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What do they mean by high density?
Nope.Is this a cardioid design?
I mean, neither of them are going to be particularly good, if I'm honest. Focal stuff hasn't particularly impressed me in a long time. Relatively high distortion for their class and usually pretty epically bad directivity mismatches that sound bright as hell in room, and a lot of bad stored energy behavior that makes them sound messy.Would be interesting to compare it to the Trio 11
Probably with subs
For much less
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Because smaller woofers are lighter=faster. Kii also uses 6,5" woofers in their BXTWhy did they use such small woofers in such a large cabinet? Could have been easily 8, 10 and even 12 inch.
Yeah but even theirBecause smaller woofers are lighter=faster. Kii also uses 6,5" woofers in their BXT
On a side note... those side mounted woofers and their grilles pretty much remind me of Audio Physic speakers
That's not true. It was probably a choice based on the available dimensions to use 4x 6.5" instead of 2x 8".Because smaller woofers are lighter=faster. Kii also uses 6,5" woofers in their BXT
Yeah but even their
Grande Utopia EM Evo
Uses 16 inch woofer
So it's not just about speed.
I'm thinking they'll release in the future a Diva with 8 inch woofers and 10 inch woofers for more $$$ obviously.
6.5 feels a little small indeed
For the money the Grande Utopia costs they had better be self-sufficient.Yes, I wouldn't be surprised by a similar concept in different sizes if this one sells sufficiently well (they won't all be called Diva though). I expect it'll be a while. Thinking long-term, active speakers with Naim built-in helps their in-house amplifier brand at the expense of everyone else.
The Grande Utopia happily goes down to < 20 Hz at high levels, is four-way and crosses to that 400 mm driver at 80 Hz (from a 270 mm mid-bass). It's more like the massive sub you might add to the smaller Utopias. Stella uses one 330 mm and Maestro uses two 270 mm, both in three-way, but there's nothing between that and 165 mm iirc, so pairing those fills the gap in this model (we need minimum two bass drivers/pairs for the Diva design of course) which is less massive than Maestro (116 kg) and closer to Scala (85 kg) in scale (but even lighter at 64 kg).
For the money the Grande Utopia costs they had better be self-sufficient.
Still, those speakers are beyond exorbitant costwise. When you make even the big PMCs (you know, the ones that aren't total disasters sonically that cost more than a couple of decent cars?) look cheap, you know something is out of whack.
Indeed, it's a 35K scratching post. Neat...Sure... Oh, one last thing : that is a definitive no-go for cat owners...
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I give this two weeks before it looks like garbage.
Oh I wasn't even considering the pro side, I meant their giant sized home audio floorstanders.Yes, there are many pro-audio options that are far more cost-effective (I'm not thinking of PMC which generally look shite) but aesthetics and haptics won't necessarily suit someone in the market for Veblen goods. Personally, I think the Utopia series are very nicely made and finished, compared to anything by eg Genelec (which are generally well executed for pro-audio speakers) and I'd enjoy looking at them rather more while listening to music. Whether I'd buy either or both would depend on available budget and specific application.
It's from personal experience, but of course I may be wrongThat's not true. It was probably a choice based on the available dimensions to use 4x 6.5" instead of 2x 8".
Oh I wasn't even considering the pro side, I meant their giant sized home audio floorstanders.
They made of PLASTIC? For THAT money?Here are the only pics I found with the covers off (or "cats friendly configuration").
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Seriously? It just looks terrible.
See above: kind of.
They made of PLASTIC? For THAT money?
So, the cabinet is confirmed to be made of polymer.
Yeah but it's high densityThey made of PLASTIC? For THAT money?
Apologies, already answered above
Myth?Because smaller woofers are lighter=faster. Kii also uses 6,5" woofers in their BXT
Pursuing the Truth: Larger woofers displace just as much air as small subwoofers by moving a lot less in and out. By minimizing the amount of in/out movement, the driver tends to behave in a more linear fashion. In general, the “speed” is a function of group delay. Larger subs do not have more group delay. However, larger subs do typically have lower distortion, can play louder, and can play deeper. There is no replacement for displacement. No turbos for subwoofers. On the other hand, to make small subwoofers linearly displace a lot of air, they often need very large motor systems with very big voicecoils. These large voicecoils can lead to more inductance and this can cause several response problems such as a peaking midbass, roll-off in the upper bass, inductance related distortion, and increased group delay (See figure 2 as an example of the effects of increased inductance on the response shape). This can be just as true of large woofers. To combat the effects of high inductance, specially designed linear motors can be made that include things like inductance rings or specially wound coils that lower inductance.
I doubt they are slow even with their 15 inchesMyth?
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