Theta
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"But who decides these things are a better use of money?"Indeed. I guess they have never heard of a wave guide….lol. Amazing thing those wave guides. A piece of plastic or metal, properly designed takes care of everything claimed for the radial tweeter array.
Plus, it’s like they like on another timeline and there the only tweeter technology is 1” domes. No compression drivers. No horns. No ribbons, no AMT, and certainly no electrostatic panels. No KEF-like coaxial designs either.
It is just laughable.
You know you are in trouble when Polk is creating more legit driver innovation at a price point many times lower. or KEF. or JBL with their past studio series with compression drivers set into huge wave guides.
a ribbon or largish sized AMT seems a far better choice if one is pursuing “Exotic” tweeters and crossover points.
Have a hang up on phase alignment/time alignment? Go with a proper line array.
I say this as someone who loves many electrostatic speakers even though i am aware of all their inherent issues. They can produce an amazing effect. I also like the old mirage Omnidirectional tech, also an amazing sound field. Again with drawbacks. Not everything has to measure fantastically on a Klippel to be enjoyable. And Di poles, bi poles and panels seem to measure quite poorly on it, which may be no surprise given the design tech requires an echoic room .
But who decides these things are a better use of money than a KEF reference? Or a Revel? Or for that matter Martin Logan electrostatics? Or a truly esoteric modern equivalent of an Apogee ribbon? Or ESS.
I just do not get it….
You decide with your ears and YOUR money.