2. Is it completely insane to buy decades-old speakers,
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Technolgy has moved onwards and upwards.
For this budget I'd suggest you consider Voxativ and AER single band drivers. Both labs have build on the old Fostex/Lowther ideas and have made stunning success.
AS I always say,
**New is not alays better**
That can be read in 2 ways.
New, as in xover designs(excluding some of Troels Gravesen's designs, as very competitive with the new AER/Voxativ) , vs the old technology from the 1920's.
(= new not better vs the old)
The 2nd meaning is ,,,New wide bands are in fact superior to the old wide band full range.
In general the new wide band outshoots most every single xover speaker past 50 years in the midrange.
But in general the Troels top line competes with AER/Voxativ.
At least this is how i add things up, Won'y know til I acutally hear a Voxativ.
Then i will know one way or the other about
Troels vs new wide band.
Which will outshoot the other in the 500hz -4k hz.
My bet goes wide bands out performing the Seas.
As I already have the Seas Thor, which is nearly iddentical to Troels top speaker from Seas , his CNO 25 Mark2.
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Technolgy has moved onwards and upwards.
For this budget I'd suggest you consider Voxativ and AER single band drivers. Both labs have build on the old Fostex/Lowther ideas and have made stunning success.
AS I always say,
**New is not alays better**
That can be read in 2 ways.
New, as in xover designs(excluding some of Troels Gravesen's designs, as very competitive with the new AER/Voxativ) , vs the old technology from the 1920's.
(= new not better vs the old)
The 2nd meaning is ,,,New wide bands are in fact superior to the old wide band full range.
In general the new wide band outshoots most every single xover speaker past 50 years in the midrange.
But in general the Troels top line competes with AER/Voxativ.
At least this is how i add things up, Won'y know til I acutally hear a Voxativ.
Then i will know one way or the other about
Troels vs new wide band.
Which will outshoot the other in the 500hz -4k hz.
My bet goes wide bands out performing the Seas.
As I already have the Seas Thor, which is nearly iddentical to Troels top speaker from Seas , his CNO 25 Mark2.