I’ve tamed the Heils and they sound great with plenty of top end extension. I use them in a 2.5 way with JBL 2241H 18" and JBL 2251J 10". My own design crossovers.
I created acoustic lenses for them and insert a piece of foam to the rear to reduce reflections improving imaging. Here you see the RTA on the couch where I sit. There is no eq or digital processing of any kind being used here nor is the room acoustically treated in any way
Curve is actually a bit smoother at the top than shown due to additional crossover mods I’ve made since. Ignore the "floor/wall bounce depressions" at the low end.
Note this is ~+-5 dBA from ~32 Hz to beyond audibility (with a nice smooth curve) on the couch with no eq or room correction being used! And no woofer foams to ever replace.
http://www.audioheritage.org/photopost/data//500/medium/DSC_001011.JPG
http://www.audioheritage.org/photopost/data//500/medium/DSC_00171.JPG http://www.audioheritage.org/photopost/data//500/medium/DSC_00151.JPG
http://www.audioheritage.org/photopost/data//500/medium/DSC_00122.JPG
Take a listen:
https://youtu.be/JpjCAtrBjTI
https://youtu.be/qzjztUEy2V8
I created acoustic lenses for them and insert a piece of foam to the rear to reduce reflections improving imaging. Here you see the RTA on the couch where I sit. There is no eq or digital processing of any kind being used here nor is the room acoustically treated in any way
Curve is actually a bit smoother at the top than shown due to additional crossover mods I’ve made since. Ignore the "floor/wall bounce depressions" at the low end.
Note this is ~+-5 dBA from ~32 Hz to beyond audibility (with a nice smooth curve) on the couch with no eq or room correction being used! And no woofer foams to ever replace.
http://www.audioheritage.org/photopost/data//500/medium/DSC_001011.JPG
http://www.audioheritage.org/photopost/data//500/medium/DSC_00171.JPG http://www.audioheritage.org/photopost/data//500/medium/DSC_00151.JPG
http://www.audioheritage.org/photopost/data//500/medium/DSC_00122.JPG
Take a listen:
https://youtu.be/JpjCAtrBjTI
https://youtu.be/qzjztUEy2V8