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In Reply to: RE: You impressions of single-driver speakers? posted by Larry I on August 26, 2014 at 07:12:07:
You are right in saying that some of the best and most natural sounding single-driver designs can be pretty darn expensive. Not all of them are priced outside of the embittered grasp, however. Tekton and Omega come to mind when I think of "affordable" designs that sound and look pretty decent.My Royal Device Lauras were not inexpensive speakers when they were new, but now that I own a pair I can understand why someone whose ears are sensitive to crossover colorations and/or who likes low-powered amps might be willing to shell out some clams for speakers like these. They don't use whizzers but they do use a very unusual looking phase plug. The sound is very smooth indeed and they are completely free from nasty colorations, as far as I can tell so far. Perhaps the most surprising thing about them is the soundstage, which is both huge AND easy to forget about - both good things, IMO.
Some of the best single-drivers avoid the use of whizzer cones for high-frequency reproduction, and I think that is usually a step in the right direction.
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