LDSG Appendix A - Gallery of interesting designs
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Last modified: 25-Mar-2007, 19:49:49 GMT






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Sealed
ELF
Aperiodic
Ported
Passive radiator
Bandpass
Array
Isobaric
Transmission line
Horn
Terminated line
Tapered quarter wave tube
Dipole
Unconventional

NOTES:

  1. Pressing the "More info…" button of a commercial design will either take you to the vendor's web site or launch email.

  2. Pressing the "More info…" button of a DIY design will either take you to the builder's web site or launch email.

  3. A button labeled "N.A." indicates that the system is no longer available.

Sealed box

Commercial

Magico Reference
McIntosh XRT 26 (see also Array)
Audio Finality Pyramid
Revel Salon
Acarian Alón Phalanx (see also Dipole)
Audio Physic Avanti III

DIY

BESL Series 5 MTM (also available ported)
Claude Dickson's Manger/PP8 system
Adire Kit 281(S) (also available ported and TL)


ELF

Commercial

Sunfire "True Subwoofer" Signature
Bag End S10E-1
Energy Microstar 12.1

DIY

None


Aperiodic box

Commercial

Dynaudio Contour Center

DIY

Dynaudio Twynn


Ported box

Commercial

Waveform Mach 17
Avalon Eidolon
Visaton Monitor 890 MK II
Sonus Faber Amati Homage
Swans M1a
Kharma Audiocratique
Shamrock Eire
ACI Jaguar
Coincident Super Eclipse
Aerial 10T
Aerial 8B
MBL 111
B&W Nautilus 801
blueroom Minipod

DIY

AV Reality Reality 3D (also available commerical)
BESL Series 5 MTM (also available sealed)
Orca/Zalytron Aria 5R
Andre Perreault's Utopia 5W4252/TN51
Swans M1
Ken Lehman's faceted system
Hammer Dynamics S12


Passive radiator (PR)

Commercial

Thiel CS7.2
Boston Acoustics VR975

DIY

Deon Bearden's "theBeast" (3 PR's) in progress


Bandpass

Commercial

Bose Acoustimass® Bass Module

DIY

Decware "Death Box II"


Array

Commercial

McIntosh XRT 26 (see also Sealed)
Audience AU24
Genesis APM I
Nearfield Pipedreams
Alon Exotica Grand Reference (see also Dipole)

DIY

bottlehead.com "Straight 8"


Isobaric

Commercial

EgglestonWorks Andra (isobaric ported)

DIY

None


Transmission line (TL)

Commercial

Meadowlark Shearwater
Bryston PMC IB1S
Davidson Panga (see also Unconventional)
nOrh Subwoofer) (w/ nOrh 7 - see also Terminated line)
Morel Renaissance Prelude

DIY

David Dlugos' Toobz
Chris Bobiak's Vifa Daline
Ariel (Lynn Olsen design) in progress
nOrh Subwoofer) (w/ nOrh 7 - see also Terminated line)


Horn:

Commercial

Magico Ultimate
Klipsch Klipschorn
AvantGarde Trio
Jadis Eurythmie 11
Visaton Monitor 890 MK II (ported bass module)
Carfrae Little Big Horn
Acapella Excalibur
Beauhorn Virtuoso

DIY

Hornet Hedlund Solo
Oris 150
Terry Cain's Fostex horn
Decware "Wicked One"


Terminated line/inverted horn:

Commercial

B&W Nautilus 801
nOrh 4.0
nOrh 7 (w/ subwoofer)
nOrh 9
nOrh vs. B&W

DIY

nOrh 6.5


TQWT

Commercial

Argos Tapered Pipe

DIY

Terry Cain's TQWT
The "Nocturne"
Herbert Jeschke's TQWT
Claudio Bonavolta's TQWT


Dipole

Commercial

Audio Artistry Beethoven
Acarian Alón Phalanx (see also Sealed)
Regnar RG10 (nee Dahlquist DQ10)
Alon Exotica Grand Reference (see also Array)

DIY

E-Speakers 3.0


Unconventional

Commercial

Davidson Panga (see also TL)
Final 0.3
German Physiks Unlimited
Cabasse Atlantis
Audio Physic Medea
Manger Zerobox 103
Wisdom Audio M-75
Eminent Technology LFT-VIIIa
Magnepan Magneplanar 1.6
MBL 101
MBL 111
ESS AMT Monitor

DIY

Doug Stabler's monopole ribbon system
Rudi Blondia's dipole ribbon system
Claude Dickson's Manger/PP8 system
Chris Allison's BGC/Lambda/Focal HT system






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