Big full range multi driver speakers?

[olds1959special]

What are the best big full-range multi-driver speakers available today?

 

[staticV3]

See here: https://www.spinorama.org/?sort=score
(And check the individual reviews for distortion, compression, phase etc.)

 

[olds1959special]

MoFi SourcePoint 888 interests me!

 

[Heinrich]

Nice to see the usual suspects, Neumann, Genelec, KEF maybe in the second row.

 

[Devnull]

MoFi SourcePoint 888 interests me!

With 2 8 inch woofers, limited to 200 watts of input power and not even hitting 100lbs on the scales does it really qualify as a big speaker? I gotta say not even close to a big speaker.

 

[levimax]

Can't go wrong with Salon2's

 

[xanalog]

even hitting 100lbs on the scales does it really qualify as a big speaker?

Weight as one of the performance indices?
What would be the difference between rare-earth magnet use versus regular magnets?
What would this difference )of magnets( compare with overall weight?

 

[Devnull]

Weight as one of the performance indices?
What would be the difference between rare-earth magnet use versus regular magnets?
What would this difference )of magnets( compare with overall weight?

Maybe 5 lbs a woofer more for ferrite vs neo. It was there just as a data point. When I think of a big speaker I think JBL M2, Klipschorn, EV Sentry III, something more substantial than a dual 8 inch tower

 

[xanalog]

...When I think of a big speaker I think...

But do Klippel performance measurements/results care about absolute weight or the type of magnets utilized?

 

[dasherzx]

With 2 8 inch woofers, limited to 200 watts of input power and not even hitting 100lbs on the scales does it really qualify as a big speaker? I gotta say not even close to a big speaker.

there's also the v10. measures abit worse, but definitely bigger heavier louder.
the 888 is stellar, next step up for coaxials would be a 8361 but thats a very different setup altogether.

 

[Ricardojoa]

With 2 8 inch woofers, limited to 200 watts of input power and not even hitting 100lbs on the scales does it really qualify as a big speaker? I gotta say not even close to a big speaker.

Is big not huge.

 

[dagfinn]

Nice to see the usual suspects, Neumann, Genelec, KEF maybe in the second row.

Not sure all the data is equally credible.

 

[pierre]

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Not sure all the data is equally credible.

looks like a bug in the software, speaker is good but not that good. For the data quality itself, that's JBL time, likely measured by state of the art anechoic room at the time.

EDIT: fixed. Please let me know if you find one speaker that does not have a proper graph.

i would not put too much credit on the graph below 30-40Hz and we dont know which SPL they can sustain in the bass. The side drivers are not that large ...

if you want large, go Danley HRE1 or similar; there are plenty of options: jbl m2 with a sub; genelec, neumann, psi audio with subs etc should reach 110db maybe 120db in large rooms. They also all have main monitors that go higher in term of clean SPL.

 

[Heinrich]

looks like a bug, speaker is good but not that good.

Exactly, the best enlisted are those w/ manufacturer data only. Some very strange esoteric speakers included.

A huge Mofi was actually tested by Erin with subjectively preferable results (on his side). Don‘t know what „big“ stands for, though. Loud, authoritive in bass, deep bass, maybe even lean(er) lower midrange due to narrower directivity from wide baffle?

 

[flowolf]

I would say, THIS is big...
...and active...
...and cardioid...

 

[olds1959special]

With 2 8 inch woofers, limited to 200 watts of input power and not even hitting 100lbs on the scales does it really qualify as a big speaker? I gotta say not even close to a big speaker.

Hmm, my amps are 2 x 100 watts per speaker, maybe that's perfect?

 

[JustJones]

What are the best big full-range multi-driver speakers available today?

Beolab 90

Beolab 90: Ultra High Fidelity Floor Standing Speakers | B&O

Experience the world's most powerful audio. Beolab 90 delivers ultra high fidelity sound, perfect for the ultimate home theater system or music listening.

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[Shiva]

 

[Devnull]

Hmm, my amps are 2 x 100 watts per speaker, maybe that's perfect?

It all depends on what your listening distance is, what the continuous sound level is, how much headroom you want.

87db speaker at 3 meters you're probably 10 db down then add maybe 20db back in for 100 watt amp so you're looking at around 100db peaks.

I'd guess they'd probably be fine in a smaller listening environment.

 

[Sokel]

I would say, THIS is big...
...and active...
...and cardioid...
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With two 15" definitely qualifies as big.

When we say "big" it usually starts at more than 10" woofer, more than 120 lit. cabinet, etc. for a 3-way.
Even if the above description is better defined as big-ish, cause there's really big stuff out there.