I'm glad you like your FR speakers. That is what I used (Lowther) for 20 plus years in my system & enjoyed them very much. I moved on from them though. First to Tekton, then Wilson, & now B&W. That stated, speakers are just part of the system & I have no doubt you could make FR speakers sound better than "conventional speakers" IF you're using a low powered tube amplifier during your "blindfold test" for all the speakers being tested. That is after all what makes a FR speaker shine. If however you used a quality high end 300 WPC SS amplifier (or mono blocks) in your test, the Tekton, Wilson, or high end B&W speakers would excel. This doesn't mean your FR speakers are losers (they are not), just that the system was wrong for them.
Blindfold Speaker testing
So if we made a experiment where a group of seasoned audiophiles had to choose which speaker is best over all,
6 brands all hidden behinda curtain.
5 top dawgs in the xover box low sens design and 1 of the high sens PS design. How do you think the results will come out?
But we will not tell the group what speakers are behind the curtains, They will have no idea 1 of the speakers is Point Source.
How do you think the, or lets say which 1 speaker do you think would come out on top?
No lets do this, Lets give the group a list of 5 speaker brands, Walsh, Wilson, Tannoy, and 2 others which are very popular, like Joseph with the Seas.
and 1 more,
The mystery speaker is not listed, so they have no idea what speaker it is.
The ? speaker is the high sens Point Source.
Now Richard Gray hosts this *guess which speaker event* as he is a master of these types of gimmicks and has seasoned audiophiles fooled every single time.
Which speaker do you think will make top of the list in results??
I know.
The Mystery Speaker.
Then Richard pulls the curtain and reveals the winner.
SURPRISEE
Got ya
The Hifi Guy
6 brands all hidden behinda curtain.
5 top dawgs in the xover box low sens design and 1 of the high sens PS design. How do you think the results will come out?
But we will not tell the group what speakers are behind the curtains, They will have no idea 1 of the speakers is Point Source.
How do you think the, or lets say which 1 speaker do you think would come out on top?
No lets do this, Lets give the group a list of 5 speaker brands, Walsh, Wilson, Tannoy, and 2 others which are very popular, like Joseph with the Seas.
and 1 more,
The mystery speaker is not listed, so they have no idea what speaker it is.
The ? speaker is the high sens Point Source.
Now Richard Gray hosts this *guess which speaker event* as he is a master of these types of gimmicks and has seasoned audiophiles fooled every single time.
Which speaker do you think will make top of the list in results??
I know.
The Mystery Speaker.
Then Richard pulls the curtain and reveals the winner.
SURPRISEE
Got ya
The Hifi Guy
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" Why the rejection?" I’ll talk for myself. I have owned and heard some of the most reknowned wideband drivers ever built. I do agree they excel in the mids. but every wideband Ive ever had or heard, needed at the minimum a supertweeter for over 8khz and subs crossed quite high. so while they are magic in the mids, they have no balls nor any super HF. Contrary to you, while I appreciate pure mids, not to the extent that ill accept to have the purest mids without enough bass. just like in headphone world. the Raal sr-1 are widely known as the most transparent in the mids. yet people eventually move on cause they seriously lacks bass. I cannot live with a pure wideband, I need a supertweeter and woofer or subs, turning that system effectively into a 3-way. Some might be able to live with say a 8" wideband without any bass of HF support, but many cant. " You folks are just resisting change, failing to embrace the new technology." wideband along horns are the opposite of new tech, they were the first speaker desings. " Full Range/High Sens, is EXACTLY the answer to my searching." glad your happy! personally i found happiness in a diy hi-eff 3-way with 15’’ woofers |
using a low powered tube amplifier during your "blindfold test" for all the speakers being tested. That is after all what makes a FR speaker shine
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes it may bea issue **all things being equal** as you point out , high sens really shine best with SET's. So indeed , we will need 2 amplifications. For good or bad, I plan to pair the high sens with the Defy7. Not sure how thats going to work out til its all set up. maybe not a match made in heaven, they'll just have to learn to get along. I will keep all posted on the results. Folks who live in my area are welcomed to have a listen. Sometime in Sept should be up and running. If you care to, bring your speakers. |
Here is a example of bass response ina high sens speaker, Of course I would never pay $$$$ for this speaker, when I can order the single driver and build my own design for alottt less. The bass at 5:44 has my lil comp speakers rattling like a SUB WOOFER and about to vibrate off the desk. Folks this bass is all you need = sub not needed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrIa6Z2Akjg The power of High sens drivers, WOW My intent was to employ as a midrange, but hey is the bass is there, out comes the Seas dual W18E001/with gorgeous Mundor Supreme caps. One heck of a shootout there, Single driver bass vs DUAL!!! W18E001's/Mundorf SESGO+ Supreme Silver. Will keep you guys posted on that fast gun draw. |
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