Myself and 2 other Audiogon members have received our Purifi PTT6.5 WO4 drivers this week. Longtime coming with all the Covid delay. They look amazing ..fit and finish and unique features can hardly wait to drop them in. and they will for both Seas and Scanspeak drivers. Purifi sent along a template gasket that perfectly matches the drivers bolt pattern of the 2 brands I mentioned. All three of us have speakers from different manufacturers so the outcomes will be interesting to hear and hear about. Stay safe..Tom
There's a lot more bass in a 6.5" driver than most of you think
One topic of discussion I often see new audiophiles touch on is whether to get larger speakers for more bass.
I usually suggest they tune the room first, then re-evaluate. This is based on listening and measurement in several apartments I’ve lived in. Bigger speakers can be nothing but trouble if the room is not ready.
In particular, I often claim that the right room treatment can make smaller speakers behave much larger. So, to back up my claims I’d like to submit to you my recent blog post here:
https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-snr-1-room-response-and-roon.html
Look at the bass response from those little drivers! :)
I admit for a lot of listeners these speakers won’t seem as punchy as you might like, but for an apartment dweller who does 50/50 music and theater they are ideal for me. If you’d like punchy, talk to Fritz who aligns his drivers with more oomf in the bass.
I usually suggest they tune the room first, then re-evaluate. This is based on listening and measurement in several apartments I’ve lived in. Bigger speakers can be nothing but trouble if the room is not ready.
In particular, I often claim that the right room treatment can make smaller speakers behave much larger. So, to back up my claims I’d like to submit to you my recent blog post here:
https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-snr-1-room-response-and-roon.html
Look at the bass response from those little drivers! :)
I admit for a lot of listeners these speakers won’t seem as punchy as you might like, but for an apartment dweller who does 50/50 music and theater they are ideal for me. If you’d like punchy, talk to Fritz who aligns his drivers with more oomf in the bass.
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The Purif measurements here made for very interesting reading: https://hificompass.com/en/reviews/purifi-audio-ptt65w04-01a-midwoofer In particular, nice to see that IM distortion measurements for drivers is still being used to good effect, since I posted an article about this here, but also the possibility for a 3-way speaker to improve clarity by removing IM distortion, and by extension, a properly integrated subwoofer. But I hope everyone immediately stops doing 6.5" midwoofers with Mundorf AMT tweeters, tats my very own shtick. :) |
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