mapman
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| Used vs New vs Vintage vs Floorstanding vs Bookshelf vs ..... OMG! Best thing to do always is read and learn what is out there then decide. Also take every opportunity to listen to gear at shops shows peoples homes etc. Buying used is is a good idea to start. You can always sell and move on with minimal loss tha... | |
| Which types of speakers are ideal against a wall? Larson designs speakers meant to go right up against the wall. | |
| Used vs New vs Vintage vs Floorstanding vs Bookshelf vs ..... OMG! Nice summary in general by jhw9.Another factor to consider is where the speakers will be located and where you will be listening from. A very specific "sweet spot" or a broader range of listening locations? If the later, then wider dispersion or o... | |
| Who are the Kings of Audiogon? " Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right" is a Stealers Wheel/Gerry Rafferty "Stuck in the Middle With You" reference, not Steve Miller, right?Any "Audiogon King" title I might daftly aspire to is on the line here I suppose..... | |
| Used vs New vs Vintage vs Floorstanding vs Bookshelf vs ..... OMG! How big is the room, how loud will you listen, and what amp will you use?Also any constraints on where the speakers will be located in the room?Oh and your budget or cost limit for the entire new system including new speakers?There is always some ... | |
| How come Horn + woofer designs are not more popular? For many years, most every Radio Shack store across the country had a pair of Realistic Mach model horn speakers playing in the front of the store. Big and impressive looking but the worst sounding shoutiest Radio Shack Realistic brand speakers ev... | |
| How come Horn + woofer designs are not more popular? Two words: too big.If not for tube amplifiers there would probably be little need for this typically high efficiency design in most homes. High efficiency potential is the key advantage. Pro audio involving larger spaces is a different story. | |
| Gobel and the Bending Wave Yes that's it. | |
| Gobel and the Bending Wave That’s fine theoretically but in practice the bottom ported Ohm Walsh driver produces sound both pistonically and via wave bending at the same time. | |
| Gobel and the Bending Wave It would seem apparent that for wave bending the cone cannot be a "rigid" piston. | |
| Gobel and the Bending Wave That is my understanding. I have two pair of Ohm Walsh in my home for many years that demonstrate it. It was discussed to some degree a few years back on the Ohm Microwalsh who’s heard them thread. Should still be on the record. One of the contrib... | |
| Gobel and the Bending Wave No contradiction. The driver modulation is pistonic with sound produced via wave bending as described. The current Walsh model speakers produce lower frequencies pistonically and the higher frequencies through the midrange via wave bending. | |
| Gobel and the Bending Wave Hmm well bending wave Walsh style drivers are essentially specially designed cones that operate pistonically just like traditional dynamic drivers. "Bending wave loudspeakers Bending wave transducers use a diaphragm that is intentionally flexible... | |
| Gobel and the Bending Wave The model shown here ( Epoque Aeon ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipjahbc6QRE looks like the seemingly hidden driver at the top could use the advertised bending wave principle similar to Manger speaker drivers. Pistonic motion would be radial ... | |
| Monitors with big sound and deep bass You need extended monitors for the size that are designed to be an easy load to drive (hard to find), like Fritz Carrera for example. Those would be my choice. I’ve heard these do quite well off less than 10 w of good quality tube power. Otherwise... |