douglas_schroeder

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Are these Speakers the BEST on Planet Earth ?...
sharbatgula, you point out one of the outcomes of multiple smaller bass drivers; the speaker cannot - and I do mean "cannot" - sound as effortless as one with, say, multiple 15" drivers. The "tension" is due to the use of smallish bass drivers ver... 
Pure Audio Project open baffle speakers
dhl93449, I am aware of the crossover’s parameters not changing, and I have no interest in debating my recommendations. I have used all the recommendations I mentioned, and I think you are shortchanging your experience regardless if you do not try... 
Are these Speakers the BEST on Planet Earth ?...
8"x48"x16"   and 112 pounds  At least to me the images I have seen can be misinterpreted as a much larger speaker. Another strike against it being best in world- it's smallish. You don't even begin to be in "best in world" class unless you can rea... 
Shout out to Vinshine Audio and Alvin Chee
Vinshine and Alvin were superb in responsiveness to me as I reviewed the Kinki Studio EX-M1+, found at Dagogo.com As opposed to manufacturers who are reluctant at my rolling opamps into their gear, I was given very helpful information and images f... 
Pure Audio Project open baffle speakers
Imo, it's not advantageous to lower the mid-bass as you will make the speaker sound smaller.  Try working with different resistors,  caps (I put in Mundorf oil filled for a beautiful i.provement) and the wiring. All of these are efficacious.  If y... 
Are these Speakers the BEST on Planet Earth ?...
No; use of eight 7" drivers, fail for contender as best on Earth. Not even close, and I don’t have to hear them to know that. Why? Because eight 7" drivers will not begin to produce the kind of LF that superior SOTA speakers can produce. I'm not o... 
When comparing towers to bookshelves, do you let a subwoofer into the mix?
In reviewing, never. It is not a pure comparison if one uses another device/product, component, cable, etc. if the idea is to gain insight how speaker A compares with speaker B. Any additional element will skew the result. I add that the compariso... 
Singular Amplification Experience; Review Now Published
joinid, you're welcome! I love the endless variety of system building, and that keeps me motivated. My goal/reward is the variety of experiences. Just yesterday I put the Legacy Whisper DSW Clarity Edition speakers back into the rig with the XA200... 
Singular Amplification Experience; Review Now Published
recevs, I almost never pay attention to other reviewers' work primarily because I am so busy working on my own articles. Perhaps three times in 14 years have I read what someone else said in regard to a product I review. I could not have told you ... 
Singular Amplification Experience; Review Now Published
I am drawing up a plan to do comparison of the following in combination:Two identical systems, one with selected elements featuring burn in, warm up, support, isolation devices, and cable "settling" vs. the other with selected elements featuring n... 
Singular Amplification Experience; Review Now Published
twoleftears, not to worry, I think things will even out over time. If people learn to put their hard earned money into the actual electronics that make the sound, that's a good thing. It's a whole lot better than me gushing over some ridiculously ... 
Singular Amplification Experience; Review Now Published
Roxy54, I"ll give you lenience on your comment! ;) FYI, my last response was not so much a reply to you, but to the assertion that I am an "anti-isolationist". Do not consider me to have shown disdain toward your comment. I would agree that pursui... 
Singular Amplification Experience; Review Now Published
For the benefit of the community, I am not an "anti-isolationist". In my discourse I do not speak to the topic of isolation of analogue front ends, as I do not use analogue source. I presume it would be a very important part of the analogue setup,... 
Singular Amplification Experience; Review Now Published
Welcher, thanks for the support! I’ll try not to lose your support in segments 2 and 3! :)  
Magnepan, Ohm, Spatial or ??
soundchasr, paralysis? Nah, no way. This is fun! Right? Remember, the goal is to find THE ONE, the "perfect" speaker. All the others are NOT THE ONE. If you fail, you will have misery forever - or until starting the process again. Hehehehe…. ;)(re...