Refinement vs. Revelation - layman

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Refinement vs. Revelation

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Posted by layman on October 16, 2001 at 17:03:44

In Reply to: Re: warranty posted by Bald Iggle on October 15, 2001 at 19:42:20:

Yes. I misunderstood. I thought that you were suggesting connecting the resistor between the crossover and the terminal block.

Glad to hear that you like the effect of damping treble diffraction with an absorptive. It is such a simple and effective tweak that I am constantly surprised the more people do not try it.

It is my personal opinion that the treble response of the CDM1NT is not significantly different to that of the N805 (an opinion shared by What Hifi of Britain who recently awarded the CDM1NT the best loudspeaker in its price class). I think that the curved lip of the N805 model however produces less audible diffraction effects than the straight edge below the tweeter in the CDM1NT. I donâ€™t like the way B&W have stuck a raised logo right below the tweeter either. Itâ€™s a good thing that the resulting ripples in treble response can be tamed so easily with felting.

I agree that the Merlin speakerâ€™s Scanspeak tweeter is a more refined sounding model than the B&W metal dome. Yet the Scanspeaks begin rolling off at 10 kHz, so they do not provide the flat to 20 kHz response of B&Wâ€™s metal domes. I guess choosing between them comes down to personal taste, the refinement of the Scanspeak fabric domes or the revelation of B&Ws metal domes. I prefer revelation, especially when the response of the metal domes is so easy to smooth with proper damping.

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Topic - REVIEW: B&W CDM 1NT Speakers - Arnel 00:54:53 10/14/01 (12)

1NT can easily be improved - layman 07:43:45 10/14/01 (11)

Btw, I don't find the same problem with N805 - Arnel 20:06:41 10/14/01 (1)

Re: Btw, I don't find the same problem with N805 - Sordidman 12:21:36 10/16/01 (0)

Re: 1NT can easily be improved - Bald Iggle 08:41:49 10/14/01 (8)

warranty - layman 09:34:34 10/14/01 (7)

Re: warranty - Bald Iggle 19:42:20 10/15/01 (6)

Refinement vs. Revelation - layman 17:03:44 10/16/01 (5)

I also prefer revelation - Arnel 20:34:01 10/17/01 (0)

Re: Refinement vs. Revelation - layman 20:11:54 10/16/01 (3)

Re: Refinement vs. Revelation - Sordidman 10:28:08 10/17/01 (2)

Re: Refinement vs. Revelation - layman 15:49:26 10/18/01 (1)

Postscript - layman 14:39:01 11/02/01 (0)

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Refinement vs. Revelation - layman 17:03:44 10/16/01 (5)

I also prefer revelation - Arnel 20:34:01 10/17/01 (0)

Re: Refinement vs. Revelation - layman 20:11:54 10/16/01 (3)

Re: Refinement vs. Revelation - Sordidman 10:28:08 10/17/01 (2)

Re: Refinement vs. Revelation - layman 15:49:26 10/18/01 (1)

Postscript - layman 14:39:01 11/02/01 (0)

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