help me refine this SQ design...please

[Audiophilenoob]

basically after all my listening tests I've completely dropped my line array design...

I'm interested in doing the posted picture....

it's a 3-way setup with ESL's as a midrange and tweeter.... the wide panel is for up to 4-6khz whatever sounds better on the active xover and the 1" wide panel is for tweeter duty (so there won't be a roll off until way way up in the bandwith... the stator's are curved

I'm very very interested in this as it's pretty much just an improved design over a ML E2 statement...

in the dipole bass tower will have 5 15" lambdas playing to 300 hz...



I like this design... and I know it can sound awesome...

also if someone could tell me what it would take to clone the wilson alexandria X-2s (like speaker wise and box design) that's also a possibility...

[Audiophilenoob]

Too hard of a question to answer??

[mike.e]

Hi
Audiophilenoob

What you say isnt very clear,state which transducers,with links for more info as many many not know them well.

If you want to clone the wilson,give a link as i dont have it handy

[Audiophilenoob]

Originally posted by mike.e
Hi
Audiophilenoob

What you say isnt very clear,state which transducers,with links for more info as many many not know them well.

If you want to clone the wilson,give a link as i dont have it handy

what transducers?

they are Electrostatics... 2 panels in that one tower...

here's the link to the alexandria:
http://www.wilsonaudio.com/products/Alex/index.html

[Audiophilenoob]

does it look good?

anything objectionable?

[float]

Wouldn't four woofers be better from a series/parallel connection perspective?

Regarding the x2 (and all these mega speakers), one of the design criteria is huge output levels- circa 120db in very large rooms. If you don't need this (and most don't) then why not design a scaled down full-ranger. A separate sub could be added if needed and placed to give most even bass, or eq'd to near perfection.

I reckon you could build something good for 20-20000hz at 110db for a quarter of the mega versions cost, and being much smaller it could have lower cabinet colouration and better imaging to boot.

How big is your mansion's listening room anyway?

[Audiophilenoob]

Originally posted by float
Wouldn't four woofers be better from a series/parallel connection perspective?

Regarding the x2 (and all these mega speakers), one of the design criteria is huge output levels- circa 120db in very large rooms. If you don't need this (and most don't) then why not design a scaled down full-ranger. A separate sub could be added if needed and placed to give most even bass, or eq'd to near perfection.

I reckon you could build something good for 20-20000hz at 110db for a quarter of the mega versions cost, and being much smaller it could have lower cabinet colouration and better imaging to boot.

How big is your mansion's listening room anyway?

close to 26x15 feet

I think the 5 speakers are sexier but 4 is cool...

I'm fairly interested in a dual ESL design like that... it can reach massive output levels so I was going to use a very nice midbass solution

[Variac]

I never equated electrostatic with massive output levels.
Why do they have massive output levels?

[Audiophilenoob]

Originally posted by Variac
I never equated electrostatic with massive output levels.
Why do they have massive output levels?

I'm just going by what I heard.... it was far more than what I need.... and all the drivers ML chose for their midbass section (those 10s and 12s) got destroyed by the ESL's output