If you want a stiffer box, why not add a second layer of MDF or whatever material to the outside? You could also build a box on the outside that leaves space inside so you can fill it with sand. If you want dead, that will be dead. Not hard to do, either.
Do you work at Flanner's?
No, although I have auditioned the Monitor Audio's PL300's there though, they were impressive, and very sexy might I add - but I had my reserves on them concerning SQ... The ribbons were extremely nice but somewhat beaming in nature... the room is probably cause being one of the worst I have ever auditioned speakers in... as you know powered by McIntosh Gear... seriously - the sound of the PL300's pretty much overcame the poor acoustics of the room.. they really were that good - to me..... and obviously left an impression on me.
I wondered because you mentioned Sig S8- I assume these are Signature Silver, right? Don't they sell these, too?
It's okay. But realize, even the 802D/801D is not producing the SQ I am accustomed to. So to me, the 802D is even a compromise, and it's even harder for me to fathom going down to the 804. But, if the 804 was paired with an appropriate DSP crossover with EQ controls, and crossed to proper subs, then it would have some serious potential, at least so far as most people are concerned. It is overall a very neutral speaker, with some cabinet resonance(less than most, however). This makes it a prime candidate for DSP control to obtain the specific tonal balance(the main thing most people are hearing as differences among most decent quality monopolar speakers) that one prefers.
The Sig S8's are Paradigms flagship speaker.... http://www.paradigm.com/en/reference/fronts-signature-signatures8-model-2-17-1-34.paradigm
Not yet, but I'm workin on it...Warp owns Wisconsin so I doubt that he works anywhere.....
On the 1st version, it was actually a relatively low resonance cabinet system. Later versions seem to have slacked up (presumably for cost savings?).How are the cabinets on the Studio 100's?
Sorry to walk all over your thread Warp. Not like I haven't done it before....
It's a respectable, TRUE hi-fi monopolar speaker that can be had for real-world budgets. )The Monitor are the ones I thought you referred to and I couldn't understand why anyone would say these things about them. One of my customers went there and bought a pair on impulse and isn't that geeked on them. Definitely not the speaker for that room and I wasn't impressed at all. I think my 6-1/2" two-ways would have sounded better.The Sig S8's are Paradigms flagship speaker.... http://www.paradigm.com/en/reference/fronts-signature-signatures8-model-2-17-1-34.paradigm
Not sure if your thinking about the Monitor Audio Silvers, which I wouldn't even consider...
Apperantly Flanners doesn't really care about speaker auditions all that much, their 2 major speaker display room are packed with about 15-20 pairs each... and glass walls - not much in the way of treatment to be seen.
Not yet, but I'm workin on it...
