VERY INTERESTING!!First, a bit about the speaker … Top ribbon is a super tweeter, then large horn loaded ribbon is mid range. Going down further is the cardioid/dipole woofer, and then a sealed sub on the bottom. Rear driver is for ambiance that can be activated with Hypex remote. There are three modes in fact … Direct, wide , and wide plus rear driver. Direct narrows the directivity which provides for razor imaging, but small dispersion of course. Wide exactly as it states, wide dispersion. Then there is the wide + rear ambiance driver which sounds very much like an omni. This variable directivity is very slick and can really add to the experience depending upon the type of music you are listening to. When designer first told me about it I thought it seems gimmicky, but it really is very effective. You basically get three speakers in one.
The sound? Simply superb. You all know I have heard a lot of speakers past many months, and these are without doubt overall the best I have heard to date. Really a joyful experience is the best way I can put it. The cardioid just sounds RIGHT. Doesn’t load the room like the bass reflex 590s, which upon initial impression seems like less output, but of course this is exactly the point. After sometime adjusting to the cardioid, I went back to the 590s and wanted to get back to the cardioid ASAP! The speed and again realness of the cardioid response is really quite remarkable. Of course I have experienced this with the Kii and D&D, but these demos are another level. Really, really well done.
As to the rest of the audio spectrum, outstanding. Imaging, resolution, detail, soundstage, dynamic, pick your audiophile subjective term … it’s all there. Yes, I have experienced other speakers that did many things very well, but these seem to do everything very well, I really have no nitpicks whatsoever except one … the rear driver can be a bit harsh. After discussing with designer, turns out he EQed for his room which has heavy drapes behind, mine is mostly hard sheetrock. That is likely the cause, but more investigation is needed. More to come, but i know y’all have been patiently waiting, so figured I better get this out before you showed up at my door with torches and pitchforks.
All the above to say, I believe I have found my end game. Now just need to work with designer to develop a system exactly fitting my needs, going to take more listening and likely a visit to his establishment to listen to additional designs.
So who is this mystery designer? … https://soundfieldaudio.net/
Well done, Sound Field Audio! Tipping my virtual hat to you AJ, hoping you see this.
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