In fact, there is a resistor in the tweeter leg. A series resistor always attenuates - that's its bloody function. Reducing the output of the tweeter will raise the perceived level of the other segment of the panel's response. If this XO actually raised the output of the bass/mid by such a significant factor (while reducing the output of the tweeter - remember, that's a given, unless the Duelund truly is magical), how could the electrical response be anywhere near flat?
As far what everyone hears is concerned, this is a claim I never made. What I heard was 'in your face' midrange that I initially found objectionable. My brain adjusted and my opinion flipped - thought it sounded awesome (with most musical material - especially well recorded vocals), but not louder (outside of the aforementioned midrange).
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You can like me; you can hate me - I only call them as I see them. If it seems that I'm picking on you, then I apologize - not my intention at all. I do like you, but I don't agree with everything you state. Your contributions to this forum are immense and invaluable.
It's difficult to estimate how many individuals owe their renewed enjoyment of their formerly dilapidated (or, delaminated) Maggies to your advice. Your hardwood frames have been an inspiration for many DIYers and you freely share the details of the products that are your current source of income - so that the DIY community may have them without giving you one red cent. This is at once incredibly generous and highly unusual.
I consider you a treasure in this community, but you are human and we are all imperfect. In the post to which this is a reply, you made an assumption that may be inaccurate. Are you certain that nothing but the XO changes from one iteration of a model to the next? From reading some of the patent information, it seems that the formula of the magnet structure has evolved. Could it be that the crossover changes are corrections to the behavioral changes which result from modifications to the magnet structure? I know I'm putting myself out on a limb here, but I think the question is reasonable. An improvement in flux density will net an increase in output efficiency, and that might necessitate a retuning of the crossover. It's only a theory, but I'm suspicious of sweeping declarations based on what may be woefully incomplete knowledge. Just because something looks the same doesn't mean its composition isn't vastly different. I think we often underestimate the amount of engineering ocurring in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
"Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny" FZ
