Anyone built a Quasar Mk2? (BD-Design)

by helmut , Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 18:05 (6637 days ago) @ Bert

Hi Bert,

Listening rooms can be a nightmare and if they are then no speaker will
perform optimally. This is one important thing to address first if you
want to have a better sound.

Yes, I agree, and I'm aware of this. Actually, I'm quite satisified with the "sound" that can be reproduced in my current listening room (might be due to the fact that most of the building is made from wood).

I do not know if the problem is your room in combination with the FE103 in
a rear loaded horn. Such a system will be honky on its own because of the
high "crossover" (low-mids coming from the horn, that is giving
colouration).

What problems do you experience in your listening room at this moment? Did
all the speakers you've built in the past 30 years have the same problem?

Due to it's size (10 cm FE103, cabinet 105 cm high), the speakers are restricted in the low bass output.

I found a positioning that gave acceptable bass performance, but we decided to move the furniture including the speakers. In their new position, the stage is better than before, but the bass dropped even more. So overall, it's just that I want to get even better speakers and there is no doubt, it got to be a fullrange (more or less) with very high efficiency.

Regards,
Helmut

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