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<blockquote data-quote="Jack Arnott" data-source="post: 147790" data-attributes="member: 304"><p>Re: FIR filters</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My guess is the mid driver is the difference. This is the same type of driver used in Peter's box. Some of us like the sound of the mid diaphragm. Others, like Evan and Art do not. They are quoted as saying that a cone will always sound better than a compression driver, and/or perform better than a compression driver. To me there is a big difference between the two, so I think that "it depends" fits. To me the compression driver sounds more precise, and the cones sound warmer. It is interesting to me to play sine waves between the two. Like 600hz. There is an audible difference, the compression driver sounds thinner. I guess if you like "phat", the cones are the way to go, but I certainly like the definition better. I have a customer who, given the option between standard, and with a shorting ring for lower distortion, chooses standard. He thinks the shorting ring sounds thinner, and he is right. Art comments on how thin the drivers sound without lows, and that is to me how it should be. There are low mids, lows, and subs for body. I like the definition and transient response of the compression drivers. I'm sure the compression drivers take more processing, but as JR notes, they are practically giving that away now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jack Arnott, post: 147790, member: 304"] Re: FIR filters My guess is the mid driver is the difference. This is the same type of driver used in Peter's box. Some of us like the sound of the mid diaphragm. Others, like Evan and Art do not. They are quoted as saying that a cone will always sound better than a compression driver, and/or perform better than a compression driver. To me there is a big difference between the two, so I think that "it depends" fits. To me the compression driver sounds more precise, and the cones sound warmer. It is interesting to me to play sine waves between the two. Like 600hz. There is an audible difference, the compression driver sounds thinner. I guess if you like "phat", the cones are the way to go, but I certainly like the definition better. I have a customer who, given the option between standard, and with a shorting ring for lower distortion, chooses standard. He thinks the shorting ring sounds thinner, and he is right. Art comments on how thin the drivers sound without lows, and that is to me how it should be. There are low mids, lows, and subs for body. I like the definition and transient response of the compression drivers. I'm sure the compression drivers take more processing, but as JR notes, they are practically giving that away now. [/QUOTE]
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