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01-02-2012	#528
Patrick Bateman DIYMA Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Manhattan Age: 50 Posts: 2,229 Rep Power: 108 iTrader: (0)	Re: Improve Your Soundstage for $2 John Krutke discovered that it's possible to purchase the midranges used by B&W in their speakers. Here's a pic: The spherical enclosure used by B&W is based on the principles described in this thread. The enclosure basically makes the speaker 'disappear.' Even a small discontinuity between the cone and the woofer would screw things up, which is why the surround on the speaker is practically non-existent. More data on the woofer here: HTGuide Forum - B&W FST mid
	In my 25 years of working in this industry, I've listened to thousands of cars and I can count the ones that sounded great on two hands. Most of them have serious problems and some of the worst ones are IASCA winners... 50% of these guys have plans to change all the equipment in their cars because they don't sound good. In every case so far, none of the equipment has been the cause of poor performance. In every case, it's the installation, the adjustments or the system design. AW

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