AQUARIUS 3

[locanti]

Hello!

Just to know if some of you ever heard a pair of AQUARIUS 3.

I read in the product profil part of the LH site that there was only 4 pairs of these that were built, but maybe one of the older forumer can tell much about these speakers.

I'm planning to built a 2 ways system using one LE10A and one FOSTEX FD232 in a 50 to 70 liters enclosure (More or less 2cu/ft) for my daughter but I'm looking for a non-percussive sound.I guess a clear,smooth and most of all a diffuse sound is what she wants to listen music.
These enclosures will stand in a non symetric aera,one in a corner and the other in the middle of a straight wall.

I will use a 5.1 channel ONKYO amplifier, but she had no space for 5 speakers in her tiny flat.

Years ago, I listened to a pair of AQUARUIS 4, but find them disapointing.Lack of bass and no upper trebble too.But a full space sound indeed.

[Earl K]

Hi locanti

FWIW, there's a europeon maker ( Danish ? ) of speakers that uses a compression driver that down-fires into a semi-hemispherie cone that creates omni direction dispersion.

From Memory ( & suspect , as always );

The dispersion object is a round cone that is flat bottomed , ( with the apex of cone pointing into the compression drivers exit ).
- The woofer fires upward into a similar cone-shaped object .
- The two cones meet and are oriented flat surface to flat surface .
- I've lost the url of this company but you may find it somewhat inspirational, if you can track it down . ( It may be in the archives at 6-moons emagazine ).

[SEAWOLF97]

I always thought the Aquarius 3 was kinda cool looking, and checked the store and eBay periodically, until realizing there were only 4 pairs made.

(2nd set from right..pic from lib)

- think I'd find a better listening environment tho. what is the model with the 4 ports at the top ?

[Robh3606]

I think I have some more pictures of the difraction plate somewhere. Here's one you can look at. With a shallow cabinet you may be able to make something along the same lines.

Rob

[Earl K]

Hi,

Here we are .

- The full review of the "Jupiter", made by duevel, is here ! It's archived at






- Well my memory is really half-baked / I was forgetting the integrated, exponential horn flare .
- That compression driver is larger than I remember ( type ??? ) .
- The woofer on the bottom right is clearly made by RCF .
- A woofer aiming straight up will need a super strong motor ( highish BL figure ) to maintain the cone in place / I'm a bit leery that the old le10a is up to this challenge / cone sagging might be a problem .



- Some shots of assembly .


- Looks like a lot of fun locanti .

[louped garouv]

those are pretty....

[SEAWOLF97]

Aquarius 3 meets Ohm Walsh "F"

As a Walsh "F" owner, I have to disagree. The Walsh F driver radiates off the BACK of the cone and is made up of 3 different materials . titanium for hf , stainless for mid and paper for lows, and being non-equidistant present a coherent image. There is nothing similar to the Walsh (except German Physiks) and the "F" and "A" are different from the rest of the OHM Walsh line.

[Robh3606]

Here's another Aquarius to check out.

Rob

[locanti]

Thanks Robb

How do they sound and is this sound the same when they're stuck to a wall?