NEW AL-VI Design Progress (( DESIGN POLL ))

Well, I'm going at it again. I have decided to go ahead with yet another new ALS'ish design.
This time will be using the same bulletproof 48" Carver ribbons, but I am going with a much better sub driver this time around.

Kick A$$ design!!!!

one on right. sweet and juicy like these nutz. looking

I will be bringing these to CF this time

I still haven't decided on materials or colors yet

Looks like I'm getting out voted, but I like the one on the left.

I think they are both great , but I was wondering if James put like 5 to 7 , 5 inch mid drivers per speaker for SPL , just a thought....

you lost me....

you think I should add 5" driver to add SPL ??

you lost me....

you think I should add 5" driver to add SPL ??

(sound pressure level )...?..like 5 per speaker , sort of like the genisis arrays...?..does that make any sense..?

I think he means to boost the SPL in the upper bass and mids range. A LOT of "flagship" speakers with ribbons or electrostatic panels include a line array for this.

Witness, the Martin Logan Statement e2:



You can easily tell which part is the ESL panel (the clear panels). The box to the side of the clear panel is actually a line array of 7" drivers (I think they have 8 per side). This gives the Statements all the wonderful air and transparency of big electrostatics, but all the upper-bass and midrange punch anyone could ever want. (Bass is provided by 2 separate subwoofer modules which have 8x12" drivers each--you can see on ein the rear right of this pic...) I looked and looked on the web, but couldn't find a SINGLE pic of the Statements with the grill cloths off of their line array. Oh well...

I've heard the Statements, and, YES, they ARE all that and a bag of chips. After hearing these speakers, EVERY other speaker is just a sad approximation of what a speaker can be. Of course, they retailed new for $79,999, and have a total weight (4 modules, plus crossovers) of 1800lbs, and you need a room the size of a small barn to let them really sound proper...

So anyway, I agree that a line array would only make your new Amazing Mk IV's sound better, and would DEFINITELY give them that mid-bass authority that a lot of ribbon speakers lack, but you've got to then worry about all sorts of OTHER design issues" phase linearity with the ribbons, an additional crossover channel, and a MASSIVE jump in current demand from your amps. Most of the ML Statements I've seen on line seem to be Tri-Amped. That would mean you'd need to go out and buy a whole stack of those Odyssey beasts that you use, but it sure would look cool with a bank of SIX Silver 7t's lined up on the floor behind them...

Something sort of like this:



I added a line array of 5x5" drivers, and a second woofer.

Ahhh, a boy can dream, can't he?

WTF is outside of his window? Looks like the city dump!

I was thinking the same thing.

Those are all the boxes all that ML shit came in !!!


Yeah, the line array is where the speakers Bob and I are working on are going...
Mine are a little different, think "livingroom concert speakers"
I really don't think I am going to be tri-amping at all. I am trying to keep this design very clean, simple, and easy to build.
But they still have to make your ears bleed !!!

That pic was taken about a week after that owner moved into that house, and yes, that stuff is all the moving boxes and a few extra pieces of furniture sitting on his patio. When you live in Barbados, I guess garbage pickup (much like ALL municipal services down there) isn't really something you get with any sort of definite reliability...

"No Worries, mon..."

That pic was taken about a week after that owner moved into that house, and yes, that stuff is all the moving boxes and a few extra pieces of furniture sitting on his patio. When you live in Barbados, I guess garbage pickup (much like ALL municipal services down there) isn't really something you get with any sort of definite reliability...

"No Worries, mon..."

I guess we are kind of spoil in that respect.

I didn't see your photo before.... are you using Autocad ??
I get the idea of the design, but damn, those are BIG...