Boy, this forum can be decapitating but here goes.
Ribbons, planar magnetic and AMT drivers are not the same. We design and build all three types so we know a thing or two about them. I categorize them as light membrane drivers. Like everything else, there are many variations of each type. To say that all AMT drivers sound the same or that all ribbons sound the same is inaccurate. Not to mention all the different dimensions they are built to.
The frontal dimensions of a driver and its frequency range influence the dispersion pattern through that range. To substitute a small round driver in the middle of a circular array with a driver that has a very different dispersion pattern is problematic at best and probably the main reason the circular array is replaced with one AMT. A circular array of AMT drivers is unlikely to be unrealized. We have played with multi-directional AMT and planar drivers. Hard to model and measure.
Obviously, we feel that our OB AMT line array is a very elegant approach. Our customers tell us that our dipole (OB) woofer modules are "very fast" and integrate seamlessly with our very accurate AMT line arrays. They are DSP controlled in both the amplitude and time domains. In the near future we plan on releasing stand alone OB subwoofers. They will be a good match for many panel speaker. The upper limit is 200 Hz.
Ribbons, planar magnetic and AMT drivers are not the same. We design and build all three types so we know a thing or two about them. I categorize them as light membrane drivers. Like everything else, there are many variations of each type. To say that all AMT drivers sound the same or that all ribbons sound the same is inaccurate. Not to mention all the different dimensions they are built to.
The frontal dimensions of a driver and its frequency range influence the dispersion pattern through that range. To substitute a small round driver in the middle of a circular array with a driver that has a very different dispersion pattern is problematic at best and probably the main reason the circular array is replaced with one AMT. A circular array of AMT drivers is unlikely to be unrealized. We have played with multi-directional AMT and planar drivers. Hard to model and measure.
Obviously, we feel that our OB AMT line array is a very elegant approach. Our customers tell us that our dipole (OB) woofer modules are "very fast" and integrate seamlessly with our very accurate AMT line arrays. They are DSP controlled in both the amplitude and time domains. In the near future we plan on releasing stand alone OB subwoofers. They will be a good match for many panel speaker. The upper limit is 200 Hz.