Crossover-less Speakers

Inpepinnovations...Yes..the small sealed box aspect of the original Bose 901 was an important element of the design. Most speaker designers try to get the resonant frequency of their driver/box down as low as possible. Prof. Bose noted that if you push the resonant frequency the other way, up, (and 200 Hz sounds familiar) the roll-off below resonance, although steep, is very smooth and can be effectively corrected by electronics.

The resulting requirement for a high power amp was the downfall of this design. I assume that the present-day 901
which is vented also has a high resonant frequency, although, as you say, this is more complicated than a simple "too small" sealed box.

" don't like to suffer. for those who do, buy the zu speakers."

You are right, I noticed your always even trying to tame your system further with your inquiries on this forum alone, seems you will never find your holy grail.

Always blaming CD players, Tube types etc… Look at your track record seriously posting, so now you think that its also due to the speaker or specific cables? I mean you basically disagree with everything on any product here and say they are bright. So your credibility on this issue I am sorry but does not count anymore, because its actually a very solvable problem, you just don't seem to have the understanding to do it.

It seems you will never get the Zero High frequency sound you desire. Or you would not keep posting asking for super warm slow as molasses components, which tells me your still not all that happy with even the ESLs supposed perfect performance.

I am serious in this suggestion, No offense, try a good clock radio, because unfortunatley seeing your posting history you lose a lot of credibility to your statements as basically every single product even ones you finally purchase are too "Bright" and your always still searching...

Also rooms are horrible to just about every speaker I encounter, all can be bright, but no not all Dissapate with less directionality to help cover that up better like some panels no doubt. But it can be done.

Good luck

For anyone who hasn't read Aktchi's comment above, please scroll up and read it. It's one of the best posts on the site. Off-topic, but important.

-Dusty

hi undertow:

i appreciate some of your observations. i think there are some inaccuracies here.

the esls are not bright. i don't own them.

there are many components which exhibit extra energy in the upper midrange/lower treble. not all components are bright and i have not stated that my stereo system has this problem.

most of my comments refer to components i do not own.

preferences for components and perceptions of component performance are subjective.

i am consistent in preferring a "dark" sound and as most components are designed to be "neutral", they are not to my liking. i still call it as i hear it.

Okay, I accept that "YOU DON'T OWN THEM".. You said it, so obviously you just wanted to get a response on a thread that had nothing to do with you observation anyway.

Actually this conversation had nothing to do with the sound of a product, but you decided to ask and yes BASH the product, I mean if saying your sorry for any Zu owners being they are horribly not balanced and will never hear real music is not out of left field bashing than I don't know what is... It warranted a response, regardless that it actually has ZERO to do with any of the issues on this thread till you decided to start it with such comments.

So why not buy quads since you don't have them? I mean you feel they clearly "STOMP" specific things you never owned or really experienced in a correct setup, Why feel sorry for owners of every other component on this website as you state? Yet still like to question ones that do own them, and then don't accept the answers when you decided to ask the question?

It seems you actually have interest in a weird way to have it proved to you, I respect your opinion, but at the same time many things can shock you trust me... And properly setup components you have bias against might prove you are a little overstated in your extreme views from point A to B.

And just a little clue, most components can exhibit a extra energy in the upper midrange/lower treble, this is so common its silly.. And on another thread I was involved you basically dis-regard room and acoustics completley in trade for the right "Dark sounding" speaker, so in that case you are not going to ever hear these items at their best including your own.