johnnyb53
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| size of the driver 04-29-12: Tamule1real bass comes from moving a large surface area gently -not a small surface violently . 6.5" is not a woofer size IMOAnd you base this opinion on what?What then shall we call all those 5.25" and 6.5" drivers that provide real bas... | |
| Best real world radial / omidirectional speaker OK CD2, it's time to weigh in on your own thread. We have a growing thread of tail-chasing but we don't even know the size and dimensions of the listening space where you want to install a pair of omnis.If you have a large space get a pair of Mira... | |
| size of the driver Drew, I agree more than disagree. Dispersion can definitely be modified with waveguides and phase plugs, and beaming can be mitigated with 1st order crossover slopes. Large diameter woofers can be just as fast as small ones if they have the magnet... | |
| Think you know analog? It's too bad Technics stopped making new SL-1200MKII's because out of the box brand new they are nice machines.I got an SL1210 M5G (has OFC tonearm wire) from a Guitar Center for $500 in 2007. I've added various damping and platforming tweaks for ... | |
| Ayre DPS Bauer vs Artemis Labs I've heard the DPS/Ayre turntable, first with an Ayre-modified RB-250 arm and the next year with DPS's own tonearm designed for the 'table. As good as the first combo was, the second with all DPS design was better, and an excellent $10-11K rig. I ... | |
| size of the driver Driver size has nothing to do with "fast" or "slow". Twice the motor strength will accelerate double the mass as a smaller motor/mass combination whether we're talking about vehicles or drivers.More or less true, but bear in mind that a 12" woofer... | |
| size of the driver It turns out the large woofers of the '60s and '70s were counterproductive to bass extension, driver blending, and the distortion of cone breakup.Smaller drivers solve many problems in dispersion and driver integration. A 12" woofer starts beaming... | |
| Ever heard of, any opinions on, these speakers? Oops, I forgot a couple recommendations for recorded drums. Earl Klugh Trio volume I. Lewis Nash's drums sound very in-the-room, particularly his brushwork solo on "One Note Samba."Tower of Power: Direct has very realistically recorded drums using... | |
| Ever heard of, any opinions on, these speakers? 04-22-12: River251It was tight with the Anthem. Only once or twice did I notice any boominess. Plus they did not put the spikes in, and it was a foot from the back wall. I pulled it out 2 more feet but not much difference. Probably a 15x15 listeni... | |
| Ever heard of, any opinions on, these speakers? It's not easy to find a pair of speakers with a good ribbon tweeter for $1500 even from China, let alone a floorstander. Loose and boomy bass could easily be the amplification or room placement. How did the bass sound with the Anthem or other SS a... | |
| Subwoofer questions -- music only 04-20-12: Ja2austintxThose Emotiva subs are interesting. I find much of their gear gaudy,...Their speakers are the opposite--all plain black. Their subs are unobtrusive small cubes, also all black. | |
| Subwoofer questions -- music only That dual SVS sealed 12" set is a good deal. I have a friend who matches that sub with his Magnepan 1.7's. Another possibility, and spot-on with your budget, is a pair of these sealed 10" subs by Emotiva. A recent issue of Home Theater did a compa... | |
| Magico Q7 . . . wow 04-17-12: SoundcomponentsIf you want to spend that kind of money on speakers, it would be crazy not to really look at it and learn about the Rockport Arrakis. ......and the other usual suspects, the WIlson Alexandria X-2 or XLF, the YG Anat III Si... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for $600 04-17-12: InnaIf you go with Goldring get 1042 only. $350 from divineaudio.co.ukYes, I agree, stay with MM/MI.Great tip. The Goldring is a lot of cart for the money and I've never read anything bad about it. In the same price range, the Audio Tech... | |
| Capacitance loading for AT 150 mlx cart When I was shopping for a phono pre a year ago, I came across a great deal on a demo Musical Surroundings Phonomena II. However, I also found out that the lowest input capacitance setting on that phono pre is 200 pF for a total of 300 with TT cabl... |