I own a pair of Bamberg speakers and Phil is a gem in the industry. I am never disappointed with my speakers. Phil, is there a plan to make a passive pair down the road? Wish I could hear these!
Ernie
Funny you should ask, because my original plan was to make them my very first public offering of a fully
passive 3-way speaker. Unfortunately the sensitivity mismatch between the 9" woofer and 6" midrange was off by just enough dB to prevent that. It would have been a huge struggle to try and overcome the issue.
[Every few years I get the bug to develop and release the full 3-way passive design. But once I really start to
get jiggy with it, the challenges resurface to gang up on me, and I always end up pounding on the desk and
run screaming from the room. The same thing happens every time I entertain the notion of a ribbon tweeter.]
The good news is as always: that when you combine an active-powered woofer (with no series inductors), spikes, vent or drones, and sufficient cabinet weight ... then the bass is not compressed and it sounds really quick and tight.
But wait, there's more. Nearing the end of development is a
hypbrid version, which is active woofer with passive-crossover monitor. This version is similar to the way Series 5 TMW operates. It runs off of your traditional preamp, and the passive crossover adds that every-so-slight smoothing effect to the sound in the upper half spectrum.
Plus the passive monitor can be used for center and surround purposes. While the active monitor pair can be used for an office/bedroom system with or without subwoofer. This is the reason for the word "versatile" on the product page.
I have learned to hold my cards close to the vest on new product announcements, so I can't say more just yet. But if all goes well, I may be able to bring both versions to Jack's and LSAF.
