I agree. I think you will be surprised. I bet there is more time then you would think put into the woofer such that it can running full range with "smooth" upper-end roll-off. Then you just tailor the tweeter to match.
There is the opposite agreement that a big complicated X-Over is making up for other more serious design flaws.
Just think, the design breaks every DIY rule and it sound pretty good.
We tossed out a pair of those a few weeks back, the surrounds had gone the usual path. These must have been the next model up as the crossover had 2 inductors, a cap and a resistor, but had the same care to detail with the glue runs.
But what I noticed was the similarity of the driver frame with that of the Realistics of years gone by. But then they were only cad plated.
BTW, if you want old Realistic or Yamaha drivers, try looking for Dai1chi.
Going on the trade prices from the distributor, Lynns figures aren't far of the mark. There's more to be had from selling than manufacturing. But I think the recession of the early eighties has a lot to do with it. Aluminium knobs became plastic and so on, and the powers that be created the "throw away" society convincing us recycling was a good thing.
Just my $2 (retail) worth.
But what I noticed was the similarity of the driver frame with that of the Realistics of years gone by. But then they were only cad plated.
BTW, if you want old Realistic or Yamaha drivers, try looking for Dai1chi.
Going on the trade prices from the distributor, Lynns figures aren't far of the mark. There's more to be had from selling than manufacturing. But I think the recession of the early eighties has a lot to do with it. Aluminium knobs became plastic and so on, and the powers that be created the "throw away" society convincing us recycling was a good thing.
Just my $2 (retail) worth.
An OEM manufacturer like Eminence could whip up a set of drivers very easily for near zero extra cost provided you bought more than the minimum amount something Yamaha would easily do. Plenty of other companies could also. There isn't a lot of R&D in these, probably some resident engineer put a couple of hours into them, max.69stingray said:
these are all valid points,
circlotron - i have to say that the placebo effect did kick in, and i started noticing things that i didnt like about how they sounded after I cracked them open.
And the fact that yes, these look identical in construction and quality to my so called "studio acoustics" floor standers that i bought from strathfields years ago, says that they probably came from the same factory / build methadologies.
End of the day, they have done the job, I should stop complaining because I am not an audiophile.
Majority of people that buy audio equipment wouldnt know what a $30,000 system would sound like, therefore these type of speakers at that particular build would sound very good. Audio perception its very subjective
circlotron - i have to say that the placebo effect did kick in, and i started noticing things that i didnt like about how they sounded after I cracked them open.
And the fact that yes, these look identical in construction and quality to my so called "studio acoustics" floor standers that i bought from strathfields years ago, says that they probably came from the same factory / build methadologies.
End of the day, they have done the job, I should stop complaining because I am not an audiophile.
Majority of people that buy audio equipment wouldnt know what a $30,000 system would sound like, therefore these type of speakers at that particular build would sound very good. Audio perception its very subjective
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