Going to build the above speakers from plans but am undecided on which tweeters/compression drivers to use?
APT50
http://www.bluearan.co.uk/menu/index.php?id=EMIAPT50
or
ASD1
http://www.bluearan.co.uk/menu/index.php?id=EMIASD1001
can anybody give any experience?
APT50
http://www.bluearan.co.uk/menu/index.php?id=EMIAPT50
or
ASD1
http://www.bluearan.co.uk/menu/index.php?id=EMIASD1001
can anybody give any experience?
Greets!
The ACD1 was a proprietary Adire driver that came with the HE10.1 Mk II kit, so unless they will whip up a pair for you I guess you're stuck with the Eminence APT50 stockers, which means the response won't be as smooth and I seriously doubt Adire's XO will work 'good enough'.
http://web.archive.org/web/20041018234955/www.adireaudio.com/TextPages/HE101PageFrameText.htm
GM
The ACD1 was a proprietary Adire driver that came with the HE10.1 Mk II kit, so unless they will whip up a pair for you I guess you're stuck with the Eminence APT50 stockers, which means the response won't be as smooth and I seriously doubt Adire's XO will work 'good enough'.
http://web.archive.org/web/20041018234955/www.adireaudio.com/TextPages/HE101PageFrameText.htm
GM
Greets!
It's my understanding that even the Mk I used an Adire spec APT50 since it's strictly PA sounding as is (its HF response sounds like shreading sheetmetal to me unless XO'd for top octave 'fill'), ergo its XO may not be 'close enough' either, so I recommend clearing this up with Adire before buying any parts.
GM
It's my understanding that even the Mk I used an Adire spec APT50 since it's strictly PA sounding as is (its HF response sounds like shreading sheetmetal to me unless XO'd for top octave 'fill'), ergo its XO may not be 'close enough' either, so I recommend clearing this up with Adire before buying any parts.
GM
Greets!
Great! Until I found out it had disappeared from Adire's offerings, I was recommending it every time I felt it appropriate as the best bang/buck entry level HE system and those that got back to me were impressed enough to get 'bit' by the HE/coherent source 'bug', experimenting with more upscale systems as time/$$/space/SAF permitted. Great for HT too!
GM
Great! Until I found out it had disappeared from Adire's offerings, I was recommending it every time I felt it appropriate as the best bang/buck entry level HE system and those that got back to me were impressed enough to get 'bit' by the HE/coherent source 'bug', experimenting with more upscale systems as time/$$/space/SAF permitted. Great for HT too!
GM
The right tweeter
I just replaced my apt 50 tweeters, no matter where I crossed them over at, they sounded bad. I finally saw the new frequency response curve supplied by emenince, and it was nothing like the one that was available when I purchased them. No wonder they sounded so bad. I tested $2400.00 worth of tweeters before finding acceptable ones. Aurum Cantus G3Si ribbons were by far the best sounding that I have ever heard, but they couldn't handle they high SPL level I needed them for. Trying to find anything to compare to them hasn't happened, but the BMS 4540nd comes amazingly close. I would recommend them to anyone looking for high db tweeters and the Aurum cantus for everything else.
I just replaced my apt 50 tweeters, no matter where I crossed them over at, they sounded bad. I finally saw the new frequency response curve supplied by emenince, and it was nothing like the one that was available when I purchased them. No wonder they sounded so bad. I tested $2400.00 worth of tweeters before finding acceptable ones. Aurum Cantus G3Si ribbons were by far the best sounding that I have ever heard, but they couldn't handle they high SPL level I needed them for. Trying to find anything to compare to them hasn't happened, but the BMS 4540nd comes amazingly close. I would recommend them to anyone looking for high db tweeters and the Aurum cantus for everything else.
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