Swiss audio maker Goldmund doesn’t so much build audio speakers as erect them – we’re talking about monumental aluminum floor standing speakers reaching nearly 6’9″ tall with names evocative of Greek gods and goddesses. Designed for audiophiles who don’t know the meaning of compromise, and have the means to eliminate the notion entirely, the audacious prices tethered to said skyscrapers of sound reflect a premium loyal customers are willing to pay.
While Goldmund’s latest speaker design is just a tad more modest, it is no less striking. Named after Theia, the Greek titan of sight and heavenly glory and offspring of Gaia, the 3-tier loudspeaker system is described as a tribute “to the dazzling brilliance of the sky, the sun, and the moon.”
Theia’s design is a direct descendent of Goldmund’s 5-speaker flagship Gaia (pictured above) and derived from the establishing monolithic silhouette conceived of by French designer Cécile Barani. Covered in silver-grey micro-blasted aluminum with matching grids, the towering design comes packaged and delivered in a custom, dedicated flightcase crafted to keep them protected and allow for safe storage.
These are definitely not audio speakers you try to fit into a corner of a room, rather, they require designing the entire room around them. And weighing in at 441 lbs, they’re the antithesis of portable audio, with placement requiring careful professional planning to optimize their performance.
But all that weight and size give the 875-watt Theia’s 1 x soft dome tweeter, 1″ x 4” high medium driver, 1″ x 6” low medium driver, and 12” woofer a confident degree of stability and solidity to minimize vibrations with Herculean ease even when pushed to its loudest limits.
At the heart of each Theia beats Goldmund’s proprietary Proteus LS software, which “leverages various specifications” to enhance output and a digital signal processing equipped with Leonardo Time Correction technology engineered to eliminate distortions. It all sounds rather magnificent, as one would expect from a pair of wireless speakers priced at $300,000 per pair – a relative bargain considering each Theia is equipped as an active unit, so no separate amplifier is necessary.
To explore Goldmund’s portfolio of products visit goldmund.com.
