VIKING ACOUSTICS BERLIN R Mk-II

Listing for the new BERLIN R  MkII in Claro walnut with maple horns. Includes Mk-II Blade stands. End of May Delivery!!

Reference stand-mount loudspeaker with world's first innovations.

A little about the New Berlin R Mk-II

We said we would never change Berlin R our "Gold Standard" so we didn't we just pushed it a little further... 
Berlin R Mk-II has Improved semi-active tone-wood baffle without face screws as before, increased cabinet volume by .12ft, Larger more detailed and sensitive wide-band woofer with tone-wood phase plugs; made exclusively for Viking. larger turned horns, and exclusive tweeter with titanium former extends beyond 35Khz. 
New Mk-II Blade stands are more stable.

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 SPECIFICATIONS:

• Viking's Unique bass-horn-loaded tweeter system (textile tweeter in tone-wood bezels) 

• Larger hand-turned tone-wood horn

• Viking's internal tonewood resonator

• 10-inch wide band woofer with tone-wood phase plugs and oversized AlNiCo motor

• 6N solid core copper internal wire in pure cotton dialectic

• Copper foil in beeswax capacitor and coil

• Bandwidth: 28 Hz-35,000 Hz +- 1.5db! (Horn/resonator improves bass hz 5db!)

• Sensitivity: 97 dB (1w-1m)

• Impedance: 8 ohms

• Power handling: 200 watts peak program

• Solid heirloom tonewood baffle 

• Curved braced Italian poplar ply cabinet

• Cabinet option: Match or contrast baffle & horn 

• Overall size: 22.5" high x 14.5" wide x 18" deep each

• $20,400 (pair)

 

Mk-II BLADE STANDS

Berlin II mini R Blade Stand Berlin R Blade Stand (in Walnut and Maple/Walnut)

 

The Blade stands perfectly match your Berlin II mini R or Berlin R horn loudspeakers. They are made of solid heirloom woods -- no MDF, no ply -- just beautiful solid wood. The Blade design keeps them from interfering with the sound of the loudspeaker.

 

Screw-down Blade base in solid American woods  >> See wood options

 

Choose height:
24.5 inches without iso-spikes
26.5 inches without iso-spikes

 

 

Read reviews 

From Review/ testimonial page:

The Berlin R's sound-stage has a breadth and depth far greater than one might expect from significantly larger floor standing loudspeakers. 

Berlin R really has nothing to do with other horn systems there is no horn coloration whatsoever..Berlin R still has me scratching my head....

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Berlin R loudspeaker named as one of top 7 finest loudspeaker systems in the world along with Living Voice's Vox Olympian, and Magico's S7 in 2015 by Audio Lifestyle Magazine.

Latest testimonials of Berlin R:

Andrew  from  New York December 2017

Berlin R with Einstein MK 60 tube monoblocks

It is a great pleasure to share with you my ongoing experience in discovering and continuing to be evermore enthralled with these magnificent musical instruments.
Even before emanating a sound, the horns of the Berlin R’s instill confidence in the listener that only a master craftsman of instruments could have so beautifully turned the particularly deep throat, which flows organically into a logarithmically expanding mouth. 
An aggressively flaring contour rapidly arcs the horn to an outer rim that is not much wider, nor too far distant than the solid cabinet from which the throat originates.
What matters most, of course, is the trueness of musical sound blooming from the virtual stage reproduced by a stereophonic pair of loudspeakers 

In fact, the Berlin R speakers provide an extraordinarily precise sound stage from which the listener can visualize the exact placement of every instrument or voice on any given recording.
While it is reasonable to suspect that speaker placement is critical, I’ve found that the “hybrid” horn speaker design unique to the creator of the Berlin R (and its closely related brethren) provides several unexpected results that are somewhat counter intuitive to common perception:
First, the soundstage has a breadth and depth far greater than one might expect from significantly larger floor standing loudspeakers.
Second, such efficiency also applies to the unexpectedly powerful SPL’s exploding so uniformly from only two “bookshelf” sized primary speakers placed upon two inertly carved floor stands.
Third, the tonal quality of the full range of frequencies generated has a rich and impeccably accurate transparency which effortlessly extends deep into the bottom of the bass register.
How is it that two mid-sized speakers so efficiently deliver an impressive soundstage, presence and genuinely musical sound when so many “traditional” horn speakers (of even greater size) struggle to produce consistent frequency response and seem to inevitably introduce coloration so commonly associated with the “character” of horn speakers in general?
The answer, in my unqualified opinion, leads back to the initial physical description of these particular “hybrid” horns with their deep and narrow throat, which, conversely, expands logarithmically into an aggressively flared outer rim. 
As with the time tested performance of exceedingly precious, hand-carved musical instruments by master craftsmen, it is the unique and highly precise curvature of both the inner and outer dimensions that provide a truly musical sound rather than contrived and uneven amplification across intermittent portions of the entire frequency range demanded by the composer.
I’ll only briefly mention my own “unofficial” technical interpretation as to why the horns of the Berlin R’s perform so impeccably while other horns often add their own distinct “color” or “character”: 
In my view, the “art” and prerequisite “mastery” required is in the efficiency of the “transition” section of the horn’s contour. 
The logarithmically derived shape better optimized preservation of energy as the sound “transitions” from an initially “high pressure / low velocity” condition at the origination of the horn’s throat to its amplified “low pressure / high velocity” condition upon reaching the flared mouth at the far end of the horn. In the case of the Berlin R’s I suspect that the “deep, narrow” throat combined with an “aggressively accelerated” flare at the mouth delivers unprecedented efficiency and resolvedly accurate amplification not often found in many “traditional”, “megaphone-like” horns of older design.
I certainly won’t bore you with a tiresome description of my ever-expanding “menagerie of hi fidelity components” (according to my ever “patient” wife); but, I’ll simply assure you that the inherent efficiency of the “hybrid” horn in the Berlin R’s design provides a musical sound that is even genuine enough for my Juilliard and Yale trained better-half to honor these gems with an unprecedented seat at the head of our family dining room (where no other loudspeaker has ever made the first-round cut).
Lastly, I not only highly recommend that you introduce these musical instruments into your own prime listening space, but also mix and match various components with alternative speaker positioning until you too hear the rare musical qualities of the Berlin R’s. Enjoy!

Kenny from Seoul, South Korea   November, 2017

Berlin R with vintage Marantz tube amplifiers

Berlin R must be totally alien technology. I don't exactly understand how the tweeter and woofer can use the horn at the same time but much air comes out of horn from woofer and there is a tweeter in the horn too. I have no way to explain how a stand mounting loudspeaker can play in such big scale. I have before large focal speakers also tower speaker from company Dynaudio also too many others. Berlin R is much bigger sounding better deep bass and so much more dynamic and play louder than either focal or Dynaudio also much more open sound with lifelike detail and imaging makes speakers completely disappear while filling room with concert of sound.

Robert, from San Francisco, USA

6/3/14

On the Berlin R

Great meeting you on Saturday [at T.H.E. Show at Newport]. Your room had the friendliest, unpretentious vibe. Of course sound is what most matters but I like to support good people. I feel like I'm making out great on both aspects. I honestly believe my modest setup at home with the Berlin Rs was better than anything I heard at the show.

Your Kabukis were awesome and I bet would sound even better in my house.

Roger, St. Louis, MO, USA

12/7/14

On the Berlin R

The upgraded Berlin R's you sent me are really outstanding when driven by either my Halo JC-1's or A-21, or my Atma-Sphere M60 MK 3.2 OTL tube amps.

 But... I think they may leave my other setups behind a bit... when... driven by the M60's - there is a special synergy between the Class A OTL tube amps and the Berlin R's. Not enough of an engineer to understand what might contribute to that synergy... but... it seems so. Just a superb soundstage and holographic imaging combined with outstanding clarity, resolution, detail, drive, extension, balance... etc, etc, etc. Though, I suspect it's the efficiency of the Berlin R's, coupled with the Class A, OTL, high current output of the M60's - just guessing.

 I realize you have your own transformer coupled tube amps... but... you might want to think about demoing the Berlin's with the Atma-Sphere M60's - a truly superb combo!

Jaime from Palma De Mallorca, Spain

6/9/13

Berlin R with tube mono-blocks see picture 

On the Berlin R (alnico)

I want to tell you last Wednesday I received finally the Berlin R in perfect conditions (great packaging) and these last days I've listened to the Berlin's and I'm very happy for a very nice looking and fantastic sound really...strings, brass and vocals are stunning and I can feel the instruments now (I like very much piano and violin). I think the combo Resonator, AlNiCo and Duelund Cast Capacitors with the other parts have a great influence to get so fantastic sound.

 

So, I have not any doubt that I've found my definitive reference monitor speakers and I hope to enjoy many years with them in the future.

 

Thanks for all...you are true professionals.

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