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MagnumOpus · 10th March 2012, 03:46 PM

Any thoughts on this: HUMAN Speakers: Model 61

MCPete · 12th March 2012, 04:19 AM

About five years ago I visited Mr. Powell's facility. Calling what he has a factory I think is not quite accurate, though he does have a large shop area filled with equipment for constructing drivers. I didn't see any woodworking equipment, so either he does that elsewhere or works in conjunction with a cabinet maker. I would think that he is continuing in the tradition of his former employer, Genesis Physics. As he says on his web-site, Genesis Physics went bankrupt due to under-capitalization. The bankruptcy I don't think necessarily reflects badly on the quality of products put out by Genesis Physics.

From the American Heritage Dictionary, Hu>man Speak>ers: loudspeaker systems that a large number of humans would consider to be affordable and whose price closely corresponds to the value of the product. Human Speakers are to be distinguished from those loudspeaker systems that are primarily intended to be status symbols and whose price only very marginally corresponds to the quality of the product.

Regards, Pete

MagnumOpus · 12th March 2012, 08:15 AM

Thank you, I did not not know that.
What puzzled me though, is only one capacitor makes up the entire crossover??

MCPete · 12th March 2012, 11:43 PM

Only a first order high-pass filter for the tweeter IS very unusual in a two way system with a 6" woofer. He should be explaining this and going into greater detail about the overall design of the Human 61, in my opinion.

Maybe you could request more information from him about the crossing over.

sreten · 12:25 AM

Hi,

Lots of claims and very little fact and not a sensible option to import to Norway.
Some use little fact to imagine stuff is fantastic, I'm far too cynical for that.

rgds, sreten.

How "careful" do you have to be to "design" a single capacitor x/o ?

MagnumOpus · 13th March 2012, 09:11 AM

Thanks guys.

Yes, there are other more sensible options I reckon. Ifound it intruiging though.
I will probably go for the Carmody Classix 2 or the Dayton AL17 from Klang+Ton/Lautsprechershop, Both are cheap and don't cost to much extra to import in regards to taxes vs norwegian prices. I really like the pre made cabinets from madisound and PE, so I might do one of those if I can find a suitable option...

lduarte1973 · 13th March 2012, 09:41 AM

Hi Magnum , dont you like seas ?

MagnumOpus · 13th March 2012, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lduarte1973

Hi Magnum , dont you like seas ?

Seas is beautiful, but I need a more "unemployed atm-alternative"

lduarte1973 · 13th March 2012, 10:52 AM

alcone as some cheaper alternatives too , but for the price dayton is almost unbeatble

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sreten diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK	Hi, Lots of claims and very little fact and not a sensible option to import to Norway. Some use little fact to imagine stuff is fantastic, I'm far too cynical for that. rgds, sreten. How "careful" do you have to be to "design" a single capacitor x/o ? __________________ There is nothing so practical as a really good theory - Ludwig Boltzmann When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail - Abraham Maslow Last edited by sreten; 13th March 2012 at 12:25 AM.

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12th March 2012, 04:19 AM	#2
MCPete diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	About five years ago I visited Mr. Powell's facility. Calling what he has a factory I think is not quite accurate, though he does have a large shop area filled with equipment for constructing drivers. I didn't see any woodworking equipment, so either he does that elsewhere or works in conjunction with a cabinet maker. I would think that he is continuing in the tradition of his former employer, Genesis Physics. As he says on his web-site, Genesis Physics went bankrupt due to under-capitalization. The bankruptcy I don't think necessarily reflects badly on the quality of products put out by Genesis Physics. From the American Heritage Dictionary, Hu>man Speak>ers: loudspeaker systems that a large number of humans would consider to be affordable and whose price closely corresponds to the value of the product. Human Speakers are to be distinguished from those loudspeaker systems that are primarily intended to be status symbols and whose price only very marginally corresponds to the quality of the product. Regards, Pete

12th March 2012, 08:15 AM	#3
MagnumOpus diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Blog Entries: 1	Thank you, I did not not know that. What puzzled me though, is only one capacitor makes up the entire crossover??

12th March 2012, 11:43 PM	#4
MCPete diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	Only a first order high-pass filter for the tweeter IS very unusual in a two way system with a 6" woofer. He should be explaining this and going into greater detail about the overall design of the Human 61, in my opinion. Maybe you could request more information from him about the crossing over.

13th March 2012, 09:11 AM	#6
MagnumOpus diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Blog Entries: 1	Thanks guys. Yes, there are other more sensible options I reckon. Ifound it intruiging though. I will probably go for the Carmody Classix 2 or the Dayton AL17 from Klang+Ton/Lautsprechershop, Both are cheap and don't cost to much extra to import in regards to taxes vs norwegian prices. I really like the pre made cabinets from madisound and PE, so I might do one of those if I can find a suitable option...

13th March 2012, 09:41 AM	#7
lduarte1973 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lisbon	Hi Magnum , dont you like seas ?

13th March 2012, 10:52 AM	#9
lduarte1973 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lisbon	alcone as some cheaper alternatives too , but for the price dayton is almost unbeatble