flyingfadr
Power User
Matrix and Xitone uses (could be another brand, but it's a coaxial 12" woofer with a concentric 1" compression driver that uses the woofer-cone as the last part of the horn-loading) the Eminence Beta 12CX and crew-on ASD 1001 tweeter. Eminence makes the 3K5 cross-over PXB2 that works just fine.
The CLR is a different beast. As what I can see from the pictures on the net, the 12" woofer sits behind a 4-sided, conical, dampened "horn" which entrance covers part of the woofers diapraghm. This gives room for the HF compression driver and the constant-directivity horn just in front of the grille.
If I'm not wrong this "shapes" the bass and midrange from the woofer and makes an optimal transition to the HF-driver.
By no way underestimating Matrix or Xitone, the CLR is from my POV a very different loudspeaker with details I haven't seen before in this segment.
Can't wait to try these suckers out !
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