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| How to tame brightness Well maybe I'm like the guy whose only tool is a hammer, so to him every problem looks like a nail...I tend to see loudspeaker radiation pattern issues behind this sort of problem. Briefly, in this case the tweeter has a very wide pattern in the c... | |
| Large Object Between Mini Monitors on Stands... In my experience large objects between the speakers tend to degrade imaging (particularly depth) and clarity a bit. Whether or not that's a deal-breaker is your call. I could live with it if the choice was that vs no music. | |
| Power output of tube amps compared to solid states Unsound, amplifier/speaker synergy can definitely be used to advantage. This is how it's done with a high output impedance amp: The speaker designer uses impedance peaks to get the amp to deliver more power where he wants it. We almost always see ... | |
| what ohms would I have? That crossover is not designed to be used with drivers rated for something other than 8 ohms. If you wired the woofers in series that would at least be 8 ohms, but the midrange being 4 ohms is too far off. Generic crossovers are usually a roll of ... | |
| Power output of tube amps compared to solid states Atmasphere wrote: "What tubes bring to the table is the ability to build a low-distortion amplifier without loop feedback. With no loop feedback, time-domain distortions are 100% eliminated. With feedback, time-domain distortions become the name o... | |
| SUNFIRE vs COUNTERPOINT I was fortunate enough to pick up a 5.1 as a trade-in many years ago. I almost never take trade-ins. I wouldn't have been interested in the Sunfire.Still have the 5.1. From time to time I decide to post it on Audiogon so I hook it up to make sure ... | |
| are subwoofers anti-audiophile? Some comments have been made about the "speed" of subwoofers, and that's an interesting subject. When people think of "speed", they think of good transient response, rapid rise time, quick decay, low group delay, and so forth. That seems logical, ... | |
| Atma Sphere S30 amp Weebeesdad, in my opinion if the impedance stays above 7 ohms or so and is smooth (no big impedance peaks above the bass region), the S-30 is often still a strong contender. The S-30 will deliver increased power into an impedance peak, which is wh... | |
| Ribbon tweeters: Do they create a ringing sound?? Before you go too far, make sure it's not a room issue. Sitting in your normal listening position, use a handclap or sharp fingersnap to check for ringing. Duke | |
| New audiophile looking for first speakers. HELP The requirement for great power but also finesse (death metal & classical) is a tough one within your budget constraints. My suggestions are the Altec Model 14 and Model 19, and the JBL Model 4430 studio monitor. In my opinion any of these wil... | |
| Sound Lab DynaStat - removing vintage panel Glad you got the information you needed. I didn't think I could be an intermediary and reliably relay information back and forth about something I hadn't seen.I don't know if this will apply to the 1996 generation Dynastats or not, but here is wha... | |
| Tailoring tweeter output The problem with acoustic attenuation of your tweeter's output is that any material absorptive enough to make a significant differnce down at the bottom end of your tweeter's range is going to be overly absorptive in the top octave. Assuming were ... | |
| Any one with Evett and Shaw experience? No experience, but a bit of trivia: "Shaw" is Clayton Shaw of Emerald Physics fame. He is both outrageously innovative and intimidatingly competent (me speaking as a competitor), so I'm not surprised that his earlier efforts still hold up quite we... | |
| Hemp Drivers, musicians lov'em, audiophiles? My understanding is that there is greater variation in fiber size with hemp pulp than with most other types of paper. All else being equal, I think this would have the effect of reducing the Q of breakup peaks (making them wider but not as tall). ... | |
| Full Range Speaker That Can Play Near Boundaries Numerous challenges arise from near-the-wall placement in a small room: Early reflections are inevitable, degrading the imaging and usually tonality (especially in the midrange and lower treble); room gain will boost the bass region more than the ... |