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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker
Post Subject: Manger dirver in a horn!Posted by drdna on: 1/13/2009
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 Joe Roberts wrote:
The Manger is very different from Lowthers and other paper fullranges. It is very balanced and not peaky at all. Lowthers are lots of fun to experiment with but it seems the Manger is less idiosyncratic sonically, although it is a unique piece of design work, and ultimately a more successful approach.
I have heard a few two way systems with the Manger driver and it has always struck me as very well balanced in the frequency distribution, within its range. It is in the camp of course of the single driver solution, and I think it does this well. The timbre of the music is another question of course. Its use in a back loaded horn< i have not thought of before, and it is a good thought. This may be the optimal expression of the driver, although its shortcomings will still be present. I have not heard the new horn, but I am guessing it would have a sort of Germanic sound, if you know what I mean.

I do respect Joe Roberts quite a bit. His magazine Sound Practices was wonderful and got me thinking a lot about low powered DHSET applications. Thanks Joe! Without Joe, I never would have met Paul Stubblebine, who mastered my girlfriend's recordings.

Adrian

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