Posted by Rick Craig [ 66.32.111.173 ] on April 12, 2006 at 23:36:13:

In Reply to: Linus 2 vs Linus 3 posted by FredT on April 10, 2006 at 06:34:33:

In hindsight I think the Linus1 was more balanced than the Linus2 but with the additional tweeters the Linus2 improved coverage for standing listeners. I agree with Fred that the Fountek-based designs are far better sounding and worth the extra $.

If someone is on a limited budget I would start with the RS8 modified to use a single ribbon per side. The additional ribbons could be added at a later time. The Dayton 7" is an excellent driver and much better in tonal quality / lower distortion compared to the MCM and Vifa 5" drivers used in the Linus designs.

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