@sedond @whacky I always thought the woofers were simply placed on the bottom of Encores so that the treble tweeter height would be ideal. If he located the woofer and the midbass driver beneath it it push the entire array down considerably. The only way around it would be to make the speaker taller which wouldn't make it a mini Ulfberht, which was the intention.
Regarding the tweeter. He uses a very good Wavcor tweeter that retails for $95 on Parts Express, so yeah that's $3000 in tweeters in the Encores, alone, but I'm sure Eric gets quantity discounts 😁 because he uses so many tweeters. I do not know what tweeter he's using in the Moabs, but I would have to think he's using a more practical priced driver to reach the lower overall price point. The Ulfberhts tweeters are likely even nicer than the Encore tweeters, but I don't know what model he's using in there. I doubt the amount of mounting space between the tweeters is germane to sound quality, he just used the Wavcor tweeter because it was a very good driver for this application at the price point for the speaker. No other manufacturer gives you over 50% of your money in speaker drivers alone and thats not even including the crossover parts, cabinet, paint, labor, shipping, and a reasonable profit margin. Most dealers make 40%-50% profit on highend speakers and high end speaker manufacturers multiply their raw costs by ~500% to reach their pricing. Tektons are a steal, but you all already know that and I digress. 😊
Regarding the tweeter. He uses a very good Wavcor tweeter that retails for $95 on Parts Express, so yeah that's $3000 in tweeters in the Encores, alone, but I'm sure Eric gets quantity discounts 😁 because he uses so many tweeters. I do not know what tweeter he's using in the Moabs, but I would have to think he's using a more practical priced driver to reach the lower overall price point. The Ulfberhts tweeters are likely even nicer than the Encore tweeters, but I don't know what model he's using in there. I doubt the amount of mounting space between the tweeters is germane to sound quality, he just used the Wavcor tweeter because it was a very good driver for this application at the price point for the speaker. No other manufacturer gives you over 50% of your money in speaker drivers alone and thats not even including the crossover parts, cabinet, paint, labor, shipping, and a reasonable profit margin. Most dealers make 40%-50% profit on highend speakers and high end speaker manufacturers multiply their raw costs by ~500% to reach their pricing. Tektons are a steal, but you all already know that and I digress. 😊