The rectangular planar driver has completely different directivity from a circular cone driver, so that may be a factor in how it sounds different.
I based this statement, because, based on my small, directivity study, a rectangular ribbon ALWAYS has a different directivity to a dome tweeter.
I avoid trying to describe how it sounds because describing it is like describing wine or chocolate- unless we can come to an agreement of what we mean, we are just using flowery language to try to convey what we mean...
I based this statement, because, based on my small, directivity study, a rectangular ribbon ALWAYS has a different directivity to a dome tweeter.
I avoid trying to describe how it sounds because describing it is like describing wine or chocolate- unless we can come to an agreement of what we mean, we are just using flowery language to try to convey what we mean...
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Try a planar mid some time. It is different. More different than any of the different drivers I have used. Hearing it was like the first time I heard a proper subwoofer in high school. Like an "oh, thats what it should actually sound like" sort of thing.
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The described audible differences might be attributable to the many circumstantial differences in the system. If configured so all these are accounted for, I would not expect that level of difference.