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Danny Richie "fixes" the Linkwitz Arion loudspeaker

For some time now I have been directing those interested in loudspeaker design to Danny Richie’s GR Research Tech Talk Tuesday videos on YouTube. Here is his latest: an examination of the Linkwitz Arion loudspeaker. You may be asking yourself: if Siegfried Linkwitz is the genius he is touted to be, how is it Danny found the Orion to be lacking, and was able to find solutions for it’s failings? I’ll leave that to you to answer. In the meantime, after watching and listening to this video, you may want to watch all the Tech Talk Tuesday videos. They may just make you a more informed loudspeaker consumer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCA-eSPUkJA.









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bassdude
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@russbutton
Me too... 

The only thing I might like better is the LX521, because its bridge helps tame the bass and prevents vibration transmission to the mids and tweeters.

But... there are still few speakers that can match the later Orion's, for the reasons you mentioned.
bassdude
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csmgolf


"Count me as another that finds fully active speakers to be the way to go. I have fully active Legacy Calibre with crossover duties handled by the Wavelet processor. 6 channels of amplification and lots of ability to adjust and tweak the sound."

As noted I'm a big fan of the Linkwitz Orion - enjoying them as I write this.  I've got all kinds of speakers from Harbeth 40.2's to Magnestand 1.6's (modified Maggies), to many others.  And... I must say the Orion's are "at the top of the heap" in their performance.  

But, I've developed an interest in the Legacy speakers for a lake house I've built about 75 miles from Legacy's operations in Springfield.  I've ordered the Aeris, but I'm reconsidering, because of it's massive size and weight, which I will not be able to manage.  As a close alternative, I've been considering the Calibre - which seems to me to sound very, very close. 

@csmgolf - do you still have your Calibre's and what do you think about this direction?  

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