helomech
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| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? The most surprising thing to me when I removed the horns from the cabinets - for reasons unrelated to the aforementioned - was the internal wiring. It was run of the mill 10 or 12 gauge speaker wire throughout!I checked out the wiring situation i... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? @brooklynyluke,Credit for the mod goes to Mrdecibel. It involves covering the outer surfaces of the horn with constrained layer damping material, like Dynamat. I haven't performed the mod yet, but having worked with similar material in other audio... | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? ^By that argument, speaker cones should be made of doped skin, like an Ed Gein lampshade.Speakers are not musical instruments. Their purpose is to create a perfect replication of the recording through air movement, with minimal influence on the si... | |
| A question of Azimuth setting up turntable Short answer: azimuth should be measured at the stylus to LP interface.Ideally, you'd use something to measure channel crosstalk while playing a test record -- something like the Fozgometer, but even that method seems a bit controversial around he... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? I wouldn't call the H-IIIs bright, nor would I call them warm. Pair them with a bright amp, something like an Integra AVR, and you'll want ear plugs. Pair them with tubes or a MOSFET amp and you can listen for hours without fatigue. Having owned t... | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? Phusis,Neutral sound is of course subjective, however, the majority of loudspeaker designers seek to reduce resonance as much as possible or lower it to frequencies where our hearing is less sensitive. Solid woods don’t suppress resonance nearly a... | |
| How to check a speaker is Genuine or Fake I highly doubt anyone finds it worthwhile to counterfeit entry level Klipsch speakers. | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? @bukirob,For the majority of loudspeakers, the goal is to have cabinets that produce as little resonance as possible (or in the case of BBC designs - move the resonance away from the midband), that is the opposite of string instruments. Loudspeake... | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? Here is what I would say about that. How many CONCERT level instruments are made out of plywood or MDF?Answer = 0While a speaker is not an instrument in the sense that you can play it, it shares ALL of the concepts of a device, usually some type ... | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? ^ They use relatively thin MDF panels, veneered on both sides. I believe a couple of their models use a combination of ply and MDF. | |
| Tried tubes and LOVED it, now what? The A88T is an excellent amp, especially the MK1 version. I bet you'd have to spend many times that $1K to find something significantly better. | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? @bache,https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/rdreport_1977_03 | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? Of the same thickness, MDF is the least resonant and most neutral. Like bamboo and solid woods, birch ply boxes tend to impart a sound signature - typically a leaner, brighter sound than MDF (to my ears).Weird that aluminum is brought up in a thre... | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! ^And his Altecs walk all over many modern designs. | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! Any high priced class D amp.Anything produced by Synergistic Research. |