Downsizing Speaker Setup

[bjarnetv]

While the maggies certainly are large, they can be somewhat integrated into a room with the correct cloth color.

The LXminis looks like someone left their spud gun collection out in the open.

[Dusty Chalk]

There was one guy on here whose room they totally overwhelmed, because they barely fit.  No cloth colour choice in the world was going to make that acceptable to anyone but a bachelor.

You could paint the LX minis and they could disappear, being low profile.

[Kerry]

I went down a rabbit hole last night looking into the LX-mini +2 and in particular the DSP cross-overs.  Looks really interesting.

I also though if I shortened the tube (not sure how that will effect the sound) put a veneer over the tube it and wall mount it, it has potential.  Also, I could create a teardrop shaped (top view) wire frame that would go over the top driver with some speaker cloth.

I'd need a sub woofer or the +2 option, but have a space for that already.

Interesting.

My crazy DIY speaker project is to recreate the MBL tweeter / mid range and recreate something like the MBL 126 but with a smaller cabinet also adding a subwoofer.  I was thinking the DSP active cross-over would be an excellent way of tuning the system.

@Craig Sawyers - Not sure if the Hypex six channel DLCP is the right option to be looking at for this.

All very interesting though.

[swt61]

I think a wife would be less thrilled about something that looks like you're repairing the plumbing on your house, than a big rectangular panel.

[Grand Enigma]

Wrap it in burlap and write Martha Stewart Home on it and you should be all set.

 

 

[mypasswordis]

I think it depends on what the W prefers, since the LXmini seems to have a mainly cardioidal polar pattern, whereas with true dipoles you definitely need  at least 3-4 feet in the back and probably some acoustic absorption as well. I can confirm from experience with 6 ft tall Acoustats that large black rectangular prisms get to be fairly intimidating that far into the room

[Kerry]

12 minutes ago, mypasswordis said:

I think it depends on what the W prefers, since the LXmini seems to have a mainly cardioidal polar pattern, whereas with true dipoles you definitely need  at least 3-4 feet in the back and probably some acoustic absorption as well. I can confirm from experience with 6 ft tall Acoustats that large black rectangular prisms get to be fairly intimidating that far into the room

1 hour ago, swt61 said:

I think a wife would be less thrilled about something that looks like you're repairing the plumbing on your house, than a big rectangular panel.

I think in both cases the statement would be something like, "What's that thing over there, I'm not happy!"  I agree on the pluming parts as well as having something in the middle of the room.  I'll throw a design together to show you what I was thinking.

 

53 minutes ago, Grand Enigma said:

Wrap it in burlap and write Martha Stewart Home on it and you should be all set.

 

 

This could work

 

[Craig Sawyers]

It really shows how many outrageous speakers I've subjected my wife to over the years that she thinks the LX521 is a distinct improvement on what has gone before!

Maggies, Martin-Logans, Podium 1; Quad ESL57. So yes - I can see where she's coming from!

[swt61]

It is my honest opinion that any man having to live with any type of floral fabric, anywhere in the house, deserves a pair of speakers of his choosing.

[johnwmclean]

this is why the man cave was invented

[jgazal]

Quad ESL-57 and (afaik custom modified) Janszen A1.1 horizontal directivity plots.

Source:

https://www.princeton.edu/3D3A/Directivity.html

In the standard Janszen "configuration, the entire area gets the midrange signal, and only half gets treble. In this way, treble dispersion is increased so that it overlaps the midrange dispersion."

Source:

http://www.janszenaudio.com/janszen-panel-construction

The newer active models have digital crossovers.

I have been looking for an used pair in my country, but they are rare here.

[Sherwood]

Print this on some canvas, and I think you've already made the ideal Maggie cloth cover.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

I was thinking you could wrap it around the LX minis.

Yeah, that'll make it better.

[Craig Sawyers]

That is the only problem with the LX-Mini, it absolutely looks like a drain pipe and rubber coupler. The trick is disguising it to look less like what it is made from http://www.linkwitzlab.com/LXmini/Gallery.htm

[Dusty Chalk]

Do you have any cats? 

[bjarnetv]

this is great mission accomplished!

 

 

in all seriousness though, i you could try a hexagonal wooden cabinet for the tube, similar to this

[swt61]

8 hours ago, Sherwood said:

Print this on some canvas, and I think you've already made the ideal Maggie cloth cover.

 

The first thought that ran through my head was...

Wow, Peter Max did sound wave art? (Look him up youngsters).

[Kerry]

Change of plans... we're going to stay in our current apartment (got a bit of a concession).  I'm still going to look at my options and appreciate the help.  I'll keep everyone posted.