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B&W made kevlar ok in audio, Kevlar made modern B&W

Posted by Edp on June 24, 2025 at 17:13:16:
No brand pioneered Kevlar as much as B&W, no brand has continued using Kevlar as B&W.

It has become the yellow band symbol for their lineup, signature look that "defines" elite company and elite performance

BUT in their lower product lines are often " ignorant or indifferent" to Kevlar cone breakup. It does add extra sparkle and detail that soon becomes bit edgy in time.

From video the classic Kevlar breakup is shown to be both a signature sound profile and a dragon to slay. 90% of issue is the simple need to xover trap that breakup. The video goes further than that with slope/xover points that truly removes the dragon.

The little unit has many nice features and a level of driver construction quality that results in on the clean side waterfall plots

It is the opposite sound signature than of Merlin TSM. To the Original Poster