I was at the XFI Premium show in Veldhoven, Holland end of last month and can recommend Spatial and Pureaudioproject. Lots of good sounding rooms but these two appealed to me most. Open, spacious and natural. The bass does not slam but what it does do is provide great insight into the lower registers.
OB bass is sometimes a little lightweight but never boomy. Also the figure-8 radiation pattern is, in most rooms, an advantage. Without the booming the entire frequency range is clear and informative. I am using home built OB and will not bother with box types.
If more bass is needed then I very strongly recommend OB servo subs and I will be building some to augment my set-up.
douglas_schroeder's wind analogy was just 'shootin' the breeze' :) What happens behind the speakers matters. Everything matters.
Whilst in the PAP room I chatted to ZEV the designer who is from Israel. A nice gentleman who will supply parts to the DIYer. The pair I listened to used used a Voxativ driver for midrange. There is a model that uses a horn but were not available to audition. Out on demo I think he said. He has a model using 4X15" drivers, 2 up and 2 down D'appolito fashion for those with huge rooms or need more bass.
The Spatials also really great with all the charms of OB
OB bass is sometimes a little lightweight but never boomy. Also the figure-8 radiation pattern is, in most rooms, an advantage. Without the booming the entire frequency range is clear and informative. I am using home built OB and will not bother with box types.
If more bass is needed then I very strongly recommend OB servo subs and I will be building some to augment my set-up.
douglas_schroeder's wind analogy was just 'shootin' the breeze' :) What happens behind the speakers matters. Everything matters.
Whilst in the PAP room I chatted to ZEV the designer who is from Israel. A nice gentleman who will supply parts to the DIYer. The pair I listened to used used a Voxativ driver for midrange. There is a model that uses a horn but were not available to audition. Out on demo I think he said. He has a model using 4X15" drivers, 2 up and 2 down D'appolito fashion for those with huge rooms or need more bass.
The Spatials also really great with all the charms of OB