Opinions please...Tympnai IVa / ML CLS / Soundlab Pristine II

[andyr]

Originally Posted by john65b

OK, I have decided to keep the Tympani IVa's for now.

Hi John,

As you still have your T-IVas, you could substantially upgrade them by removing the planar mid panels and replacing them with 6 x BG NeO 8 drivers (each side). You would need to modify the XO - according to 'Satie' on the Planar Asylum, you can do away with either the mid HP filter or the mid LP filter (sorry, forget which), as the NeO 8s just roll off by themselves. And he uses 6dB slopes for all filters except the bass LP, which is the standard 18dB.

The NeO 8s give you a much more refined/clear mid range, compared to the Maggie midrange, and the removal of 1 mid-range filter improves things, too. Contact Satie for more details.

It's something I am contemplating myself ... I combined T-IVa mid/ribbon panels with MG-2.5 bass panels to produce my "Frankenpans" (essentially T-IVas with only 1 bass panel ).

Regards,

Andy

[john65b]

Well, I sold the Tympanis and so far, no regrets...I have the DIY CLS running 250hz and up with a pair of old Tympani 1D bass panels doing the LF...

Insofar, I am not getting those pristine highs that I had from the Tympani IVa ribbons, but all else is simply gorgeous.

I may just add a ribbon tweet and be done with it...