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Re: Please help with a DIY project

Posted by David Yost (A) on April 25, 2007 at 10:22:29

In Reply to: Re: Please help with a DIY project posted by gymwear5@hotmail.com on April 25, 2007 at 07:10:01:

Hi, Gymwear

Actually, I have never listened to the Golds, but bought them when they became available on the recommendation of our own Duke and the ribbon's designer, Alan Hulsebus. I think I will go with the co-linear layout, and will be using, at least initially, a Behringer crossover/equalizer.

I had been kicking around the idea of a line of dynamic drivers for bass duty, but when the Acoustats came along, I decided planar/dipole bass would be the best match...hope I'm right.

My motivation for this project is mainly due to the shortcomings of my Acoustat 6's. They do so much right, but the "head-in-a-vise" issue is a serious deal breaker, in my opinion. In exactly the right listening position, the 6's can sound spectacular, but move your head even a fraction of an inch, and the image shifts, tonality changes, sound staging blurs, and in short, the listening experience goes to hell. I am hoping that by going with a narrow line radiator from the midrange up, I will eliminate most of the lobing and comb filtering going on with the full-range, 3-panel wide 6's.

Please share your experiences with the Golds...there aren't very many folks out there that have even heard of them, let alone used them.

Thanks,
David

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