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In the Thread: RMAF 2008 observations, opinions 1) ceramic drivers
Post Subject: Cost-benefit or fanaticismPosted by serenechaos on: 10/18/2008
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1) No, the cabinet is not 10K more. It's 19.5K more... and not even Baltic Birch, but Douglas Fir. Again, with a long justification about the special laquer finish used how expensive it is, how long it takes to apply, etc...
2) Not much talk about the Sound of the driver, or speaker...
3) I was told long ago that a definition of "fanatic" was "once losing track of the goal, to double one's efforts in attaining it." The (what seems to me fanatical) argument seems to ignore Sound!
It seems to have degenerated into some kind of contest of how to build the most expensive driver possible, and finish it in the most expensive, manner possible, not about how to make a speaker that Sounds good...
It's more about building a heirloom collectable piece of furniture than a Sound reproduction device.
4) I'm really not all against this driver, or cabinet...
When I auditioned it, my wife and I had just listened to Marten Coultrane Supremes.
We listened to the same CD and three more.
When not played too loud, (dynamic compression), Feastrex actually sounded better.
e.g. you could tell the difference between an oboe, a clarinet, and a soprano sax.
5) But still, what's the point, for $59.5K you can have a far superior performing horn system, and a lot left over for a whole lot of ...
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