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Speakers The single most critical component
Field Coil YT vid just posted days agoOne word ~~WOW~~  just WOW.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqP5sQqKCZo 
Speakers The single most critical component
If you were arguing SET‘s and horns with crossovers I might take you more seriously ~~~The Defy7 is not SET it is, push pull KT88 design. Horns for bass/midrange are too large and too expensive.  
Speakers The single most critical component
Equating an amplifier with tubes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The 12AT7 was a chinese clone of the Jadis 200 preamp, That is , the $$$$$ Jadis was only a nuance superior to the $900 chinese clone. Hardly a nuance. My Defy7 , will not be tr... 
Speakers The single most critical component
The first question I will ask is why you are so insistent that a full range driver is the ultimate in reproduction. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The single 6.5 Diatone FR just blew away the world calss xover speaker, the Seas Thors, Immediaetly knew audi... 
Speakers The single most critical component
who even knew these type things even existed?https://www.lotusgroupusa.com/feastrex.html 
Speakers The single most critical component
So I double cked the google results on <Field Coil>> scrolled down and hit  on this April 2021, Ht Off The Press Field Coil  design from japanese technicians.Its long article , but  will hold your interest, I just fliped through it and ca... 
Speakers The single most critical component
Let it go man! It you xover cult  fanatics that just CAN"T let it go, Not me, You guys are the ones that will not let the dinasurs DIESo I go back to my listening room after above post,,and type in on my CP, field coil speakersTry to get some i... 
Speakers The single most critical component
I think the speaker is the last piece in the audio upgrade path for two reasons: ~~~~~~~~~~~Interesting, but no cigar, at least 2 old seasoned audiophiles in this  thread have already concurred with my position.The speaker voices the electrons ... 
Speakers The single most critical component
Mute , not adding anything to the converstaion. Lets pretend the new developments in wide band single source drivers, do not exist.Lets continue in the 1970's AR/Bose/B&W speaker journey. Those who decide to switch over will be richly rewarded... 
Speakers The single most critical component
Yes those olde FR drivers are legendary and have served well. Perahps as good as the newer labs models, who knows.How many audiophiles would gladly give up their xover/traditional low db speakers once they listened to a high quality wide band FR d... 
Speakers The single most critical component
One could argue that the most important range to cover with a single driver is from about 200Hz to 1500Hz. This is the frequency range where we use timing information for location. Outside that frequency range, flat frequency response and consis... 
Speakers The single most critical component
Many can’t afford the luxury of a binary approach offered by a main speaker system like yours, and will instead have to make settlement with a solution that more pragmatically dictates the speakers, in conjunction with their interaction with the... 
Speakers The single most critical component
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~At this juncture of the topic, I would like to express my gratitude towards all the moderators here on Audiogon for allow this topic to continue, although I am aware i may have presented some of my idea... 
Speakers The single most critical component
To quote someone:The 10 most important components of a hifi system.1 thru 8 - The Speakers9. The room10. Everything else. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~100% in agreement with your *source* , which may well be Medialies, and hows that for a  handle *Media-l... 
Speakers The single most critical component
~~~ Relentless,  Avenging, Controversial, The Adversary~~WEll it was a  lobgggg time a  comming,All dinasaurs are fated to perish.With that we will try to place this speaker shootout in a  clearer perspective.We need to list the negatives and posi...