helomech
Responses from helomech
| Low hum from amp Rogue? | |
| Acoustic Suspension sound in 2020? Helomech, the acoustic coupler in the 2 and 3 is an active driver. Wondering if you know any technical details re how it essentially functions as a PR.Would never, ever think that the bass in the 3 lacks snap, but of course that’s subjective and p... | |
| Acoustic Suspension sound in 2020? Vandersteen 2s and 1s are sealed-box enclosures, no? If no ports, therefore acoustic suspension, unless I misunderstand the definition. There is also an interview with RV in which he cites his inspiration from the sound of the acoustic-suspension ... | |
| Magnepan .7 issue? Hmmm, that does seem a bit much. I had to use the tape method but the tape has to be pulled vertically, parallel to the fabric. The fabric sticks because the panel is basically covered in a layer of glue that remains tacky. The bonding of the foil... | |
| Magnepan .7 issue? The metal bars are only for transport. The grille fabric getting stuck to the panels during transport is common. Your speakers should be fine as long as you didn't pull the foil strips from the mylar when "pinching" the grille fabric. In a dark ro... | |
| How loud can I listen to my P3esr without damage? Power handling per the manufacturer is 50 watts. With a speaker sensitivity of 83db, 90db peaks at 1.8 meters would require 16.2 watts. 95db peaks would require 51.4 watts. 95db is very likely the SPL limit of your speakers before damage becomes l... | |
| 2 way, which are the best designs? Kenjit, the later version have several voicing settings, mine have two. Flat and Nice. According to Thomas there’s about 0.5db difference. Actually, i tried now and perhaps i like the "Nice" better when using Nuprime Evo dac. With my Wadia 381 fla... | |
| Keep noise creators outside your clean power zone Yeah, no, it doesn’t work like that. Not even close. First, because there is no "zone". Look at my system for example. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367 Where is the "clean power zone"? Can you show me? Is it after the power conditioner? O... | |
| Squashed(?) LRS I haven't encountered any big debates regarding tweeters in vs out. Personal preference is all that matters.It is more difficult to achieve the recommended time/distance alignment with the tweeters outboard, though I no longer concern myself with ... | |
| Squashed(?) LRS IIRC, the manual states that you can use a piece of masking tape on the grill to pull it away from the panel. I stuck the tape against the cloth and pulled one end vertically (in parallel to the cloth surface), similar to removing one of those 3M ... | |
| 2 way, which are the best designs? Check out the Spatial Audio M Sapphire series. I don’t know that they’re the "best" (best is subjective). However, their predecessors, the M4 Triode Masters, were one of the best values I’ve encountered, easily competing with speakers of 2X their ... | |
| Hunt for new floor standers I’ll research these suggestions tomorrow. Someone suggested I look into Quads. He said they don’t use an active woofer but rather a passive radiator style. A speaker cone but no coil. Does that minimize bass response for the benefit of those who w... | |
| Hunt for new floor standers To answer helomech’s suggestion for additional information: my musical tastes are very broad; from classical, jazz, blues, rock, folk to old school country. Insofar as loudness, I would like a defined, well balanced soundstage at lower volume and ... | |
| Hunt for new floor standers In that price range I'd be tempted by the Martin Logan Motion 60XTs which are being closed out at $2K/pair, originally $3K/pair. That is, if you want new speakers with well-rounded capability.I compared them to KEF R11s and they certainly kept up.... | |
| amp for vandersteens Something with a very forward midrange balance as the 2CEs present vocalists as small and distant. They're one of very few speaker models for which I'd probably prefer a class D amp. Look into the Peachtree Nova series. |