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In the Thread: The jump-start of loudspeaker economy
Post Subject: No substantial changes in mainstream audioPosted by el`Ol on: 3/20/2008
Hello Romy!
My predictions are:
The mainstream manufacturers will continue as they have been doing for decades: Use steep x-overs that allow them to use more and more exotic cone materials without changing anything effectively. Strange-looking cones are eye-catchers when someone enters a shop and that´s enough for someone who is not interested in becoming an audio expert.
The small exotic audio manufacturers will go beyond cloning vintage products and we will see more features that are impossible to implement in mass products. The most extreme example up to date is the Fertin Model 7 (which is an eye-catcher, too, but that´s not absolutely necessary in that business), it will be commercially successful (as far as one can speak about success in such a small market), and others will follow.
Regards,
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