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In the Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons?
Post Subject: Re: small electrostatic panels.. with sensitivety 66dB?Posted by Romy the Cat on: 10/24/2006
 Paul S wrote: |
| I am glad to hear that I am not the only one who is overwhelmed by compression drivers. I tried the A7s way back when they were current and everyone's favorite, and I tried various modifications with like-minded friends; but I came to the conclusion that the only way to do the horn thing would be with theater-type "dedicated" amps driving narrow band horns that did not really load down into their horns. It was just too much for me at the time, and I lost interest in the horns. And now you say that you still have to listen well off axis... |
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In fact Altec drivers are too soft anyhow. The real secret in this (people juts do not get it) is to make the properly operating horn line-array, properly ingrate them and balance the entire sound, allowing the off axis equalization (particularly with phase plug drivers)… But it would be a subject for other thread...
| Paul S wrote: |
| I know one can't be certain in advance, but the way you describe your high frequency wants, it sounds like a perfect fit for either a small ribbon or a small 'stat, or an array of either. A lone ribbon may actually have some horizontal dispersion, but the electrostatic panel really benefits from the array, which eliminates that beam-y quality and that stupid in-and-out thing when you move you head at all. I hate that! |
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I was thinking about the electrostats for years. I hate how they sound and I think that heard a lot of them. The problem is that to do the electrostats properly - direct couple them to 3kV plate - it juts too much work to do for a driver the will be covering 1/3 octaves…
| Paul S wrote: |
| And I will say again that I'm not in this for DIY; I really would just buy everything if I thought I could wind up with what I wanted that way! |
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It is EXECLY how I feel. If I have somebody to whom I would pay to renders my requirements then I would never bother to educate myself on the subject HOW it might be done. Somebody who “can” is loosing a lot of money not to having my phone number in his phonebook.
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