erik_squires
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| Need a preamp with tone controls! Tone controls help us compensate for differences in recording trends across decades of recordings. Tone controls help us adjust our sound quality to different listening situations and volumes. Tone controls help us adjust for speaker placement. To... | |
| Tekton Double Impact phase issues? I'm amazed at how "phase issues" and "comb filtering" have dominated the discussions about these speakers with few actually understanding what it means, or how you would measure it.The proof of the design is in plots of the on vs. off axis respons... | |
| Opinion - Every audiophile should build at least 1 pair of speakers By the way, my favorite place to talk about DIY and kit speakers is the Multi-way forum at DIY Audio. Hope you'll join us and even become a sustaining member. http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi-way/Best,E | |
| Opinion - Every audiophile should build at least 1 pair of speakers Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has participated in this thread so far. I was sure I would get a bunch of professional naysayers jumping in here to kill it, so I am pleasantly surprised by all of the positive contributions.Best,E | |
| Opinion - Every audiophile should build at least 1 pair of speakers Kosst, You don’t have to design them from scratch. Almost any kit is going to be a bargain by comparison. :) Huge price range too. Whatever you do, building an amp or speaker is a big learning opportunity, whether you design it all yourself, or so... | |
| Opinion - Every audiophile should build at least 1 pair of speakers And as bdp24 pointed out:http://gr-research.com/ | |
| Which Rotel icePOWER amps have balanced inputs ? ICEPower modules are inherently balanced inputs. So I would be surprised if they weren't all XLR capable.Best,E | |
| Opinion - Every audiophile should build at least 1 pair of speakers I believe there has been some discussion on the Bifrost kits at DIY Audio, check out the mult-way forum there! http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi-way/Erik | |
| Opinion - Every audiophile should build at least 1 pair of speakers It is absolutely worth building and listening to a single driver design! I'm more conventional though, and go towards Focal/FaitalPro/MarkaudioThey won't replace my 2-way designs though! Erik | |
| Opinion - Every audiophile should build at least 1 pair of speakers Couple of other kit vendors:http://www.pureaudioproject.com/http://www.taylorspeakers.com/http://www.selahaudio.com/ | |
| Tekton Double Impact phase issues? mr_m:Oh, yeah, I could imagine. They like to use vertical AND horizontal arrays. It's a shame though, they seemed to take a lot of care to control dispersion and timing. Sucks to know they had issues like that. Best,E | |
| Tekton Double Impact phase issues? @hornguys Are you talking about the distance between drivers in a single speaker, or that the L and R speakers are too far apart? Best,E | |
| Tekton Double Impact phase issues? By the way, the easiest way to put these issues to bed is to show polar plots of frequency response. A good speaker will have a smooth roll-off off axis. A great speaker will have level drops off axis, but maintain the same frequency response. Best,E | |
| Most important feature in desktop DAC/Amp : Mixer Hi Aux! I purchased an NAD D 3020, and it's great driving my own desktop monitors, but no, there is no mixing function at all. I was mostly just whining. Best,E | |
| Tekton Double Impact phase issues? @stfoth Me too, but judicious toe-in should solve this issue for you. :) Best,E |