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Why can some speakers disappear so effortlessly? (Fritz's Carbon 7 SE Mk 2)

Six years in, and my Carbon 7 SE Mk 2 by Fritz Heiler still do the thing that first amazed me about them: they vanish. I sit down, stare right at each cabinet, and still can't place the sound coming from either one. No sound from the left, no sound from the right — just a stage hanging in the room between them.

Everything else holds up too. Bass that's deep and articulate — pitch and texture, not just weight. Midrange that puts people in the room. Extended top end that's detailed without ever tipping into harshness.

I have other speakers too — large, sealed, Beyma AMT plus JBL 15" drivers — and I've been trying a wide range of amps over the years, running them through both speakers each time. Lately it's a DIY Class D that's lighting up the Carbons in a way I didn't expect. Before that, my Dynaco ST-35 also sounded great — and the Carbons still disappeared.

Anyone else own a speaker that still catches them off guard years in?

hilde45
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ditusa
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@winoguy17 +3

Mike

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jjss49
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is it always true that one angry drunk has to have one too many and...

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yogiboy
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 There's always one in the crowd!

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deep_333
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I mean 300 dollars is like the cost of some dinner, a haircut and a massage these days for you all..its not much to see if a speaker designer can make something "disappear" for real cheap if he knew a few tricks..

I would trial the fritz for 3k if that cabinet didn’t look so homedepot/menards/ace hardware..

Hey deep 333, why don't you buy those speakers for Hilde , or better yet ,why don't YOU buy the Fritz and get back to us ?  

deep_333
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Recent evidence of enormous speaker disappearances.

- My buddy's klipsch jubille tied to a accuphase crossover...those things were gone, disappeared, not even a mustard seed could be found...that accuphase is a work of art, however.

- Heck, my own Pioneer xy3b...I mean, these things are designed to light up a concert hall and look a bit intimidating..., but, they disappear....whoosh....gone...gone..gone..

- The large million dollar borresen, that one disappeared, but, i guess no point talking about it too much ( no one's buying things for a million bucks around here).

^ lol, @deep_333 may have a point about large speakers doing the disappearing act if you know what you're doing.

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