Convenient repost of Jay's videos of Alexx and M6 on the song, Iron Hand, with my analysis.
https://youtu.be/gueDCNUAapI. This is Alexx with the best electronics.
https://youtu.be/VEjje1WCvFw. This is M6 with Soulution integrated.
On my computer, these videos are top quality and enable comparisons. Whatever colorations there are from my computer system, they are the same for both videos, so I believe that similar differences would be heard hearing the system live in Jay's room. Only Jay knows for sure.
I hear the M6 as darker, warmer, less brilliant in upper midrange/HF, than the Alexx. There may be more information/accuracy in the lower freq on the M6, while the Alexx shows more clarity in the freq from midrange on up. The male voice on this song has the lowest fundamental note of A which is 110 Hz, so this recording is mainly a test of the lower midrange up through HF. The opening guitar is more brilliant on the Alexx, as a test of upper midrange and HF.
The M6 has three 10.5" woofers; Alexx has one 10.5" and one 12.5" woofer, so the total air excursion for the M6 is greater than the Alexx for bass. But the Alexx has 2 midrange drivers, and M6 only one, so the Alexx seems to be designed for more midrange clarity. Then the Alexx has the resistors which is a form of EQ for the drivers, allowing for adjustment of tonal balance.
The interesting thing is that although the M6 cabinet, drivers and its tweeter may be more sophisticated than the Alexx, the overall design and voicing shows that the Alexx gives more clarity and aliveness than the M6, at least from lower midrange on up. I defer to others regarding the bass, which I can't analyze just from this song.
Is the M6 handicapped by the Soulution, compared to the Boulder electronics on the Alexx? Probably yes, although I believe that the upper range brilliance of the Alexx design is a much bigger factor. It is likely that other resistor adjustments on the Alexx would create a completely different tonal balance. This is another example of my long experience with the benefits of any form of EQ, whether in the speaker crossover electronics or Rane, etc. It is valuable for the owner to have flexibility in tailoring tonal balance for his preferences. All things considered, the presentation of the Alexx from Jay's video is the best dynamic speaker system I have heard, from lower midrange on up.
https://youtu.be/gueDCNUAapI. This is Alexx with the best electronics.
https://youtu.be/VEjje1WCvFw. This is M6 with Soulution integrated.
On my computer, these videos are top quality and enable comparisons. Whatever colorations there are from my computer system, they are the same for both videos, so I believe that similar differences would be heard hearing the system live in Jay's room. Only Jay knows for sure.
I hear the M6 as darker, warmer, less brilliant in upper midrange/HF, than the Alexx. There may be more information/accuracy in the lower freq on the M6, while the Alexx shows more clarity in the freq from midrange on up. The male voice on this song has the lowest fundamental note of A which is 110 Hz, so this recording is mainly a test of the lower midrange up through HF. The opening guitar is more brilliant on the Alexx, as a test of upper midrange and HF.
The M6 has three 10.5" woofers; Alexx has one 10.5" and one 12.5" woofer, so the total air excursion for the M6 is greater than the Alexx for bass. But the Alexx has 2 midrange drivers, and M6 only one, so the Alexx seems to be designed for more midrange clarity. Then the Alexx has the resistors which is a form of EQ for the drivers, allowing for adjustment of tonal balance.
The interesting thing is that although the M6 cabinet, drivers and its tweeter may be more sophisticated than the Alexx, the overall design and voicing shows that the Alexx gives more clarity and aliveness than the M6, at least from lower midrange on up. I defer to others regarding the bass, which I can't analyze just from this song.
Is the M6 handicapped by the Soulution, compared to the Boulder electronics on the Alexx? Probably yes, although I believe that the upper range brilliance of the Alexx design is a much bigger factor. It is likely that other resistor adjustments on the Alexx would create a completely different tonal balance. This is another example of my long experience with the benefits of any form of EQ, whether in the speaker crossover electronics or Rane, etc. It is valuable for the owner to have flexibility in tailoring tonal balance for his preferences. All things considered, the presentation of the Alexx from Jay's video is the best dynamic speaker system I have heard, from lower midrange on up.