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| best 4.5" midrange drivers under $1K What struck me was the low distortion of the Tangband W4-1337SA ($55)- click on harmonic distortionIt seems the be even lower than the ATC unit. | |
| best 4.5" midrange drivers under $1K Shadorne, I would guess you are a fan of the dome midrange? What material? In some ways a dome midrange would be better than any cone-type driver. I don't know what they are.Here is a cheap one albeit aluminum. | |
| best 4.5" midrange drivers under $1K Zaph is the man. EnjoyZaph drivers under 4.5"Zaph 5.5" driversFunny, but I prefer paper for its snappy sound. Poly cones sound smoother but sort of dead IMHO. | |
| State of the art speakers from yesteryear. But if the Yamahas are so bright, wouldn't you think songs mastered on them would be dark? Sort of the opposite of Dynaudios. | |
| best 4.5" midrange drivers under $1K Sure, AudioTechnology 4 & 5" Flex Units. They are poly cone and run $240-287 each and most important, you can run full range with no x-over to over 5Khz.You'll need a 3rd order x-over @6Khz for the 4" unit.If you make a pair, can I come over a... | |
| Cheap tweak from Virtual Dynamics: Hi Tom,One guy used toothpaste on his Jordan's as a reversible experiment. Someone else used Post-It's![url=http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=1163808913&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending]di... | |
| Cheap tweak from Virtual Dynamics: "I love cheap tweaks that have potential to improve sound."Have you heard of EnABL?Can't beat $26.00 | |
| Active Speakers: The usual suspects .... Or you could go with single driver speaker with no x-over and a conventional 2 channel amp. | |
| Improve your hearing? I guess we've become a society of pill poppers. That and surgery, sigh. | |
| Should 'a' been a contender Apogee | |
| Anyone using the Dynaudio BM6 ? Better.No but tend to be bright - and cannot be completely EQ'd out. For some reason the BM-5's were less bright when I heard them in the store.I preferred the Genelec which is warmer and less fatiguing than most all active monitors. Maybe too "pi... | |
| Integrated amps on a 1,000 dollar budget Classe is dark sounding, not bright.I liked this amp with my Nautilus 804's before upgrading to separates. Usually sells for under a grand. Worth waiting for IMHO and better than the newer 3.5 etc. which are bright / harsh again IMHO. | |
| The use of equipment as "tone controls" Yes, correcting the fault in one component with another faulty component is a bad idea IMHO.Actually buying a tone control is different altogether. I have been told a tone control offers the least detriment to sound quality whereas equalizers will... | |
| Why are all the Virtual Systems mega-assaults now? Most people spent more on sales tax than I did for my posted system. People have always been very nice about the low cost so no problem there.I posted for informational reasons and despite the problems, there is something to be said for single dri... | |
| System Pictures & a kind of "dating service" Many A-gon members are generous enough to let you have a listen if you are in their area. |