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| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters Richard Vandersteen has an interesting twist on servo-feedback woofers in his subs, He employs feed-forward (in contrast to feedback) in them, compensating electrically for the known non-linearities in the behavior of his woofers. | |
| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters The Rythmik Direct Servo Feedback Subwoofer system is a very sophisticated design (patented, for what that’s worth)---many subs are nothing more than a woofer and an amplifier in a box---that accomplishes a number of goals for it’s designer, PHD B... | |
| Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening Very few people take Eminent Technology LFT-8b speakers as seriously as they do Maggies, for a reason of which I am unaware (I own both, as well as QUAD ESL’s). Harry Weisfeld of VPI, from a recent blog posting: "The ET LFT-8b may have the best mi... | |
| Upgrading Turntable suggestions I carefully watched Brooks set up a lot of tables, and the basics are very well known by most here. But getting the last nth degree of accuracy is the tough part. My eyesight isn’t so hot; Brooks had and Brian has some really fine tools for precis... | |
| Great Experience with Feickert Protractor jmc, is the Mint turntable-specific, or arm-specific? I haven't checked it out yet, gotta do that. Does it require the exact location of the arm's pivot be known? There is one arm---the Helius Omega---with the vertical and horizontal bearings havi... | |
| Craigslist transaction went south... A good lesson in why letting buyers come to your house in a bad idea. Imagine if he knew where you live?! One advisable idea with local sales is to allow the buyer to audition the component in his system, to insure it is operating to his satisfact... | |
| A few versus that connect you........what song is it? I don’t don’t recognize the line slaw, but I am reminded of a couple from my favorite, outside of Hank Williams, lyricist:"You’re an idiot, babe, it’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe"."We’re all idiots, babe, It’s a wonder we can even ... | |
| Upgrading Turntable suggestions Buying from a real good turntable retailer, who is an expert at set-up, may be more important than which table/arm/cartridge one selects. If you are anywhere in S. California (or even if you don't mind buying long-distance), Brian Berdan at Audio ... | |
| Sellers increasingly overgrade records Badmouthing ebay is commonplace, but if you are careful, know what to ask, look very carefully at the pics, and have some patience (willing to wait for a Mint/Mint- copy to come along), there are a lot of records available on the site at very mode... | |
| Are the folks at Vandersteen ok? I started accompanying a long-time Vandersteen dealer to the Vegas CES in the mid-90’s through early-2000’s, and one year Richard invited the dealer and his wife and a couple of the dealers staff to dinner. The dealer asked Richard if he minded if... | |
| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters The servo-controlled woofers in Rythmik subs are described as "stopping on a dime". I liken them to a high-torque engine---very responsive. They "track" the signal very closely; no overhang/overshoot, no bloat or plumpness. Lean and clean! | |
| Sadly missed manufacturers BEL (Brown Electronic Laboratories), NYAL (New York Audio Labs), Beveridge, Dodd Audio. | |
| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters Not a recording studio, but Sterling Sound Mastering in NYC have three pair of Rythmik F15 Direct Servo Feedback Subwoofers in their monitor systems, each with a 15" woofer. Killer bass. Rythmik owner/designer Brian Ding has been asked about the q... | |
| Sellers increasingly overgrade records Craig Moerer is a safe bet. I first bought from him out of Goldmine Record Collectors Magazine, way back in 1977---40 years ago! | |
| Hope for the blues.. Amen, onhwy61. Licks can be studied, learned, and regurgitated. Creating music that expresses deep feelings and truths comes from one’s soul, not fingers. A lot of the greatest Bluesmen were pretty rough and unpolished as players and singers, but ... |