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In Reply to: Re: All factors even which is better metal or soft domes? posted by WildWest on August 30, 2004 at 18:22:34:
I have a bit of a question outside of ribbons but to panels like the MLs. Here is a speaker using an electrostatic panel - and all sorts of people claim the superiority of stats. But ML concedes that the panel can't do the job so they put a big woofer under the panel and call it a sub woofer but even the Prodigy is harldy producing terrific bass and dynamics. So that leaves me with Quad who bypasses the woofer and the gross integration problems and often bizzarre sound by simply not giving the customer any real bass.I see a lot of Ribbon speakers and have heard only two - and Apogee way back and Legacy. Neither were particularly good loudspeakers. Both exhibitted a spitty treble response to a degree the Apogee was better as i recall. But the Legacy also uses mixed and matched driver technology - while the speakers were very expensive and while no doubt all the drivers were of top grade in the expensive department I just would not call whayt I heard a very enjoybale experience. The Ribbon seemed fast and extremely clear so I get the appeal - I think I was more put off by the integration with the I guess "slower midwoofer" The midrange through the top of the treble has to be coherent and it seems to me if the midrange lags behind the tweeter then the maker will have to creat a FIX to bring the midrange forward to catch up. All of this seems like fixing a bunch of errors.
Is there a good all Ribbon design - not impressed with Magnepan SMG from what little I have heard - I understand that Elac makes some good ones but not available here.
BTW I should say I like the Legacy but not at the price offerred up. And the dealer dumped Legacy and Apogee went belly up - so it seems that the pickens are slim these days.
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