martykl
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| Passive radiators, ext crossovers & subwoofers To clarify,The passive radiator (if properly designed) is designed to produce output mirroring the electrical input at the speaker's terminal - exactly like an active driver. If you attenuate any frequency at the input, a properly designed speaker... | |
| Passive radiators, ext crossovers & subwoofers All speakers will continue to produce sound (though rolled off) below the frequency you select on your x-over unit - at the rate specified by the x-over function. Whether a passive radiator or active driver, the input signal is attenuated by the x... | |
| Used MMG's IME, you're right at the margin. I'd say that you need three feet and change to feel comfortable predicting success without much reservation. But that doesn't mean you're doomed here - there are just too many room specific variables at play to mak... | |
| Used MMG's Personally, I wouldn't think about buying MMGs used unless I was at +/- 50% off. OTOH, if the savings on this offer is the difference between go/no go on your purchase, I'd think hard about pullling the trigger because these are really fine speake... | |
| New Rockabilly Guitar Monster Ric,A fun video - thanks for the link. Marty | |
| Which speakers have the biggest soundstage IME, a speaker's dispersion pattern and cabinet design seem to dictate the character of the soundstage more than any other factors. Certainly not 100% of the story, but a BIG part of it. Mini monitors and planars both have their particular staging... | |
| New Rockabilly Guitar Monster Shadorne,Just ordered it. Thought I knew all of Jeff Beck's releases, but - somehow - I missed this one.Marty | |
| New Rockabilly Guitar Monster One mystery solved:it's Myspace.com/carlbradychok1I inadvertantly added a "c" before the last "k" | |
| New Rockabilly Guitar Monster Rw,I know "Unknown" well, and I've actually seen him perform live, opening for Horton Heat some years back. His show is a lot of fun.Slik,I'm sure that you're right, and, like John, any names would be appreciated and investigated. However, if you'... | |
| New Tom Petty Shadorne,I just played my Bluray for the first time and I concur with your assessment. The CD is most notable -IMHO- for what it lacks: compression. It appears to have been recorded at a significantly lower level than most of this ilk, and - for m... | |
| Audio Research PH2 or Aesthetix Rhea? In addition to the additional gain and loading flexibility, the Rhea has three inputs (individually configurable) and 2 main outs - SE out and BAL out. I use 2 tables and run the SE out into my Joule pre and the BAL out to my LS-25. Different amp/... | |
| Distributed Subwoofers - Options Buco,I was struk by that, too. I really like the JD Moffat(sic?) stuff - which I haven't heard before. The Thorell site usually plays Frank Vignola - which is understanble since he's probably the highest profile Thorell player out there. You might... | |
| Ribbon speakers One of the more interesting examples out there is the Sunfire Cinema Ribbon Monitor. Two side firing 4.5" drivers cross to a folded ribbon tweeter. I use these (with a sub, they only go down to app. 100 hz) as the outboard sound system for my digi... | |
| Audio Research PH2 or Aesthetix Rhea? I've owned both and still have the Rhea. Very different sounding units. The Rhea feels more stereotypically "tubelike". Warmer and more liquid sounding. The ARC walks that classically ARC line between a tube sound and SS sound. You get a somewhat ... | |
| What are the best small not bookshelf speakers? Check out the Vienna Schoenberg (gloss black) on-wall speaker. I chose them for use in our HT room, primarily based on their appearance, but they sound very good. If your decor ruuns to the contemporary, these are likely to get a big "thumbs up" f... |