I got the 2nd hand X-LS Encore walnut cabinets from Denton put together and they have been running in for a few days... what a great speaker!!!
I have Sonicap on the tweeter and JB JFX on the woofer (I like JB JFX). Goertz copper foil on woofer but didn't have copper foil for tweeter. Dayton green resistors. I think I am going to put even better parts on it. Swap out resistors and woofer cap.
This is a great little speaker. Sounds like a classic. The bass is coming in a bit better now but the midrange... the midrange is so good.
But many of you already know that.
So that M165NQ... an "NQ-Encore" really needs to be heard. That's a bit bigger cabinet... and I bet that would be an incredible 2-way with soft dome goodness.
An 8" NQ-Encore 2-way also REALLY needs to be heard...sit it next to the Duette... it would sell All Day Long... that Wilson Duette you see sitting there sounds like a legit, full range, floor standing speaker. I am not kidding. It's shocking... coherent... and why I am sold on that 8" 2-way alignment. I'm working on another project with another member here that incorporates the Duelund Precision Audio 8" driver, and Duelund soft dome tweeter. Both are modified Scan-Speak units.
Incredible sound can be had with speakers as simple as this.
