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guy sergeant wrote:

I don't know to what extent they've tried to apply the Naturflux thinking to the Field Coil circuit. It would not surprise me if that was much more difficult to do. It may have made the costs far too high. I don't know.

Here is the root of the problem (from my point of view) and that thinking is exactly why I decided to write about this particular product. A company that produces a poorly performing driver (regardless of the technology, topology, cost and so on…. just inadequately performing driver, nothing further) comes up with an eloquent logical justifications and theory why their drivers should sound good. The theory has own merit and everything would be fine… if the drivers do sound good. However, those drivers not only underperform but they underperform 325 light years away from where the ordinary drivers with “inferior” technology. To insult the injury the company produces the speaker for those drivers that magnify the misery and a shortcomings of the drivers, how ironic is it? Still, in order to have access to people who treat audio as a “stream of literature: instead of Sound the company wraps all their not-supported BS into a trade name (Naturflux magnetic structure) and begin to drill into the hungry for a new “Messiah from a brown truck” audio minds the virtual advantages of that irrelevant for the giver speaker concept. After all, they do not sell Sound of this driver anymore but they sell obstruct and not justified believe that some kind of Naturflux drivers should be better then not-Naturflux. Wait until the Morons like Mike Framer or Steve Rochlin take the torch and start to “convince” subscribers” that while they were listening the Naturflux driver their 12 feet python had multiple orgasms. What, you do not believe into the brain of the people who measure the performance of the speakers by python’s orgasms. Them you probably jealous of them….

guy sergeant wrote:

It looks as though the basic field coil model uses a one piece magnetic circuit which may have involved high initial tooling costs or excessive machining time. Again, I don't know (and neither do you) and I don't care. They don't have to justify their prices to me. The other 'Permendur' models will be extremely expensive to make. If you doubt this you should try making something with Permendur (and remember you'll also have to recover the cost of the material wasted as you learn how to machine it!)

It is not about the prices bit about the results. If company present $1000 driver that sound like crap and the company suggests that it is a perfect sound then what should be my expected form the driver of quadruple cost? It is irrelevant how expansive Permendur is, it goes to credibility. If a constriction worker built a new room in your house and the roof is collapsed then will his new proposal (to pay 6 times more for having the same room rebuilt but with better fireplace) affect you?

guy sergeant wrote:

If Mr Akiyama did that after the show then unfortunately he's doing nothing different to the majority of exhibitors at those shows who all claim they had the best sound there

Actually, it is incorrect. You practically NEVER see the manufacturers who claimed in this marketing pamphlet that they demonstrated good sound at CES… unless they did.

guy sergeant wrote:

(often just because some visitor told them they did.)

Please, do not insult my intelligence.

guy sergeant wrote:

It seems that the crux of your criticism of this company is that their president dared to say he had a good sound at CES and that they are daring to make field coil drivers. From your show reports, no-one had a good sounding room there. Why pick on them? Why not pick on the manufacturers of electrostatic loudspeakers (a truly flawed technology, badly implemented everywhere and sold in much greater quanties than field coil drivers ever will be) It's the same with all commerce. Vote with your wallet and don't buy what you have no regard for.

I pick whoever I wish, I have ability equal opportunities to employ anyone as a target of my attention. The Feastrex attracted my attention juts because they experimented with electromagnets.

guy sergeant wrote:

For my benefit, would you give some examples of commercial amplifier or speaker manufacturers who have achieved DEMONSTRABLE SUCCESSES and who therefore can claim to have experience and expertise in their respective fields. There don't seem to be any with products good enough for you to use them.

I do not think that this was a question that shaped in a format that might require an answer. There are quite a few interesting products and ideas out there but I do not build “Romys’ Recommended Component List”. I have my reasons why I do not.

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