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Rick Craig

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« on: 23 Mar 2006, 10:40 pm »
Reference 7" 2-way design just completed. Enjoy the picture here http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=299
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CornellAlum

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« Reply #1 on: 23 Mar 2006, 11:08 pm »
Looks great!  What kind of tweeter is that?

D~
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« Reply #2 on: 24 Mar 2006, 02:04 am »
How does this driver compare to the Excel you use in your other speakers?

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Jim
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« Reply #3 on: 24 Mar 2006, 01:43 pm »
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Looks great!  What kind of tweeter is that?

D~


It's a Fountek ribbon tweeter.
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Rick Craig

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« Reply #4 on: 24 Mar 2006, 01:50 pm »
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How does this driver compare to the Excel you use in your other speakers?

thx
Jim


The Scan-Speak is simply the best 7" woofer I've ever used with this ribbon tweeter. The upper end response of the woofer is very smooth and yet it has great bass extension and dynamic capability. That's very difficult to achieve and a testimony to the level of engineering in the woofer. For that reason it's much more expensive than the Seas Excel woofer.
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« Reply #5 on: 24 Mar 2006, 02:13 pm »
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Reference 7" 2-way design just completed. Enjoy the picture here http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=299


Hi Rick ....is that a new offering or a custom order?
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« Reply #6 on: 24 Mar 2006, 02:33 pm »
How does the fountek compare the aurum cantus g2si that seems to be popular these days?  I notice the fountek doesn't have quite the extension to 40k that the Aurum Cantus says it does.

D~
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Rick Craig

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« Reply #7 on: 24 Mar 2006, 05:23 pm »
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Reference 7" 2-way design just completed. Enjoy the picture here http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=299


Hi Rick ....is that a new offering or a custom order?


We build everything to order so in a sense everything is "custom". If it suits what someone is looking for (price, cabinet size, etc.) then it's the best 7" 2-way I can offer. Having too many featured models can confuse people so I may not add a page to my site.
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Rick Craig

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« Reply #8 on: 24 Mar 2006, 05:27 pm »
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How does the fountek compare the aurum cantus g2si that seems to be popular these days?  I notice the fountek doesn't have quite the extension to 40k that the Aurum Cantus says it does.

D~


The G2 / G2SI / Fountek all perform very similar. I prefer the Fountek because they switched to a more reliable ribbon element that doesn't need to be covered during shipping like the Aurum Cantus ribbons.
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aggielaw

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« Reply #9 on: 24 Mar 2006, 06:57 pm »
Rick, what's this beauty going for?
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Rick Craig

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« Reply #10 on: 24 Mar 2006, 07:06 pm »
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Rick, what's this beauty going for?


As pictured with the black lacquer cabinet it's $1,295 / pair (including shipping).
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« Reply #11 on: 24 Mar 2006, 07:34 pm »
Damn! (paradoxically a very high compliment)

Is this the only speaker you have which is front ported?  I didn't see any other front ported models on your web site.  My partner has a massage room in the house and I can't get the rear ported Paradigm monitors to balance across the freq band correctly.  It's in a bedroom and there are no doors for the closet and by necessity one speaker is located there and the other has to be in a room corner.  Hence the rear acoustics are very different.  I'm looking for something which solves that problem and also gives an awesome low listening level experience for her clients.  I am thinking that getting into a ribbon tweeter will do this.  This speaker looks like just the ticket.

Re: finish, is this a premium finish and what other's are available?

Sorry, for the newbie questions I haven't been in the Selah Audio section before.
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« Reply #12 on: 24 Mar 2006, 07:48 pm »
It is absolutely beautiful. Can the speaker be wall mounted? If someone wanted it for a HT, do you think it would be best to get all the same?
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Kishore

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« Reply #13 on: 24 Mar 2006, 07:49 pm »
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Damn! (paradoxically a very high compliment)

Is this the only speaker you have which is front ported? ....
 I'm looking for  ...


Contact Rick directly and he can build and offer you a customized speaker of choice...(no/front/rear ported design or ribbons/cones/icecreams any driver)..

Cheers,
Kishore
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« Reply #14 on: 24 Mar 2006, 08:20 pm »
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Damn! (paradoxically a very high compliment)

Is this the only speaker you have which is front ported?  I didn't see any other front ported models on your web site.  My partner has a massage room in the house and I can't get the rear ported Paradigm monitors to balance across the freq band correctly.  It's in a bedroom and there are no doors for the closet and by necessity one speaker is located there and the other has to be in a room corner.  Hence the rear acoustics are very different.  I'm looking for  ...


The rear mounting of the port is mostly cosmetic. Since the cabinets come to us finished from the factory I chose to place the port on the front. That way we avoided possibly scratching the high gloss finish. The other finishes are a natural beech (similar to maple) and a stained birch that looks like a typical Queen Anne cherry finish. Custom veneers are available for an additional cost.
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Rick Craig

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« Reply #15 on: 24 Mar 2006, 08:33 pm »
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It is absolutely beautiful. Can the speaker be wall mounted? If someone wanted it for a HT, do you think it would be best to get all the same?


You could wall mount it but it's fairly large (22" x 9" x 13"). If all five are placed upright then you would have an excellent HT system.
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EProvenzano

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« Reply #16 on: 24 Mar 2006, 09:06 pm »
Hi Rick,

Does Scan Speak make an 8" version of that driver?
If so, do you think it would mate well with the Neo3 in a MTM?

Thanks
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Rick Craig

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« Reply #17 on: 24 Mar 2006, 09:22 pm »
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Hi Rick,

Does Scan Speak make an 8" version of that driver?
If so, do you think it would mate well with the Neo3 in a MTM?

Thanks


No 8" version is available. Why not do a MTM with the 7" and Neo3?
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Jason1

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« Reply #18 on: 24 Mar 2006, 09:25 pm »
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Hi Rick,

Does Scan Speak make an 8" version of that driver?
If so, do you think it would mate well with the Neo3 in a MTM?

Thanks


Sadly, they dont.

A Peerless PPB 830868 would be ideal for an 8" mtm

http://www.tymphany.com/datasheet/printview.php?id=9
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« Reply #19 on: 24 Mar 2006, 10:01 pm »
rick, have you looked into the usher drivers?
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