mapman
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| 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... | |
| What is your favorite budget audio component? Grado sr80e phones less than $100. Chord Mojo DAC. Both outstanding alone or together. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Audio streamer on random play all afternoon. All kinds of stuff! | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano I think it varies from revision to revision. Best to send that question to John Strohbeen at OHM for the best answer. Mine are one revision before the current, acquired about 10 years ago now.They are very transparent and sound quality will vary w... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? Not to cut straws but there is a difference between calling someone a liar and not believing what people say they hear. Nobody can hear what another does exactly the same way so why take offense at that? OR if they do not believe in fuses? I... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Listening to Gina Bachauer play Chopin Piano Concerto #1 on Mercury Living Presence 35MM recording on my rig, you won’t hear a much better piano recording. Maybe on all mbl system. Setup is Squeezepad player running on Ipad to Chord Mojo DAC to Au... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano OHM Walshes with proper amplification (80 watts or more depending on room size) do a great job. Many models under $4K. That would be my choice for SS amplification.The more efficient Klipsch Heresy III is a very good choice also especially if usi... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? One last comment I will repeat that I think I made eons ago early on in teh red fuse thread is taht I ahve also seen cases where fuses only blow partially ie the filament is partially but not totally melted. More prevalent with slo blo fuses. Obvi... |