Do you have any thoughts on how a
Celestion Axi 2050 might pair with a Yuichi A290, (that's optimized for a 8 to 10 degree exit angle CD?)
Thanks
Celestion Axi 2050 might pair with a Yuichi A290, (that's optimized for a 8 to 10 degree exit angle CD?)
Thanks
You most probable will need a super tweeter. The exit angle is no issue.
The delivered adapter is not optimal imo.
The adapter that came with mine is 5.7 CM thick...Has a 5.08 CM round hole where the CD mounts, and a rectangular exit slot (approximately 5.8 CM square).
What would you recommend?
What would you recommend?
What if my intention is to cut it off at 450, or so...won't the A290 Yuichi allow that to happen without any major issues?
I am also planning on using it to only 10KHZ and then a horn loaded ribbon which extends to 30kHZ.
My bass bins* will work up to 6 to 700 with no major issues, so could even go higher than 450 if needed.
Thoughts....?
* JBL 2235, 2 per cabinet.
I am also planning on using it to only 10KHZ and then a horn loaded ribbon which extends to 30kHZ.
My bass bins* will work up to 6 to 700 with no major issues, so could even go higher than 450 if needed.
Thoughts....?
* JBL 2235, 2 per cabinet.
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The question is why the Celestion? When you have cheaper and better mesuring ones for this task ( 450 to 10k) like the B&C , BMS , RCF , Radian etc… ?
My own William Neile horn design for such a low cut off is more than 60cm long. Compare that to the length of the Yuichi. iirc the original x-over is between 600-700Hz. imo A290 is more a marketing number when you compare this to my mk3b2 horn.
I have heard from various sources that the Celestion is an excellent CD....and there's a very nice sale on them at the moment ( 499 each), so thought I would try it ( I already have a B & C DCM 50, which I really like ,so if the Celestion doesn't work out, will go with the B & C.)
I also like the possibility of just a 2 way (less complicated), and the AXI 2050 (Celestion), can do that with some modest EQ above 10 KHZ.
No it will not , you can’t have a decent 10k to 20k with a big horn even if the driver could go high , it is already difficult with a 1inch CD and a smaller horn 😅 ( i have tried it with the smaller Arai480 and faital hf108)
I will be happy to hear you about the celestion and DCM50 battle👍
I will be happy to hear you about the celestion and DCM50 battle👍
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Which one?
Seems that AXI2050 has excellent performance for mids but not for high frequency.
I've read somewhere else that AXI2050 performs better in mids compare with DCX464.
I do not agree what you wrote. Those horns a290, th4001, mk3b2 should be pretty fine for decent hf. There are historic examples which are still rated quite high.
ok for decent Hf but even with a TH4001 and 4001BE compression driver like with the TSM2 you will often see JBL 2405 or TAD ET-703 on top of them 😉
I am aware of this video....I actually initially decided not to purchase the Axi 2050 based on this video, however after talking with some people who actually have listened to this CD, at length, in their own matured system, decided to go ahead with the purchase.
They indicated to me that the 2050 had no major discernable issues ( for them), other than some EQ over 10 k was needed.....the other party has a three way, so no issues with highs over 10k.
They both agreed that there definitely was no harshness or strident quality as the volume was increased ( this is one area in the video that bothered the reviewer).
Anyway I will soon find out.....🙂
They indicated to me that the 2050 had no major discernable issues ( for them), other than some EQ over 10 k was needed.....the other party has a three way, so no issues with highs over 10k.
They both agreed that there definitely was no harshness or strident quality as the volume was increased ( this is one area in the video that bothered the reviewer).
Anyway I will soon find out.....🙂
He has made 2 reviews concerning the Axi, the last one a comparsion. Not that the conclusion differed too much.
It's still a 7" diaphragm, clever engineering helps, but the laws of physics can't be beaten, no matter the marketing language., and hype.
https://josephcrowe.com/blogs/news/2094
Ladies and gentlemen, as far as i have heard the Celestion Axi compression driver has been adopted even for this flagship speaker, here:
https://www.klipsch.com/products/jubilee-floorstanding-speaker
Look at the mid high horn size, it is huge!
It has to be huge to be coupled decently with the bass horn.
https://www.klipsch.com/products/jubilee-floorstanding-speaker
Look at the mid high horn size, it is huge!
It has to be huge to be coupled decently with the bass horn.
I have heard the AXI2050, in my own SEOS30 and home made horn made by a friend according to Kolbreks advice. I heard them first in the homemade horns and bought the AXIs when a used pair was for sale in my neigbourhood. I have listened to many diffrent systems since the 70s and I really like the AXIs. Im probably not enough of an audiophile too see their faults, but they serve me and my ears well. I do not listen to many hifi records, I stopped doing that in the 80s as the quality of the recordings was influensing, too much, what music I listened to. I listen a broad spectre of old and new via vinyl, cd and streaming and my system allows me to enjoy even old 78s and less than perfect recordings. We in this forum probably have many differen goals regardin our systems, and there is not one truth.
I heared these a while ago in a too small and too noisy and too resonant hifi studio room.
Used to a beryllium 1" tweeter they lack highest frequencies resolution. But many speakers do compared to that.
Midrange is great! One source and directivity for such a wide frequency range pays off.
There where some resonances in the 100-250Hz area ... probably the room or the low frequency housing, hard to tell. But I had the feeling/experience the lf part is lacking a little behind the horn driver.