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In Reply to: RE: "I find it interesting that so many are unwilling to believe... posted by Lee M on October 28, 2015 at 07:09:26
Long ago I fell in love with the sound of MOSFET amps when I bought a B&K ST-140 back in 1986. I now use 8 channels of a B&K AV1260 12 channel 60wpc amp to drive the Orions. They retail for about $1200 new. I paid $500 for mine used and it's been flawless for a good 8 years now. I see them on EBay go for no more than $500 and as little as $250.
I don't know how well it would work for the LX521. SL seems to be using bigger amps these days. But if you wanted to go the full LX521.4 route, which calls for 10 channels of amplification, it's got it.
Russ
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Your B&Ks would certainly work for the mids and tweeters and they fall within spec for the woofers also. I'd bet they would work. I read one time on the builders page for the LXminis that the sound is so clean that there can be a tendency to turn the volume up more and more. Hazardous of course for drivers. It would certainly be worth a try if that's the direction your going. You could always pick up 4 channels later if you were so inclined.
I've got SL Orions now. Were I to go to something else, it would be the LX521. But I think my wife would shoot me. The Orions are a wonderful loudspeaker and image quite well. The LX521 would do a better job of imaging and the low end is much improved over my older version of Orions, but you explain to my wife why I need to drop $2500 or so on loudspeakers when my $4000 set plays as well as it does...
Besides, my Orions are done up in a Mission style which goes well with my 1920 Craftsman bungalow. They look better than the LX521. May not sound better, but they look better.
I expect that Madisound doesn't sell very many Orion kits anymore.
Russ
Been there a few times and I see the dilemma. I don't remember a bad review of the Orions either. I came really close to building the Orions a few years back but was still working and just never found the time. I like the way yours are trimmed out especially the grills across the bass bins.
I enjoy building and sure wish I had enough understanding of design work to undertake that end of it. Something in the back of my mind says that I might be missing something by not trying horns yet. Some folks are just adamantly opposed to it.
Go for it I say... Why some might be opposed is because even a folded horn with all hard edges is a bear to get right. To say nothing about making a beautiful wooden horn that has a bunch of soft curves. Even with power tools it seems like a Herculean task just to build it much less design it.But I say if you have the time, energy and skill...why the heck not?
Edits: 10/29/15
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