larryi
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| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? No one has suggested that there has been no progress since 1930s. The BIG deal is that very good sound is now affordable and practical. The stuff from the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's that deliver good sound were meant for theaters and would not fi... | |
| What makes an amp sound more direct ? Pani,I think we are in agreement on what is lively and immediate sounding. I had a friend's Firstwatt amp in my system for two weeks and it sounded very good. It was very lively, immediate and could hold one's interest in the music for a very lo... | |
| What makes an amp sound more direct ? I agree that zero feedback and single-ended are quite direct sounding. But, some of the most direct, immediate and vibrant sound can be had from output transformerless tube amps. This would be a rough generalization because I've heard some extre... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? Johnk,I am so much in agreement with you on how good the old WE, Shearer, etc. systems (or modern systems built around old drivers/parts) can sound. Most listeners have not had the opportunity to hear such systems at all, much less at their best.... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? As I opined here earlier, technology has advanced the performance of home audio gear greatly over the years. The Shearer system that the OP mentioned is not a home audio system but an enormous thing designed for theaters and movie houses; it is t... | |
| What piece(s) of equipment would you most like to try? Being most a low-powered tube fan, I would like to try something completely different, such as the YG Acoustics Sonya speakers with Bridge Audio Labs amplifiers and linestage. For phono, the Lyra Connoisseur phonostage. Now, how do I get the $50... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? The 802 driver is a very nice compression driver. I too like the old school paper cone woofers with alnico magnets and pleated surrounds. To me, these low compliance woofers deliver better "tone" for bass, even though they cannot go quite as lo... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? Sal,Your experience is very much like mine. I did not like the sound of Klipshorns and most of the Altec systems I heard. I got interested in horns after hearing a pretty decent sounding Edgarhorn system. I am now a fan, and owner of a system t... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 Thanks for the explanation of what happened with the Brinkmann setup. I would not have guessed that this was a misalignment issue and I can see how this was quite vexing until you figured things out. I once got a loner turntable from a dealer wh... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 I met a friend yesterday who had the same experience at this show with respect to a couple of rooms. We both noted that the analogue setup in the room with the Brinkman table/cartridge was defective; it sounded out of phase. I asked the vendor a... | |
| Basis Vector cartridge recommendations Wee,A friend has the Winfeld and it is a very good cartridge. I have only briefly heard a setup with the A95 and it ,too, sounded good. I would bet that there is not much difference between the two. The minimal body, and use of titanium frame f... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 Jond,I agree that the smaller Voxactiv sounded particularly good; the big system was bright, but, if you sat WAY back they were quite good and not so bright. The big horns need to be in a big room that allows one to be quite far away from the spe... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 Salectric,The Deja Vu speaker IS an open baffle speaker. The back, which looks solid, allows sound to pass with some damping of higher frequencies. I thought it was solid also, but, I got that explanation from Vu. I did not know that the horn i... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 I had a good time at the show, although I really did not see anything "new" that piqued my interest. Overall, most of the rooms delivered decent sound, which is unlike many shows where some rooms sound truly awful. I think this is probably the c... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? Yes and no. It would be very difficult to find whole speaker systems, and even modern speakers using vintage drivers, that would make compact monitors that sound as good as modern monitor speakers. The same probably holds true for thin column-ty... |