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Re: Limited vertical dispersion speakers

Hi AJinFLA,

I'm also fan of Linkwitz's work, but I'm under the impression that the Orion is more of a DIY or maybe direct-sales product. Does he sell through dealers? The Gradient Revolution is similar in concept, but has better radiation pattern control in the region where I think it's most important (3-4 kHz).

The ME Geithlains are new to me. I'll have to read up on them. That big cardioid-pattern studio monitor looks quite interesting. Realistically I'm more likely to put money into my own designs than into a new product line at this time, but that does look like an acoustically very well thought-out design. Unfortunately my dealer experience leads me to believe that large stand-mount speakers are a format that is very difficult to sell.

The coaxials in my house-brand speakers will probably be loaded into a sealed sub-enclosure (to acoustically minimize cone excursion below cut-off), and then the dedicated bass section will be reflex-loaded and powered by a built in plate amp, which among other things allows the relative volume level in the bass region to be adjusted according to boundary reinforcement and/or taste and/or lack thereof. I have two coaxial designs that I'm working on, one medium-efficiency and one high-efficiency.

Best wishes,

Duke


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