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If you are using a low pass filter at 80 Hertz I suggest using dedicated woofers or sub-woofers, in fact you could have just one driver and enclosure fed by mixing left and right channels. You'll get the low bass to support the full range CHR120.
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I was going to sell my pair of Alpair 7P speaker drivers but I decided to give them another shot. Made some small cardboard open baffles for them today, screwed them in and have been listening with them for several hours. I had previously only used them alongside the 12PW woofer but this time, they are on their own. I am really impressed with this driver actually, as I generally don't appreciate smaller size drivers. However, for nearfield and super-nearfield listening distances at low to moderate volume to keep them within their dynamic limits, they are highly resolving and have a cool neutral timbre as the frequency response is pretty flat. I will photograph them soon and may actually keep them as they were less than £100. Low moving mass, shallow cone profile, neutral frequency response and an engaging listen when up close. The bass response is very impressive for a driver of this size, especially when listening at close proximity. I might keep these as my frequency reference and target signature so I can sell MySphere 3.1 and put all that money towards speaker equipment. I will happily not use headphones again as I like complete control over my driver positioning. No doubt I will be doing something nerdy and eccentric with them soon. Thinking of getting a couple of stands with long, flexible "goose necks" so I can elevate the speakers right in front of my ears at my desk position. This will basically eliminate room interaction so I will just be hearing the driver behavior.
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Alpair 7P are pretty darn good for a ~£100 spend. Gotta listen up close for deeper bass and won't handle aggressive music well at higher volume. Open-back cardboard baffle. Much better than pre-made crap of similar dimensions that looks fancy and luxurious but has mediocre driver technology.


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I have a set of 7P in my FH3s.
I know their limitations. They don’t really do “bass” but the FH3 enclosures give a pleasing sound, although as you rightly say, aggressive/busy music is not their strong point.
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I compared the cardboard 7Ps to the cardboard CHR-120s and the difference, even for nearfield listening, is quite significant. After listening to the 7Ps for quite a while then switching, the CHR-120 imaging was larger and clearer and the bass presence was better but the sound was a little "choked up" and "slowed" in comparison, because of the elevated upper bass I think. The 7P had a "faster" cooler timbre and more neutral sound. CHR-120 compromises dynamic flatness for increased frequency bandwidth. This can be addressed with DSP to reduce the "warmth" of the tone. I will probably replace the 7P with a 10P (neutral tone) to help me adjust the CHR-120 by ear. I could try a 10P and 12PW combo against the CHR-120 in case they are a better choice. Comparisons of speaker drivers will be immediate and on-the-fly back-and-forth once I have a second Majestic-Proprius system. I will mute one and unmute the other to instantly hear the differences in tonal character. I could initially try minor adjustments in the PEQ without taking any measurements with a microphone. Will ultimately have MySphere connected as well so that I can judge how close the speakers are to an unsignatured sound.

I don't care too much about how the speakers measure, to be honest. I do all this for my musical enjoyment so as long as I create something resembling the MySphere sound character, it's a success IMO. I may have to keep MySphere for several years until speaker technology advances, much like I kept the K1000 for several years until the introduction of MySphere. Perhaps I should have studied sound engineering at university rather than pharmacology. If the "world" isn't going to improve dynamic speaker audio fidelity, maybe I should do it myself. I could look at planar magnetics I suppose but a lot of it is large floorstanding rather than small desktop. Electrostatics aren't for me; I'm not drawn towards high voltage stuff.

Shall look at the Mini Maggies again. It's not like high prices are mentally prohibitive anymore... Dead Perhaps I should opt for a speaker system that uses ribbons instead.


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Or look for professional studio monitors, rather than home audio speakers.

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Something like the Yamaha HS5 is not going to break the bank.
See if you can find a supplier local, and see what they advise.
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