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In Reply to: True, horns are not perfect posted by DrM on March 25, 2001 at 13:28:05:
Hi,
So, you're listening to the Oris "sans bass" right now? I'm probably going to buy one of the kits with a bass cabinet. I figure, that mounting the horns on the bass cabinets would give a better image/soundstage height. When I listen to some box speakers, I always notice that the sound is coming "from below". Which is one thing I like about Maggies and other planars.Call me weird, but I sort of like the monolithic look of Maggies (and other large panel speakers). I just had to play "Sunrise" from "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" on my maggies once I got them. It seemed appropriate for somereason. :-)
I don't know if I like the look of horns, but looks really aren't important in my case.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of DIY work for the Oris 150s, at least for the horn part. Am I mistaken about this? I don't know if I'd want to build the bass cabinets myself, I haven't learned to love woodworking. But, I can have a friend do it.
Chia-Hao
Follow Ups:
Dan,
Saw one of your posts on the high-eff forum and noticed you said you DO have onken bass cabinets. When you mentioned you're getting corner horns I assumed you didn't have bass cabinets.I'll follow your suggestions and get the PM4AER drivers. I generally try to get the best available that I can realistically afford, even if it means buying later rather than sooner. But, I also don't like to spend more money if there isn't any significant improvement.
Thanks for the discussion, it's been helpful.
Chia-Hao
They are very good, but they can get a lot better. The ONken's match pretty well, but my old Maggie 3.6's had much more clarity in the bass, albeit less oomph. I would rather have the Maggie bass however. I'm hoping the Khorn will fix this.I can't judge if the AER is worth the extra money, because I haven't heard them without it. But these are so good, my reaction is that its worth it at ANY price. You'll be happy with the PM4AER.
Dan
I like Maggie bass too, there isn't a lot of it, but it's of high quality. And I've always cared more for quality than quantity. But, if I can have BOTH...What crossover are you using with it? Did you get the Revielle crossover? The kits look like it'll give me a lot to do, I hope I'm up for it all.
Chia-Hao
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