So, I watched a video of Danny Richie tearing down a Revel M106 and dismissed most of what he said, but one thing caught my ear was placing felt along the sides of the speaker up to the front baffle to control edge diffraction. Hmmm... When I sold (and own) the PSB Avante (and own), Avantini, Passif 1, and Passif 2, a felt pad surrounded each tweeter. When I sold (and own) Energy 22s, there was foam surrounding the tweeter. When I sold and owned the PSB Project B2, the front baffle was made in 3 sections, the two outer at 45 degrees to the front to control edge diffraction. When I look at the Revel Ultima or Salon 2, I notice that the cabinet is shaped around the tweeter and midrange drivers.
I folded a couple of hand towels and draped them over my M105s so that they didn't cover the front baffle, but covered the sides of the speakers up to the front of it. They sound cleaner to me, an audiophile friend, and a recording engineer and producer. Unfortunately, I don't have the measuring equipment to verify our listening (and wouldn't know how to interpret the results if I did). However, I will continue to play and may find some felt I can fashion in a more aesthetic way around the tweeter.
I folded a couple of hand towels and draped them over my M105s so that they didn't cover the front baffle, but covered the sides of the speakers up to the front of it. They sound cleaner to me, an audiophile friend, and a recording engineer and producer. Unfortunately, I don't have the measuring equipment to verify our listening (and wouldn't know how to interpret the results if I did). However, I will continue to play and may find some felt I can fashion in a more aesthetic way around the tweeter.
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