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The D&D is indeed interesting...

Posted by Doug Schneider on March 20, 2020 at 05:59:31:
Hi,

I believe we were the first audio magazine to receive the Dutch & Dutch 8c so we've learned a lot about it. I still have a pair here. In our review, you can also find measurements that I think are quite a bit more telling than Stereophile's as we go further off-axis, performance a distortion test, etc.

Kal mentioned DSP-based speakers being different -- and they are, or at least can be. It's possible that some designer will just tweak the crossover settings like they would a conventional loudspeaker, but D&D has done something more. Through acoustical design and through DSP, they've shaped a cardiod dispersion patter in the bass, which can limit the sidewall interactions. They've also designed the speaker so it performs best CLOSE to the front wall, which is counter-intuitive, but works.

You'll also be able to learn more about D&D in our upcoming videos. We visited the factory in December and are currently working on our first of two videos about the company and their 8c. You'll see those on www.YouTube.com/soundstagenetwork

Doug Schneider
SoundStage!