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If that were true, we wouldnt need blind testsYou wouldn’t hear anything if you used your eyes.
Keith
If that were true, we wouldnt need blind testsYou wouldn’t hear anything if you used your eyes.
Keith
I was referring to the raw cost price of most budget/entry level speakers compared to the cost price of our crossover, not the retail price.R&D didn't factor into the original comment that the crossovers alone cost as much as some speakers. I kind of eye rolled when I read that because I saw nothing on the board that would make these crossovers expensive.
I would describe the sound as neutral, balanced, open. Because of the clean undistorted sound, I guess there would be little listening fatigue.What do they sound like?
I know another ASR ‘no-no’
Keith
More noticeable when you own speakers are so un-coloured.I would describe the sound as neutral, balanced, open. Because of the clean undistorted sound, I guess there would be little listening fatigue.
At the Dutch Audio Event I was baffled by the number of rooms and speakers that sounded colored, colored in the sense of tonality, a far from flat frequency response or dominated by resonances. Maybe some songs excel on that speaker, but I think this is an absolute design flaw.
Many fancy looking expensive speakers (and amps, cables, etc.) were considered a no go by me in a matter of a minute if they don't get this right.
I can’t think of any others off the top of my head, in time Ascilab will offer the Purify tweeter with their own design of waveguide which I believe will be unique.I know Buchardt and Ascilab have designs soon to be released, anything else coming?
I'm curious as to what Ascilab will do. They seem to like narrow but constant directivity for their tweeters. This is what they did for their SB Acoustics tweeter, it's a straight line at plus minus 50 degrees from almost 1 kHz to 20 kHz. I've seen that tweeter in a much wider radiation pattern. It is imho a fairly unique choice for a speaker that is destined to be used in a living space.I can’t think of any others off the top of my head, in time Ascilab will offer the Purify tweeter with their own design of waveguide which I believe will be unique.
Keith
Ascilab is also crossing over much lower in the A6B (1kHz) and it seems the deep waveguide (perhaps crossing into horn territory) helps with sensitivity.This is seemingly contrary to what Purifi is building their tweeter for, with a waveguide that is going to reach allow plus minus 70 degrees up to 20 kHz. But perhaps the tweeter itself (minus the waveguide) has qualities that makes Ascilab want to use it.
So classy. Those stands are amazing.
Indeed, this is a consequence of the depth of the waveguide. And I know that boosting the output of the tweeter in the 1-2 kHz was probably a concern for Ascilab.Ascilab is also crossing over much lower in the A6B (1kHz) and it seems the deep waveguide (perhaps crossing into horn territory) helps with sensitivity.
Maybe narrower dispersion up very high is a consequence of the depth.
Though it’s not our thread, I saw it while searching a keyword AsciLab.Indeed, this is a consequence of the depth of the waveguide. And I know that boosting the output of the tweeter in the 1-2 kHz was probably a concern for Ascilab.
But there were other choices, maybe another tweeter with more excursion in the 1 kHz region that doesn't need as deep a waveguide to have enough outpu on axis. Or they could have crossed a little higher and trade some vertical directivity for more horizontal directivity.
There were other engineering choice that would have made sense. But they preferred the one with narrow constant directivity over the other ones.
Last, our top frequency dispersion is wider than general. You can easily find some examples having 10dB DI above 10kHz. Ours have 8~9dB above 10kHz. Even only 1dB is a big difference as DI.Maybe narrower dispersion up very high is a consequence of the depth
Yes, I think this is in line with my opinion. A lot of other manufacturers prefer having wider horizontal dispersion, even if it means vertical dispersion is narrower. You prefer better vertical dispersion even if horizontal dispersion is narrower.But it can’t make vertical response smooth as we made. Smaller or oval type waveguide occur less constant directivity around vertical response, typically being widen right before COP.
Thanks for having detail interest about our speakers.Yes, I think this is in line with my opinion. A lot of other manufacturers prefer having wider horizontal dispersion, even if it means vertical dispersion is narrower. You prefer better vertical dispersion even if horizontal dispersion is narrower.
This is not a judgment, I am truly curious as to what people will hear.
I believe that date is for regular commercial availability. The prototypes should ship much sooner. I hope.Two way? Also I think the earliest time frame is mid 2025?
Is it a two way?I believe that date is for regular commercial availability. The prototypes should ship much sooner. I hope.
What I have in mind is a sealed 2-way with a displacement of .7 - 1.0 cubic feet, which would give HT folks greater flexibility in vertical placement. But all this will depend on how low the tweeter can go.Is it a two way?
What I have in mind is a sealed 2-way with a displacement of .7 - 1.0 cubic feet, which would give HT folks greater flexibility in vertical placement. But all this will depend on how low the tweeter can go.
I was on vacation in Norway at the end of August and saw a HiFi Klubben shop and decided I needed to visit. There was a pair on display when they may have been "pre-release" and I demanded a demo! It was good fun to talk with the friendly sales rep. He said it was very strange that he didn't have to explain Purifi drivers to me!I would describe the sound as neutral, balanced, open. Because of the clean undistorted sound, I guess there would be little listening fatigue.
At the Dutch Audio Event I was baffled by the number of rooms and speakers that sounded colored, colored in the sense of tonality, a far from flat frequency response or dominated by resonances. Maybe some songs excel on that speaker, but I think this is an absolute design flaw.
Many fancy looking expensive speakers (and amps, cables, etc.) were considered a no go by me in a matter of a minute if they don't get this right.
That must be real painful.Just purchased Clarity 6.2!
Now for the worst part: the waiting (dispatch sometime next week I was told).
What are you looking for?I see, this is not what I'm looking for, but I do think there's a market for it.