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RBH T-30LSE Conclusion & Score Card

by Gene DellaSala last modified April 20, 2007

T30The RBH Sound T-30LSE system is a speaker system cut from a different cloth. It heeds the call of the wild, able to satiate even the most discriminating audiophile’s appetite for sonic perfection. It was born to reproduce music with unparalleled realism, free of dynamic range or bandwidth limitations. The RBH Sound T-30LSE system can go toe-to-toe sonically with some of the most expensive gear made and comfortably hold its own. Though they don’t have the name recognition of some of the “gourmet” brands, they more than make up for that in the area that matters most – performance. At the end of the day you must ask yourself this question: “Do you want to spend $15k/pair for the ultimate audiophile experience on a speaker system some tube-loving audiophile hasn’t heard of, or spend considerably more on a well recognized brand offering similar or less performance?” In fact this is a question I pose to RBH Sound as well. Aside from cosmetics, I believe this speaker truly exemplifies the law of diminishing returns. Surely they can produce a speaker system with a slight edge in performance, but its going to take a whole lot of cosmetic enhancements to justify a higher price tag.

The T-30LSE system is our current benchmark loudspeaker system. It delivers that “better than being there” experience that one rarely enjoys at live amplified concert events. Its exemplary ability to extract all of the detail in a recording while never sounding strained or fatiguing at the highest listening levels makes them without peer in this category. If you are after the ultimate expression in audio reproduction, you don’t need to look any further than Layton Utah – headquarters of RBH Sound. Keep in mind however that procrastination is NOT a good idea in this case, as RBH Sound is only producing 100 pairs (many of which have already been pre-sold) of these limited edition speakers. You better get your dose of overindulgence before they are going going … gone.

The Score Card

The scoring below is based on each piece of equipment doing the duty it is designed for. The numbers are weighed heavily with respect to the individual cost of each unit, thus giving a rating roughly equal to:

Performance × Price Factor/Value = Rating

Audioholics.com note: The ratings indicated below are based on subjective listening and objective testing of the product in question. The rating scale is based on performance/value ratio. If you notice better performing products in future reviews that have lower numbers in certain areas, be aware that the value factor is most likely the culprit. Other Audioholics reviewers may rate products solely based on performance, and each reviewer has his/her own system for ratings.

Audioholics Rating Scale

  • StarStarStarStarStar — Excellent
  • StarStarStarStar — Very Good
  • StarStarStar — Good
  • StarStar — Fair
  • Star — Poor
MetricRating
Build QualityStarStarStarStarStar
Treble ExtensionStarStarStarStarStar
Treble SmoothnessStarStarStarStarStar
Midrange AccuracyStarStarStarStarStar
Bass ExtensionStarStarStarStarStar
Bass AccuracyStarStarStarStarStar
ImagingStarStarStarStarStar
SoundstageStarStarStarStarStar
Dynamic RangeStarStarStarStarStar
Fit and FinishStarStarStarStar
PerformanceStarStarStarStarStar
ValueStarStarStarStarhalf-star
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frostbyte posts on October 02, 2007 17:34
How are the subs connected? Are they still seperately wired as if you had a pair of 1010 SEP's or are they connected passively with just the speaker wire inputs? Is there 2 sets of inputs? One for the subs and one for the uppers?
frostbyte posts on October 02, 2007 17:24
I own the 661-SE's with 2 1010's and their bass is great and in my wife's own words "I don't think that it would even sound this good if they were playing right in front of us." and this is just the 661's. I'm in persuit to upgrade to these or their reference line.

RBH speakers are amazing IMO and I doubt I'll ever switch unless someone can do better at the same price point.
Dragon99 posts on September 07, 2007 16:08
I had the pleasure of listening to these in the RBH demo room this week during CEDIA. The room was setup as a home theater and they were playing a clip from Master and Commander. I could feel the air hit my face as the cannon fired as if the cannon had been right in front of me.

I was very impressed with the speakers and only wish I could afford them. Alas I'll have to settle for their MC line most likely.
gene posts on April 13, 2007 16:10
I think AVrev.com is next followed by Absolute Sound ???
Jim E. posts on April 13, 2007 16:05
gene;262490
I was fortunate to get the scoop on these speakers as the pre-production units were sent to me before they were ever officially announced. Other publications are reviewing them now so you should see other reviews shortly.


That's great. Can you disclose or are you under a gag order?
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