mapman
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| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? Reb, I would definitely not ditch the Decapos until you get the chance to get things ticking in your new "dedicated" room. I predict the Decapo/SET combo might really shine in there eventually, but you know, "famous last words"..... | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? "There will always be tradeoffs."That is a fact.Practically, I think the best approach is to minimize the # of drivers. Two drivers done well is enough in most cases. THree can work well also but keep the crossover points out to the frequency extr... | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? I like the Tekton value proposition and they are on my list of speakers to hear someday. Have not had the opportunity to-date.I did hear a pair of larger Zu's once at the Capital audiofest. THey sounded nice on smaller scale jazz and classical rec... | |
| Top resistors " The duelund resistors do impart a "live venue" sound "Having not followed this thread, I'm wondering if you are saying these particular or certain kinds of resistors in general will always have the certain sound signature?Seems to me results wou... | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? I see. Makes sense.Keep in mind that the trend will be for smaller "efficient" speakers to have limited bass response (that's how a lot of the efficiency happens, power requirements go up exponentially as frequency decreases). If it becomes a prob... | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? Rebbi,If you are thinking DIY speakers at this point as well (not a bad idea for flexibility) mount the single full range driver of choice in a cabinet, tweak the cabinet as needed, add a sub or two as needed, and you are done with a very nice DIY... | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? Reb,I have a pair of STAX earphones that are quite wonderful sounding, especially with good amplification. If there is a SET amp in my future, it might be for those and it might even lead me to upgrade to a bigger better pair of STAX.For speakers,... | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? I'd agree large dual concentric drivers in a large box like the big Tannoys (have never heard) is probably the optimal approach for use with low wattage amps, especially for more near field listening scenarios. Dual concentric has less unique adva... | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? With just a few watts only on a very small scale ie headphones. With more power the fuller range Walsh drivers aka dale harder. Otherwise two ways with the simple crossover designs. For full range bass off just a few watts in most any room large d... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? DECware website also shows a FR graph for their set indicating extended flat response using a "real speaker load" (paraphrasing) but I did not see where the exact speaker load used to produce the graph was indicated. I suspect it was very large an... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? I read that SET amps are more prone to limits in frequency response (ie not necessarily reasonably flat from 20-20K) than most other amp architectures. Low end extension is without doubt where most power is required. Its basic physics. Limited low... | |
| Thanksgiving: ...... I'm thankful for everything and that I am able to enjoy listening to music as a pastime. | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Audiogon will be +1 SET guru when Rebbi is done. | |
| Jayhawks fans I have a Jayhawks compilation CD. I like it a lot sound quality is quite good overall as well. | |
| How short should a power cable be for my amp? Long enough to plug in. It's that simple. |