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"thin"? No way! That's $1,300 per foot silver-plated speaker wire!
Sorry, I missed that special wire. Am upgrading my original recommendation to the high-end mono headphone thread!
"thin"? No way! That's $1,300 per foot silver-plated speaker wire!
Actually, the LXmini 'does' exist as a commercially available off-the-shelf product. In fact, it's been available for a few years now. Not cheap though.Personally, I am pretty much only interested in DIY speakers for the simple reason they are pretty much the only way I can afford something approaching decent hifi. Also speakers like the LXmini simply don't exist as commercially available off-the-shelf products. Whether the 'audiophile community' respects DIY builds just proves that many people have a lot more money than sense. This is just hifi as status symbol/lifestyle accessory.
I believe it's closed at the bottom. How top heavy it is will vary with the choices made by the builder.It would be tricky to balance that on the measurement platform. Is the main tube closed at the bottom or open? And how top heavy is it?
Some of the most popular DIY designs are 'classic 3-way bookshelf' speakers. Partly, no-doubt, due to many of the 50+ demographic having aspired to them in their youth. And, although certainly proven designs, there are few commercially available designs of this type left due to being rather less profitable compared to a similar sized 2-way.DIY based on proven designs that are similar to commercial offerings seems less interesting
OK, perhaps they were not the best example. I know there has sprung up quite a cottage industry around Linkwitz' designs recently. But as you know the LXminis were originally meant to be an inexpensive build using parts available from your local home improvement emporium and easily assembled by anyone without extensive woodworking skills or a fully equipped workshop.Actually, the LXmini 'does' exist as a commercially available off-the-shelf product.
I may be wrong but I would think the second category is orders of magnitude larger than the first. Certainly the third category is largest. The challenge here is to weed out the acoustically interesting – and preferably affordable – designs from the purely decorative.1. Personal DIY efforts (these are probably one-off, seat-of-the-pants efforts.)
2. DIY "kits" available for a well-sorted published design.
3. Full-blown commercial speakers. (the vast majority.)
The first and third categories are rather large, the second category not so much.
Agreed.I think Amir should not be interested in testing the first category, for obvious reasons.
From where I'm sitting there are at least as many interesting kits available as there are commercial designs. At least at a price point I would even begin to consider.Category two speakers would be of interest, but there aren't many, and they're generally aimed at a specific (not broad) application.
Leaving the poll up while I gather some more input......We have an empty poll slot as Helix dome MT has no votes....Others?
I am game for testing them. Someone needs to facilitate getting them to me though. So how about contacting him and asking?Any love for GR Research? Heard loads about the NX Oticas and they look awesome. Curious about how they sound though.
Measurements are measurements. You all can interpret them differently than the majority. It is not like I will only be performing subjective testing.i suspect most people in here, of the more "constant directivity" crowd is not going to understand lxmini. your going to see lots and somewhat random activity in the back..
also amir`s listening sessions is with a single speaker. imo lxmini cant be listened to that way, the whole point is how the pair integrate together acoustically, which gives it is great imaging properties.
i suspect most people in here, of the more "constant directivity" crowd is not going to understand lxmini. your going to see lots and somewhat random activity in the back..
also amir`s listening sessions is with a single speaker. imo lxmini cant be listened to that way, the whole point is how the pair integrate together acoustically, which gives it is great imaging properties.