I decided to build the best speakers I could for a large room and my listening tastes (Classical, Jazz, Acoustic).
https://www.morelhifi.com/titanium-drivers-set-in-floor-standing-speakers-by-dave-cazden/
They look conventional but are actually SOTA, using two carbon fiber/Rohacell sandwich cone midranges per speaker plus 2-12 inch Morel woofers per cabinet in a sealed enclosure. Each woofer is rated at 600 wpch. I spent about 500 hours on the computer designing the 4th order crossover and nearly that much time refining it by ear. The crossover parts cost me a ton, relatively. All the drivers have titanium formers. The crossover is outboard.
The main thing I like about them is their ability to play intimate or big, depending on the music. I'm not sure why this is the case, but they can play very softly and delicately and the soundstage is not exaggerated, as can happen so often with larger speakers. It goes without saying that the dynamic range is huge and they can play "big" when the music is big. So I'm pretty happy about them.
I'm not so happy with the way they look, which is so conventional... The cabinets have a 2 inch thick front baffle at least. I did the best I could given I was stuck with having a conventional (MDF) cabinet made for me.
https://www.morelhifi.com/titanium-drivers-set-in-floor-standing-speakers-by-dave-cazden/
They look conventional but are actually SOTA, using two carbon fiber/Rohacell sandwich cone midranges per speaker plus 2-12 inch Morel woofers per cabinet in a sealed enclosure. Each woofer is rated at 600 wpch. I spent about 500 hours on the computer designing the 4th order crossover and nearly that much time refining it by ear. The crossover parts cost me a ton, relatively. All the drivers have titanium formers. The crossover is outboard.
The main thing I like about them is their ability to play intimate or big, depending on the music. I'm not sure why this is the case, but they can play very softly and delicately and the soundstage is not exaggerated, as can happen so often with larger speakers. It goes without saying that the dynamic range is huge and they can play "big" when the music is big. So I'm pretty happy about them.
I'm not so happy with the way they look, which is so conventional... The cabinets have a 2 inch thick front baffle at least. I did the best I could given I was stuck with having a conventional (MDF) cabinet made for me.