BBIH
I agree. The de Capo Reference 3A is a fantastic speaker which does not use a cross-over but rather the driver mechanically rolls off to the tweeter.
The Axiom M3 has a similar set up (1 cap and a resistor to protect the tweeter) and this minimalist cross-over is responsible for the M3s purity, IMHO.
The fewer 'things' in the signal path, the better.
Well stated - yet if the average audiophile happens to stumble into that bastion of ignorance known as Audioholics, one would think a minimalist crossover is detrimental to sound quality.
Gene is not an engineer, nor a speaker designer. He does not perform scientific tests. Yet he can tell from a picture, and because competitors of Axiom tell him so, that this speaker (the $330 per pair Outdoor M3 that was sold back then) was a "bad design."
The world of the Audio Forum was a wonderful place from 2000-2007. Then it started to decline as the forums started down the path as marketing arms to manufacturers willing to pay them.
AVS Forum and Audioholics are two primary examples of money driven forums.
Audio Circle is a great example of what a forum SHOULD be.
