audiokinesis
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| Speaker that Electrostatic technology tends to excel at low-level detail due to the extremely lightweight diaphragm. I would suggest a pair of original Quad ESL's, the "57"s. They will give you very lively, detailed sound at low volume levels. A good pair will... | |
| Time coherence - how important and what speakers? Soix -Thanks for pointing out my oversight! I stand corrected.Theil actually has at least two concentric drivers, one of which is a mid/tweet module (requiring a separate woofer), and one of which is a midwoof/tweet module, requiring no separate w... | |
| Time coherence - how important and what speakers? First off, the participation of Jeff Joseph and Roy Johnson have made this thread among the best I've ever encountered here. Like the guy said to Einstien after one of his classes, "Before I heard your lecture, I was confused. Having heard your le... | |
| Non fatigueing speaker under 1500 Jack -Angela100 brings up a good point - your amplifier. In my limited experience, the Aragon amps have generally sounded dry and edgy.Any chance you might give tubes a try?? For about a grand plus the proceeds from selling the Aragon, you could g... | |
| Wolcott 220 compatible with ribbon speakers? I have been told by another dealer (not a Wolcott dealer) that the best he's ever heard Maggies sound was when driven by a pair of Wolcotts. I've used 'em on Cliffhanger Bulldogs (ribbon tweet) with excellent results. The Wolcotts will deliver the... | |
| Non fatigueing speaker under 1500 I'd suggest a used pair of original Quad ESL's (the "57's") as among the most non-fatiguing speakers at any price, and if not Quads then Maggies. Boxiness is a subtle but persistent source of listening fatigue, and it's fairly expensive to build b... | |
| Electrostatic vs. Boxed vs. Ribbon? A little generalization can be a dangerous thing.For example, among the 4 major brands of electrostats available in the US (Martin-Logan, InnerSound, Quad, and Sound Lab), I can find you models that are efficient, or easy to drive, or have a very ... | |
| Time coherence - how important and what speakers? Mr. Joseph wrote: "I've found that other things such as the dispersion characteristics, smoothness of power response, and clean decay corellate more powerfully with imaging and driver integration."As an amateur speakerbuilder for about 20 years (w... | |
| Speaker priority: high or low??? Karls,As usual, your post is very well written and well thought-out. I enjoy your posts quite a bit.Something you wrote made my one eyebrow go up:"There is a reason that full-range electrostatics sound so good, and it is that they avoid most of th... | |
| Time coherence - how important and what speakers? Time coherence is difficult to achieve because the acoustical center for a moving coil driver is not a fixed physical point, but actually varies somewhat with frequency. Source - The Loudspeaker Design Cookbook, sixth edition, page 113. Phase cohe... | |
| Box speakers that sound like Electrostats? Rhyno -Well like most rules there are exceptions, and Kirk points out a significant one, as far as electrostats and low bass goes. I've had two customers tell me their Sound Lab full range electrostats measure -3 dB somewhere in the low 20's. The ... | |
| How to audition speakers? Okay, the big idea is not to find the speaker that's the most initially impressive. The idea is to find the speaker that you can listen to hour after hour, and never grow tired of. Live music is like that, ya know. You may have to "take charge" of... | |
| Where does your user name come from? In the first line of my post above, "work" = "word".Arrrgh. | |
| Where does your user name come from? I really like the work "kinetic", perhaps because of a well-crafted line by Rush drummer/lyricist Neil Peart:"...we break the surface tension with our wild kinetic dreams."To me, music has an almost mystical ability to take you into altered states... | |
| What's the Best Speakers use with the CAT JL2/SL1? Razen -Your equipment is superb, and your amplifiers can drive just about anything out there. Rather than make a specific speaker suggestion based on your amplifier and room, I'd rather explore your priorities a bit. You see, tradeoffs are inevita... |