mitch2
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| High quality, passive, balanced, low pass crossover? Thanks @motokokusanagi - So, in my case where there is plenty of amplifier power (650 wpc), and where the acoustic suspension design and beefy speakers/drivers should not be as susceptible to over-excursion and the resulting distortions (as with b... | |
| In praise of isolation. @rixthetrick - Of course you are aware that Robert sells Star Sound products, including Audio Point spikes. Their points, stands, and other products have many enthusiastic customers. I have owned several of their products and years ago Robert ta... | |
| High quality, passive, balanced, low pass crossover? Thanks @holmz for your response.If you look at my system page you will see Aerial LR5s as main speakers, plus two Aerial SW12 subs. The LR5s use two 9-inch LF drivers in a sealed box. Acoustic suspension (i.e., sealed box) speakers can provide... | |
| Cary Audio SA 200.2 SE power amp (latest version) Some years ago, I owned the Cary CAD 500MB monoblock power amplifiers, which were the original amps said to have been designed and/or voiced by Dennis Had in his living room. Those amps were not perfect but I enjoyed them for their rich tone, full... | |
| In praise of isolation. @henry53 With such a low mass load e.g. a turntable and such limited movement in micrometres, the springs will not act as springs but more like a solid piece of metal. That is why sizing the springs makes the difference between a successful isol... | |
| Supply chain affecting anyone? Yes, bicycle parts - SRAM in particular is going to hold up delivery of a new bike by months, but they are not the only company having issues. | |
| In praise of isolation. Good for you - I am glad it worked out. Not everyone is willing or capable of doing the work necessary to figure that stuff out. Fortunately there are commercial solutions that work well too. Did you do anything to damp the springs? If not, yo... | |
| Who are the Stand Up Guy's and Gals in this Audio Industry? So many...Steve McCormack and Patrick Jeter at SMc AudioMichael Kelly at Aerial AcousticsBenjamin Zwickel at Mojo AudioCees Ruijtenberg at Sonnet Digital Audio (formerly with Metrum Acoustics)Arek Kallas at (Khozmo and Hattor)Bob Worzalla at Sou... | |
| Townshend Springs under Speakers I agree with MC, that properly loaded and damped springs are likely to be the sonically best solution given your description of the structure you reside in. My situation is a bit different from most here in that I use individual springs under my ... | |
| Townshend Springs under Speakers It is helpful that you have taken the time to post your system. So folks here can give the best answers to your question, it would also be helpful to know about the floor the speakers are supported on - specifically suspended floor over wooden jo... | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? George, not sure where your list of "all those preamps" came from but of those, the Khozmo (i.e., Hattor) is the only one I have owned. I do own McCormack's TLC-1 passive/buffered stage that Steve has upgraded to a much higher level that he calls... | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? George, it was the Metrum Acoustics Adagio, which changes the volume by controlling/changing the reference voltage to adjust the output voltage of the DAC. | |
| Townshend Springs under Speakers Looks like a constrained layer platform using some type of acoustic foam, or maybe fiberglass like the Owens corning 703/705, as the primary damping material. This would be a decoupling solution like Townshend's springs, Herbies elastic material,... | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? Now if you have a DAC with multiple inputs and a volume control on it, designed to drive an amp directly, the simple fact is you have a line stage with a DAC built in. But like it always works when you integrate things like that, if you want to im... | |
| Townshend Springs under Speakers I now use the Gaia's under my JL subs. Springs will work just as well under your subs as under your main speakers. |