alexberger
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| Single driver vs traditional 3 way loudspeakers Hi @mozartfan ,High-Pass filter and crossover are the same thing!You didn't read my message. I told that 4th order crossover (HF filter) fixes most issues with super tweeter.I have to add that in case of forward-firing super tweeter placement sh... | |
| Single driver vs traditional 3 way loudspeakers I used super tweeters with Altec 604E coaxial for many years.I also listened Altec 604E without super tweeters for couple of years.For last two years I use Fostex T90a super tweeters.It is always was some trade off between “audiophile” sound with ... | |
| Single driver vs traditional 3 way loudspeakers Most of full range drivers have incline frequency response. And with a backloaded horn implementation they have a dip in lower midrange that causes dry and bright sound. To compensate it front horn should be added. A good example is AER big transp... | |
| Single driver vs traditional 3 way loudspeakers A huge system from Russia - AER driver with big AER transparent horn + 2 x 4 x 15inch bass drivers.Start listen from 1:12https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF_ZeYVgAf4&t=4913s | |
| Single driver vs traditional 3 way loudspeakers Here is the single good full range driver implementation without front horn I have heard.Tune Audio Marvelhttps://youtu.be/JCLuH_NeVgIThey use Fostex FE208EZ without whizzer and tweeter with big horn.The crossover point between full range driver a... | |
| Tube or R-2R DAC for Tube System I use Chord Qutest with 300B SET with Altec 604E 15" coaxial with compression horn mid-high driver. Qutest is very detailed and neutral sounding DAC. But with SET the sound is warm.They work great together.It is completely different league compare... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch! The new reissue - "Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series".https://youtu.be/vQaqYKmfs4Qhttps://youtu.be/hkhbP3tMKnghttps://youtu.be/ci1oLiMDVfQ | |
| Super tweeter for FullRange Driver Here are examples for comparison:Fostex T90a with 1st order crossover:https://youtu.be/vTOK7lMPAW4Fostex T90a with 4th order crossover:https://youtu.be/o001l1f_FDwFostex T90a with 1st order crossover:https://youtu.be/ZfvWxALxvw8Fostex T90a with 4t... | |
| Classical Vinyl Series Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch! https://youtu.be/vQaqYKmfs4Qhttps://youtu.be/hkhbP3tMKnghttps://youtu.be/ci1oLiMDVfQ | |
| Bad recordings and high end audio All new Led Zeppelin remastered LPs made from digital sources.As result, even regular LZ CDs sound better.If you want a real analogue Led Zeppelin LP you should buy 70x or 80x reissue.German reissues for 80x are affordable and good. It is not "aud... | |
| Bad recordings and high end audio Hi @millercarbon ,A great post!I'm agreed with you 100%.I lot of records that sounded bad become much more listenable and musical with my system upgrades and tweaks.Beside stereo records and CDs, I have a number of CDs with 78RPM remastering of ol... | |
| Super tweeter for FullRange Driver I don’t understand why most people do 1st order crossover for super tweeters.The only answer that comes to my mind - the 3rd, 4th order is too difficult to implement for average audiophile.My experience shows a huge advantage of 4th order crossove... | |
| Biggest "bang for the buck" audio gear you have owned(in your history)? Chord Mojo DAC | |
| 3 New UBER Decks - Is this Turntable's SwanSong? 🦢 Most of the best quality records (classical and jazz) were recordedfrom 1956 to 1964.After that transistor equipment and Dolby started used in studios that caused significant sound quality drop. | |
| 3 New UBER Decks - Is this Turntable's SwanSong? 🦢 EMT DD turntable like EMT950 and EMT948 are in the same league as best vintage japanese DD turntables.Actually, many EMT collectors (especially classical music lovers) prefer 950 over 927 and 930.One my friend prefere EMT948 and Yamaha GT2000 over... |