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| E V Patricians-- JBL Hartsfields- Your choice JW, I was traveling for the last few days and had idle time which I put to good use researching on the Lansing Heritage website. I never knew that alnico magnets loose their strength over time, especially 40 or 50 years. They can, however, be re m... | |
| E V Patricians-- JBL Hartsfields- Your choice Bob, As you mentioned, the 375 mid driver was great up to 10K and then rolled off. JBL augmented the 375 driver with the 075 in later systems where it was easier to integrate than in the Hartsfield. The patricians I built used the K horn up to 150... | |
| Barefoot MM27 Active Speakers for Home Audio As we all know , buying a speaker is a subjective decision. There is also a difference between speakers designed for home use and those built for the studios that record what we listen to. My son has a studio in Chicago and bought a pair of the Ba... | |
| E V Patricians-- JBL Hartsfields- Your choice Buconero 117 The Everest was the statement JBL loudspeaker. The concept was fantastic but as happens to all loudspeakers that need the room size we had in the 50s and 60s, nobody bought them. The K horn design hits a brick wall at 35 HZ. Back in ... | |
| Sealed vs Ported Subwoofers Drew, Your comments remind me of the experience I had with a pair of Tannoy 15 inch Dual Concentrics I bought in 1956. They were $159 each new, whew! I put them in Hartley Boffle enclosures I built, who remembers what they were?I drove them with M... | |
| Sealed vs Ported Subwoofers Timlub, Very well said. Your reply zeroes in to the fact that cost is a major factor in loudspeaker design. While Wilson uses a ported design in it's flagship speaker it delivers sound that would take a much larger design, requiring a much larger ... | |
| JBL Olmpus speaker system Hi All, I hope you all will respond to my posting regarding the 375 driver. Thanks, Ken, Kftool | |
| Making Your Own 2D Diffusors Hi Peter, PS foam is available at Home Depot and Lowes. EPS foam is expanded with steam and is not the same as EXTRUDED PS foam. Owens Corning eps foam is pink, Dow is blue. Don't buy the white as it is just styrofoam. A 4 ft by 8 ft sheet of EPS ... | |
| Reel to Reel Hi to all you RTR mavens. If you're a Studer fan, I have a line on an A80 VU MK II 1/2 inch four track for about 2 grand. It's located out west. Email me if interested. I have no interest in this machine but can vouch for the seller as I purchased... | |
| Wow, I heard things on tape I never heard before Norman, Quantegy 456 is a + 6 tape; it can be biased 6 DB above 0 VU. That just enables you to hit the tape 6 DB above the noise floor to get a better STN ratio. ATR tape is a + 10 tape due to its formulation but that doesn't mean you can realize... | |
| Wow, I heard things on tape I never heard before Hi Norman, I'm glad you're enjoying your RTR machines. One of the advantages of tape made by Maxell and other Japanese Mfrs is that when the rest of the world restricted the use of Whale Oil in the binder resin, Japan didn't. They STILL slaughter... | |
| Wow, I heard things on tape I never heard before Hi Norman, It's hard for me to know the best place to start with my response but I'll begin with with what I learned on Friday. I Spent Friday at a Seminar at ATR Services in York, Pa. It is the THIRD time I've been there! I'm a slow learner. I ha... | |
| TT to another room, no vibs, better sounds? Gerrym5 I mentioned the Belden cables because---. I don't believe in single ended terminations, in or out unless they're is no otherchoice. SE cables are fine if they're short! SE cables are inherently more prone to noise and interference. Balanc... | |
| A new TT from Steve Dobbins,"The Beat." ??? Lewm, If I'd had my wits about myself I would've called you a week or so ago. I'll be driving to ATR Services on Thursday to attend my THIRD seminar and pick up my last machine. I've attended two seminars so far and feel as though I'm the dunce in... | |
| TT to another room, no vibs, better sounds? Gerrym5, Too many cables will always be a problem until you just realize that a Bose wave system will solve all your problems!!!!. Moving gear to another room is a problem unless your system uses balanced interconnects or you have a big bank accou... |