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In the Thread: Engaging the David Haigner’s ideas
Post Subject: Alpha is not EVPosted by Reno on: 10/11/2009
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Hi Romy,
as distributor of David Haigners products to Austria and Germany I think I should make some comments on your...hm...review of a speaker you have never heard.
I will not comment on the theory of CD horns here. It should only be noted that the Alpha is not a copy of a vintage Electro-Voice horn. David did quite some research and practical experimenting that went into the design of the Alpha. But yes, the intention was to reduce directivity in the horizontal plane. We would not like a speaker which forces you to sit stiff in a narrow "sweet spot" and loose sound quality and imaging by just moving your head a few inches. We also think that listening with you friends and family is a wonderful thing for anybody not severly autistic. And BTW a wider sweet spot comes a lot closer to the experience of listening in a concert hall. The Alpha offers you great imaging even if your not sitting in perfect position. Also HF response is not a concern and we neither use electronic equalization nor a "super bright driver". The BMS is pretty smooth, and there are also Alphas in use with Goto-drivers (which need an extra tweeter of course...). I will not loose a word on the Macondo here because I refuse to make comments on systems I have never auditioned...
Kind regards
Reno Barth
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