LuckyNat
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The R2 housings (don't know about the Flares series with their extra engraving on the sides) were made locally to Flare Audio. I remember this either from a video, or some promotional text to do with the Kickstarter. I would imagine that the whole concept to design process will start with "what resources do we have right now?" and so a local CNC milling company will influence the path they take (as well as a catalogue of audio parts).
Looking at that facebook video I posted, the rear rubber/plastic insert appears to be all of Flare's design and is part of hand-assembly. If the cable goes through it, it has to be made by the company who make the cables and threaded through before the jack plug is moulded on. I'd have thought the cable is first soldered to the driver (by machine?), then all the moudlings put on afterwards.
It's funny isn't it.. all the talk of the smoothness and design of the metal housing and then there's quite a big bit of rubber/plastic in there that looks to get in the way, covering up the insides of the housing! Shape and size of the enclosure is perhaps more important than the claims of the smoothness... perhaps?
One thing I noticed with the Pro 2HD (which I've now returned - I did like them, and kind of thought they have more detail in the midrange, but slight decrease of detail in the treble instead compared to Gold. Plus err... could do with the money back for a mini financial venture) is that the driver is fully up against the throat of the front flare. On the Gold, Pro 2 and Pro , there is a small distance between the driver and the front opening. I wonder if that tiny change makes a difference, coupling to the front opening.
Personally, if I were to mod a pair, I'd mod the Pro 2 because of the design of the front opening.. although to do so just feels a little more risky due to the higher price and because it's new. I wonder if the difference in the front jet/flare design is responsible for the harsher treble of the Pro.. The Pro has a straight bit first before it flares out.. I wonder if that is responsible for the peak, a resonance in that part of the opening?
Looking at that facebook video I posted, the rear rubber/plastic insert appears to be all of Flare's design and is part of hand-assembly. If the cable goes through it, it has to be made by the company who make the cables and threaded through before the jack plug is moulded on. I'd have thought the cable is first soldered to the driver (by machine?), then all the moudlings put on afterwards.
It's funny isn't it.. all the talk of the smoothness and design of the metal housing and then there's quite a big bit of rubber/plastic in there that looks to get in the way, covering up the insides of the housing! Shape and size of the enclosure is perhaps more important than the claims of the smoothness... perhaps?
One thing I noticed with the Pro 2HD (which I've now returned - I did like them, and kind of thought they have more detail in the midrange, but slight decrease of detail in the treble instead compared to Gold. Plus err... could do with the money back for a mini financial venture) is that the driver is fully up against the throat of the front flare. On the Gold, Pro 2 and Pro , there is a small distance between the driver and the front opening. I wonder if that tiny change makes a difference, coupling to the front opening.
Personally, if I were to mod a pair, I'd mod the Pro 2 because of the design of the front opening.. although to do so just feels a little more risky due to the higher price and because it's new. I wonder if the difference in the front jet/flare design is responsible for the harsher treble of the Pro.. The Pro has a straight bit first before it flares out.. I wonder if that is responsible for the peak, a resonance in that part of the opening?
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