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| Running LOMC with MM (47K) loading A speaker voice coil moving in the magnetic field induces a current (if the speaker terminal is shorted) that creates a magnetic field that resists the movement (back EMF). In the case of the cartridge, where is the back emf or back emf increase ... | |
| Running LOMC with MM (47K) loading Rothwell, a company that supplies step up transformers said this somewhere, perhaps in their "white paper" on their site. Vandenhul says that in their FAQ section of their site. I think Jonathan Carr (Lyra) has also said this, but, I cannot reca... | |
| Running LOMC with MM (47K) loading Quite a number of experts say that loading does NOT supply physical damping of the movement of the cantilever but it supplies electrical damping that reduces ringing of high frequencies. Atmasphere and J. Carr of Lyra say that such damping is not... | |
| Favorite Cowboy Junkies? Don't overlook their EP's. I like "'Neath the Covers," which has four cover songs, including one of Springsteen's "Thunder Road." | |
| Tekton versus Klipsch Perhaps the lower bass issue has to do with the use of pleated paper surrounds on the woofer. These types of surrounds do a terrific job of damping vibrational energy of the cone, and thereby make them sound very clean in the higher frequencies t... | |
| Tekton versus Klipsch I've heard the current as well as a much earlier version. I liked both. The settings were different, so it is hard to make a comparison. I am not a bass freak so it does not bother me that the Cornwalls do not do ultra deep and tight bass (I ten... | |
| Tekton versus Klipsch I like the Cornwall's sound-dynamic, musically engaging, full (not thin in the upper-bass) and good at lower volume levels. Like many horn systems, it has a certain tonal qualities and some roughness in its frequency balance that one either loves... | |
| recommendation for a high end analog system SoundSmith sells sets of headshell screws with different weights for this purpose. The bad news is that the screws are quite pricey, something like $40 for a set of four different weights:https://sound-smith.com/accessories/ez-mount-cartridge-screws | |
| PP amp + High sensivity speakers dilemma I would just use the amp as is, and just operate the volume control over the lower end of its range; the only possible problem is poor left-right channel balance tracking over the lower range of the attenuator. Otherwise, the idea given above, f... | |
| 6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer timlub,That is a pretty nice and concise description of Thiele-Small parameters. Of course design and implementation are vastly complex matters even when one stays within the proscription of these parameters. | |
| 6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer oldhvymec, I was not actually suggesting that you post a video of your system--I was making fun of the notion that one can evaluate the sound from a YT video. But, I do find the description of your system interesting. I like the way large sys... | |
| 6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer Mozartfan,Most of the speakers up to the early 1960's were high efficiency speakers. In those days the speaker were quite large in size. But, when stereo came along and television sets were also populating living rooms, it became important that ... | |
| 6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer oldhvymec,You need to take a video with your cell phone so we can validate your approach. | |
| 6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer I fundamentally disagree with the notion that there is only one approach to any aspect of speaker design. That someone purports to have determined what diameter is ideal for a full range driver, regardless of other aspects of speaker design, such... | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for harbeth 30.2 XD My local Harbeth dealer only sells tube amplifiers. I have heard the 30.2s with a number of low output tube amps and it sounds quite good with the to which it was paired--Synthesis Roma 96 (pushpull EL34, Synthesis A40 (pushpull KT66), and Audion... |