A full range speaker?
OK vid is loading on YT, Here are a few things about upcomming NEW Video of the Frankensteins. The Frankies beat out Wilson and Vandersteen in some respects. The low bass on the Vandersteens and especially the Wilson's have a superior punch to drum sets. over the Seas Magnesium mids. But having owned paper woofers in the past,, my goal is to be far away from anything paper composite. Paper is not as clean, clear in the upper bas/low mids vs the Magnesium cones. There is a trade off, as in everything audio. We each have to pick the components that work best for our individual preferences, even as peculiar as they may seem to other audiophiles. Grading the Frankensteins, i have no complaints, My year long struggle to attain a world class speaker has been a success, but at a price,,,, these experiements do not come free.. |
1) Pulled out the white stuffing from front port hole where Millennium used to sit = adds bass 2) took out a 2.2 uf in the bass xover = mushy bass, now gone, clean, clear 3) swapped the Mundorf Supreme Silver OIl 2.2 for a Mundorf SESGO 2.2 on the paper tweet,,= nice gain,,, All in all, this lil Frankenstein has bass./mids/highs, clean, very low distortion/coloration in upper bass/low mids. = Fatigue Free I’d say this is a High Fidelity speaker. Not every/just any speaker can claim High Fidelity Status. Sure the Wilson’s has incredible highs, deep bass. But how are the upper bass/low mid fq voicing??? Here’s where the music gets tough. You see, the Vandersteens/ Wilson;’s beats out the Frankensteins on the low bass register, but when we come to the super critical upper bass.low mids,,ahhhh,. now here is where things can get all muddy, sloppy. The mid cone material determines the fatigue factor. I can listen to these Seas all day long with not even a pinch of fatigue overtaking the session. It is non-existent for all forms of jazz. . Except in some full orch symphony there is some stress from the lil DavidLouis. The paper tweet will stand up to any dome tweeter, under $200. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PhXOCibpz4 |
Gut feeling says the Nextel mids from Seas, give more tighter punch in low bass, vs the softer low bass of the Magnesium. But I can feel that paper resonance in the Nextel coated paper woofer, vs the the cleaner, neutral upper bass/low mids in the magnesium. Trade off once again. I'll take the clearer/more sweet, less warm Magnesium over the Nextel.s I think Seas made the Nextel to compete with Scanspeaks superior low bass. Scans are paper composite mids. I just can not deal with that overly warm voicing of the upperbass/low mids, which even a Nextel coating can not mask over. As far as the Cresendo, its 92db. I'd rather think the T35002 with 95 db, and $100 less per tweet, is a better bang. Hard to say w/o comparing side by side. T35005 goes down to ~~~~~1500hz~~~~ wow, don't see that low very often The Cresendo's recommended xover is 2khz. hummm, see my hunch is right, T35002 95db, Neodymium magnet, x's 1500hz. WinWinWin So I'd go Graphene W22/T35002 vs this Bifrost. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgaUQO4lvII&t=10s https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/seas-soft-dome-tweeters/seas-excel-t35c-002-35mm-mid-tweeter/ Cost about the same, But better bang IMHO |
IMHO Best midwoofer for the BuckBang WOW factor high. Dont come cheap, thats for sure, = bank busters. Worth every cent you pay. High tech will cost ya. https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/approx-8-woofers/seas-excel-w22nx001-graph-e0077-8-graphene-co... |
