@twoleftears wrote: " I’d take these... over the Kii: https://dutchdutch.com/8c/ "
The Dutch & Dutch 8c uses a proper waveguide, which looks to me like it’s based on Earl Geddes’ Oblate Spheroid math, but evolved to meet the specific requirements of a dome tweeter and on-axis listening. (The original Oblate Spheroid measures and sounds best from a little bit off-axis, so it’s not an ideal studio monitor solution.)
The Kii 3 uses a different technology, one which is better than most, and which may do some things better than the Dutch & Dutch. For instance its high frequency dispersion is probably wider, which may be desirable.
Based on experience with the horn technology Kii uses, and with the horn technology that I believe the Dutch & Dutch has evolved from, I agree with twoleftears. But I think the Kii is still an absolutely brilliant design.
Duke
The Dutch & Dutch 8c uses a proper waveguide, which looks to me like it’s based on Earl Geddes’ Oblate Spheroid math, but evolved to meet the specific requirements of a dome tweeter and on-axis listening. (The original Oblate Spheroid measures and sounds best from a little bit off-axis, so it’s not an ideal studio monitor solution.)
The Kii 3 uses a different technology, one which is better than most, and which may do some things better than the Dutch & Dutch. For instance its high frequency dispersion is probably wider, which may be desirable.
Based on experience with the horn technology Kii uses, and with the horn technology that I believe the Dutch & Dutch has evolved from, I agree with twoleftears. But I think the Kii is still an absolutely brilliant design.
Duke