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This topic makes me wonder, is it the passive crossover that full range guys hate? Or is it the woofer, mid, and tweet? Why is it that one would ditch oNe set of problems for (forgive me I mean no harm) a set of much worse ones? I really am curious why true FR guys do it the way they do?I for one also do not like the sound of passive crossovers, but I went active 1st orders and SET with huge dynamics, tight bass and crystalline highs. Something that I have not heard from any system with a passive crossover and certainly not something I've ever heard from FR of any sort. Though I oersonall think passive comes closer than FR. Am i missing the point? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
If Hi-Fi sound is regarded as not good, then what is Low-Fi
This topic makes me wonder, is it the passive crossover that full range guys hate? Or is it the woofer, mid, and tweet?
(that ain’t natural as all sound radiates from a single point per source).
12. Very few drivers can’t do 30 -20,000 Hz (the range of nearly all music) and even if they do dispersion is limited at higher frequencies.
16. Using a “helper” woofer or tweeter simply turns the design from single driver to conventional.
Zman,You have a thousand dollars burning a hole in your pocket and you need to discover if the crossover-less speaker is indeed the answer to your prayers as you have been told. Odds are that you will not be able to audition a full ranger locally, so here you are asking a seemingly simple question, just looking for some kind of sign whether or not to take the plunge. Am I close?I would say if you can risk a little hobby money and buy the full rangers without selling your Monitor Audio RS6s, then you ought to give it a try. A thousand dollars is not that much of a life changing risk for most people. After several months of living with your new full rangers, swapping back and forth a couple of times with the RS6s, you can decide which pair is right for you and sell one of them to recoup some of your thousand dollars. You might even sell both of them and move onward and upward from there. Who knows?The only way you will know what all of this arguing over petty semantics is all about is to own a pair for yourself. Then you will be blessed like the rest of us!
Well I took the plunge today. I picked up a 10" full range with a tweeter added for extention. I don't know what type high pass filter is used, but from 30hz to 10khz there is no filter at all. I'll let you know my thoughts. It's been wonderful hearing the people that are passionate about FRD's.The box is 39x12x14 with a front port design. Wizzer cone on the 10" Eminence Legend driver.
wush,By conventional I simply mean two drivers (one meant for frequencies higher than the other, with a crossover of some sort). Doesn't much matter to me if the crossover is at 100, 1,000, or 10,000 Hz.
Well I took the plunge today. I picked up a 10" full range with a tweeter added for extention.I'll let you know my thoughts. It's been wonderful hearing the people that are passionate about FRD's.
Eric's speakers are as good a taste test as any. it does of course help to be prepared for the genre's limitations, but for me the intimacy and immediacy - particularly given my listening tastes and habits - makes up for the lack of bone-crunching bass and "realistic" concert levels
What sort of speakers are we referring to right here? It seems as if PSB guy also has a pair of these coming from mysterious Eric? Let us know what specifically are you referring to.