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| Anyone try Townshend Super Tweeters? Sirspeedy- I'm not sure it's overkill, I'm just wary of the cost-benefit. Yr room treatment obviously addresses reflections (you mention "glare"). By adding a s-tweet you'll be adding HF sp on axis & (assuming a ~30degrees dispersion) and some... | |
| typical "shelf-life" of phono cartridges? For a well set stylus, it's usually 2-3000 hrs of playing. The rest is due to external conditions as mentioned above.BTW cartridge manufacturers do specify a life span. | |
| Anyone try Townshend Super Tweeters? my own speaker is ruler flat(plus/or minus 1.5 db)to 25khzIf you're -3db @ 20-25kHz the only reason to boost your hi freq is if the room is damped: the wavelength at 20kHz is very short, so average thickness material will absorb...Assuming you wan... | |
| How much does it cost? Dizzy -- as you note, SOny (for example) is playing in a different market, while hi-end is small & very fragmented & inelastic...Retail (dealer) margin is another cost driver that must be factored in; in many cases this is 30-40% of total ... | |
| What phono stage candidates should I consider? I second (or is it third) the FM acoustics -- if you want a branded product that is. It's outstanding. You've noticed that it's also very expensive, of course.Otherwise, if you're into diy, try conning Raul into giving you the schematics for his p... | |
| How much does it cost? Discounting R&D (i.e. prototypes, etc) & labour. Looking at materials cost + direct production labour cost...TT (i.e. rockport etc, expensive): mechanical device, lots of engineering & precision machining, low production runs -> exp... | |
| Atma-Sphere amps with Eggleston Andra II's As Duke notes (twice) and others have confirmed, you will not get superlative results using yr AS with the Andra. I.e., you'll get good sound -- but NOT what you bought the equipment for. The music will be refined and s/what lacking in ultimate en... | |
| Accurate vs Musical Baroque:I have heard speakers that reproduce a recording perfectly but sounded sterile doing itHow can they reproduce a recording "perfectly" and yet sound "sterile"? Unless: a) the recording itself is sterile ORb) you prefer some non-linear disto... | |
| Sensitivity in speakers I'm not sure your question is about spkrs sensitivity (db spl/1W/1m) or frequency response or power response.Generally speaking, spkrs that spec over92db "sensitivity" will play plenty loud with your amps (they'll reach ~115db spl peaks -- if they... | |
| WILL THE NEW 60,000 AVALON ISIS BE THE BEST YET? Sirspeedy sezwhy should I not be genuinely happy for a fellow audiophile who has already committed money to a product?I'm truly happy that someone like Strapper is enthused about his wonderful speaker! Bravo, Sirspeedy! A commendable if rare attit... | |
| Accurate vs Musical Excellent point, Ebonyvette: a very justified mystification, and one that has had me reading b/ween the lines to understand.Etymologically, an "accurate" speaker will be "musical" or xyz, or whatever the signal fed into it is. Pbb explains this ab... | |
| Music volume? What about your sound level? Bigjoe, no amount of care will save you if you really hit 120+ db spl. Think of "realistic levels" within the context of your room and try to limit the musical peaks (short loud passage) to a MAXIMUM of ~100db spl at yr listening position. | |
| How to set SRA after determining true vertical? A simpler solution is a tonearm with adjustable height. Then you can use any cartridge you like and play any record you like, while matching SRAYes -- but by adjusting height you'll be changing the stylus overhang. As you note, having two arms is ... | |
| Triangle Antal Es and Thiel 2.4's The smarter buy is always the one that satisfies you more. That's money well spent. The one that satisfies you more will be the one you can drive well and position well in yr room.In yr stated choice the marketing budget is a secondary consideration. | |
| Is it Audio, or is it Art? You buy the circuits, and hire an artist to create an enclosure for them.We'd get some beautiful components that way! Far beyond my means -- but I could always ogle at the pictures:)Actually some people do get spkrs designed to order -- but the fe... |