Markmuse. Would love to hear your input on the Caladans. I just received and assembled them on Wednesday, but left for vacation the next day…..haven’t even had a chance to hook them up, much less give them a listen.
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I've also been experiencing OBs for the first time thanks to a DIY project, and find them to offer all of the things already said here. Dynamic, tight, fast bass, full and satisfying mids, impressive soundstage. If you're interested in a well thought-out DIY approach, check out "ABX Audiophiles" on YT; James has videos outlining the design, and he can get you into the Discord where we discuss the build and link to the design and components. |
@larryi @kennyc The PAP Trios with the Voxativ field coil drivers are sublime, far outperforming the "standard" Voxativ drivers offered as the center drivers for that model IMHO (albeit at a significant cost increase). I heard them at the New York Audio Show a few years back and needless to say they left a big and long lasting impression. I hope you get to hear them one day. |
I’ve heard several systems with Voxativ field coil drivers and they are remakably dynamic, which is why I am interested in how they sound in PAP systems. My concern is with how bright and sharp sounding, something I heard with their driver and some other field coil widerange drivers. I hard similar sound with various Classic Audio field coils and the G.I.P. 4165 12” full range driver. |
The ABX Audiophiles speaker has the tweeter way behind the woofer......so time alignment is way off. And that tube connector that the compression driver is mounted on will add "horn throat distortion'. The Voxativ drivers have crappy binding posts on them. Throw the nut on the binding pos away and hard wire to the voice coil wires and it will blow your mind....way more pure and refined and extended. Eveything makes a difference!!!!! |
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