pski;604562 Wrote: > on 5 way speakers? > > p First question is WHY? That is way more cross-overs, driver enclosures, and driver blending needed to cover the Human Hearing range with today's technology.
Look at the 'Vandersteen Model 7' (http://www.vandersteen.com/model7_specifications.pdf) speakers. It covers more frequency range then the human ear can hear using only 4 drivers. All drivers are true time coherent and positive in absolute phase as well as pistonic in pass-band. Adding a Fifth driver would only mean another cross-over to deal with, another driver enclosure, another driver needing to be time and phase coherent, and lastly for me at least the biggest issue of any driver above one is dealing with possible smear and left over artifacts from the driver's backside and internal enclosure reflections rebroadcasting through the driver. This is actually where I feel the Model 7 excels. Its the first dynamic driver speaker system I have listened to that brings no excess baggage whatsoever to the music! Now I am no saying RIchard has eliminated these issues that all enclosed dynamic speakers have, but what I am saying is that he has controlled or minimized them to the point that the human ear can no longer recognize or hear them for one only hears the intended music. And isn't that what really counts? Getting the music to the listener in as real as possible of the state of live music. Just my thoughts as far as dynamic multiple driver speakers systems go. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Wood Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1, Vandersteen V2W Subwoofer Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Squeezebox BOOM Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84991 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
