[Vintage-Audio] Re Air Suspension Speakers

[wolfbob]

Almost all of my office near-field speakers are of this type. I have 2x 10
in Advents, 2X 12 inWarfedales, and 2X 8 in KLMs. I also have a pair of 12
in JBLs although they are ported. Great for SACD.

WBob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Salmons, Michael" <SalmonsM at missouri.edu>
To: "Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 back"
<vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 11:19 AM
Subject: RE: [Vintage-Audio] Re Air Suspension Speakers


> Air suspension (also called acoustic suspension) is the type of speaker
> that has a tightly sealed cabinet and the drivers work against the air
> pressure, requiring more power but providing better bass control. These
> are in contrast to ported or vented systems. Some Celestion and KEF
> designs are air suspension, as is the famous LS3/5a monitor. So yeah,
> it's more than just hype, and they are worth checking out.
>
> Michael S.
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