Sorry, I was under the wrong impression that your explanation for mm was not from the member who first used the abbreviation - treitz3 in Post #1053. It seems though that we all agree on what's important - that these speakers need accurate setting up, whether done in mm or ins!
I think microns is probably the better unit of measure.Sorry, I was under the wrong impression that your explanation for mm was not from the member who first used the abbreviation - treitz3 in Post #1053. It seems though that we all agree on what's important - that these speakers need accurate setting up, whether done in mm or ins!
I listened to the original (not DIY) BD-Design Sigma speakers here in Helsinki at a friend's place (the best speakers ever built by Bert Doppenberg) with plastic horns.
I don’t hear a “plastic” sound.
If someone is so sensitive to the coloration of a plastic horn, it is better not to choose a well-polished, glossy horns (like your profile photo example), these people should choose a matte Nextel finish or a textured paint coating for the surface of their plastic horn, because well-polished, glossy horns (especially the thin ones) are much more prone to transfer the inherent sound of the underlying material to the original sound of the record, whether this material is plastic or wood. In fact, the ultra smooth and well-polished surface of the horn acts like a mirror and makes the coloration of the underlying material appear more in the sound. but the surface with more granular and rough coatings does the opposite, and with better control and damping of surface resonances, less coloration is transmitted to the sound.
Hi Todd, with a bit of luck the passive new Mezzo’s will shine their magic in my listening room at the end of the year
. About the material of the horns, have you heard of a difference in sound between the ultra mat or glossy horns? Cheers, Wim
Very exciting that you are getting a pair of Mezzo. Those are a really great speaker and the adjustable tweeter makes setup much easier. Placing the top horn section in place is really a 3 person job.Hi Todd, with a bit of luck the passive new Mezzo’s will shine their magic in my listening room at the end of the year
Thank you, Todd! I was really shocked to hear how much the Mezzos were better than the Duo GTs (my previous dream speakers). If you don’t have really big listening space the Mezzos beat the Trios. Shockingly great speakers, the G3 Avantgardes
I’ll take your word on this, as you have far more experience/ expertise with precision speaker set up. But, as a former owner of the Mezzo’s, I can’t imagine that simply replacing the light weight horn would move the speaker. Maybe the driver housing could move a micron if not done with great care?I found that with two people, the big horn screws on/off very smoothly.
Hello Todd, the midrange horn section of the Duo GT is the same size and weight as the Mezzo, is there a special difference between the Duo GT and the Mezzo that requires 3 people to place the midrange section horn of the Mezzo?
Hello Kozak,
Imagine this sentence being said by Bonzo, maybe this will finally happen in this third generation of AGIf you don’t have really big listening space the Mezzos beat the Trios. Shockingly great speakers, the G3 Avantgardes
Hi Todd, with a bit of luck the passive new Mezzo’s will shine their magic in my listening room at the end of the year
Congrats! That is super exciting. I have heard the AG Trio G3s and dual bass horns...the first horn I have heard that really really impressed me...as in all out assault impressed me. I have read about your Mezzos and intuitively have been very impressed by what I have read and the few videos of their sound were also pretty interesting to me.Thank you, Todd! I was really shocked to hear how much the Mezzos were better than the Duo GTs (my previous dream speakers). If you don’t have really big listening space the Mezzos beat the Trios. Shockingly great speakers, the G3 Avantgardes
The tweeter and midrange in the Mezzo are the same as the DuoGT. Most of the differences are in the bass. The cabinet is much heavier and due to its construction has better bracing. The speaker weighs about 100 more pounds compared witht he DuoGT. There is also a difference in the way it is ported. It has twin ports in the bottom as opposed to a single port in the DuoGT. The port "tubes" are also longer. But IMHO the most important thing is the flared sides. This makes the transition in the crossover region between the midrange and the bass smoother as it is horn loading the bass down to just below 100Hz. I have setup the DuoGT several times and I set up the Mezzo at AXPONA. For the DuoGT I have to work at getting the 100-200Hz range to work well. With the Mezzo it just magically happened.
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