josephaud

Responses from josephaud

First Order Crossovers: Pros and Cons
That paper concludes:"... the phase distortion audibility results in this thesis research did not seem to be as significant... The human auditory system was found to be extremely tolerant of even gross phase distortion effects"Compare that with th... 
ELP laser turntable - any comments?
The new importer can be found at www.audioturntable.com 
Best of Home Entertainment 2004 NY ?
>I sat in on Jeff Joseph's demo of his newest speaker. He >led off with a self congratulatory rant about how great >his Pearl speakers were and how magazines had conspired >with other jealous manufacturers to eliminate voting for >B... 
Best OTL speakers
"fancy crossover mechanisms" won't create impedance or reactance problems if they are competently engineered. That said, I have NYAL OTL-4 here, and it loves 8 ohm speakers, impedances that drops below 6 are will tend to constrict the amplifiers p... 
Help Troubleshoot - Left Ch. Louder than Right Ch.
Try swapping the left and right input cables on the back of your amp ( power it down first)Then listen and see if the louder sound is on the same speaker or if it moved. If the other channel is now louder the problem is in your preamp or before. I... 
Joseph Audio RM33si & others in the $8,000 range
Hi Henry,The thing about being a speaker manufacturer is that the speakers get the credit or the blame for the sound - even if the problem is one of setup or upstream components. The speakers are now at Avantgarde Music & Cinema in Manhattan- ... 
Re-recording ancient reel to reel tape?
Maybe the bias circuit in the recorder is out.Jeff 
Joseph Audio RM33si & others in the $8,000 range
Hi!We are very proud of our achievements at the HE shows, having made the "Best Sound At Show" list at every show where votes were tallied, and having captured #1 Best Sound At Show for the last two years. The RM33si won this award even though we ... 
Why no mention of "Stereovox" cables??
I have a set of the Stereovox interconnects in house -they are excellent! Try them. 
VMPS QSO 626 Ribbon Versus Josephs/ Tylers
Hi!I'm glad that "sounddecision", being a dealer for the other products, still feels that the JosephAudio RM7si Mk2, Stereophile's "Joint Speaker Of The Year" for 2002is "pretty good"!But I must disagree with his statement regarding the pricing of... 
Joseph Audio RM25si Mk1 versus Dynaudio 1.8
Dennis,Thanks for your post. The older NAD used to have a switch on the bakc to optimize the amplifier for a 4 ohms or 8 ohms - the distrotion is a bit lower in 8 ohm mode if memory serves, and the RM25si 's are 8 ohm speakers, so if you go back f... 
Joseph Audio RM25si Mk1 versus Dynaudio 1.8
Marakanetz:The RM25si Mk2 is very easy to drive, not only is it more sensitive but it has a very well behaved impedance curve. Different listening environments pose differing challenges to bass reproduction, if one finds the bass too "thin" in one... 
McIntosh Tuner Alignment
While some mods will diminish the value of a MR-71,having Richard Modafferi work on it will INCREASE its value among some collectors. Getting the most out of a high-performance analog tuner is not a DIY job, and few techs still living are qualifie... 
Here's my room...what are my options?
Hi!Sound City has not been a Joseph Audio dealer for almost 3 years. They have never received any of the Mk2 series, and I doubt that they'd have any new inventory left by now. Your best assurance of finding the RM7si Signature mk2 is to email or ... 
Time coherence - how important and what speakers?
I actually like some of my competitors! (even if I have differing ideas regarding design execution) I've met Roy many years ago at the Florida show and he struck me as a very nice fellow. Same for Pat McGinty. David & Sheryl Lee Wilson came by...