I came across this large one cabinet active speaker available from Harrods for 12 big ones. Orbitsound Air D1. https://i.imgur.com/p98PTmV.jpeg https://www.whathifi.com/news/orbitsound-air-d1-a-pound12000-single-speaker-system https://www.orbitsound.com/en-gb/products/air-d1/ If I had money to burn ...

A pair of omni's masquerading as tables. I want them https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-Mid-Century-Modern-ROUND-SPEAKERS-Omnidirectional-Circle-Of-Sound-Works/353698478966?_trkparms=amclksrc=ITM&aid=1110006&algo=HOMESPLICE.SIM&ao=1&asc=20200818143132&meid=c8d27d79ea3d4433931697...

:drool: :drool: :drool: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SANSUI-SF-2-Original-Omni-Radial-Sound-2-Way-Speakers-65-Watts-Legendary-Vintage/233595154577?_trkparms=aid=555021&algo=PL.SIMRVI&ao=1&asc=20190711100440&meid=c43d1562bb4f400795e5e12fa6e8407b&pid=100752&rk=5&rkt=13&m...

A pair of omni's masquerading as tables. I want them https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-Mid-Century-Modern-ROUND-SPEAKERS-Omnidirectional-Circle-Of-Sound-Works/353698478966?_trkparms=amclksrc=ITM&aid=1110006&algo=HOMESPLICE.SIM&ao=1&asc=20200818143132&meid=c8d27d79ea3d4433931697c...

Had a look. Big 10dB peak at resonance (550 hz). Sensitivity is 92dB which is good for a 5" Impedance is good too.

A very useful driver in the right situation. Not expensive enough to be taken seriously by the driver snobs though

Has anybody here ever built a speaker with left and right mid bass sharing the same backwave enclosure space ? Like some little boombox and Bluetooth speakers do. No. But my bass cab for low bass (cross over at 70Hz) does. In fact left and right low bass share the same speaker cone! :-D (Separate v...

I reckon that even thinking about this has made the tiny amount of audiophile street cred that I had remaining totally evaporate. Oh well. It's all about the enjoyment of music after all isn't it ??? My little jbl charge 5 does so many things right. If is really detailed and non annoying. The bass i...

Fretless

Have a good one old timer

I wish I had never tried my bipolar speakers and listening chair well away from the walls. Unfortunately I can't un-hear it. I am all too familiar with piss poor speakers - I've made a few :grin: I can't now ignore the fact that rooms and boundaries are bad. If I could I would have a single speaker ...

I'm loving the replies so far on this thread, keep up good work. At this rate I will be forced to emigrate to pfm for somebody to talk to. I will be carpet bombed with graphs, equations and comments that I have no idea what I am talking about whilst they have a good chuckle that I can't really be se...