Either Mr. Dudley is ignorant of the following two audio terms or, he deliberately avoided using them in his review.
1.Controlled directivity (CD) & 2.waveguide
If the former is the unfortunate case, then I recommend he read up on CD. It's apparent to me from Mr. Ryan's "Manufacturer's Comments" and teachings at the lean simplifiaudio web site that CD was a major design objective of the Gradient and that the designers had read the teachings of Toole, Olive and Geddes.
If the latter is the case, then would Mr. Dudley kindly explain himself in a response post here.
CD technology in loudspeaker design is gradually gaining a foothold in commercial audio. Many DIY'rs, on the other hand, have alrady embraced it. Another fad? Perhaps. However, according to the above guru's writings, years of comparing loudspeaker measurements with listener preferences have shown this type of design to offer some advantages.
Either Mr. Dudley is ignorant of the following two audio terms or, he deliberately avoided using them in his review.
1.Controlled directivity (CD) & 2.waveguide
If the former is the unfortunate case, then I recommend he read up on CD. It's apparent to me from Mr. Ryan's "Manufacturer's Comments" and teachings at the lean simplifiaudio web site that CD was a major design objective of the Gradient and that the designers had read the teachings of Toole, Olive and Geddes.
If the latter is the case, then would Mr. Dudley kindly explain himself in a response post here.
CD technology in loudspeaker design is gradually gaining a foothold in commercial audio. Many DIY'rs, on the other hand, have alrady embraced it. Another fad? Perhaps. However, according to the above guru's writings, years of comparing loudspeaker measurements with listener preferences have shown this type of design to offer some advantages.