Name: Micro Statements Loudspeaker Kit
SKU: MICROST
Availability: OutOfStock

Product Description

The “Micro Statements “ by Jim Holtz and Curt Campbell

Woffers NLA

The Micro Statements is a kit that was developed to ease the pain of a possible recall disaster. When the “Finalist” was first released, there was a labeling problem from Peerless and we feared that over the course of a year, we had sent our customers the wrong Impedance. The designed called for 4 ohms and we thought we may have sent 8 ohms. What to do with all those 8-ohm returns? Curt said, “Let’s do another kit!”

Turns out, we had to replace only 4-6 drivers, but this kit turned out so well, the recall experience was worth it.

The Drivers.

Because this uses the mid-woofer in the same family as the midrange used in Statement II, this is the perfect rear channel for them. They also hold their own as front channel mini monitors. The tweeter is the same Fountek ribbon found in the rest of the “Statement: series.

There is a second version of this – Finalist Monitor (paired with the Morel, CAT328) for pairing up with the Finalist series of kits.

The Crossover

In contrast to the Finalists Monitors, the MicroStatement crossover is rather complex. Due to the frequency limitations of the ribbon, I needed to push the
NE149 out to at least 3.5 kHz. While this was straightforward, it took the addition of a couple of notch filters to the 2nd order electrical
LP filter to provide the proper transfer function, phase, and impedance properties.

The tweeter is a more traditional 3rd order electrical filter with a couple of attenuation resistors thrown in for good measure. The crossover is at 3.5K although due to the steeper cross of the tweeter it appears to be 3.2K. Regardless of what we define the crossover point to be, the performance of the ribbon was not affected.

The price is higher than average because the network that Curt devised is part heavy – 13 parts per side. Those that have heard them can attest it is well worth it

How Do They Sound?

Curt says, “I built and designed these after designing and voicing the Finalist Monitors. I expected some differences due to the tweeter change but was not prepared for the differences I heard after voicing these in. If you look at the response plots and off-axis plots, there is not a lot of measurable difference. Nor is
there much difference in the HD plots between the two. I’m not measuring whatever it is that makes them sound differently. ‘

‘Don’t get me wrong. The Finalist Monitors sound great. There is something about the MicroStatements that I find very appealing. The icing on the cake, so to
speak. To me, they have a more relaxing, coherent sound. I suspect it is the higher crossover point, but for all I know, I got the correct mix of
dark energy to dark matter in these. Since I’ve yet to see a quantitative measurement for either, I’ll leave it up to you all to decide which is better and why.”

What do I Get?

Included in this kit are the full build plans. You can purchase is in two forms, depending on your resources:

The Bare Bones Version:

2 x Fountek, NeoCD-3.0 Ribbon Tweeters
2 x Vifa, NE149-8, mid woofers
2 x Crossover parts, featuring Audyn Q4 and Solen Capacitors, Lynk & Twisted Zisters resistors, and specified inductors. Tweeter cap upgrades available.
Complete plans –

The Full Kit Package:

2 x Choice of the Big Post, SD-cup, or TD-Cup Input Terminals
2 x Flared Port Tubes
All mounting hard hardware (screws)
Internal damping material
Color-coded hookup wire
Optional push-on connectors
Gasket sealing tape
MDF boards for mounting the crossover parts.

Upgrade Your Series Capacitors?

Clarity CSA

Have trouble soldering or reading a crossover diagram? We can assemble them for you at a nominal charge.

Upgrades – Have a favorite input terminal or preferred capacitor brand? Feel free to call or email with your request. We are happy to accommodate you.

Micro Statement Writeup