[JLM]

Cambridge Audio Aero 3

It's a bipole/surround speaker that uses a pair of remarkable 2.5 inch drivers (80-22,000 Hz, 88 dB/8 ohms) called BMR (balanced mode radiator) that supposedly has a very wide sweet spot.

[srb]

Cambridge Audio Aero 3
It's a bipole/surround speaker that uses a pair of remarkable 2.5 inch drivers

From what I could see on the Cambridge Audio website

The Aero 3 surround uses a pair of 4" BMR drivers.

The Aero 2 bookshelf uses a 2.25" BMR driver crossed over to a 6-1/2" woofer at 250Hz.

Steve

[JLM]

Yes, but the larger BMR drivers from the Aero 3 made me think of this circle.  2 dB less efficient but goes nearly 2 octaves deeper.  BTW the BMR driver is a concentric pleated design.  Here's a link:

www.cambridgeaudio.com/pages/aero-speakers

[stereogeek]

For you DIY guys.The drivers are made by Hi-Wave.Check for info at Parts Express.Looks like an interesting idea! May try a pair myself for a desktop system with a small sub!

Steve

[JLM]

For you DIY guys.The drivers are made by Hi-Wave.Check for info at Parts Express.Looks like an interesting idea! May try a pair myself for a desktop system with a small sub!

Steve

Unfortunately the efficiency of the 2 drivers I found were quite low (81 - 83 dB/w/m) and power limit would barely reach 90 dB.

[speavler]

Interesting

[JLM]

Of course the original was the Cambridge Audio Minx 10 (later the 11).

http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/products/minx-min-11-speaker

[smargo]

Unfortunately the efficiency of the 2 drivers I found were quite low (81 - 83 dB/w/m) and power limit would barely reach 90 dB.

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Yes - i have the aero 2's (bookshelves) - had them about 1month and a half - your right they are not really sensitive at all - my guess is around 85db

but lets not get caught up in the sensitivity - these speakers are incredible for $499 - they image better than anything with a conventional tweeter that i have heard -  they to me are an amazing breakthrough in whats possible at this price range.

the amount of insight and clarity are amazing - they totally blow away forever those cheap pioneer speakers - that everyone is raving about (albeit at 4 times the price)

they fill a big room with sound - they are not sweet spot dependent - dont get me started talking about how good this speaker is - i can go on and on and on and on

[FireGuy]

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Yes - i have the aero 2's (bookshelves) - had them about 1month and a half - your right they are not really sensitive at all - my guess is around 85db

but lets not get caught up in the sensitivity - these speakers are incredible for $499 - they image better than anything with a conventional tweeter that i have heard -  they to me are an amazing breakthrough in whats possible at this price range.





the amount of insight and clarity are amazing - they totally blow away forever those cheap pioneer speakers - that everyone is raving about (albeit at 4 times the price)

they fill a big room with sound - they are not sweet spot dependent - dont get me started talking about how good this speaker is - i can go on and on and on and on

Has anyone heard the Aero 6 Towers?

[JLM]

Hey guys, this here is the single driver circle.

Get those horrible, flawed, ridiculous looking speakers out of here.   


Now if you can find the BMR driver by itself and add subwoofers, that'd be OK.

[ejfud]

I wonder how this thing is crossed over. Is the BMR running Fullrange with two helper woofers or are the top two drivers a two-way with the bottom woofer a sub of shorts?

[opnly bafld]

I wonder how this thing is crossed over. Is the BMR running Fullrange with two helper woofers or are the top two drivers a two-way with the bottom woofer a sub of sorts?

The BMR crosses at 250hz to the 2 woofers, kind of like a FAST (fullrange assisted).

Lin