In terms of SQ, how much of a compromise are the MkIIs over the mighty MkIs?
Hi Mani,
Focus, this is something I always pursuit. Sometimes a big wide stage with music anywhere in your room is pretty cool too but that's mostly a free bonus when you have a big room supporting that as long as the speakers are able to fill the extra volume of course.
Peter has a BIG room, mine is moderate are relative small and I can imagine why Peter likes his setup more simply because of that.
My system is therefore more intimate, dreaming away on the couch listening to my favourite music but sometimes I want to have that big stage as well.
The main plus for the MkI's is their ability to focus more precise with the extra set of woofers on top. This creates a virtual center for the bass similar as the point source acting mid-high horns. All sound is basically coming from one single point, the main reason why I always liked full-range drivers in the past.
The extra bass drivers give more headroom (not really needed in my room!) in the bass with fewer vertical standing wave problems as a bonus.
But didn't Peter tell you that there is also the option to have an extra bass section on top of the Orelino and Orelo MkII?
At extra costs though and if you didn't know then now you do! ;-)
Bert