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I've read speaker reviews since the 1960's (none have come close to the broad-based enthusiasm I read about the Orions)

Posted by Richard BassNut Greene on September 26, 2005 at 10:08:47

In Reply to: REVIEW: Linkwitz Lab Orions Speakers posted by Doc Jr 8156 on September 23, 2005 at 13:36:20:

... and the reviews are equally good from DIY speaker builders who have built Orions themselves (DIYers often prefer their own designs and nit-pick other designs).

The dipole configuration reduces the effect of the listening room which gives the speaker designer an advantage over monopole speakers. (An especially big advantage in the bass quality in most rooms ... although dipole midrange can sound artificially "spacious" in some rooms to some listeners).

One alternative to a dipole confiduration is near-field monopole speakers with a parametricially equalized subwoofer (also nearfield). That's what I use -- but bass equalization only works for bass peaks at one listening seat ... while the dipole effect works for the whole room and can reduce the effect of both bass peaks and nulls.

The smaller the room, the bigger the inherent advantage of dipoles.

Cone driver dipoles using excellent drivers, as in the Orion, should have significantly lower distortion levels than planar dipoles too.

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