Hi,
I'm still using the 203's and remain very happy with them. The 1505's are in the garage. I'd probably sell them if I could figure out how to box and ship them! As before, I'm using 288/16G drivers with Marantz 3 active crossovers, crossing over at 500hz. Those have a 12db/octave slopes and sound better to me than the 6db and 24db crossovers I've tried. I've also tried higher and lower crossover frequencies without any improvement. I don't use tweeters, but then I'm getting old. I've got a couple of little Fostex horns in a box somewhere. I usually sit 15'-20' away from the speakers.
An interesting aside: I consulted with Ted Uzzle a couple of years ago about building a sound room. When I told him about the equipment I was using, the first thing he said was that he hoped I was using single ended tubes on the HF because the combination of 288's and 203's was so efficient I would immediately hear crossover distortion and transistor hash. Luckily I was already doing that. (But unfortunately, I haven't built the sound room yet.)
Best regards,
John Stover
Originally Posted by hal33
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