murphythecat
pfm Member
and yet, people chose geithain, atc or amphion after comparing the Kii.Are you alright?
There are standards!
Keith
kii three is not the next logical step in loudspeaker design.
and yet, people chose geithain, atc or amphion after comparing the Kii.Are you alright?
There are standards!
Keith
and yet, people chose geithain, atc or amphion after comparing the Kii.
kii three is not the next logical step in loudspeaker design.
What a thoroughly wonderful thread. The thread that keeps on giving. I'm beginning to warm to Keith
What do you consider aesthetically pleasing Bob, I am prepared to make allowances because I believe you are from the US.
It seems to me the next logical step in speaker design is vibrating air molecules directly without a diaphragm of some sort.The conventional speakers we have here are super, but they can't do what the Kii ( and Beolabs ) can, those two designs are the next logical step in loudspeaker design
Keith,
It seems to me the next logical step in speaker design is vibrating air molecules directly without a diaphragm of some sort.
Maybe the diaphragm-less speaker is as elusive to audio as Mr. Fusion is to energy production.
Joe
It seems to me the next logical step in speaker design is vibrating air molecules directly without a diaphragm of some sort.
Joe
Matt,
They're close but still not quite what I'm imagining. I'm thinking of something like those ionic speakers that were briefly in vogue among the well-heeled in the 1970s and 1980s. Maybe they generate too much ozone to be used in a domestic environment.
I do like Quads, and the newer Martin Logans with active bass drivers are really stunning.
Joe
Martin,
Would Horta-fi be silicon-based or thermionic?
Joe
Matt,
They're close but still not quite what I'm imagining. I'm thinking of something like those ionic speakers that were briefly in vogue among the well-heeled in the 1970s and 1980s. Maybe they generate too much ozone to be used in a domestic environment.
I do like Quads, and the newer Martin Logans with active bass drivers are really stunning.
Joe
I am fairly indifferent to the styling. I must say I prefer nice wood in general, though I am aware that rectangular boxes with spaced drivers are non-optimum acoustically.
I would certainly like to hear them one day.
Generally my only concern about this sort of technology is the availability of spares in the long term. Old tech drivers and amps can still sound lovely and can normally be repaired.
My Proac EBS are 30+ years old but have ATC mid domes and bass cones which they happily service. Most of the amps I have here use parts which can be replaced fairly easily.
Any news on those measurements and list of studios
Don't hold your breath we're still waiting for the list of studios that use them.