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| Concrete Audio Speakers...Speaker Enclosures made out of Concrete ?.. I once saw a demonstration about concrete boat hulls. At one point the speaker struck the side of the concrete hull (it was an unfinished boat out of the water) with a pipe or bar and it rang like a giant bell. We actually sailed a concrete hull s... | |
| Alternatives to Brick and Mortar There have been many good points made here. One of them is that a marketing model for larger more expensive gear can be very different than one for lower priced easily shipped gear. One major element has not been mentioned, the high cost of advert... | |
| wide baffles and baffle step DukeAgreed. | |
| What are the advantages of electrostatic versus floor speakers w/wo external drivers? sokogear, As with most things in audio, there is more "different" than there is "better or worse". E-stats fall into a category I like to call "light membrane drivers" which also includes AMTs, ribbons, planar (like Analysis Audio and Magnepan) an... | |
| Alternatives to Brick and Mortar We had some of our products in several B&M dealers around the country in the past. We had some strong sales from a few of them and lost money from a couple of them. I can tell you that the manufacture's side of dealing with dealers can be just... | |
| What do/did you do for a living? I have been involved in product development and manufacturing for most of my career. Almost always had at least two jobs. I have been designing and building home audio gear since preteen years. I started Arion Audio in 2004. At first Arion was my ... | |
| SET 45 and their (real) required speaker efficiency VVCV, There are several factors that determine the speaker sensitivity needed to use 45 tube amps. Many have already been stated. Room size, music density, max SPLs for dynamic peaks, average listening volume, etc.Keep in mind that many manufactu... | |
| Is dsp like arc as good as designed dsp active speakers Steve, We demo our speakers using 1.5 watt tube amps and 200 watt SS amps and any other amps requested to show the wide range of amp possibilities. DSP helps make this easy. Initially we were somewhat hesitant about plunging into DSP/Room correcti... | |
| Is dsp like arc as good as designed dsp active speakers Steve, Not all DSP, like everything else in audio, is created equal. Digital Signal Processing can be applied anywhere in the music chain from recording through mixing all the way to just before the amplification outputs before the speaker drivers... | |
| Broken plastic guide on tubes - how to tell which way the tube fits in socket? Is the entire plastic pin gone? | |
| Broken plastic guide on tubes - how to tell which way the tube fits in socket? Usually you can see where the guide was. If you can then place a mark on the tube base or grass with a marker that corresponds with the ex-guide. Accurate location of the mark is important. Then place a mark on the amp that corresponds with the tu... | |
| What is up with Audio Research during the pandemic? @tomic601 Thanks. Very sorry for your losses and the continuing medical issues. Most things in life can be replaced or repaired but when a life is lost it's gone for good. We count our blessings every day. Thanks for the lunch offer! That's... | |
| What is up with Audio Research during the pandemic? As a small manufacturer I can tell you that this industry is challenging enough in good times. No company is an island and we all rely on vendors. Sometimes it's small parts other times it can be raw materials. Many of these vendors have vendors. ... | |
| Speaker manufacturers or box manufacturers with off the shelf drivers? whatjd Always enjoyed the work of Robert Frost. Thanks for sharing.I don't think it's quite the same as GM. Their classic example that comes to mind is Camaro vs Firebird. Very similar cars using the same platform. In the beginning they used ... | |
| Is room treatment a science? Take a look at the Realtraps website for good info and excellent, well engineered products: https://realtraps.com/ |