Alobar convinced me to try going w/o the lenses too - and have to admit the 'focus' w/o them is sure in-your-face - lazer like imaging for sure.
So far, I like it, but haven't yet gotten to swapping the lenses back in again...needs a liddle motorized device to flip them in and out!
I also ended up with about 2db gain on the 2216ND1 xovers, but that's likely coincidence.
And yup, they sure are pretty looking...and weigh like half of what the old LE15s do....almost afraid they'd float away...
Hi Heather! Scott actually brought his 2450CDs and Smith horns over to try swapping out on mine last year, but got so mesmerized with the results of the "ND-ification' that we never got around to plugging them in! - but yes, he strongly recommended that as the next step too!
That or M2 horns...
and be Done with it?
(L200 cabinets as a quick and simple way to DIY M2s? Could very well be - 5cu.ft is 5 cu ft, the ND just drops right in, and I think I've demonstrated that the L200(A) ports sure seem a great match as is..)
But, honestly, the ND's have had such a 'taming, mellowing, filling in & precisionizing' effect on the L200 horns (077 combo) that I'm pretty dang happy with them as is now - even better since I had not expected
any change there.
I think I'll upgrade my sources (DAC gack, the best kind of geek gack!) first.