This is how we came up with the combination of a Dayton Reference Paper woofer and a large Fountek ribbon. Ultimately, the bottom line is that the loudspeaker boxes are a further development of our successful Vota series. This combination effortlessly surpasses these loudspeakers used for comparison in terms of their sovereignty and spaciousness.
Since the little newcomers sound fantastic to us after we've played them in, we immediately chose the right name for them - and decided to create a new series under this name. With the debut of this series, however, we have also set a new standard for further developments.
It became "Flamenco" because this music is characterized by the expressive playing of the guitars. This lively and space-filling sound experience, as a flamenco player can elicit from his guitar, sums up what this development is capable of playing. And so, unplanned but not without a plan, a new series was created that we would now like to present to you.
So we came up with the combination of a Dayton Reference Paper woofer and a large Fountek ribbon. Ultimately, the bottom line is that the speaker cabinets are an evolution of our successful Vota series. This combination effortlessly surpasses those speakers used for comparison in their sovereignty and spaciousness.
Content
1. technology: A new name, a new series? There's a little story about that.
2. cabinet construction: No finish worries with beech Fineline panels.
3. sound: The Flamenco enchants with its fresh liveliness in the whole room.
1. technology: A new name, a new series? There is a little story about this
Since the little newcomers sound fantastic to us after recording, we immediately chose the appropriate name for them - and decided on a new series under this name. Thus, however, we have also set a new standard for further developments with the first work of this series.
"Flamenco" it has become, because this music is characterized by the expressive playing of the guitars. This lively and room-filling sound experience, as a flamenco player can elicit from his guitar, sums up what this development is capable of playing. And so, unplanned but not haphazard, a new series was born, which we would now like to present to you.
Tweeter
For the tweeter of the new Flamenco series we have chosen a proven classic, the Fountek ribbon Neo CD3.
The advantage of ribbon tweeters is their elongated shape, which allows for optimal sound dispersion for vertical placement of speakers in rooms. If you start from the shape of tweeters only, you will notice that especially small tweeters play very cleanly and brilliantly. However, small diaphragms are not particularly level resistant. The ribbon principle, if it is properly constructed and also has an appropriate diaphragm stroke, is simply an ingenious solution.
The typical, clean ribbon sound with its brilliant high frequency range is not only based on the low diaphragm mass and the precise sound generation, but especially on the low concentration in the super high frequency range due to the small diaphragm width. This sound generation is described as very precise and clear to bright and brilliant. A side effect of the elongated diaphragm is that the edge diffraction at the horizontal edge, i.e. the upper edge of the speaker, but also of the beads of the cone drivers located below and/or above, is significantly damped. This enhances the effect of a brilliant high frequency range and a clean reproduction of consonants, hi-hats and other high/bright tones. This is a characteristic that is also necessary for the perfect tonal reproduction of guitar sounds, as their harmonics convey the liveliness and dynamics of a guitar - well, a concert or acoustic guitar.
The frequently encountered disadvantage of ribbon tweeters is distortion (THD). In the case of this ribbon tweeter, they are pleasantly low above 3,000 Hz, so that the Fountek Neo CD3 ribbon tweeter can show its best side at a correspondingly high crossover frequency and is capable of real flights of fancy.
Another challenge that a loudspeaker designer has to master is the rear damping of the ribbon. This task is comparable to all closed tweeter design principles, since the sound emitted to the rear must be damped very thoughtfully. Sound from the rear can lead to a very wavy frequency response in the case of reflections or resonance behavior, which virtually chops up the high frequency reproduction - and that's not exactly nice to listen to. The damping of the Neo CD 3.0 has been solved excellently, and this outstanding tweeter is completely convincing in this discipline as well.
The sound opening between the drivers, shaped as a waveguide, and the particularly narrow ribbon are an excellent basis for the production of the very finest tones, so that it is optimally suited for our project in all points. The Fountek Neo CD3 ribbon has been equipped with additional mechanical protection in the form of a fine mesh, which is placed in front of the diaphragm in addition to the grille.
Low-midrange driver
Something has changed with the bass-midrange drivers from the Reference series of Dayton. Our partner Dayton Audio has further developed the chassis with attention to detail and offers a finely revised version that visually and acoustically hits the nail on the head. Since we do not want to miss new designs with these also previously good speaker chassis.
The reference drivers have a black through-dyed membrane, whose paper is reinforced with Kevlar fibers. The new diaphragm is not only black as night, it has also been further optimized with a new coating. If you take a closer look at the RS150 chassis used here, it is noticeable that the drive of the new version has received a larger magnet and also that the centering spider has been revised. These are both measures that explain why the revised bass-midrange driver can play even more precisely and balanced. On the one hand, the optimization of the center spider counteracts bead resonance effects and also significantly influences the playing style in the midrange, on the other hand, a stronger magnetic field always leads to a more precise playing style, the strongest possible drive is virtually indispensable for precise reproduction. For the coil carrier material, aluminum is used in the bass-midrange drivers. Because of its electrical conductivity, this is always a controversial topic among scholars, but in terms of heat dissipation and rigidity, it remains a quality feature for the very best music reproduction.
So and now we are at the control center of the box: the crossover network
Today it has already gone out of fashion to build crossovers with somewhat more expensive and larger quality components, so why again? Because it still sounds brilliant! Exactly that is reason enough.
A really nice fine detail and naturalness of reproduction is also an outstanding quality of the Flamenco 1. In order to achieve this objective with a few good components in the best possible way, we have again carefully selected the appropriate components from the versatile Intertechnik range and by using an unconventional filter circuit with a parallel connection of coils in the low-mid range, we have built a crossover that supports the midrange, so that it plays more balanced. More balanced means without relevant emphasis in any frequency range.
The coupling of the ribbon is quasi "English", to choose this also old term. It refers to a rather pronounced dip in the presence range, which leads to a good acoustic stage. The crossover frequency is set according to these old crossover concepts, so ideal for the drivers we use.
Measurements
2. cabinet construction: no finish worries with beech fineline panels
And the baffle is also there.
Wood list 19 mm
front + back wall: 2 pieces 32,8 cm x 19,8 cm
lid + bottom: 2 pieces 16 cm x 18 cm
Sides: 2 pieces 33 cm x 18 cm
The tool requirement is kept within limits and should be procurable in the closer circle of friends. The cabinets are glued together with joint glue and the remains are wiped off with a damp cloth. The edges of the baffles are broken with the sanding block so that the paint on the edges does not chip away when painting later.
Every beginning is hard. One of the tasks you set yourself is to achieve a beautiful finish. After all, it should fit into the domestic ambience.
When working with MDF, problems with transitions always crop up.
"Butt to butt" with MDF panels brings with it the problem of painted edges reappearing on the surfaces over time. Unless you own a table saw or plunge saw with a guide rail, but who does as a beginner. However, you can take advantage of the edges by choosing the beech Fineline panels chosen here ( now available in all standard hardware stores ) and buy the optics at the same time.
If you have the appropriate tools at your disposal, you can give the speaker your individual touch, but to get a taste of loudspeaker construction, this is not absolutely necessary. This solution should be a suggestion for a simple, but beautiful finish.
Whether the baffle is glued directly or later depends on the finish chosen. If only the baffle is painted, care must be taken that no paint gets on the beech panels. That's why I chose the second option.
To achieve more stability when fixing the glued cabinet, I put the baffle not glued on top and tighten it with two tension belts. The tension belts are available in every hardware store for a few euros.
After the joint glue dries, comes the sanding of the cabinet. Since the beech is harder than ordinary MDF, it should be done with a random orbital sander or an equivalent alternative. With MDF, a sanding block is also perfectly sufficient.
A cordless screwdriver with a hole saw is also not sufficient for the opening of the bass reflex tube. Drill and jigsaw or the router must be used. Don't forget the holes for the binding posts.
For painting the baffles, we chose paint from a specialist dealer. Mipa WBS Insulation Primer provides excellent coverage. One coat is completely sufficient. Then two coats of Mipa WBS PU Color Varnish are applied and the baffles are finished.
Next, the crossover can be placed in the speaker cabinet and fixed in place. The woofer is soldered on and for the tweeter the cables are screwed. For the damping we take half a mat of Sonofil. There we tear a hole in the middle and pull it over the bass reflex tube. Insert all drivers, screw them together and the Flamenco 1 is ready. Not so hard, is it?
3. Sound: The flamenco already enchants with its fresh liveliness throughout the room.
Due to its construction, the Flamenco hardly has a problem with any room, as long as it can count on the support of a subwoofer in a ballroom and the upcoming bass extension in the large living room at home. For the audiophile in a small living room it is not necessary.
The Flamenco rarely gets out of time, its timing is lively and at the same time finely dynamic.
If at all, only the ribbon tweeter would be responsible for this. However, especially during music broadcasts from a live concert, it shows that its airy, relaxed way of presenting music is one of its strengths. The Flamenco enchants with its fresh liveliness throughout the room.
Take a piece of music that you have experienced live and let the direct manner of the Flamenco cast a spell over you once again. Quite with a slightly silvery tone, that's intentional, otherwise we'll end up with a dome tweeter again. The choice in loudspeaker design makes it exciting. The sound body of an acoustic guitar is presented above the wonderfully natural and voluminous playing midrange driver. This is quite remarkable for its size.
I would advise against angling the speakers. The stage seems a bit disjointed
and one or the other musician starts to play for himself instead of together with the band. If you let the Flamenco play frontally on you, the stage fits perfectly.
Flamenco 1 – Bubinga Pommelé
Report form Michael
Introduction
Hello dear loudspeaker DIY and HiFi friends,
After the Satorique 4, my first project, my fingers were itching again after a short time and so the idea of a new project was born.
My father helped me enormously with the construction of the Satorique 4 and he was so enthusiastic about the look and sound of the Satorique 4 that I decided to build him some speakers in the same look as the Satorique 4.
Since I wanted to surprise my father on his birthday with the speakers, he was of course not allowed to know anything about the project.
The building of the cabinets, including veneering and painting was done by Jan again this time. Jan is a carpenter friend and has already veneered and lacquered the Satorique 4.
Cabinet construction
Since Jan has professional tools at his disposal in his carpentry shop, the construction was done quite quickly for him.
The 19mm MDF parts were veneered with the help of a veneer press, then the parts were sawn to size with a computer-controlled sliding table saw. The chamfers on the stand and baffle were made with the router and the cutouts on the baffle were made with the CNC router.
The cabinet was painted with clear lacquer, the stand and baffle were first filled, sanded, etc. and then painted in black. The stand is screwed to the cabinet so that the inner workings of the speakers can be easily accessed later. Jan used threaded sockets on the cabinet so that the screws fit properly. Great!
The baffle is additionally glued with lamellos to increase stability.
Because the cabinet dimensions deviate from the original construction plan due to the currencies and so the cabinet volume does not fit anymore, we have screwed the crossover on an extra 19mm wooden board on the stand, which fits exactly into the cabinet. So the cabinet volume inside the speaker remains the same and we saved ourselves some effort in recalculating the cabinet volume. So the theory.
To seal the connection between the cabinet and the stand, I used the sealing tape left over from building the Satorique 4.
Here is a little tip for newbies like me:
When soldering absolutely pay attention to the temperature, otherwise there is a risk that cables at the low-midrange speaker come loose, because the solder joints also melt in other places around the actual solder joint. So happened with me, because the soldering iron was set much too hot. :)
For the insulation, a Sonofil was used, as prescribed in the construction plan. I put it loosely into the open cabinet from below, then inserted the bass reflex tube into the rear panel and made a mark at the point where the reflex tube touches the insulation. At the mark I then made a cut so that the insulation can be put around the bass reflex tube without much effort.
That's about it for the construction of the speakers.
A few more pictures will follow.
The sound and conclusion
Finally, here is a little description of the sound.
A few days ago I was still with my buddy Jens, he introduced me to the subject of loudspeaker construction and has also brought me to the Satorique 4. We had arranged a listening session, because he of course wanted to listen to the small ones. First of all, Jens was very enthusiastic about the appearance and the quality of workmanship.
Quote: "They could also be in the store! The hammer!"
But now about the sound:
The speakers sound really stunning for this size! A bass that you would not expect at all for this size, the tweeter plays very pleasant and fine resolution . The sound separates really well from the speakers, the stage is a dream.
Sonically, the Flamenco 1 basically reproduces all the details, that's my impression. Of course, the Flamenco 1 can not compete with my Satorique 4 in terms of bass and sonority in general, but related to the price range, the total package is really worth every penny!
Jens and I listened very contentedly for hours to various music genres and basically missed nothing.
Already the first "Wow!" on his part after I played the first song on the Flamenco 1... he probably did not expect such a powerful sound from such small speakers!
Especially in smaller rooms, the speakers have an incredibly room-filling sound, as Jan and I connected the boxes for the first time in his quite small living room (maybe 12-15m2), and the first notes of Allan Taylor's song Beat Hotel sounded, we both could not spare a wide grin. The madness, we really did not expect.
Music genres such as jazz and singer-songwriter (listening tip: Katie Pruitt, Expectations) really come into their own on the Flamenco 1, but also blues (such as Christone "Kingfish" Ingram), are really fun with the Flamenco 1.
A really nice speaker!
My father was very pleased with it.
A big thank you to every reader.
Until the next project,
Your Nico!
Acknowledgements:
Markus Nötzel for his energetic support with questions about the construction, etc.
Once again a huge thank you to Jan, without him the project would not have been possible, especially not in the quality!
Flamenco 1 loudspeaker DIY
Report from Wines
Construction report
Two way loudspeaker for shelf, dimensions: H/W/D 33/20/22 cm
bass reflex
tweeter: Fountek ribbon Neo CD3
bass-midrange driver: Dayton Audio RS150
My grown-up daughter wished for a pair of self-made loudspeakers for her birthday. The wish was probably triggered by the fact that I built a pair of Needle speakers about 1 year ago as my first DIY project and the result was very impressive. Preferred music genres of my daughter is classical, instrumental and quiet pop music. The room size to be sounded is about 25 m2 and it should be shelf speakers in light natural wood.
So off to the Internet and searched the relevant forums. I found what I was looking for here.
Herbert had posted a very nice and informative contribution to the self-construction of the Flamenco 1 boxes and the description convinced me immediately. So I contacted Marcus Nötzel and asked for the dimensions. Promptly I received the instructions, the dimensions fit. The decision was made and I could start. On the same day the order for 2 Flamenco 1 kits was placed. As material I decided for glued beech wood 18mm from the Bauhaus. There I had the right dimensions for the front, back and side panels cut.
Cabinet
First step was to draw the correct cutout dimensions for the speakers on the front boards.
Now we went to a relative who owns a small router. The cutouts were milled. Since the router diameter was not large enough for the area to be routed, the diameter of the routing had to be reduced for another pass, which explains the small dark marks in the routing area.
It's done, all speaker milling and drilling for the BR tubes are done. Now the cutouts for the tweeters are missing, here I had to use a jigsaw.
Well, perfect looks different, but fortunately you can't see the rectangular cutouts later. Reworked with the sandpaper and everything looks better.
The boxes are glued together with wood glue and after drying sanded with a triangular sander.
Thus, the preliminary work is done and I am eagerly waiting for the delivery of the kits.
It did not take long , and the delivery was there, short control everything perfect. Now it goes on.
Pleasant surprise the switches have been delivered completely finished, I had expected individual parts. So placed in the open speaker box and fixed with wood screws, before still the terminals installed.BR tube pure and damping material cut and inserted.
Now the front plate can be glued.
After gluing, the slight protrusions of the front plate are sanded. Next step was then a 2 times painting with colorless environmental protection varnish (water soluble). The screw positions for the speaker chassis marked and pre-drilled and cables shortened.
Soldering the connections with the correct polarity, screwing them in and done!
There are the finished boxes, it was great fun. And now the decisive moment, the boxes are connected to the stereo system.
Great, everything works, Katie Melua, the voice quite clear and spacious. Mark Knofler wonderful, clean guitar sounds and bass. Now still play in and tried different CD `s and radio. I'm curious how the speakers will please my daughter, but since nothing can go wrong, I'm thrilled, the work was worth it.
Flamenco 1 – Giant surprise in small size
Report from Herbert
When building loudspeakers for someone else, it's best to know their preferred taste in music, where the speakers will be placed and you should also know the room. I wanted to give my parents this pleasure and build a special pair of speakers for them, with which they will have a great pleasure, even with their favorite music genre, namely folk music - hopefully. Where will they be? In the kitchen. Actually, the kitchen is the center of life in the house, like the extended living room-kitchen for others. However, the living room at my parents is separated by a wall. So the speakers were not intended for the TV corner, but purely for audio playback in the kitchen. So my father can continue to take his afternoon nap and enjoy his peace for the moment.
Loudspeakers alone were not enough for my parents, as amplifiers and any other components also had to be replaced, but I still wanted to invest in this project. Each of us enjoys media in some way. In the past, a simple radio was enough for that, but today we have the possibility to realize a great sound in our own four walls and that in affordable quality. It's a luxury not just to listen to music, but to enjoy it in all its nuances. I know that many people don't care about the quality of the music they listen to. For most people, music only plays in the background anyway. They don't listen to any particular music, i.e. they don't listen to it consciously, and it (almost) doesn't matter whether it comes out of a good or a bad speaker. However, I find that especially with certain music genres, such as folk music or jazz, it is even more important which speakers and devices are used to play this music.
The prerequisites for the ideal speakers
Yes, and which speakers would be suitable for a music genre in which I am less at home and less proficient, namely folk music? Low tones are rare, only sometimes a bass instrument plays a decisive role in a piece of music and just then these tones should not be completely lost, in the otherwise mostly same-sounding sound spectrum, the middle and high frequencies. In the case of the low tones, it is often a double bass, and of course we want to hear it. By the way, I'm talking about traditional folk music here, not the newer kind of this genre influenced by hits. What else do we want to hear? A clarinet, a powerful trumpet, precise drums, guitars, a harmonica, in any case the instruments should be audible in a differentiated way. Yes, everything, and besides, there should be some space for experimental interpretations of folk music, where even I listen again, because here the art of the idiosyncratic interpretation shakes me awake again.
The monotony of folk music will probably never really inspire me, but some interpretations of this music genre do have potential. But just because I, or rather we at home, can't get much out of folk music, at least not until then, doesn't mean that there aren't many thousands of people who love this music. And there are, hundreds of thousands of fans even, who are enthusiastic about this music. My parents, for example, also. For them, this music is an expression of joy, of dancing and celebrating, of festivities and exuberance. There seem to be hardly any thoughtful or profound lyrics, which is perhaps also a reason for many fans to listen to this music. And maybe my previous perception of folk music is actually due to bad playback devices and bad speakers, and with special speakers I have never heard folk music. It would be so easy with streaming through our Satorique, but so far I have not managed to "feed" it with this music.
A clean, light and airy detached sound presentation, that would be the goal, especially for this genre of music. By clean I mean above all a differentiated resolution, so that folk music does not sound like a monotonous lyre, as I usually perceive it, but "lives". If I have to listen to folk music, then I want to hear instruments and not gibberish.
Found the ideal speakers
First, I did my own research to find a pair of speakers that would fit the bill. The size was also crucial by the way. I have long measured around and looked for a suitable place, or whether possibly yet a larger variant would have space. First I arrived at the MicroAMT, then I even considered wall-mounted variants, precisely because of lack of space. The SB15 was then with the Flamenco already in the selection, but tormented me space problems. Marcus also quickly had his recommendation ready, actually the newly developed "Flamenco's", as a successor to the Vota series. And since he had only recently recommended the Satorique1, which still completely inspire me and my wife, I did not have to think long and trusted his choice here as well. Immediately I began to look for a suitable wood. Again, wood means solid wood. The furniture at my parents' house is a reddish shade of wood, for which beech wood probably fits best, with a neutral oiled surface. But while I was already working on it, I was thinking all the time that the new speakers, in the same wood tone as the furniture "go down", so possibly invisible and I did not want that. They should stand out and inspire and beech is currently rather a wood that is hardly considered, precisely because it is inconspicuous. The final design should therefore still occupy me for some time.
Building the cabinet
The construction itself I wanted to describe this time not quite so defined, since you can read my more detailed report on the construction of the Satorique1.
And that not all believe, it always goes so sang and toneless, even in my work arise here and there small problems, as in the milling of the bass reflex groove. Without template, only with stop - no chance, every smallest jerk can be seen. With the template it went wonderfully, only with the router it hooked for the first time. The error was actually not a fault on the device, but I should have checked a screw, which is important for the immersion, and also for resetting to the starting position. This screw is used to adjust the smoothness of the stroke. When I moved the cutter out, the stroke finally got stuck and I grazed the front with the cutter. Well, here's to a new one! The second attempt went without problems and I could move on to the chassis recesses. These didn't cause me any headaches, but this time there was one point that gave me some thought. The distances of the chassis and down to the bass reflex port were so tight and especially with solid wood can quickly break off a larger piece. But nothing happened, thanks to the very good cutters, which again dipped as if it were butter.
The first assembly of the components is always a great pleasure, even if not everything is sanded yet, you can see the proportions and you can guess how the speakers will look when finished. This is usually also the time when I think about the final finish, i.e. the color scheme. And in between, it's time for sanding. With the best tools and equipment - a dream. Good abrasives are extremely effective. I can only recommend going for good branded equipment if you are already buying new equipment. People often think, yes- what should I buy such an expensive machine for, for the few times I use it? I know from experience that it's no fun to use bad machines, but with good machines it's just the opposite, you can't wait to work with them again. Maybe this is the reason for my enthusiasm for building loudspeakers! No, I don't only build loudspeakers, but also a lot of other furniture for our home.
Creative experiment
In the meantime, however, I continued to think about the surface design. First I made some color samples with different pigmented wood oils, in the end I came back to the natural coloring of the wood and thought to myself that wood should look better as it is. Why should I necessarily conjure up walnut or wenge from beech wood? Then I discovered that wood can be "tattooed". So I discover a branding tool and the process seemed like tattooing on skin, only on wood. First I tried it with a soldering iron where you can adjust the temperature and that worked quite well. Nevertheless, I decided to buy a branding device, because I slowly found pleasure in this design method. I guess I expected a little too much from said fire painting device. Although I never buy cheap devices, I was not really satisfied with this somewhat expensive brand device. The large tips left furrows even at low temperatures and the narrow tip required such high temperatures that the plunger got very hot because this tip was too long in my opinion. So I ground the tip down a bit to make the heat transfer work better and lo and behold, it went much better. The design with the branding was a first try and if it's not quite perfect or I don't like it, what the heck, I'll just build it again, I thought.
By the way, the box stand also falls under- Creative experiment! Is not intended for the Flamenco, which will stand on a shelf or cover shelf.
Delivery of the kits - Yes!
The sound that even my wife likes
Yes, and finally, once again, you reach where everything is decided, the sound.
First, like all other pairs of boxes, they were activated in the workshop and after the first sounds it was not what I expected. The Flamenco's are "more". Clear resolution and a now super tuned small speaker capable of presenting some music as I never got to hear it before. Artists with distinctive voices, string instruments, wind instruments, harmonica's, all this and much more are highlight's from the Flamenco's. Katie Melua's voice or Lewis Capaldi, that is pure goose bumps. I have never heard these wonderful voices like this before. In addition, Avec, an artist from Austria, Amy Macdonald's I have also never heard so. And the bass? It is still very crisp, but now seems less strained and rounder. The difference is now somewhat equivalent to the difference in size to the Satorique1. I heard many songs, across the "vegetable garden": Circa Waves with "Time's won't change me", Muse with "Pressure", Snow Patrol with "Dark Switch" and "Don't give in", Juke Ross with "Burned by the Love", Allman Brown with "Crazy Love", etc. etc.. Mumford&Son's "Guilding Lights" and "Beloved" just about "tied" me to the armchair, so unusually clear did their songs seem to me that I just sat there with my eyes open. Rock music has a wonderful "structure" from these speakers, nothing is lost, nothing is "washed out".
In songs where otherwise you couldn't place certain passages and you wondered: what was that sound now? In flamenco's even these passages have a structure. Yes, and what about folk music? In my streaming repertoire" I discovered music by "Herbert Pixner Projekt". With the album "Volksmusik" I found pleasure in this instrumental interpretation. Simple traditional folk music, just wonderfully played from the flamenco's and so beautiful that it was not annoying for a second. On the contrary, I even found great pleasure in listening to folk music from the flamenco's. Who would have thought that? Did I just write that myself?
If I had had my eyes closed, I would have believed that the instruments were being played in the same room and believe me, I can judge that, I have heard enough of these instruments in my youth.
From the price-performance ratio the technical equipment of the Flamenco's could correspond to the wish box of my wife. After a play-in period of a few days I risked to show her the Flamenco's, also because I felt that they are slowly ready to show their performance capabilities. And she was thrilled!
And about the special qualities of the high frequency reproduction
Originally, I expected the ribbon tweeter to be similar to the ring dome of the Satorique S. It is not quite like that, the ring dome plays much softer than the ribbon tweeter of the Neo series. A ribbon has special characteristics. Short response times when oscillating in and out, due to the fact that only a small mass is moved, are noticeable in an almost uncannily clean and fine resolution, which has a very positive effect on music genres like "rock". But also with other genres and also with folk music. Anyway, the more pieces of music I listened to, the bigger my eyes became and the more open my mouth with excitement about what was coming out of these speakers.
Yes dear fans of folk and country music, they are, the perfect speakers for your music! If you are fans of real traditional folk music, the little "Flamenco's" are perfect for that. If your folk music taste is infiltrated by folk beats, then the Flamenco 2's will probably be perfect for you. I can't rule out any genre with the Flamenco's anyway, because it's their merits that elevate them above other speakers, especially in this price range. And if your children and teenagers at home, your folk music can no longer hear, then it is not because they simply rebel against folk music, as I used to, but that they, dear parents, grandparents, .... do not have suitable speakers!
I promise you, these are speakers where everyone recognizes that they are something special. Even those who otherwise do not perceive any difference, the Flamenco's are the difference!
