Neumann Kh310 vs Barefoot fp01

[Pearljam5000]

Both are 3-way, both cost about the same and both cost about half than Genelec's 3-way of the same size
Unfortunately i can't afford the Ones for now
And thought i would settle on something less good until I could buy them.
What are your thoughts? Which one is better?

 

[Vintage57]

I vote Neumann, wave guides.

 

[jhaider]

Use case?

I don't like those ring radiator tweeters on flat waveguides, personally. (That little flange is not a useful wavegude) Their top end dispersion is very narrow. That goes for all of them $18 base model apparently in this speaker up the $300+ ScanSpeak models. That speaker may excel in a nearfield setup, but I would not use them in a living room.

Nothing in the Neumann measurements here or at Sound und Recording suggest anything less than excellence. Neumann sells grilles as well, though they're expensive.

IMO if you're looking at that class of speaker you'd be remiss in ignoring JBL 708.

 

[Pearljam5000]

Use case?

I don't like those ring radiator tweeters on flat waveguides, personally. (That little flange is not a useful wavegude) Their top end dispersion is very narrow. That goes for all of them $18 base model apparently in this speaker up the $300+ ScanSpeak models. That speaker may excel in a nearfield setup, but I would not use them in a living room.

Nothing in the Neumann measurements here or at Sound und Recording suggest anything less than excellence. Neumann sells grilles as well, though they're expensive.

IMO if you're looking at that class of speaker you'd be remiss in ignoring JBL 708.

Isn't it a compromise as the JBL is a 2-way vs the others that are 3-way?

 

[dfuller]

They're both great. Matter of preference at that point. I will say, the barefoots are not near as well behaved off-axis, but the dispersion is still wide enough that it's not a huge issue.

 

[jhaider]

Isn't it a compromise as the JBL is a 2-way vs the others that are 3-way?

No.