Muralman1: "Apogees are not known to do well with subs. It is a mismatch between the fast ribbon and the slower box."
I have to disagree. The integration is pretty good because the boxes are sealed and are very fast. Hybrid speakers are fairly common, even these days. In fact, it is the bigger Apogees that do not integrate with slow subs in the market.
"They are very inefficient and need need plenty of power"
They do need power but they are more efficient than the all ribbons Apogees. The C-Major woofer needs a lot of power while its ribbon is easier to drive.
"Finally, these things are almost impossible to ship easily "
If you have the boxes then they are easier to ship compared to all ribbon Apogees because there is no danger of the ribbon diaphram getting ripped.
Recordho: The Quads will not give the bass. The Quad has better midrange than the C-Major but the latter is very very close plus with tremendous bass. Email me if you want more information.
"According to one deep pockets Apogee owner, the Centaur ribbon is second to none. He took out the mid and HF ribbons of his Full Range Apogees, and replaced them with a centaur ribbon."
Excuse me? Me, deep pocket? Did I win a lottery that you know and I do not?
I have to disagree. The integration is pretty good because the boxes are sealed and are very fast. Hybrid speakers are fairly common, even these days. In fact, it is the bigger Apogees that do not integrate with slow subs in the market.
"They are very inefficient and need need plenty of power"
They do need power but they are more efficient than the all ribbons Apogees. The C-Major woofer needs a lot of power while its ribbon is easier to drive.
"Finally, these things are almost impossible to ship easily "
If you have the boxes then they are easier to ship compared to all ribbon Apogees because there is no danger of the ribbon diaphram getting ripped.
Recordho: The Quads will not give the bass. The Quad has better midrange than the C-Major but the latter is very very close plus with tremendous bass. Email me if you want more information.
"According to one deep pockets Apogee owner, the Centaur ribbon is second to none. He took out the mid and HF ribbons of his Full Range Apogees, and replaced them with a centaur ribbon."
Excuse me? Me, deep pocket? Did I win a lottery that you know and I do not?