1. Will the 1801C use the same cabinet design and dimensions as the 1801b?
I... am not completely certain yet. I have a couple thoughts.
1. I need to get this done fast.
2. I have spent time with Martin King's MATHCAD worksheets this past week. Some of this looks appealing, but the ideal cabinets are friggin huge. Doing this correctly will result is a profoundly big and heavy cabinet. There are also several possibly viable configurations. Experimenting with all of them in the very near future won't be possible. I don't have time to accomplish all of this before the show in October. There might be something special in this information.
However, for now, the cabinet configuration present at RMAF will be a floorstanding version of the 1801C.
For the distant future, I would like to experiment with some of Martin King's models and listen to them in the 1801C. They look decent on paper, but I remain skeptical. I have been less than impressed with the few Transmission Line speakers I have auditioned. I also notice there are profoundly few commercial designs using a transmission line configuration. I believe there is some truth in this last piece of information. If cost weren't a consideration it would seem logical that the very best speakers would all use some type of transmission line - right??
Dave