I'd be surprised if anyone who buys this calibre of speaker would actually care.
I also not only like the looks of such designs but also the sound character due to their lower baffstep frequency, something which otherwise can be achieved with expensive cardioid implementations. This Heco Premium Direkt in the above colour will be probably my next buy when its price drops.hese are "just" plain boxes with nice high gloss paint, but the wood baffles make it so much better. Really nice.
Somehow I like that format in general. Speakers wider than deep. Just speaks to my aesthetic sense. Like these Heco Direkt models:
Yes indeed. It's a matter of taste, but these also measure well, if the older "non-premium" models are basically the same.
Yes, the new one has actually even smoother responses and lower distortion, old one
That two-tone style with wood alone... the old ones are pretty too, but we all know that wood veneer sounds so much better.Yes, the new one has actually even smoother responses and lower distortion, old one
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Sources: https://www.hifitest.de/test/lautsprecher-stereo/heco-direkt-12446 & https://www.hifitest.de/test/lautsprecher-stereo/heco-direkt-premium-24136
The old one can be bought though currently in Germany for almost half the original price and used for a third which makes it still a great buy, but I know that if would buy the old one my inner voice of "what if?" wouldn't let me rest.
Of course, much warmerThat two-tone style with wood alone... the old ones are pretty too, but we all know that wood veneer sounds so much better.
Really interesting thread. Typically Heco: really good performance both technically and subjectively, comparatively dirt cheap. They seem to have a bunch of experienced designers and engineers there, who don't do wild experiments but know everything about conventional designs and how to make the best of it for a highly competitive price. Thumbs up!Of course, much warmer
By the way the old ones also did exceptionally well in a binaural comparison of ASR members:
Since the discussion on the last vote about the sound quality of speakers via binaural recordings was so harmonious, I thought it would be a good idea to repeat the whole thing with other binaural recordings of speakers.
And that's why I just plagiarized the thread title (and more) from @thewas
This time the original recordings are included. For each of the four speakers there is a sample file, with three short pieces of music.
Your task now is to evaluate which speaker comes closest to the original recording. You can only select one speaker and you can't change your...
Ahh Castle! Always liked their dark veneers. Nice!
Loudpeaker or nuclear fusion reactor?
What are the drivers on the horns?
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Pretty sure they are JBL LE175s. The woofers are what stump me. They look like 130 frames and motors, but the surrounds are the white foam lans-a-loy as used on the LE14 or LE15A... but the woofers are not underhung (they have a much thinner top plate) or using the more massive magnet of the LE15A. It is possible JBL made a custom woofer and even HF driver for this unusual application.
actual lol
Yeha I'm serious
Maybe if you knew where they got their inspiration you'd appreciate the design more?
