Tried them in various set-ups.
The ribbon tweeter is magic. Absolutely magic. But to make it sing like it´s supposed to I would recommend power. Lots. ML 432 was a really good match IMO. The 5" bass driver does make the Hz to make the leap to the tweeter - but it´s by a hair.
You get a good overall job with the two drivers, but I did get the feeling that the speaker was slightly adjusted to play out the most upon the upper mids and the tweeter. Not the most detail, but pleasing. Easy listened and engaging - not much to complain about. Other than that if you put it up for complex music, such as orcestral music, and play loud - you can tell that there is a gap betwen the drivers. Also because of the focus on the upper mids and tweeter, you can´t get much bas out of it. For ex. male vocals can tend to be a bit on the thin side. The 5" bass can´t do major bass outputs and match the tweeters gentle highs all at once. Forget J. Cash for ex.
Sum up:
Upper octaves are world-class IMO. Good stage and imaging. Female vocalists and jazz or other soft music is the match. If you wanna play loud or orcestral/complex music and still aim for good detail you would have to get a sub. Otherwise good speaker that looks great!
Give a listen. Recommended.
Best.
The ribbon tweeter is magic. Absolutely magic. But to make it sing like it´s supposed to I would recommend power. Lots. ML 432 was a really good match IMO. The 5" bass driver does make the Hz to make the leap to the tweeter - but it´s by a hair.
You get a good overall job with the two drivers, but I did get the feeling that the speaker was slightly adjusted to play out the most upon the upper mids and the tweeter. Not the most detail, but pleasing. Easy listened and engaging - not much to complain about. Other than that if you put it up for complex music, such as orcestral music, and play loud - you can tell that there is a gap betwen the drivers. Also because of the focus on the upper mids and tweeter, you can´t get much bas out of it. For ex. male vocals can tend to be a bit on the thin side. The 5" bass can´t do major bass outputs and match the tweeters gentle highs all at once. Forget J. Cash for ex.
Sum up:
Upper octaves are world-class IMO. Good stage and imaging. Female vocalists and jazz or other soft music is the match. If you wanna play loud or orcestral/complex music and still aim for good detail you would have to get a sub. Otherwise good speaker that looks great!
Give a listen. Recommended.
Best.