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| Coaxial Ribbon Midrange/tweeter - Can a small midrange ribbon actually do midrange well? @erik, are you forgetting about the Apogee Acoustics full range ribbon loudspeakers?But let me back up. I asked if you meant to say "ribbon" in your sentence "this is not the first time a planar midrange has been envisioned". I did so because the ... | |
| What do you like most? Jazz or Classic? Great post from @schubert, as always. J.S. Bach's music is particularly profound, and was written to glorify God, not Bach or the performers of his music. I was introduced to his music in the early 70's by a college music major musician I had play... | |
| Is this the end of HEA? Speaking of low mass, that’s really important in the drivers in loudspeakers. If low mass is a design criteria and objective (rather than a marketing slogan), electrostatics have far less than dynamics (cones), so why not design, build, and sell t... | |
| subwoofer amp with crossover/phase control Actually @jackd, you have it backwards. Brian Ding of Rythmik Audio designed the patented Direct Servo-Feedback circuit and amplifier found in the Rythmik plate amps, and has those plate amps manufactured in China. They all come into the U.S. thro... | |
| Is this the end of HEA? Great posts @dramatictenor and @inna."bumper sticker slogan". The operative word was obviously slogan, not bumper sticker. The misrepresentation of that phrase is yet another example of that very bumper sticker mentality. | |
| Who is next?? According to MG, there will be no next generation of HEA designers. HEA will be dead, along with it's consumer base. | |
| Coaxial Ribbon Midrange/tweeter - Can a small midrange ribbon actually do midrange well? Erik, I assume you meant to say "ribbon" midrange. As you know, there are many planar midrange drivers---the other Eric (with the inferior spelling ;-) . | |
| Relative component value to overall SQ. @inna, I didn’t consider it necessary to include the "wink" emoji ;-) in that apparently-too-subtle joke. I guess I was mistaken! | |
| Relative component value to overall SQ. Now, if the system budget were increased to $20,000, one could then consider a pair of Magnepan MG3.7i driven by a Sanders Magtech amp. In that case, the percentage spent on speakers would be about the same as on the ET's in the $10,000 system. Ju... | |
| Relative component value to overall SQ. If it’s a simple answer you want, here it is: A- ignore the percentage paradigm (a word not part of my vocabulary until Michael Green showed up ;-). B- Find a pair of speakers you like the most at no more than half your budget (less if possible). ... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Great album David! It was Randy's 3rd, and his 1st (s/t) and 2nd (12 Songs) are also real good, as is the one after Sail Away---Good Old Boys (my favorite of his). It was when he started using the guys in Toto as his recording band that I lost int... | |
| Coaxial Ribbon Midrange/tweeter - Can a small midrange ribbon actually do midrange well? The Eminent Technology LFT-8b uses a pair of magnetic-planar drivers to cover 180Hz to 10kHz, crossover free within that frequency range. I ribbon tweeter takes over at 10k, and an 8" dynamic woofer at 180Hz. The 2014 Robert Greene review of the s... | |
| Relative component value to overall SQ. Amen, slaw. CD's too ;-) . Even the radio, if you happen to have a good station nearby. | |
| What do you like most? Jazz or Classic? I hesitate to post this, as it may make me appear to be self-aggrandizing, but I've been drinking bourbon all day, so what the hell. I did a gig (at The Continental Club in L.A.) in the late 90’s with violinist Don "Sugarcane" Harris (the Don of S... | |
| The Aaron Copland / Bob Dylan connection And a very merry Christmas to you, jafant! Everyone else as well!!---Eric. |