Y No YG ?

I’m not putting words into your mouth. I’m saying that the ScanSpeak Revelator mid-woofer cones are paper and resin composites, as opposed to simple paper. They deserve a little more than being called merely paper cone drivers.

You are still free not to like them. You are free to call them paper and I am free to point out that this undersells the construction and performance a great deal.

You don’t have to like paper drivers, or Scanspeak drivers, but calling a composite a paper driver does them a disservice. They are lightweight, strong, resonance free and low distortion, not to mention when properly used, very flat.

Again, personal taste is what this hobby is about, so I'll not attempt to insist like the sound. :)

The room I was in was the Magico demo room. I find the S1s to be probably among the worst value of the Magico line, and they sound chesty, congested.

Fritz uses Scanspeak Revelators composite drivers (among others) and to my ears and that of many others, the Scanspeak Revelator mid-woofers are among the best in the world. YG, Wilson, Gamut and others agree.

The cut paper drivers are much more than merely paper drivers.

I've heard the S1 Mk II and while they had some good attributes, they were a very curious speaker.

Small footprint, low efficiency, requiring a lot of space to sound balanced, and with extra resonance in the lower female voice / mid to lower piano that always distracted me, but at the same time rather cool.

To me they are a salon kind of speaker, best for small intimate spaces, at low to middle volume but the amount of power they need and space makes them odd to fit. On the other hand, what a great stereo image no matter where you are.

Sadly, I have not listened to the Carmel.  If we are talking 2 way speakers with amazing parts, I point you all to Fritz.

I actually think the Scan Speak Carmels are awesome.

Those two drivers are far far better than usually credited. The mid-woofer often appeared in WA designs, and the tweeter is beloved by many high end manufacturers from Sonus Faber to Krell, and for good reason.

I'm listening to the tweets, while I listen to the mid-woofers in the evening.

But, I'm sure Fritz or Taylor Acoustics could put them together for far cheaper. :) 



Best,

E

@almaaudio

Hi! 

Glad you chimed in! I don’t think you need to use expletives to correct misinformation, but your points are well taken.

In the US at least, I’m not a big fan of how reviewers buy loudspeakers anyway, but that’s for another thread.

Personally, based on specs YG are crap. If you disagree, please send me a pair to my home address along with a complete set of tube amplifiers from CAT to .... << grin >>

Best,

E

@timlub 

Erik,
    You consistently come up with great conversational ideas.  

Thanks Tim!

Erik