alexberger
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| Biggest "bang for the buck" audio gear you have owned(in your history)? 1. Lenco L78 turntable.2. Croft Micro preamplifier/phonostage.3. Duelund DCA16 bulk wire as speakers cables. | |
| Still happily using vintage gear? I have been using Altec 604E speakers (made around 1965) since 2005 and EMT 948 turntable (made around 1990) since 2011.All off them are great stuff and very good value for money.EMT turntable is plug and play.Altec 604E sound nice as is. But to g... | |
| Low-sensitivity speakers — What's special about them? The problem is if you put more than 20 Watt to your speakers voice coil you will get huge TD.For me it is rule of thumb, if speakers can't be driven by 20 Watt amplifier their compression level cause me fatigue. | |
| Low-sensitivity speakers — What's special about them? Here is a very good article about TD in speakers with examples:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-compression-vs-thermal-distortion-loudspeaker-alexander-wilson/ | |
| Super tweeter for FullRange Driver Hi @mozartfan ,I you use 1st order, you will hear your supertweeter in parallel with your speaker 3 octave down crossover frequency.It can cause modulation distortions in upper midrange where our hearing is very sensitive.3rd and 4th order work mu... | |
| Super tweeter for FullRange Driver I bought Fostex t90a supertweeters for my Altec 604E 1.5 years ago. Since most people use these tweeters with a 1st order filter, so I used with a 1st order filter. Moreover, it was technically simple. I had quality Audio Note Cu 1uf copacitors an... | |
| Best sounding resistors Does anyone compared Z-foil to AN Silver Tantalum resistors as series resistor in L-pad volume control annunciator?What is the difference in sound? | |
| The sonic rightness of a mono system. It is more like flat movie/TV vs 3D movie/TV.Flat TV and Mono perception is more easy, laconic for our brain, less redundant information. | |
| Horn speakers , high efficiency but not “shouty” Hi @johnk ,How do you compensate a low midrange drop that is typical for all full range drivers?Is any other solution than front horn to support these frequencies?Regards,Alex. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Sonny Rollins – Way Out West - "I'm An Old Cowhand" https://youtu.be/vTOK7lMPAW4 | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Stan Getz Presents Jimmie Rowles – The Peacocks https://youtu.be/FrbuxmunRQA | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? John Coltrane – My Favorite Things - "Summertime" https://youtu.be/FcWYjOgoB90 | |
| Classical Vinyl Series Sonny Clark – Cool Struttin' - "Sippin' At Bells" https://youtu.be/8CRTyi-3gdk | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? John Coltrane – My Favorite Things ORG 45RPM"My Favorite Things"https://youtu.be/ZfvWxALxvw8 | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Sonny Rollins – Way Out West Great Contemporary reissue from 80x.Much better than 99% of audiophile remastered 180/200 gram records !!! "Wagon Wheels"https://youtu.be/4JNcg7_qYag"Solitude"https://youtu.be/h_gq7-cClXI |