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In Reply to: RE: 45 Amp Coming. Nearfield speakers/drivers Opinions ? posted by DrD on April 01, 2016 at 16:41:48
You're getting an amp from Oliver? Is it an all-DHT amp he's working on?
If you're talking 2 watts, nearfield, and a small sub, I would give my highest recommendation to a pair of Omega Super 3's.
I have two SE amps (a 421a amp my Oliver and an Inspire KT88HO by Dennis Had) and three pairs of high efficiency speakers: Omega Super 3's, Omega Super Alnico, and Goodmans Triaxiom 212's in big aperiodic boxes. Both Omega's are good to 40-60hz and are about 94 - 95 dB efficient. The Goodmans hit an honest 30hz at about 100dB (16 ohm).
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How do you like the Goodmans? Those interest me more than small drivers with ceramic magnets. The Omega 3 are definitely cool, small speakers.
I like them a lot - great bass and very efficient. Very much like a more efficient Tannoy (I had heard that the cones were made by the same manufacturer). They need either a very big box (12,500 cu inches) or a 7,800 cu inch aperiodic enclosure.
Chris Templar put a pair of Axion 201's in a back loaded horn and directly compared to a Tannoy 12" Red.
I am so much with drlowmu on this. In proper condition (correct diaphragms, cones, etc.) the A7 800 is so natural, even, easy to listen to, dynamic, that I don't care to even try to improve them at this point. I add in a JBL 2405, which only adds, never subtracts, from the musical beauty of these speakers.
I have heard poor crossovers, aftermarket diaphragms, and wrong horn / woofer balance make these speakers sound awful, and I'm convinced that this must be why some people might not have loved a pair they heard at someone's house. But done right with factory or GPA diaphragms, and not setting the the top horn too high to try to get real HF out of them (and I'm convinced that this is exactly what a lot of folks have done) they are glorious.
One place I differ from drlowmu is that I find them very forgiving, more so than any other speaker I can think of that is as detailed and transparent.
I urge anyone trying Altec to go with the true horn loaded woofer instead of panel mounted woofer. Though they look big, remember that in a smaller room the added control (directivity) of a horn makes it easier to fit, sonically, not harder. Folks see a big speaker and think it won't work in a small room, but a big horn has far more controlled dispersion than a mini-monitor, so is an easier sonic (if not aesthetic) fit. This is why those little rooms in Japan often have huge horns....they can disappear even in a small room.
Agreed, wholeheartedly. those memories of sitting in this repurposed stable, listening to those things is still, to this day a very fresh, full color memory. I think I do not listen to enough music because in retrospect my ears got so wined n dined on great sonics as early as that. Fender Twins, Gibson ES1175, Hammond, Leslie, the Altecs, ... pretty hard act to follow..
I am wondering if there is a simple, proven back-horn design that works with the 414/601..
I like them a lot - great bass and very efficient. Very much like a more efficient Tannoy (I had heard that the cones were made by the same manufacturer). They need either a very big box (12,500 cu inches) or a 7,800 cu inch aperiodic enclosure.
Chris Templar put a pair of Axion 201's in a back loaded horn and directly compared to a Tannoy 12" Red.
http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/diy_goodmans_horn_e.html
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