Nola Speakers Viper 1 2005 Original Loudspeakers

This ad is for a pair of original 2005 Series I NOLA Viper speakers by Accent Technologies. Founded by Carl Marchisotto of Alon after Alon went out of business in 2004, Accent Speaker Technology was once called Nola Loudspeakers. They are very large format audiophile speakers that unlike many in their class, enjoy some mainstream distribution at retailers like Lyric Hifi in New York City.
This pair of Speakers are in good condition and are serial numbers 109 / 110. These are from the original Viper series and have been sparingly used since 2005. Speaker covers have the usual dust wear, with one of the front covers having a slight break in the frame wood. Covers are not pictured, due to picture limits on Audiogon. The cabinets have the usual light scratches with the right speaker having a small indent in the top baffle, noticeable in the pictures, otherwise the cabinets are in nice condition. Speaker drivers are all in fine condition. Some of the spikes in the bottoms are stripped, but still intact. These speakers sound wonderful, fast and detailed. Even though these speakers sound great, they are being sold as is where is. I would prefer local pickup so you can hear how wonderful these sound, but I will offer to bring them to a pack and ship location at the buyers expense.
About Nola Speakers:
Nola’s open baffle loudspeakers feature midranges and tweeters that operate in dipole mode, using a cone driver without an enclosure. This system eliminates four major resonant problems that hamper all midrange enclosure systems and cause the sound to take on a mechanical coloration:
Enclosure panel resonance
Enclosure air column resonance, due to air trapped in the enclosure -- resulting in standing waves
Delayed resonance, due to sound retransmitted through the cone
Driver resonance, due to stiffness of trapped air causing the driver to resonate close to its operating band. Nola open baffle loudspeakers are not hampered by any of the above. To operate in this environment, special drivers were developed that employ a cobalt magnet mounted on a cast frame, driving a low mass tri-laminate cone. These drivers combine lightning-fast response, very low distortion and inaudible coloration levels in a single design. Special baffle structures were created for the mid / high frequency range that are sculpted to reduce diffraction to minimal levels. The result is an open, natural and clear sound with excellent depth and soundstage performance.
Speakers come with a double pair of used bi-wireable Blue Thunder Accent Technologies speaker cables.
Blue Thunder speaker cable is manufactured by Accent Speaker Technology to meet the demanding requirements of Nola loudspeakers. These cables are specially constructed to complement Nola's neutral sound, and are offered in either bi-wire or tri-wire sets.
To avoid sonic degradation due to dielectric losses, Blue Thunder employs an extremely thin layer of plastic insulation over the conductors. While thick cables with heavy plastic insulation may seem appealing, they do not provide the best sonic performance.
The low frequency and high frequency positive cables are loosely bundled in a monofilament covering, and the low frequency and high frequency negative cables are bundled in another monofilament covering. In this way, parasitic impedance between the positive and negative conductors is avoided, and the sonic coloration it causes is also avoided. The cable coverings are specially selected to avoid vibration, electric or magnetic interaction with the conductors.
The construction of the low range and the high range conductors is optimized for the frequencies each carries. The low frequency construction is coaxial, employing a solid core silver-plated oxygen-free copper center conductor. The high frequency construction is uniaxial and employs fine gauge silver-plated oxygen-free copper conductors in conjunction with fine gauge oxygen-free copper conductors.
Blue Thunder speaker cables are pre-terminated in heavy-duty gold-plated spade lugs for ease of application. They are also available terminated in banana plugs. Effective gauge is 13 a.w.g. Jacket color is Royal Blue.
Please Ask Questions If Needed Before Making An Offer. Buyer To Prepay PayPal MO Or CC In U.S. Funds Only. I Will Not Ship Outside The U.S. And It’s Territories, But Would Prefer Local Inspection And Pick Up. New York State Residents Must Add 8.75% Sales Tax. Thank You For Looking.