GradientHelsinki 1.5usedGradient Helsinki 1.5 NEAR MINT - CYBER WEEK - 1/2 PRICE====================== CYBER WEEK UPDATE ========================== The Gradient Helsinkis literally take you into space ... they reproduce the sense of the recorded space like no other .... ...3995.00

Gradient Helsinki 1.5 NEAR MINT - CYBER WEEK - 1/2 PRICE

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Ships fromOceanside, CA, 92056
Ships toUnited States
Package dimensions60.0" × 24.0" × 24.0" (50.0 lbs.)
Shipping carriersUPS or FedEx
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Original accessoriesBox, Manual
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====================== CYBER WEEK UPDATE ==========================
The Gradient Helsinkis literally take you into space ... they reproduce the sense of the recorded space like no other .... 

Dr. Robert E. Green of TAS ... this speaker has things to offer that no other does, especially in putting you in the space of the recording venue...... There is literally nothing else like it, and it is an indispensable audition if you care about the proverbial “state of the art.”

Alan Sircom of Hi-Fi Plus ' ' ...one of the most exciting and realistic-sounding loudspeakers money can buy.' 

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Rare opportunity to get a pair of Gradient Helsinkis in the extra cost Bamboo with all white Modules and Acoustic Resistance chamber band. These appeared on the cover of Stereophile and are considered to have state-of-the art imaging / sense of spatial realism.  

The Helsinkis are designed to work where conventional speakers will not... ie. right beside a side wall or near the front wall and in rooms with hard reflective floors. 

The Helsinki received RAVE reviews from Alan Sircom of HiFi Plus and  renowend speaker reviewer Dr. Robert E. Green ... see links below.

Alan Sircom of Hi-Fi Plus ' ' ...one of the most exciting and realistic-sounding loudspeakers money can buy.'

Dr. Robert E. Green of TAS ... this speaker has things to offer that no other does, especially in putting you in the space of the recording venue...... There is literally nothing else like it, and it is an indispensable audition if you care about the proverbial “state of the art.”

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My price includes PayPal fees and fully insured ground shipping in their original packaging within Continental USA... Shipping outside the US can be arranged at extra cost.  

I can also supply a STATE-OF-THE-ART sub and subwoofer Integrations System to get you RESONANCE FREE bass down to 20 HZ... Feel Free to contact me to discuss at (858) 257 7771 

Here is link to Gradients website in Finland:
http://gradient.fi/Gradient/Helsinki_1.5.html

====== LINK to Alan Sircoms review in HiFi + ================

' ...one of the most exciting and realistic-sounding loudspeakers money can buy.'

....There’s also the incredibly tight tolerance in the speakers meaning the pair matching is excellent and the speaker is flat to within a decibel from 200Hz-20kHz. That’s almost unheard of in domestic speaker designs.

The Helsinki is almost perfectly designed for ‘problem’ rooms...

Its sound is both astonishing and a little bit disturbing for many listeners. Unless you’ve spent a great deal of time in well-engineered studios or listening rooms that have been very carefully corrected (with mechanical methods, rather than DSP), you’ll be used to hearing your loudspeakers, plus the singalong from the walls and ceilings. Simply removing that singalong is like injecting sound direct into the ears. Soundstaging opens out, instruments have their natural tone and ambient information is portrayed with uncanny accuracy.

' ...one of the most exciting and realistic-sounding loudspeakers money can buy.'

==== READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE ====

http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/gradient-helsinki-15-loudspeaker-hifi-plus-71/

====== Dr. Robert E. Greene's review in The Absolute Sound ===

Gradient designer Jorma Salmi is one of the most inventive of all speaker designers in the modern era. ... 
....the Helsinki 1.5..  pushes certain aspects of speaker performance to what I think are literally unprecedented levels.... The specific area in which the Helsinki 1.5s truly excel is the reproduction of spatial information. 

...the Helsinki 1.5s explore space in a way that goes far beyond such standard considerations. The Helsinki 1.5s not only disappear as sources themselves, they make in effect your listening room disappear from the sonic picture, or at least remarkably close to that.

....They almost eliminate, the early reflections in the listening room so that the listener is, during the crucial early-arrival period, hearing only the sound recorded, not the sound of the listening room at all.

....The Helsinkis seem to me to be one of those rare speakers that really needs to be heard by anyone seriously interested in audio. They are something truly out of the ordinary. 

... this speaker has things to offer that no other does, especially in putting you in the space of the recording venue...... There is literally nothing else like it, and it is an indispensable audition if you care about the proverbial “state of the art.”

==== READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE ===
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/gradient-helsinki-15-loudspeaker/

Questions for the seller
Thank you Tim, Email: [email protected]
Hi, I just sent some measurements of the Helsinki with and without the PSI subs to your e-mail. NOTE, I will be with my customer installing the Dec. 4th. release on his DSPeaker X4 between 4 and 8 pm today. Feel Free to call to discuss.. San Diego Based Global Cell + 1 (858) 257 7771
I have a GATO 400 S, Class D Integrated Amplifier rated at 2 X 800 W / 4 Ohms. If that would be too much power for the speakers, please disregard my further questions. What are the dimensions of the room you play them in? Length / Width/ Ceiling height ? Are you the original owner, how long have you owned them? Have they ever been repaired? I've read that it can be difficult to detirmine their optimum positioning within a room. What is your take on that? You also mention having used a subwoofer, That suggest that they lack bass. What subwoofer were you using, what did it cost? The room in my home has a wall of floor to ceiling glass, how would that effect their functionality? Thank you, Herb
Hi Herb, With over 40 years on Pro-audio these are my reference speakers ... I have a pair in my studio and I am selling this pair for my customer as he wishes to upgrade to a forthcoming NEW ( as yet un-nnounced ) Flagship SPEAKER from Gradient costing ca. $ 15k.... this is the ONLY reason they are up for sale !! My customer has lived with stacked Quad57s and Soundlabs most of his life. he and his wife love the Helsinkis... his wife who is an art collector calls them her Piccasso Speakers ;-) My customer is also the principal tester of the NEW DSPeaker X4 Room Correction device and I can send you measuremetns of the Helsinkis with and without subs if you send me your E-mail address. In answer to your specific questions : 1) The room they are presently in is pictured in the advert and measures ca. 20 ft long by 15 wide with a tapered ceiling going from 8 - 18 ft height.... A GOOD THING ;-) 2) Yes, I am the orignal owner and they have been in use at my nearby customers home for the last 3 years ... before that they were in my lab along with my other pair., 3) This pair featuredon the cover of Sterophile Oct. 2010. 4) They have never given trouble or been repaired. 5) I arranged both the TAS and HiFi Plus reviews of these speakers. You will get bass down to ca. 50 Hz effotlessly with the speaker in free-space. However when postioned near a side or front wall you can get considerabluy more ... John Atkinson in his Follow-up Nov. 2010 measured them down to 35 Hz near wall !! 6) Regarding subs, My customer uses 2 Pro Audio PSI A225 subs in the left and Right corners of the the room integrated by the NEW DSPeaker X4 for which I am the principal tester in the US. I can supply these super low distortion subs which are the best Woofer / Sub-wooofer system known to me ... the use position feedback and play up to 250 Hz ... The DSPeaker X4 with its patented distortion optimization system automatically chosses the Cross-over frequency and slopes and performs room Correction ... this get us +/- 3 db in room in under 10 minutes and is fully automatic. ...PLEASE SEND your E-mail address or Smatphone number and I can send snapshots !! 7) Regarding your home which has ' a wall of floor to ceiling glass ' ... the Helsinkis was designed for such conditions...from 300 Hz up they have a cardiod reponse ie 98 pct of the sound goes toward the listener and only 2 pct goes back to the front wall... also the energy going to side wall is attenuated minimizing near wall reflection artifacts. I suggest you send me your E-mail id and I can send you in-room measurements of the speaker ( using NEW DSPeaker X4 ) and lots more info. You can read more about them on my website link below. Feel Free to call to to dscuss and note I am visiting this customer today Sunday Dec. 3rd. between 3:00 - 8 pm. ALL the BEST, Tim G. Ryan Bsc. Electronic Systems US / San Diego Based Global Cell + 1 (858) 257 7771 http://simplifiaudio.com/speakers/gradient_research.html http://simplifiaudio.com/speakers/gradient_directivity.html http://simplifiaudio.com/speakers/gradient_specifications.html

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