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In Reply to: Consider this. posted by JLH on March 11, 2007 at 18:45:01:
JLHSorry to be devils advocate here but ...
I have yet to hear a high efficiency speaker
that does not drive me out of the room
because of the harsh/grating sound from them.
I do realize I have more sensitive ears than most.
I have heard about 12 different ones so far and they range
from midly annoying to run-from-the-room-screaming-in-pain.
I have not heard yours, of course, but I am saying
that hi-efficiency speakers don't appeal to everyone.
Follow Ups:
I am not a big fan of horns, if that's what it takes to get +100 dB efficiency. I absolutely love the soft dome tweeter, which is what is used in the ME2.
Once you are familiar with the sound of a good dome or ribbon tweeter, there is no compomise on that. And those domes could be prety efficient, 95 dB.
It has reasonably flat frequency response, and can be powered by any amp you come up with. Even a preamp might drive it. And one guy who owns an Avalon traded it in after hearing this thing. I can hardly wait to get it.I got the horn bug. When you find yourself to be a horny, nothing else will do. The hair trigger dynamics, the lack of compression, the low distortion, and in this case excellent imaging.
I am getting the BD-Design Orphean coaxial 2-way horn loaded compression drive speaker system, plus SS-powered direct radiators for the bass (the weak link).
I used to own Avalons myself, then ProAcs and my own 3-way design. Finally I got into horns and will not be looking back. I just want better horns.
But I can see why some prefer a more docile sound. I used to be like that. Horns can be docile, if you use a proper SET amp, and don't play too loud. And passive EQ for a bad FR can be constructed as well if you're a designer type guy. I do that sort of thing all the time. I make the horns work for me. It might take a little more coaxing, but it's worth it.
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