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Actually thinking about buying a pair of 15's. $600 bucks.

Ive never heard of a 15 inch full range, maybe it has the lowend too?
 
I thought Audio Nirvana drivers were a two-way full-range thing. So, those are single-cone drivers with just a metal whizzer doohickamabob in the center? If that's the case, then that guy is just a bit mistaken.
 
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twincones AFAIK.

The (the Audio Nirvana drivers) get good press on "the forums", but (and FWIW) I remain pretty skeptical, considering that Dicks previously touted bass reflex cabinets for Lowthers run full range. This suggests that bass isn't something that he is particularly attuned to... but perhaps he's (ahem) changed his tune.
 
A fair number of AKer's have pairs of Audio Nirvana drivers and reactions vary. I have a pair of Super 8's with the ceramic magnet and I do like the sound although the frequency response is far from flat or ideal. The coherence of the sound field is where they really shine as long as you listen in the narrowly focused "sweet spot".

I think most full range driver types use tube amps to get the best sound out of them, but I don't have any tube gear to experiment with.

The hype on the Audio Nirvana website regarding these drivers is a bit of puffery, but they are very well constructed and sound good if full range drivers are your cup of tea.
 
David is a very good puffin. Whatever he is selling generally is worth twice as much, and performs three times better, than non-David stuff.

I have two friends with his full rangers, and they sound nice within their limits.
 
I don't believe that company, never did. When they sold PAudio coaxials they said-- "PAudio power and dynamics are unrivaled.....not just by Lowthers, but by any other speaker in the world, at any price."

Which was a ridiculously untrue statement. None of the reasons I can come up with for saying such a thing show the company in a good light.
 
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Tom Brennan said:
I don't believe that company, never did. When they sold PAudio coaxials they said-- "PAudio power and dynamics are unrivaled.....not just by Lowthers, but by any other speaker in the world, at any price."

Which was a ridiculously untrue statement. None of the reasons I can come up with for saying such a thing show the company in a good light.
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Sounds like David Dicks took a few pages from the Bose and Apple marketing playbook :D:scratch2::smoke:. All joking aside, I was very interested in the PAudio coaxials, but they are not "plug and play" drivers like he claims with everything else on his site. From what I've read, the low pass on the crossover needs a Zobel, and the high pass needs an inductor as well. He claimed all it needed was a cap and L-pad, but that was far from the truth according to my research.
 
I've heard the University full-ranger from the early '60's, which I liked a lot. VERY-engaging. More so than any driver I've ever heard. I haven't tried the Wharfedale Super models yet though, but everybody knows how much I like the Wharfies I DO have, and their early alnico drivers seem best when there aren't any capacitor variables complicating the sound (as in poly caps vs vintage electrolytics and oil caps). I guess I haven't found the need to go there yet (Plus, the prices for vintage alnico Super 12's are pretty-outrageous these days... I see pairs on the Bay selling for more than I paid for my W90's).

I wonder how those AN drivers do in the big corner cabs and Tannoy-type boxes they show them mounted in on their website.
 
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So says David Dicks of his Audio Nirvana drivers here: http://www.commonsenseaudio.com/nirvana.html

I presume he's talking about 'full-range', single & cap-less drivers.

I know a lot of people don't agree with some of his claims. But what about this claim?

Is this true?
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First thing, of course, is ones definition of "full range". As sealy pointed out, the most common recognized "range" is 20-20khz. But then, that does not specify a "flat" response. Is 3db, 5db or even 10db roll off at the extremes OK, acceptable, etc?

Without a "industry" wide accepted definition, any manufacturer can (and do) claim to have "full range" speakers, regardless of number of drivers. Case in point, Bose 901. Which I have a pair. BUT absent of the correct EQ, they are nothing more than 18 drivers delivering sound. I know, I've run them without and with EQ and I'll never listen to them without an EQ again. If I can help it.

All claims that come across exaggerated likely are just that. I would take more of these speakers seriously if there was at least some moderation. But as stated below, marketing always knows best. I've only listened to one pair of full range speakers, besides my 901's, and honestly I don't recall how well I liked them.
 
I doubt there are many who when reading or hearing the term Single Driver Full Range are thinking 20Hz - 20K.

I also doubt that many are seeking that or believe their "single driver full range" (horn enclosure or otherwise) are getting close.

RC
 
Ok what if we don't get too caught up with the definition? Are there any comparable stuff of the same sizes?

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I've used the term "near full range" to describe ca 50 Hz-15kHz, this is usually sufficient for most music and listeners.

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The Tannoy Westminster GR... describes 18hz-27kHz as frequency range for their flagship. I think that would meet the full range single driver definition..(20 to 20), or are dual concentric not included?
 
show me an acoustic instrument which plays from 20-20k hz and a man over 25 who can hear 20-20k hz and I might think about the puffery rampant in the industry that promotes the idea that there is a Need for 20-20k hz. [oh-and the hearing test Must be +- 3db for the individual.....I mean really.....anything more varied from flat and the person is practically deaf...] [sarc off]
 
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source: http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/altec/catalogs/1949.htm

With an aluminum dustcap fronted by a "multicellular" horn... who needs a whizzer? ;-)

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source: http://www.oaktreevintage.com/Altec_Speaker_Parts.htm
 
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