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Gold plating.

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Astute readers may have seen direct and indirect references to the origin of the Betsy and BetsyK, or at least, have been able to guess about it. I suspect Doug's question is largely tongue in cheek. But the original BetsyK was a version of a previously commercially available product with the bling removed and the price cut in half. The name was deliberate as well. Donkeys do the job pretty well (perhaps better than other comers), but gold-plated they are not!

Paul
 
Why ain`t more people using Betsy.....

Hi to all.:D

After receiving my pair of the Betsy - I soon get them into my OB-version. and the result is like I posted on the MultiWay Forum:

(Copied from there)

As a fullrange user and partly builder of audio systems I have been interested in OB-builds for some time, and took the chance 1 month ago to get me some Betsy 8 inch drivers to try out.
And the result is amazing - clear and enveloping sound that is more musical than my BR Alpair12P. The Alpairs is more HiFi with a clever, distinct lightning sound. But the Betsy is more easy and good to my musical ears(mind). They both give a 3D organic sound.

My Audio SetUp is: Sony SaCd player - A homemade Metrum Transient DAC - A homemade Luminaria (SIT classA) preAmp - Mono LÀmp (Resistorversion with SIT transistor).

Now I maybe have to find some OB woofer? to get more punch in the lower reals. Maybe - but not realy needed. Time, work and health must decide....

And today I can`t understand why there ain`t more people using these very nice drivers in their project. Supply them with a woofer & maybe a tweeter and it is a fullrange system that is made of GOLD. Today I play them more than my FHXL Alp10.2 and Alp12P.
My FHXL is connected to a HarmanKardon HD980.

Happy New Year and thanks to Wild Burro and Douglas for the fine support.

Best

Olav
 

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Looks good Michael

Something like that Yea. I now tries mine with Dayton MiniAMT with 1 uF WimaCap. Should be around 12000 Hz. And with tweeters right on the sitting position and the Betsy stright out. Very good. But maybe a BG Neo3 (or a Mundorf AMT dipol) with a cap at around 7 kHz. Used in dipole and as supertweeter. Simple and with the open soundstage more like a electrostat.

Or just keep it like it is - already super - and with a DSP controlled Subwoofer.

Time will tell. First get back to job and then maybe some building when things are more in line....:yinyang:

Best
Olav
 
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