Re: The Neutrino - A High-Output Mini-Monitor
Just a quick post-script:
After a long time of being satisfied with these speakers using a 4-ohm padding resistor prior to the tweeter network, I decided to try a 5-ohm resistor, dropping the tweeter's level just a little bit. This has completely remade and stunningly refined the character of these speakers, and I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone who wants to try building these (though to my knowledge no one has yet completed a pair, and admittedly they are a 'difficult' build). The result of adding that extra ohm of resistance has been to expand the soundstage even further, in width (enormously), depth, and height, and also to take the edge off the tweeters, which could over-accentuate detail at times and portray some recordings as difficult to listen to. Imaging becomes even a bit more continuous without losing definition.
So, if you are considering building these speakers, use the 5-ohm resistor. If you have a very dead room or find the treble to be less than your liking, then step back to a 4-ohm resistor. I'll put up a new schematic reflecting this change for clarity's sake.
Best Regards,
Rory Buszka
Just a quick post-script:
After a long time of being satisfied with these speakers using a 4-ohm padding resistor prior to the tweeter network, I decided to try a 5-ohm resistor, dropping the tweeter's level just a little bit. This has completely remade and stunningly refined the character of these speakers, and I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone who wants to try building these (though to my knowledge no one has yet completed a pair, and admittedly they are a 'difficult' build). The result of adding that extra ohm of resistance has been to expand the soundstage even further, in width (enormously), depth, and height, and also to take the edge off the tweeters, which could over-accentuate detail at times and portray some recordings as difficult to listen to. Imaging becomes even a bit more continuous without losing definition.
So, if you are considering building these speakers, use the 5-ohm resistor. If you have a very dead room or find the treble to be less than your liking, then step back to a 4-ohm resistor. I'll put up a new schematic reflecting this change for clarity's sake.
Best Regards,
Rory Buszka
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