karls
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| under 2.5k subwoofer match for Dynaudio 3.0 Find a used REL Stadium III, it will blow away the Storm and still fit in your price range. I don't think there's anything comparable at the 2.5K point. | |
| Do "Tube Rings" really work? Microphonic tube resonances are a real problem and deserve to be dealt with thoroughly. Isolation platforms are very effective, but tube dampers should be used as well; the more damping the better. I am astonished that apparently a number of peopl... | |
| FM. Can anyone get Seattle or Eugene from Portland FM signals are line-of-sight only, although they reflect off most surfaces. Your best bet is to get a highly directional antenna like a Yagi (one designed for the FM band, not a TV antenna) and point it right at Mt Hood or Mt Adams, if you can see... | |
| Info on compound/isobaric woofers for DIYers? Get a copy of Vance Dickason's book from Madisound or wherever, it has enough info to get you started. Re Twl's comments, actually the best way to do compound is to mount the woofers back to back (magnets towards each other), in which case the inn... | |
| What's the best sounding dome tweeter available? Dynaudio is not selling raw drivers to the public anymore, but if you can find a pair of Esotars floating around somewhere, buy them. If not, or if you're concerned about replacement ability, Scan Speak is the next best choice. | |
| vk60 monos and merlin tsm-m.... If you can afford it, Cardas Golden Reference. | |
| Which SPEAKER for the 21ST century? They do sell the driver separately, it is around $800 each as I recall. It is an interesting concept, and excellent in the sense of having a nearly-full-range single driver, but it is still plagued by the same problem that nearly all diaphragms ha... | |
| 35Hz - 25kHz -- A Partial 'Purist'? There seems to be some misunderstanding about low bass in small rooms, so in an effort to clear this up....Any enclosed (airtight) space gives a 6dB/octave BOOST as you go down in frequency, beginning roughly where the wavelength of the sound wave... | |
| Bat with non balanced pramps? The BAT preamps are excellent and would be my first choice in your situation. | |
| 35Hz - 25kHz -- A Partial 'Purist'? I am firmly in the full-range camp and use a REL Stadium III. I think a lot of people simply do not take the time to fully optimize the sub, which involves at least five major simultaneous variables: (1) room placement, (2) crossover point, (3) cr... | |
| Need help from Wadia and ML CD player owners The Wadia 850 is actually a lot closer in sound to the 860 than it is to the 830, so don't let the above post scare you off of an 850. It is an excellent machine and worth its price, but granted not quite as good as the 860/861. I would strongly r... | |
| subwoofer setup problem Sean, I agree, a sealed box of Q 0.5 is very hard to beat, but it's also extremely large if it's going to have good extension. It also has to be shaped and stuffed properly to absorb all the midbass and midrange output off the back of the cone, so... | |
| subwoofer setup problem Sean: TL's unfortunately haven't been mathematically modeled the same way closed and vented boxes have, so their rolloff is somewhat open to debate. I haven't seen a source I trust enough to say for sure. One author stated 18 dB/octave but I belie... | |
| Best binding posts for speakers and amplifiers. Stick with Cardas, they are the best. | |
| subwoofer setup problem For Leoturetsky: low-freq rolloff is a function of the physics of sealed vs. vented boxes, and it cannot be adjusted by the designer, it just is. Sealed boxes roll off at 12 dB/oct and vented boxes at 24 dB/oct. There are minor variations in the r... |