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| Isolation Cones vs Cheap Cables Most often it is the case that more damping and killing of vibration is a good thing, but, it is not always the case. I heard a demonstration using progressively more extensive (and expensive) damping of vibration for a CD player. This involved ... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure It might very be the case that the show room (small hotel room) and the accompanying electronics were not ideal--they rarely are, but, I have some experience listening to gear under these circumstances so I have a rough handle on what the speakers... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure I heard the Nenuphars at the 2019 Capital Audiofest. I liked, in part, what I heard. Typical of the breed, it sounded very lively and engaging. But, again typical of the breed, it was short on deep bass, a bit lacking in warmth, a bit rough sou... | |
| Isolation Cones vs Cheap Cables Cones, footers, platforms--they are all tuning devices. As such, none are universally beneficial. For example, if a cone does its job of transferring vibrational energy from the speaker/stand to the floor, that may or may not be helpful--if the ... | |
| Do my Dynaudio Evidence Temptations require more amp? If by "more amp" you mean more power or an amp that is more capable of handling the particular load your speakers present, my answer is probably not. I am not familiar with your particular Dynaudio speaker, but, it would be ridiculous for a speak... | |
| Speaker recommendations 10 to 30k and no beryllium I like the Rockport Avior speaker. The current model is a bit out of your price range ($38,000 US), but, older used models might be available. This is a speaker on the warmer side of neutral.There are Canadian brands that you should be able to a... | |
| Klipsch Heresy IV - not what I was expecting It doesn't hurt to experiment with raising the speakers up, but, when properly set up, the image seems to float above these speakers even though the drivers are fairly close to the ground. Raising the woofer up and away from the floor increases t... | |
| New tubes...far more power?? Aside from the possibility that the older tubes were substantially worn out, such that the difference in gain was very significant, it is hard to account for why the new tubes have more gain (not necessarily more power), yet sound so much less des... | |
| PROAC D48R Bass Booming gnanasekhar,One more thing to consider--if the floor in your listening room is a suspended wooden floor, the floor could be acting as a giant sounding board which could be at least part of the problem. With such flooring, the speaker should not b... | |
| PROAC D48R Bass Booming The first step is always proper speaker placement. It is also one of the hardest and most time consuming pursuit. It is not enough to apply the rough generalization that--away from the corner, bass is reduced. You have to move the speaker inch ... | |
| Speaker recommendations 10 to 30k and no beryllium It is not clear whether you are doing a wide-ranging search from scratch, or whether you have narrowed your interest to a certain type of speaker or type of sound. Are there other none sonic requirements, such as those dictated by limited options... | |
| Speaker recommendations 10 to 30k and no beryllium What is the problem you have with beryllium drivers? Beryllium is toxic as a salt or oxide; the metallic form in the drivers is not a big concern as far as safety. In the manufacturing process, the metallic form is dangerous because of the manuf... | |
| Any reason not to place stand mounted speakers upside down? There should be no problems with mounting a speaker upside down, unless the woofer magnet assembly is being supported by an internal brace that is relying on gravity. That would be an unusal setup (most drivers are not supported internally. Harb... | |
| Great Plains Audio Thanks again Jond. I see it. It is my fault--I automatically close those types of pop up inserts and I did not realize their was a link there. I am going to ask them about the difference between the alnico magnet vs. the regular (ferrite?) versi... | |
| Non-rear ported Speakers There are many different designs that have been successfully implemented, while all design types have less successful examples. I am somewhat skeptical of any categorical judgment, such as Magico's claim than ANY ported design is defective. Basi... |