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| Any insights on MBL 101 D Loudspeakers I've heard them on several occasions at the CES in Las Vegas. Admittedly this probably wasn't an ideal setting, but they do some things extremely well. The sweet spot is huge, the presentation is smooth and velvety - maybe even creamy. They have v... | |
| subwoofer for Quad 988 electrostatics Okay, to follow up on the Gradient dipole subwoofer I alluded to above...A pair of dipole woofer modules plus the active crossover made specifically to work with the Quad 63/988 would retail for about six grand (roughly half for the crossover and ... | |
| SoundLab Millennium-3 Hi Bigkidz,I used to own a pair of M-3's, and the short answer is yes they will work quite well in your room and with your amp. Now there is something you ought to know, because it doesn't show up in the specs. The M-3 is about 3 dB less efficient... | |
| Rumors of GamuT going out of business? GamuT was sold by Ole Christiansen to Rossing Nielsen Electronics, another Danish company. Ole continues to work for GamuT. GamuT is not going out of business, just changed ownership - though the key player is still there. | |
| subwoofer for Quad 988 electrostatics Hello Kjl,Most dipole owners at one time or another try adding a subwoofer to fill in the bottom octave, and most find the sub to be a mixed blessing.The reason it's so difficult to blend a sub with a dipole is the discrepancy in the radiation cha... | |
| Do Sound Labs play deep bass in large rooms? Lrsky -Brian of Essential Audio has done a superb job of covering the, ah, essentials...The short answer to your question is, yes indeed, big Sound Labs will do bass in your room. Sound Lab's specs may even be a bit conservative as far as bass ext... | |
| ASL "Hurricane" OK match w/'Logan Prodigy's? Hello Denf,I called up my Sound Lab customer who was going to try the Hurricanes, and it turns out I got things a little mixed up. He auditioned the Hurricanes, but on a pair of Quads - not on his Sound Labs. He ended up purchasing a Rogue Zeus fo... | |
| Which speakers excel at low volume? Drubin -Let me explain two mechanisms that detract from most loudspeakers sounding good at low volume levels, and then see if I can offer a few useful ideas.First, imagine you're pushing a car. Small pushes do not show up in a corresponding moveme... | |
| Speakers for Classical and Rock in large space. Bill -Wow, that's an enormous space you have there! And your top priority is reproducing large-scale classical, which is probably the most demanding music in terms of getting the tonality, textures and inner nuances right along with very good dyna... | |
| ribbon or electrostatic speakers Hello Seadogs,I'm a dealer for Sound Lab and several other speaker lines, as well as a few lines of electronics that work well with the speakers I sell. I will be a dealer for the Gilmore Audio speakers (assuming they sound really good - I haven't... | |
| ribbon or electrostatic speakers Seadogs1,Dipole bass is diffrent from monopole bass. That chest-thump you feel on a kickdrum is from the whole room being pressurized. A box woofer can actually increase or decrease the net air pressure in the room, but a dipole can only create lo... | |
| Chesky Audio C-1 - Who has heard them? Hello Bob,I take it you normally listen at very low volume levels (35-50 dB seems extremely low to me, but maybe I just need new batteries for my hearing aid). If you get the chance, audition a full-range electrostat before committing to the Chesk... | |
| Three electrostat choices and my room-- need help Aceto,Well first of all, let me compliment your wife on her fine taste in loudspeakers, and you on your fine luck in marrying her!The Martin-Logan Prodigy, with it's cardioid-pattern bass system, ought to work quite well in your room, as you can p... | |
| Why Do Martin Logan Speakers Lack Dynamic Energy? Several possibilities come to mind that might have a bearing on what you're experiencing.First, the differing radiation characteristics of point-source woofers and line-source panels means that their integration is somewhat distance-dependent. The... | |
| Any experience with TAD speakers ? Foxtrot -Thanks for the information on the sound quality and presentation of the 2401's.So far I'd have to characterize my own work with TAD drivers as "prototyping" - I have yet to build an identical pair of loudspeakers using TAD components. If ... |