Moth Audio shipping crate

[MikE]

I'd heard of the fine shipping crates Moth Audio uses but that left me unprepared when Airborne showed up with my amp...

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Inside

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[THOR]

I was just looking at the moth site, since you are such a fan of their amp what do you think of their speakers? These seem quite reasonable, the Cicada ones are only $559 a pair.

 

[MikE]

Cicada

Hey Thor, I've not had the pleasure myself, though I did research them and they have there share of fans. I will say they look VERY NICE. But that doesn't surprise me, as Craig has a keen design sense. There was some detailed comparisons between similiar single-drivers on AA, if you want to investigate. For the money (I believe they are discounted right now) I think you could do alot worse. I'm sure they aren't for everyone but what speaker is.

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.pl?forum=hug&n=25291&highlight=MOTH+CICADA&r=&session=

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[millerdog]

Damn! That's what I call shipping!
What weighs more, the amp or the crate?
md

 

[ProAc_Fan]

Those Cicada's are gorgeous. I love the moth symbol on the front. These would have a great WAF I think. Gonna keep these in mind for later if I don't manage to score a nice set of horn speakers. Hell for $595 it hardly seems worth the effort to go build a set of Adire HE-10's. The Cicada's look much nicer than the Adire's I've seen.

Mike

 

[millerdog]

sheesh you guys Okay what is WAF
md

 

[Tonto Yoder]

md,
"WAF" indicates "wife acceptance factor," generally audio gear that blends in with the decor or is relatively small.

As I remember, the glowing Listener review of the Cicadas pointed out that the prominent Moth insignia on the speakers was a little TOO much, so that aspect would lack WAF.

 

[millerdog]

ty, yeah I remember a post on AA saying the Moth logo was uh..."spooky"
md

 

[MikE]

Amp wins by a nose

The amp weights 37lbs, the crate 34lbs. MikE