Coaxials - Reality vs. Experience?


Should say "hype vs. reality" in the headline. 

 

Coaxial speaker design has been around in one way or another for a long time. I often think I’ll be absolutely blown away by them, but in practice traditional vertical layout speakers often have sound as good, or have other features that make them sound better.

Thiel, KEF, Monitor Audio, Tekton, Seas are among the many players attempting such designs, but none has, by the coaxial drivers alone, dominated a segment of the market.

What are your listening experiences? Is it 1 coaxial speaker that won you over, or have you always preferred them?

erik_squires

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Ive owned lots of seakers over the decades from boom boxes to electrostats to Maggies and Accoustats (2+ 2s), by far my favorite. The closest are Emerald Physics 3.4s, open baffle; 12" concentric coaxials with 1" polyester tweeter. As much as I love them, the 2.8s add 2 @ 15" woofers which I can utilize in my large room

Ive been ridiculously happy, for a couple years now, with my very efficient Emerald Physics 3.4s. (12" woofer with 1" polyester tweeter) Most of the music I listen to does not go much below 40hz. My amps are LSA Voyager GaN 350 or EVS 1200 based on dual ICEPower AS 1200 modules