Schetl Pathway

The construction

The PATHWAY is a fully passive, two and a half-way design, consisting of two separate cabinets, isolated and stacked on top of each other. The SCALEAX coaxial speaker is located in the top unit which radiates full range. In the lower section there is a 12-inch woofer, rear-facing, with similar parameters as the Scaleax driver. But this driver is offset to the optimal position on the lower UETL axis. Thus, the tipically messy overlap in the 2 and 1/2 way systems is completely cleared. It supports the range below 250 Hz, so a sensitivity of 96 dB/W can be achieved. This, combined with the impedance curve kept in mind at the design stage, makes it tube-friendly. The typical lower room response is around 30 Hz, with an upper cut-off frequency of 24 kHz.

The passive crossover network in the plinth is housed in an acoustically separated  and functional stiffeners, makes the structure extremely robust.