mapman
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| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? Speakers like that are in essence showpiece works of art that also usually happen to sound pretty good. Not all that much to spend really for a showpiece if that is the kind that is up one’s alley. For those like me on a budget there is always som... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Dynaudio monitors, set up well, are a very good choice for piano.I run Dynaudio Contour 1.3mkII monitors in an adjacent smaller room to the room with the big OHM F5s. They are very competitive with the smaller OHM 100s I switch in and out with the... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Diffused can mean a lot of things of course.Recently I’ve been using a Chord Mojo DAC in my system from time to time as an alternative to the mhdt Constantine DAC I use normally.With the Mojo, I notice a huge difference in the presentation. Locati... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Read John Strohbeen’s blog under "news" on the OHM website. You’ll get a good feel for what makes OHM tick. He will talk all day about what technically goes into making good sound in a manner many can understand but very little if ever talk about ... | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? slfoth I think it is important to distinguish between good "performance" versus just "sounding good".Carefully matching amp and speakers along the lines you spoke of is key to getting good performance, which can be measured. Good performance matte... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano I’ll venture a guess at why not more "Walsh" drivers.The biggest reason is probably that "true" Walsh drivers are 100% omnidirectional. Omnidirectional speakers are an acquired taste and getting them set up right away from walls, etc (to avoid ear... | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? The good watts are pretty much always the clean ones, ie no clipping.Clipping has, is, and always will be public enemy # 1 for good sound. Does not get near the attention and focus in discussions that it should. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts nitrobob,One of my audio epiphanies occured back in teh mid 80’s when I provided the music at a party in grad school. The party was on a farm out in the boonies of Western Kentucky. I set up my hifi on the farmhouse porch and "cranked it up" . Peo... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts nitrobob,FWIW I built my main rig to be able to go very loud and clear when needed with the kind of music you are talking about for a modest cost (by high end audio standards at least). I achieved that goal quite well I would say.My setup is Bel ... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Having heard a 10 watt soft clipping tube amp drive those to satisfying listening levels no problem, I’d be willing to bet that high power SS amp cranked is overdriving them resulting in thermal compression and other forms of distortion associated... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts My recollection is that anything continuous over 83db loud or so causes some damage to hearing. Gotta watch that! | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Could be a combo of all of the above. Its rare to make a major change in speakers then not have to make other changes as well in order to dial in the desired sound. Could be as minor as tweaking placement or orientation or changing room treatments... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Cranked up with very high power amplifiers? | |
| Tekton Double Impacts The tektons are efficient and fairly easy to drive. I heard them on a 10 watt tube amp and that did quite well. Low power amps would seem to be their best match. Speakers that do well with few watts often easily get overdriven with many. Especiall... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts nitrobob,Having heard DI just once at Capital Audifest this year, I wonder if the shortcomings you describe might be attributed to the listening position being only 9’ away? In general larger speakers with multiple drivers need some distance to th... |