erik_squires
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| DIY High pass filters for Vandersteen Model 5A Carbon's? Hey OP! I'll talk to you over in DIYAudio then. It will hopefully be a firehose of information and many there with more experience than me in speaker building and electronics. Best,E | |
| Tube pre-amps: balanced a big deal? Not sure if they are balanced, but CAT are among my favorites. | |
| Crown XLS 1502.... real life test. Hey @maplegrovemusic I'm really curious about your experience and listening with the Hypex. Can you elaborate a little? Best,E | |
| Bi-amping vs. bridging Gah, I meant to say: The increase in the minimum impedance requirement when bridged is related to the maximum safe thermal dissipation of the amplifier, in watts. This is the same reason why most power amps won't support 2 Ohms. The power dissipat... | |
| Pro Amps - What have you tried? Hi Mr Decibel! Funny, I worked for Smart, possibly during the period those amps were being assembled. Smart bought the Hafler modules in bulk and supplied their own toroidal power supplies. I'm glad you like them, but I always thought they were a... | |
| DIY High pass filters for Vandersteen Model 5A Carbon's? Thanks @roxy54 ! I mean, this isn't of zero value. If the OP approaches this not as a way to save money, but as a learning opportunity, he could get far and feel it was well worth it. For instance, if he built his own sub cabinet, learns to measur... | |
| Bi-amping vs. bridging When you bridge you need to be careful of the amp manufacturer's specifications. Usually they provide a minimum speaker impedance when bridging, which is 2x or more the minimum when un-bridged. It's all math, but as mentioned before when you bridg... | |
| DIY High pass filters for Vandersteen Model 5A Carbon's? @wspohn :You are right, if the OP was going to replace the bass cabinets with Vandersteens then the approach you recommend is ideal. But Vandersteen builds his bass electronics to complement this de-emphasis, something no one else I know of does. ... | |
| Folded tweeters vs. dome? BTW, the Heil AMT's are back in production. :) If anyone wants to make their own speakers with them. I've read nothing but good things about them.Again, I love _some_ AMT's. In my home they are what I love most. I've heard awful AMT's and I've rea... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Well I got the pass preamp and to me it sounds a bit thin on the bottom compared to no preamp. The vocals aren't as warm and there is not as much Bass. Crap.<< sigh >> yeah. If ever there was a brand I wanted to love based on their h... | |
| Crown XLS 1502.... real life test. Interesting! I'd also be interested in what you think of the Yamaha EEEngine amps. :) Kind of a digital / linear hybrid approach. Best,E | |
| DIY High pass filters for Vandersteen Model 5A Carbon's? So I just read up on this. The Vandersteen design is a 100 hZ, single order (6dB/octave) high pass filter for the top section. You could replace both missing cabs with 1 or 2 powered subwoofers. The question now is, how do you manage the crossover... | |
| DIY High pass filters for Vandersteen Model 5A Carbon's? The "high pass filter" is in this case just a capacitor. You could even build it into the amplifier housing. You need to know the amplifier's impedance and the target -3 dB point for the filter, then you can find an online calculator. I'm a little... | |
| Y No YG ? @almaaudioHi! Glad you chimed in! I don’t think you need to use expletives to correct misinformation, but your points are well taken. In the US at least, I’m not a big fan of how reviewers buy loudspeakers anyway, but that’s for another thread. Pe... | |
| How loud is too loud glupson - I just looked at it, and YES! They seem to work exactly the same way. :) It _is_ counter intuitive. I do often wish I had that feature. Best,E |