^Yep. I have learned that!
Rudolf (Finke) gives some good advice at his homepage! Go to downlods and open the lower download (in English)
Rudolf (Finke) gives some good advice at his homepage! Go to downlods and open the lower download (in English)
I don't know. It migh work for th tweeters in series. Depends on how loud you listen. But I prefer to use identical amps on all channels.
Comments form a Note II RS and LX521 builder. The inevitable comparison by an independent builder:
As expected, the SLS woofers can not play as loud as the SEAS units of the LX521. The XXLS woofer option for the Note would go a long way to neutralize that difference but with a significant increase in cost. As I say on my web site, it would probably be better and less costly, to add a couple of self powered subs if increasde deep bass SPL is required.
As expected, the SLS woofers can not play as loud as the SEAS units of the LX521. The XXLS woofer option for the Note would go a long way to neutralize that difference but with a significant increase in cost. As I say on my web site, it would probably be better and less costly, to add a couple of self powered subs if increasde deep bass SPL is required.
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Was that review posted anywhere online or was it submitted directly to you (and, I assume, SL)?
It make no difference, but if you were to think that it did you only need pull the woofer baffles, rotate them 180 degrees, and load them back into the woofer enclosure. Then the top woofer would be facing forward.
Makes me wonder what the difference is, as principally both speakers are designed to achieve the same thing.
It would be interesting to see the actual polar plot of LX521 as none is given/available yet.
Different axial SPL target for one? SL retained the high frequency shelf that he used in the Orion. I designed for basically flat axial response. It's a little more aggressive but at DIY NE listeners preferred the flat response of the Note compared to the roll off top of the Orion. Since the Orion also suffers from tweeter bloom while the LX521 should not, I would expect the rolled off top applied to the LX521 to make even more of a difference. It could also have something to do with the crossover between upper and lower mids as the LX521 is a staggered 1st order passive and the Note II recommended configuration is 2nd order active. And perhaps the ScanSpeak Discovery drivers are just better in the midrange. In any even, it's all speculation, based on one listeners impressions.
I'm just please that one independent builder prefers the Note II.
I can not say I reached a firm conclusion. With the NaO II switching the rear tweeter on or off makes a huge difference, but the tweeter comes in at 2.2k Hz. With the Note II I really can not hear much difference at all, at least in my room. But I have curtains on the front wall behind the speakers so that likely has an impact on the higher frequencies. In a room with a more reflective front wall, like in the photo posted previously, it probably make a bigger difference. Better to have it and let the listener experiment as to whether he likes it on or off.
Best answered by showing a polar of the tweeter:
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