would you be willing to pay for a pair of these?

[vandertoorn]

Dave,
I would pay as much as $500 maybe more depending on size. I believe the ERA 4s in PB is over $700 retail, and the bamboo finish/ enclosure would be nicer! I would look for something a bit smaller then the ERA D4 more like the ERA D3 or the M&K k5. It would be nice to cross at 80 if possible. I know it's kinda dreaming. Vandy

[scape]

Hi Guys,


What would you be willing to pay for a pair of these?

Just out of curiousity, how would these assumably compare to 170's in fr and linearity, would they outperform? I think I'd pay around 300-350$ b/c of the conveinence factor of size and port location. assuming these could be placed as front mini-bookshelf's for smaller systems, that'd be a nice pricepoint too.

[chas]

Hi Guys,

Just to Summarize feature set for a possible Sierra .5

Single 4" woofer
Same Sierra-1 tweeter
Smaller than the HTM-200 SE
Bamboo enclosure
Easy wall mounting
Front ported (will need to be ported to hit the LF requirement)

What would you be willing to pay for a pair of these?

Can you ballpark the LF extension for this ".5"?