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| Cross over frequency ??? All of the above is good advise and sound theory. Give it a try. However, my experience has led me to a somewhat different approach.First, turn off the main speakers and, with the crossover set to 90 Hz or thereabouts, listen to some music. "What ... | |
| DYI Speakers. How good can they be? When I got into this hobby, virtually all speakers were DIY. You bought the drivers of your choice, and used plans put out by the manufacturers to build a cabinet. There were some good cabinet kits. Electrovoice was one that I put my Warfedale 12"... | |
| Maggie 3.6R performance dilemma.. Sean...Please clarify. Are you in favor of half-baked science? Or do you reject good science and perceptive instinct? | |
| Gilmore Audio planars revealed There are people who say that a solid state "watt" is different from a tube "watt". Maybe these are some different kind of dB. | |
| Maggie 3.6R performance dilemma.. Sean... Science is good. Instinct is good. What's bad is when half-baked science is trotted out to "prove" someone's instinct. | |
| Rate these on order of importance: Unsound...Since when do audiophiles agree on anything? | |
| Gilmore Audio planars revealed Lugnut...What if the aerogel were made with helium in it instead of air? Maybe we will need speaker hold-down cables instead of cones! | |
| Maggie 3.6R performance dilemma.. Rooze...I think we really need to find out how loud is loud.You need to do one of two things. (1) Get a sound level meter and determine how many dB we are talking about. (2) Have your hearing checked. (Don't feel bad about this. Beethoven was deaf... | |
| Rate these on order of importance: 1...The signal. a. The disc or LP being played. (The ultimate limit on quality). b. The playback equipment, disc player or turntable and pickup. (How well the disc's potential is realized).2...The speakers. a. Type of speaker (planar, box, etc) , ... | |
| Gilmore Audio planars revealed Reminds me of a computer manufacturer quite a few years ago, who photographed their product on a mountan top with a scantily-clad babe. This apperared in their magazine ads. However, there was another version of the photo, with limited distributio... | |
| Does tubed gear make your speakers hum/buzz? Tubes hiss. I don't know any solution for that.Regarding Hum...It is possible to make a tube preamp that has no hum (well almost). My first preamp was a Heathkit (which I understand was basically a Fisher design). It was quite difficult to build b... | |
| How to keep my stack of Adcoms cool... Actually, I have always wondered why some high end outfit didn't come up with a water-cooled audio power amp. Advantages would include precise regulation of operating temperature (an advantage of water-cooled engines over liquid-cooled). However, ... | |
| blowing maggie fuses on Mingus. Pardon me, but how will a subwoofer reduce tweeter power? | |
| How to keep my stack of Adcoms cool... If you are able to do things in the cellar, put the amps down there. This would be easier and better than ductwork. Run the speaker wires down there also. | |
| Maggie 3.6R performance dilemma.. sean...Your speaker placement procedure is pretty much what I have used for years, and is just common sense. But, you forgot the final step! Mark the speaker positions somehow (tape works) so that you won't have to go through the whole routine eve... |