If you are in usa, they will probably ship from warehoue in california. I recieved s-10 and w-15 in about 5 days. The Liionidas baffles come from China been a month,ups out for delivery today. So maybe by dark?

I ordered the Silver-10 Complete Speaker this morning, too.

My e-mail says 3-4 weeks by sea, then 10 business days.

In one of the Silver-10 threads Steve said listening to these speakers elevated his mood. Just the thought of these speakers on their way has me walking around in a better mood.

Dan

Well, I was wrong. I just got a notice they have arrived in California. Not sure how that was even possible given the fact that last I checked there were something like 60 container ships anchored, waiting to get in, plus a bunch more milling around outside the harbor. I got the same email that Dan did, but maybe they have some in stock in CA?

I'm just now trying to recreate a system I had around 15 years ago. I had to sell everything due to my business taking me all over the world. I've since sold out and retired, so looking forward to getting that magic back that only single driver speakers and single ended triodes can do. I just have to figure out how to wrestle these 125 lb (ea!) monsters into the house when they arrive  :P

@Creedsman

Nice! I think Steve put up a comment about the fit and finish, which pretty much summarized my past experience with vendors in the same area. And my experience with similarly made drivers is they take a LONG time to break-in, and can be pretty painful to listen to at first. When they finally settle down, the transformation is night and day magical.

Mine appear to be stuck in a LA warehouse now. No truck available I guess

Mine just showed up Friday. Weird experience there. I was supposed to get a tracking number, which I need because I travel often. I never got anything except after a few weeks I got a notice that they were to be picked up by the trucking company, then more silence. No tracking info provided. Finally on Thursday, the trucking company called out of the blue and said we are showing up tomorrow with a set of speakers. Alrighty then.

Anyway, very well crated and on a palette. These things are big! Got them setup, settled into the chair, hit play, and.....nothing. WTF? Check all the connections to make sure I didn't do anything stupid. Nope, everything looks solid. Has to be the speakers. I pull the input connector plates off the back of the speaker and....someone forgot to solder on one of the wires to the hot post. Just great.

Pull the other side binding post and on that one the ground connection was not soldered. Sigh...repeat the procedure. At least the drivers weren't bad.

The cabinet finish on mine was very good. Could have used a bit more polishing for the clear coat in a few spots (had some very slight rough spots - not visible, just to the touch). Fixable with a clay bar kind of thing.

I've gotten used to QC issues with Chifi over the years (including an expensive DAC I just bought, where the assembly tech forgot to attach a snap in connector, which, if I hadn't caught it, would have caused a massive failure), and these speakers were no exception.

That's the bad part of the story.

The good part is that these are amazing speakers. I'm getting solid low 30s in the bass in my room. It's quite different from anything else I've heard in a speaker, as there is NO overhang. A kick drum starts and stops EXACTLY as it should. Reminds me of the best open back headphone bass.

And then there is well recorded piano, which is the instrument I was trained on for years. Just wow. Listening to the decay of the body and strings gives me goosebumps.

They are BEAUTIFUL works of art to look at, that definitely stand out from the crowd of JBODs (just a bunch of drivers) out there.

These are just my opening thoughts on something that needs a LOT of break-in time yet, but I can already tell these will have a permanent home here.

HUGE thanks to Steve for the tip, these are EXACTLY what my system needed.

Britain (Cambridge streamer/Audio Note amp) shakes hands with China (Musical Paradise dac/Lii Audio Silvers) via an American intermediary (custom Goldpoint stepped attenuator):



I have a separate room with vinyl and vintage equipment.

A few notes about the shipping.

The trucking outfit was Roadrunner. The called ahead, very helpful. However, delivery was to the door, not inside. That was a surprise.

Standing the crates up off the pallet was not difficult. I was then able to wheel the crates inside on a hand truck.

Open the crates, unwrap the speakers. They were undamaged, even though one of the feet had busted through the crate. The bottom of that speaker is a little scuffed up.

I was fortunate that they played fine right out of the box, unlike what tiffy experienced.

So I have two large crates, plus the pallet, to store away.

There were no extra fees.

DanG wrote on 12/12/21 at 19:04:39:

Tiffy - How are the speakers settling in? Did you upgrade the binding posts and internal wiring? I am very interested in these, with a few reservations though about room size and the fact that they are about twice the size of my Omegas. Please chime in if you see this post and happy listening, Chris.

Andrew Robinson noted how critical placement was. And he toes in the S-10s directly to the listener.  I tried it- it was good, but too loud, so I backed off it. I've been taught to toe in to a point behind me. But I'll try toeing in on the listening position again, and lowering the sound level.

I got sound stage improvements. A better center, and and more cohesion to the overall sound stage. I will continue to work on placement.

Greetings music lovers...
I should be getting my SE84UFO by the end of the year and am trying to get the best speakers for them. I have just about narrowed it down to the Origin S-10s (used). They sound amazing in the Decware listening room. But, I am a hair concerned when I hear that they are very particular to placement. I have a 14' x 17' living room, and with a 3 yr old and a 7 month old I will rarely be in a listening seat. I will appreciate those times when I can sit in the perfect spot, but am hoping these speakers will fill my room with beautiful sound no matter where I am (usually playing on the floor with my kids). Any chance I could maximize my floor space and place these in the corners of my room toed in with any success? Do they really need to be pulled away from a wall that far, or is there some sort of treatment that could allow these to be less intruding into the room? Any other thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks for the prior info and any future info!

Can anyone recommend a speaker grill for the Origin S-10? I'd like a specific product if possible. Do you think it's possible to get a grill that won't damage the speaker "box" and/or round speaker surrounding? I'd like to get one that can pop off and on with relative ease, but keeps the speakers safe from my 3 and 1 year old. With that set aside, has anyone tried to power these with a 1.5 watt Alan Eaton 45 tube amp (or a 45 tube amp in general)? I have heard some good things about the 45s, but didn't know if they would provide enough "umph" for my liking. I listen to all types of music... reggae, piano, hip-hop, jazz, country, etc.. Hope everyone is enjoying there S-10 Origins as much as I am (and I don't even have a Decware amp for them yet)!

tiffy, I look forward to hearing your impressions on the S-10 with the EVO.

I continue to enjoy my S-10 Origins. Seamless from top to bottom, great bass, and a wonderfully tuned cabinet. I think the SE84UFO and S-10 Origins are a wonderful combination.