Just go hear s field cool design. Then you'll be hooked. Happy listening
Single driver vs traditional 3 way loudspeakers
What you prefer , single driver , no crossover, full range loudspeakers powered by low power SAT or traditional 2-3 way design ?
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The best MTMs I've ever heard were ribbon/planar/round
OK now we are talking a ribbon might work, vs a midtweet. I said might.. I'd have to hear a ribbon mid tweet vs the 2 SEAS top mid-tweets. Which are the Cresendo and my Millennium. Thing is, tell me ifa ribbon has that same liability/weakness as a planar..which is a narrow dispersion,,which i know is the case,,, which is why 1 speaker design using ribbons has 3 in a straight line row for just that reason, = 3 ribbons = $$$$$ vs Milleniums $250/Cresendo's $300. 3 good ribbons = 300 each thats $900 and still that narrow sweet spot would just grate my nerves. |
Love this topic! FR speakers certainly have their limitations. They have a very specific sound signature that may not be to everyones taste. I've built a couple, for myself and friends. My "Pitch" to my friends if they already have something good, but a bit "generic" in their system, is "these will sound very different than what you have, why build another like the one you already have?" They breathe in my experience of them. There is an openness and airiness that comes through quite beautifully. I find them not fatiguing in any way and can have them on all day. Running a single 4" driver, I don't find I'm missing much from the manifold horns I built. An 8" pair I built for my friend really kick!!! 105db and no strain whatsoever. Granted, it was harpsichord music, but it sounded effortless. As did the Gregorian Chant we were playing at similar volume. The "Serious Fun" by Lester Brown, which is not an easy recording to reproduce, came across beautifully!!! No strain, nothing out of place, just nice (albeit loud...) And I did tell my friend, that if we get complaints and the neighbours call the police (we were playing this at 1am in a residential area downtown) I would just leave and let him explain the harpsichord being played so loud. I'm a fan for sure. Will be transitioning to Coax drivers I suspect, using a similar cabinet design, but utilizing a crossover for the tweeter. Here is a link to some I've built: https://www.frugal-horn.com/downloads/SpawnHorn-v2-planset-181117.pdf Also built these, still to be completed... https://www.fostexinternational.com/docs/speaker_components/pdf/recom_enclose/108ez_encl.pdf All this to say, I like low power, single FR speakers... |
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