Posted by FredT [ 24.175.113.242 ] on August 08, 2004 at 21:12:05:
In Reply to: for Jim Giffin posted by Cliff s on August 07, 2004 at 18:35:32:
I built the Eros MKII, and then the Linus 2. The Eros is a very good speaker. It uses $60 woofers and $80 tweeters versus the Linus' $20 woofers and $25 tweeters. I know that more expensive drivers don't automatically equate to better sound, but it this case they do in the form of cleaner midrange and better treble resolution. Also, the Eros is a ported design with bass into the 40's while the Linus is a sealed design, intended for use with a subwoofer, with a 75hz F3 point. The Linus is quite a bit more efficient (95dB vs 91.5), it has a wider sweet spot, and it is quite a bit more dynamic, especially at high volume levels. The Linus will reproduce a full (105+dB at the listening position) orchestral crescendo (brass, tympani, etc) with greal realism, while the Eros won't. I alternate both speakers in my system, but I have become addicted to line arrays, and the Linus spends more time in the system. Sometme back I posted a review of the Linus at http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=8788&highlight=linus
Photos of both at http://fredt300b.smugmug.com/gallery/132721/1/4831163
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