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Speakers with many drivers...

Over the years there have been quite a few high end (at least expensive) speakers with arrays of drivers. These were typically tweeters and small midranges.

I recall some from the old days of Polk, and more recently from McIntosh.

Could folks share with me their opinions of these.

I always wanted these as a kid, but never got to hear them. Now that I have the cash, I dont want to buy a lemon.

Thanks,

Ken
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drseid
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I actually like the XRT-28s from McIntosh. I heard them in an extended session at a dealer in AZ a few years back driven by all McIntosh electronics. While it has been quite a while since I heard them, I still remember being in awe as to just how good they sounded that day. I know there are many haters out there (and I respect their opinions), but this is one fan who would love to get my hands on at least the XRT-28s. :-)

---Dave
rleff
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I think these would fit the questions asked;Dali Megaline's.If you want to see them check out Albert Porter's system.
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mapman
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For best soundstage and imaging I like driver configurations that emulate a line source or ideally even approximate a point source while listening best. Configurations that diverge from a line or point source are more problematic in regards to soundstage, imaging, and coherency.

Directional line arrays that emulate a line source tend to be large and expensive to do well.

I am a fan of the Walsh driver which emulates an omnidirectional point source using a single highly phase coherent wide range driver. The most cost effective implementation of Walsh drivers over the years have come from OHM Acoustics.

Here is another source of speakers using the latest techniques and materials to produce a fairly cost effective near full range Walsh driver based speaker system:

http://www.hhr-exoticspeakers.com/
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