Volti Audio

Rival

Introduced 2016$22,000 MSRP

The Rival is a horn-loaded, three-way loudspeaker hand-built by Volti Audio, a small American manufacturer founded by designer Greg Roberts that builds cabinets and horns in-house in Maine/Tennessee in limited runs sold direct-to-consumer with minimal dealer distribution. It debuted as one of the buzz products of the 2016 New York Audio Show and has since built a strong reputation among horn-speaker enthusiasts and reviewers for its combination of high sensitivity and full-range extension in a relatively compact horn design (Stereophile).

MSRP

$22,000

Used market · Excellent

$15,400est.

-30% vs MSRP

as of Sep 17, 2026

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MSRP to used market

From $22,000 at launch to $15,400 today (estimated).

Specifications

Weight: 125 lbs each
Woofer: 15" high-power, high-sensitivity woofer in a ported bass-reflex configuration
Tweeter: Elliptical tweeter horn with Tractrix flare; 1" compression tweeter driver
Midrange: Wooden midrange horn with Tractrix flare, 2" throat; compression driver with 2" exit and 3.5" phenolic diaphragm
Bandwidth: 32 Hz–20 kHz
Impedance: 6 ohm
Dimensions: 41.5" H x 19" W x 16" D
Sensitivity: 100 dB
Current price: $22,000/pair with black stretch grilles
Original review price: $7,900/pair in satin-lacquered birch (2016), grilles add $500/pair