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| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? clearthinker2 fake watch stories.Many years ago, at least 50, I found out about a coin shop and jeweler (not sidewalk stuff), fake Cartier Tank watch. The seller said, it looks like the original, but DO NOT take it to Cartier for repair. Big smile... | |
| L-Pads. Speakers Awful Without Them, New Ones Ordered That's terrible, I hope not covid, and the family can have a safe goodbye. | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? yogiboy,funny, thanks Mashugana Ike mentioned here (spelled wrong sometimes)https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/17130-the-death-of-the-home-stereo-system/page/6/OP, sorry to wander from your discussion. | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? I love the quality and sound of my Cayin, not a fake like OP is talking about, just to say, the capability of terrific products is there.................................Once, on the way to lunch with a client, I saw a sign on an audio store, asked... | |
| L-Pads. Speakers Awful Without Them, New Ones Ordered I just found Bob Crites web sitehttps://critesspeakers.com/electro-voice-crossovers.htmlemail: bobcrites@gmail.comI wrote and asked for prices for new diaphragms for 62 year old horns; new x336 three way crossovers; new AT37 L-Pads | |
| L-Pads. Speakers Awful Without Them, New Ones Ordered intactaudio I looked up L-Pad, I see what you mean about 2 stages to maintain impedance shown to the crossover (or amp).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_padThe original electro-voice AT37 Attenuator was indeed an L-Pad, maintaining a 16 ohm load... | |
| Mono vs. Stereo My speakers are hard to balance to each other, two attenuators, 1 for horn tweeter, 1 for mid horn. You cannot have certain frequencies going off center sporadically. i.e. Casandra Wilson’s (other singer’s) voice, any Piano,I love my McIntosh Mode... | |
| New Klipsch Forte IV What, no L-Pads? (Smiley Face)The ’in the home’ images of the speakers adjacent to the music console, rear close to the wall, I cannot imagine a 15" passive radiator near a wall.I would appreciate an optional method to tilt them back a bit. Within... | |
| L-Pads. Speakers Awful Without Them, New Ones Ordered atmasphere You mentioned this before, L-Pads are for the amp, not the drivers.I don’t understand. Right or Wrong?L-Pads, like any pot in a receiver, volume, balance, bass, treble determine how much juice, more or less, i.e. each one a signal stren... | |
| L-Pads. Speakers Awful Without Them, New Ones Ordered lewmI value and learn from your knowledge and advice, (even if I don’t take it). Sometimes I can anticipate your reaction, which is why I specifically said no to resistors in original post which you caught the second time.Another thing you missed,... | |
| L-Pads. Speakers Awful Without Them, New Ones Ordered I think, 'Functionally/Flexibility' L-Pads, especially a good one, is better,Because they have alway sounded great, adjusted for 3 different spaces over the years, I would never sacrifice future flexibility for supposed/measured perfection. | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE those cuts are 8 ohms, mine are earlier 16 ohm versionsLong Lasting Horns: text says: 1" coil epoxy bonded to phenolic impregnated diaphragm, extremely rugged assembly. I'll say! | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE Great Discussion,Same Drivers made in 1958 (used by me for 57 years) now in Custom Rosewood Enclosures seen in background of 'cleaning' photo here:https://www.ebay.com/itm/MODERN-JAZZ-QUARTET-The-Sheriff-Vinyl-LP/133650601174 Originally in Fishe... | |
| Is there a rule that says we shouldn't post youtube links here? I haven't read the rules but members frequently post youtube videos explaining answers to audio questions | |
| Mono vs. Stereo OK Now, One Speaker as Erik Mentioned:I played an awesome Mono Charlie Parkerhttps://www.discogs.com/Charlie-Parker-The-Fabulous-Bird/master/479890a. via Mono Cartridge, preamp stereo mode, dual mono both speakers.b. via Mono Cartridge, McIntosh P... |