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In Reply to: RE: Am I crazy? posted by Garg0yle on September 13, 2015 at 20:43:39
That's one vote for crazy! :D Seriously though, thanks for your f'back Gargoyle, and quite interesting. I hadn't though about the sonic impact of acoustic suspensions before. I'm guessing you're a fan of Planar magnetic ribbons, stators or pure horns? I'm also a fan of those speakers & have owned some classic hybrid ribbon Infinitys before, though not a pure ribbon speaker as such. The main problem with big horns or ribbons capable of deep bass is they're almost always very big & need a lot of room to breath. And in the case of dipole ribbon speakers, they need an even front wall which I don't have.Almost every loudspeaker has some level of compromise. Some less than others. It just depends whether you like the particular strengths of a given loudspeaker & can accept there is no such thing as a perfect speaker as another member mentioned. In any case, stay tuned as I will update the thread later in the year after i've had a chance to audition the S7's!
Vitus SCD025, SIA025, Oppo BPD-103AU, Magico S5's, Taoc ASR racks + SCB-RS50g, Stillpoints Ultra 6's/Mini's/LPI's, Furutech GTX-D(G), Gigawatt PC-3 SE Evo, Jorma Prime pc's + xlr's/Statement sc's/Unity pc, Siltech Classic Anniversary rcas + HDMI
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I am not even that "sophisticated", although I am in the very early stages of a horn project.
(I am adverse to the notion of speakers that require a lot of power, price aside, it is prohibitive to build a high powered amp that resembles the performance of a relatively simple "low" wattage tube amp.)
My preference is for larger dynamic drivers with paper surrounds and powerful motors that move very little.
My current speakers appear motionless.
Admittedly these have their own issues, specifically they can be difficult logistically to coax the bass out of them, but it can be done with some particular models.
It will be difficult for myself to surpass the speakers I have at the moment, especially given the "point source sound". My journey has ended for the time being and I am thrilled. (Linked below)
Really the only practical direction I can go now is full horns, I will mimic the Macondo a la Roman Bessnow.
Enjoy your audition.
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Nice job on the speakers Gargoyle! I can appreciate that approach having heard some big Tannoys before. The S7's are the polar opposite in design and philosophy as the above photos show. Good times!
Vitus SCD025, SIA025, Oppo BPD-103AU, Magico S5's, Taoc ASR racks + SCB-RS50g, Stillpoints Ultra 6's/Mini's/LPI's, Furutech GTX-D(G), Gigawatt PC-3 SE Evo, Jorma Prime pc's + xlr's/Statement sc's/Unity pc, Siltech Classic Anniversary rcas + HDMI
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Why the top end Magicos are sooo expensive!! The machine work on those enclosures did not come cheap. And the crossover components/build look exquisite!
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Thanks, I wondered what you'd use instead of rubber. But I can't imagine a paper surround floppy enough to resonate low enough for deep bass. But honestly given that there are few speakers with paper surrounds I've never heard any.
I'd add that it sounds like what you're looking for is accurate dynamic change that sounds alive. And it can be done, but often isn't, with rubber surrounds and large amps, there certainly are some.
Plus if you're talking about low powered single ended tube amps they are an acquired taste, almost always pretty sounding due to high second harmonic distortion which is topologically part of single ended and can't really be eliminated. I understand if you like it but not my cup of tea.
As a friend liked to say and this applies to all of us in an imperfect world: Color me perfect.
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