Thanks, this is very good news, Who is next Magico Tidal , KEF ??
Open baffle speakers
Open baffle speakers design is the simplest , to get bass response similar to other design , like ported, the baffle size must be huge to avoid low frequency degradations . Tipical size the baffle width 10-20" got weak bass performance. I am wondering how open baffle speakers design became so popular ?
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@yyzsantabarbara You should be able to acquire an OB for the price of a used Coda 16. I paid $3k for these with a 15” woofer and sub designed specifically for OB’s. And they were made with zero MDF. They’re solid Sapale, commonly used as a Rosewood replacement for guitars. The huge benefit in OB’s is the capability of using flea watt tube amplification to drive them. You can’t do that with a typical box speaker. You need power, and typically lots of it to drive them. You need none of that to drive OB’s
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@coltrane1 the one I am getting is still not released but I heard it with a Felix Envy 8-watts (maybe less) headphone amp. Only issue for me is that I will take a slight hit in the quality of amplification for the speaker that currently is driven by the #16. I am thinking of either the Schitt Tyr or Wutan for that speaker. It is a trade-off I am willing to make. |
@yyzsantabarbara there are tons of low watt tube amps. The amp I use is an Inspire by Dennis Had. They’re 12 watts a channel. |
@coltrane1 I have read posts with people talking about Don Sachs, Decware, Dennis Had, et al. I never paid too much attention since they did not work for my power-hungry speakers, Magnepan Mini and Yamaha NS5000. However, now with the open baffle that I am getting a new world of listening opening up. |
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