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Thanks all for replying. But why wasn't I notified via email? I was sure that I checked to be so. While Troy does rate drivers by measurements, and is very thorough about doing so, as I said, if you watch and listen to the above video from 17:15 to the end you will find Troy's LISTENING tests. And note where he then rates the sound of the DCM50's dynamic range 9/10 or 8/10 below that of the other drivers. That's what got me thinking that unlike, say Pierre's superb but way more dynamic speakers (posts 15266, 15276), the DCM50 would therefore make my compressed recordings sound less compressed. True or false? And if true, would that still be so even if, like Troy did, I added that Fostex Alnico tweeter?

I've been struggling to settle on horn/driver combinations to use atop my pair of sealed Altec 416-8B midwoofers. The most likely candidates are SB Audience 65 CDNT, Yamaha JA6681B, B&C DCM50 and Radian 745neoBe. Regarding the DCM50, I seen posts such as here https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=169189.0 https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/search/&q="dcm50" &quick=1&search_and_or=and&sortby=relevancy ,where it seems as if others like me also have struggled with the dilemma of owning or wanting the benefits of high res horn speakers but troubled over how your less than pristine recordings will sound on them. Indeed, so many of my treasured 60s pop and soundtrack music-many of which otherwise respectably recorded (fairly low noise and distortion)-were then deliberately mastered with lots of compression. No doubt this was done to make them playable on cheap vinyl players, or even the SOTA turntables of the day. But in Troy Crowe's review of these drivers, please take time to watch this video entirely from 17:15 to the end. Notice that during his listening test ratings, Troy gives the DMC50 a less than 10/10 rating for dynamic range. My question is would the B&C DMC50 be a much better choice for playing our over compressed recordings than one with more higher sensitivity, and thus more dynamic range, such as the Radian 745neoBE? Comparing basic specs: https://www.bcspeakers.com/en/products/hf-driver/archive/dcm50-8 https://www.usspeaker.com/radian 745neoBepb-1.htm And might the DCM50 also be a better choice for playing compressed recordings because it uses a "composite" or paper diaphragm, rather than a beryllium one, like the 745neoBE?

Hi Emil, Please excuse the off topic request but I'm new here and bumped into you at audiocircle while searching for current or former users of the B&C DCM50. https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=pm;f=sent#msg925359 Please share your experiences. Everyone here welcome to chime in too!

Really need to discuss the DCM50 vs other drivers-especially drivers like the Radian 745neoBe for my build. Please reply everyone!

May I ask if you lots of your favorite music might be from earlier decades, where it may have been recorded cleanly (low noise and low distortion) but was deliberately hit with a lot of compression when mastered, to be playable on cheap vinyl players and even SOTA turntable systems of the time? Examples like 60s pop, soundtracks and even classical recordings? If yes, are you saying that the B & C DMC50 driver, with its paper diaphragm, makes listening to such overcompressed recordings way more enjoyable than would other compression horn drivers you may have used, with beryllium, titanium or aluminum diaphragms?

I see. But on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being best, how satisfied were you with the J2 driving the Cornwalls, and/or any other efficient and 8 ohm speaker?

Just wondering if you're still using the J2 to drive your Cornwalls. Did you build that preamp to drive the J2? However, if you're using a DAC, especially one with balanced outputs, that would likely be fine for driving the J2 directly. Really interested in your further comments on driving the Cornwalls, or any other 8 ohm speaker with the J2.