[gooberdude]

Bob, you might have more Auggie's going at once than anyone on the planet. 

I have no clue how the PEQ370 stacks up to your monster pro amps, but if you use a normal PE plate amp on other auggie's in your system then trying the Rhythmik is worthwhile.

That said, the kid in me advise's joining Sterling-land at some point rather than adding more bass to your room.   


These are proper plate amps though.  My PE plate amps looks dated & diminuitive when side-by-side.  At exactly 2x what I paid originally for the PE amp, there's no way I'd trade the Rhythmik for 2 new PE amps.


As I sit here with Animal Collective blasting away in the background, I can't help but think that in most circumstances with average sized rooms a pair of Auggie's and the PEQ370 should provide plenty of bass.  The output is righteous. 

That last statement was not meant for Bob, obviously.   

YMMV

[kyrill]

gooberdude

I have the Rhythmik amp too
so that will take care of the bass in a very best way

but do you suggests then that the best midrange is the silver iris?
If bass is taken care of, do you  mean the Silver Iris OB 15" Coaxial or the Silver Iris OB 10" Coaxial"?
15"seems a bit big to me if bass is done by another driver?

Would this 8" be another option? it is all silver wired:
http://www.phy-hp.com/English/Products/H21lb15_SAG_E.html


Or dyou mean something else with "Sterling-land"?

[ttan98]

Dan from HT Audio will be starting a new project, tweeter and midrange in open baffle, and bass in vented enclosure. His choice of drivers are:

1. tweeter not sure
2. Mid-range, PHY-1120 or B&C 6MD38
3. Bass, use 12" bass driver from AE.

PHY for mid is a good choice, 1120 model is cheaper than the one you pick.

[kyrill]

the 1120?

the: H 21 LB 15?

I cannot find the 1120 on their website. the H 21 LB 15 is much cheaper as they use copper wire instead of silver

however
the very fact he offers silver really means the designer hears a significant improvement worth the extra cost. He is not vulnerable for trends or being trendy;) So yeah,  I think this is the ultimate mid range/ upper bass OB high sensitivity driver

[ttan98]

Kyrill,

try this site:http://www.zalytron.com/

look under PHY 1120, good price $120 each.

[ttan98]

Kyrill,

Try this site for more info you need,

site:http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=29988&highlight=high+efficiency+speakers

[kyrill]

ah the "oldies"

the 1120 likes to start at 400hz, a bit too far for the Rythmik

also the new PHY is from a different league albeit much much more expensive

[gooberdude]

Hey Kyrill,


By Sterling-Land, I was tugging at Bob's chain about Hawthorne's new line of ultra high performance 15" co-axials, the Sterlings.

Bob has nearly every Hawthorne product made, even a few that aren't available to the public.   he's an easy target!


The Performance Grade Silver Iris 15" was the first co-axial by Hawthorne, then came along the 10" Performance Grade Silver Iris.


In late 2007 Hawthorne introduced the Sterlings, which costs about 5x more than the SI's (incl the x-overs) and for good reason.  They are the next evolution in OB.  I've been listening to them for a few months now and rocked the Silver Iris' all last year.


All of Hawthorne's 15" co-axials are designed to blend perfectly with their 15" Auggie subwoofers.     Having (4) 15" woofers pump beautiful, silky, emotionally pleasing palpable 3-D music into your living room is a thrilling experience.   there is a symbiosis that's hard to explain until you hear it.


I know, its difficult to imagine a 15" woofer handling the mids superbly, but that's what Hawthorne is all about.   I would not say the Silver Iris 15" is the perfect mid woofer, I would argue that their Sterling mid-woofer is amongst that grouping though.   


The PHY drivers look really cool!     I think Supravox is also a French company?    nice stuff too.

A while back I listened to a pair of Lowthers powered by a modd'd trends TA10.1 amp.  The single driver x-overless designs are super cool and hypnotic.


Different strokes for difft folks - what a great hobby.


If anyone is near Chicago & wants to hear the Sterlings....my place is always available.  I'm within line of sight to Wrigleyt Field, just off Lakeshore Drive, free off-street parking.

[Bob in St. Louis]

I LOVE it when you yank my chain Matt.  aa
The Sterling SI's are out of my price range. 
I'd sell some of my body parts to have a pair. Soley based on all the raving I've heard from member whos opinions I have in high regard.

A while back I listened to a pair of Lowthers powered by a modd'd trends TA10.1 amp.  The single driver x-overless designs are super cool and hypotic.

What model driver?

Bob

[gooberdude]

i really don't want to yank anything of bob's, much appreciation for the Edit option here.   

I don't recall the specific driver.   Either The or A Lowther dealer lives up here on the north shore.   A fellow ac member/friend visited him and walked out with a pair of speakers to audition last year and I got a good sit down in a familiar room.

They were 6" diam drivers, white cones of an ultra thin material, paper maybe. little whizzer cones built in.  it looked handmade.   This was last November.   The finished speakers were $1500 or so. 

A cool sound no doubt about it.   Talk about purity....    They elicit audio porn & i completely understand why people dig them.  For me, they'd be the ultimate bedroom system. 

Being so simple of a design, they aren't the dynamic heavyweights that our 15's are though.  My opinion, but having clean ac current and good acoustic control of your room is needed to pull SD set-ups off properly. 

I've only had a few other single driver listens though, i know about zilch.  I did listen to Visaton B200's soon after the Lowthers though and whereas I could see why some add tweeters to their B200 designs, the Lowthers would not ever need them - to my ears.  they produce a bitchin sonic picture that abruptly ends at about 100 Hz or something like that.   no bas augmentation was used.

I don't mean to offend anyone, but in direct comparison to our gigantic OB drivers, the intelligent single driver sound is more taylored to certain types of music whereas ours are geared for anything & everything.  If i was a jazz guy, female vocalist aficianado, flamingo guitar solo nut, or anything else more of the acoustic & focused genre's, the SD sound is unreal, addictive and would make SET amp shopping a fun time.


Bob, download any track from the band Battles.  Its the drummer from Helmet, insane talent, and ultra creative tunes...Mac laptop based, no lyrics, a system workout & good stuff.   their bass is incredible, ultra fast tight drums. 
a crazy track named SZ2 if you can find it, its from an EP. 

[Bob in St. Louis]

Ok, thanks Matt. I was curious about the specific model of driver as I've recently been asked to help a buddy build some OB's for a Lowther. Just curious which one you heard, no problem. 

Bob

[gooberdude]

Lowther makes cabinets...    the ones I viewed were sweet, shaped like a big horn.

Didn't look like to be difficult to DIY, but they weren't OB. 


fun stuff!


A team of 8 bi-planes just just flew by my living room, Air Show weekend.