a new Epos ?

[mpw]

hi,

a new wind seems to be blowing at Epos..

They have launched a new range of speakers - K series - which can be converted to active (with their inhouse creek amp and detachable rear baffle !! ).

K3 Loudspeaker Epos Acoustics

Epos Acoustics

The old Epic / Elan class of speakers etc... seems to be discarded ( not on the website ) or the website is not showing it ( under construction maybe )..

Looks a new avatar of Linn in a lower price bracket may be what Luke Creek is aiming for..with speakers with an inbuilt amp + dac and a suite of connectivity portions and all front slot ported...

Convenience + good sound is a nice combo...especially when couched in a good looking package.

The audiophiles would be happy to have an amp with a Creek pedigree housed inside the Epos speaker.

An active sub is on the menu too !!

Its a good way to differentiate i think ( Sonodyne is on the same path too )

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and maybe something to ponder over for folks wanting to purchase audio grade stuff

regards
mpw

 

[ghatgepatil]

The Epos K1 looks to be a replica of the Guru Junior !!

 

[mpw]

GP

The front slot port and the white color is a similarity
But nothing else.

Its priced at USD 790 for a passive pair..on music direct and is a wonderful idea though not a new idea.

Regards
Mpw

 

[Hari Iyer]

Gr8 to see a clean new post.

 

[mpw]

the design and approach changes to music seem to be happening due to Luke Creek. His father Mike Creek took over Epos from the respected Robin marshall sometime back.

Its good to see young blood and new ideas and the removable rear baffle is a new thing to me ( though it has been done before ).

It will be nice to audition when possible the active versions especially with the inbuilt DAC / streamers etc..

Hope they put in quality stuff inside on the DAC front and that is what will go a long way in setting this new direction. Not the type of dac but the way the DAC sounds..

Creek is a very respected name in amps anyways so they will be able to manage something nice on that front.

regards
mpw

 

[Fantastic]

Any Epos Epic 2's around ?