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Bfpca

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Scottmoose said:
74Hz nominal Fb, lightly damped alignment (nice alignment actually), should be good for 60Hz[ish] in practice @ roughly a 95dB 1m/2.83v sensitivity & little step-loss to worry about.

Dispersion isn't great, as Dave says -as a Sweet 16 type box, it wasn't meant to be: this was about dynamic range & efficiency with small drivers in a modest-sized (and relatively short) package. HF starts to drop away above about 10KHz, although not quite as badly as a vertical column due to the shorter overall distance between extremes. As I say, I designed it mostly for Japan, where small drivers are popular, & so are spud amps with very little power, although I gather a couple have been built elsewhere, & I did something similar in the midband with the CHN-50 in my friend Colin's 'The Things', with 14 units run as 2 x 7 driver hex clusters. It's surprising how well they hold up on axis, especially on material (such as < mid-'60s, when most was BW limited by current standards) that doesn't have a whole lot of the upper octave present anyway.
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It seems like there would be enough power handling and cone area to support some EQ to bring up the bottom end. It’s interesting what you say about the twin hex clusters. I always wonder about the Tekton speakers which use a similar format. A lot of people seem to like them. I’ve never heard them but I find in general I like the sound of wider speakers in my room. My first exposure to HiFi way back in the 70’s was with classic style 3 way speakers and also with the big Altec VOTT. Perhaps it’s just nostalgia talking but a wide speaker always seems to present a more robust upper bass and lower mid range than a typical 8 inch wide floor stander in my long narrowish room.
 
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gdb

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I've heard them at the main retailer Koizumi Musen in Akihabara Tokyo. The speakers sound great even in a very simple enclosure that I noted needed a lot more tuning or a redesign. It will sound great in a properly designed enclosure. The next production/sales run starts in April. Orders are being taken at this time but will soon fill up. No, I did not order a pair. I have over 15 pairs of speakers, I rotate 2 a month.
 
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droeftoeter said:
the site has CHN-40P listed as an upcoming alternative
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I believe that listing is incomplete or incorrect - Markaudio nomenclature means CHN-40P would have a paper cone, and that listing is clearly a copy of the metal-cone CHN-40.

In general the -P versions are not "better" so much as they are different.

CHN-40 is a relative of OM-MF4, a driver originally produced for some sort of project build that I don't understand, but I can tell you that the keywords you need to Google for it are "Stereo Magazine" and "Ontomo Mook 2020". Perhaps somebody familiar with these things can tell us what that is!

I bring this up because CHN-40P would thus be the general-release version of OM-MF4-MICA, which I think has a similar heritage but for the 2022 version. In that case it'd look something like the image below. The reason I say "would be" is that I don't recall seeing CHN-40P announced anywhere, so until I see a photo I'm not totally convinced it exists.

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Mitch311

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Louder the better. Considering using dual 8" woofers with 90db SPL each. So taking into account baffle step, around 87db total system?
300hz is a "goal", I'd accept a crossover up to 600-800hz as dictated by the design.
Really would like good off axis response as I'm not a "sit in one perfect spot" listener.
 
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Vermouth

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I believe only the MAOP's are sold as matched pairs, with the stats included.

I think Mark has VERY little deviance as standard compared to other brands.

So yes Its safe to buy two. But get the MAOPs if you want the pinnacle of their designs and as good a matching as possible.

@Scottmoose will be able to tell you more, and I'm sure @planet10 has insights and has analysed lots.
 
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infected said:
Most (or all) markaudio drivers sold currently come in pairs which supposedly means they are matched(?)
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No they are not. I did a lot of matching of MA drivers. My criterion is stricter than that used for the MAOP.

They do have the lowest variance of any driver brand i have tested many of. A random pair (of non-MAOP) drivers do not necessarily be matched.

But the chances are better of getting 2 MA close than say Fostex, or TB.

dave
 
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