Periodically the audiophile community seems to re-discover horns. The current re-discovery is due to a desire for high efficiency to mate with low-watt SET amps.
Your Speakerlab S7 pair represents a previous wave of re-discovery, but somewhat localized to the Pacific Northwest. Perhaps a conflation with "grunge" results in its "sheetrock-rattling rock and roll" reputation?
Periodically the audiophile community seems to re-discover horns. The current re-discovery is due to a desire for high efficiency to mate with low-watt SET amps.
Your Speakerlab S7 pair represents a previous wave of re-discovery, but somewhat localized to the Pacific Northwest. Perhaps a conflation with "grunge" results in its "sheetrock-rattling rock and roll" reputation?
Is there such a thing as an efficient ribbon speaker for say mid-high? After getting used to my Kappa 9s over the last couple years, I don't think I'd be happy with a dynamic driver except for low end. I'm about to start a project I've had all the parts for, for the last three years consisting of JBL 2390 mid and 2405 tweeters which are horns, 2206 mid-bass, and 2245 bottom end. Essentially a 4345 on steroids, fully active. No set amp here but I'm anticipating a potential let down other than kick-ass rock n' roll potential. I'm hoping for a nice delicate top end with the efficiency of these without ripping my head off.
Advent/1 for me. Not that they have had negative comments, just sounded better than I anticipated, particularly in bottom end. Really nice imaging. But need to be raised for best performance. Truly a "bookshelf" speaker.
That's all well and good except for one thing. The EMIT's and EMIM's that were used in Infinity speakers are not ribbons. They are planar magnetic speakers.
Well, I'm sure I will have a lot of people who disagree, but..
1. Dynaco A25 is on the top of that list of underwhelming speakers that I would have expected to like.
2. Anything that I've heard from B&W, not to say there isn't any that I'd like, just haven't heard them yet.
Not going to continue this list as my next submission will probably have people at my door with torches and pitchforks
Tcom
I am in NJ (near Flemington) too and my newly acquired A25s are growing on me. They were a one owner find ,all original in excellent condition. Am going to change the single cap once my non magnetic screwdriver arrives. Not taking any chances.
Don
Yup,W90's
Tcom
I am in NJ (near Flemington) too and my newly acquired A25s are growing on me. They were a one owner find ,all original in excellent condition. Am going to change the single cap once my non magnetic screwdriver arrives. Not taking any chances.
Don
M&K S-100B Sats...
People let the whole "home theater" era distract them from the fact that these speakers paired with even a modest sub can do things that more pricey speakers wish they could in terms of imaging, detail and even power handling.
Filter them at 80hz and life is good!
The old speakerlab 6s are awesome I recall .The 7s are very close to the 6 but with a second woofer for extra bass ...maybe bass used mostly in rock thus maybe that's where the reputation came from ?. I would have never got rid of my 4s but the 7s were a dream for over 35 years so when the opportunity came I had to take them.SpeakerLab reputation? I have no idea. But…..
A couple of years ago I was given a mint pair of SpeakerLab 6(s) by an old friend who hadn't used them in years. [W1208R woofer, HM700 mid horn, HT3500 hi horn].
They have been on my main system ever since.
[ProJect Xtension9 w/Dynavecxtor 10X5 - Phonomena II / NAD C542 CD / Sansui TU717, all feeding a Jolida 302B w/ KT77 finals.
I don't own any Metal Music… but listen to Classical, Jazz, SingerSongwriter, Blues, Classic Rock [ Alman Bros., Stones, etc]
I have quit looking for alternative speakers for that system….. listened to many but there just isn't any thing out there that would be worth spending any amount of actual $$$ and expect any improvement in listening pleasure.
I have ADS speakers on my computer [SS] and shop systems and plenty happy with both of them as well.
So…. I really don't know what the SpeakerLab reputation is… But you can't have mine!
Mike
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