charles1dad
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| Horning Eufrodites - help needed with boomy bass Maril555,Bass traps were suggested early in this thead(there` no harm in trying them) to address room acoustics. There`s no reason why that and mechanical grounding can`t be done simultaneously,this is fundamental physics and the promblem can be s... | |
| Horning Eufrodites - help needed with boomy bass Duke,If one product`s purpose is to "absorb" or hinder vibrantion/resonance(attempting to isolate), this is different than "mechanical grounding"(MG). With MG there`s no attempt to absorb, rather you allow the vibration/resonance a rapid and compl... | |
| 90db 4 ohm with tubes? Bifwynne,A good friend of mine recently bought a pair of the Rockport Altair speakers. They are a nominal 4 ohm load but are driven effortlessly by tube amplifiers and sound wonderful and very natural. For this reason I'll assume they must have a ... | |
| 90db 4 ohm with tubes? I'd agree the problem here is a speaker with wide load impedance fluctuations coupled to a power amp with high output impedance. My stipulation of good transformer and power supply isn't the solution in this case.NFB is an option for lowering the ... | |
| Horning Eufrodites - help needed with boomy bass It would be very interesting to compare the "absorbing" product to the "mechanical grounding" method to hear which is more effective in minimizing/eliminating the bass boom . I'd hope Mr. Horning would offer more input, who has more insight on thi... | |
| 90db 4 ohm with tubes? I would say in general tube amplifiers respond favorably to higher load impedance and potentially sound their best under these conditions. However if the tube amplifier has good quality transformers, stiff power supply and 4 ohm taps they can work... | |
| Horning Eufrodites - help needed with boomy bass Amuseb,Tommy wasn't keen on the port damping approach apparently. Did he offer any suggestions for the bass issues you have? As the builder you'd think he knows this speaker better than anyone and could really help you. Regards, | |
| Horning Eufrodites - help needed with boomy bass Amuseb,It`s good to know that such a simple (and cheap) solution has led to this level of improvement.Turning your speaker into a partially sealed box is obviously effective. I`m glad you can enjoy your system now.Regards, | |
| Horning Eufrodites - help needed with boomy bass Duke,That is a good idea for a ported speaker.If that does not work or if it partially solves the problem would some degree of bass absorption benefit him?Regards, | |
| Horning Eufrodites - help needed with boomy bass That`s why I had made the earlier suggestion that a good bass trap for absortion of the excess bass energy.Why not give it some consideration? Changing placement has not helped and I don`t believe your amplifiers are the issue either(certainly not... | |
| Are 45rpms worth the price? I agree with Mattmiller and Zenblaster,the results are very erratic/variable across the board. Some 45rpm albums sound very fine and others not at all.I don`t feel in most cases the 45 rpm versions are worth the premium cost.I`d rather have a good... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall III with Bryston 4B SST2 / BP17 ? There`s no harm in trying this combination and just listen and decide. Everthing I`ve ever read or heard about these speakers suggest low-moderate power tube amplifiers are a much better direction to go. It does not seem your amp will give the bes... | |
| CD vs CD/SACD Player – Tube-based or Not R0817,A good friend(gon member Jwm) had the Playback Design MPS-5 in his system a couple of years ago. I heard it many times with a variety of music. It was good sounding.Jwm`s Modwright-Oppo 105 is better souding across the board! more nautural,b... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Gary,I don`t believe this is universally true for the 300b.I have EML,AVVT,Shuguang BT and Takatsuki and none of these came with this type of warning/limitation of playing time.I`ve used them with the amplifier on morning to night without any prob... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Keith,I thought the Valvet would be a good amplifier just based on its uncmplicated and straight forward design.I`ve heard the Dartzeel and it`s a good amp but how much better(if at all) than the Valvet? could possibly be a classic case of dimimni... |