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| The order of getting more/better bass @mijostyn --Mr Hartley is certainly correct in saying the best bass is expensive. As Mr. Harley put it:Third, accurate bass reproduction is expensive. The lower the frequency accurately reproduced, the more expensive bass becomes. Note the word “a... | |
| Subwoofer advice @pkatsuleas --... Looking to supplement clean low end not anything bloated or overbearing. If you don’t mind going the DIY-route and being you have a fair amount of space allotted, I’d recommend you build 2 horn subs. My experience with them is th... | |
| Daedalus Ulysses @dodgealum --... I don't know if I would characterize Daedalus as an acquired taste. To my ears far too many other speakers fall into that category because they don't sound quite "right". Are there speakers that image a bit better--yes! Are there ... | |
| The sonic rightness of a mono system. To all out there who dismiss mono over stereo, have you ever heard mono-reproduction over a very large all-horn speaker and compared it to the sound of a smaller stereo pair as outlined in this particular context? No need to beat around the bush, ... | |
| The sonic rightness of a mono system. @johnk --Interesting topic. A speaker builder I know well, Simon Mears, talked glowingly about his experience of a single, modified WE12a (augmented with a center-hung tweeter and twin 15" Lambda drivers), and found it to be among the very, very b... | |
| What does the term "Speed" mean in a speaker? Transient response, certainly, as has been pointed out by others, sonically perceived as a lack of smear/crispness, unforced clarity and liquidity. Usually, not least through quality all-horns, I find it linked to uninhibited dynamics as well (or:... | |
| What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned? Don't know if they're underrated as such, but certainly below radar in the audiophile community at large: the JBL 4306 and 4429 (the L100 could also be included here). They image well, are well-balanced, very dynamic, and just sport a clean, hones... | |
| Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore? Hey phusis that is a nice looking setup and I have heard good things about the lilmikes. Thanks, mahlman. Lilmike has made some great subs. Initially I considered a pair of the Cinema F20 FLH’s, but wound up being invested in the characteristics o... | |
| Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore? @mahlman --That 3060 is what I run too. What do you have for a system? You are right about DIY and pro usage.Just looked over your setup via your profile - great to see you using all-horns as well. Do you use both systems depicted? You can view my... | |
| Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore? @cosmicjazz --... Accuphase still makes a digital one.Appears that this devices are only still relevant in the Pro Audio world, why Home HifI abandoned the active cross over route? It’s correct to assume that?If it’s the case that typical home hif... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations @willgolf --The biggest question I have now as I am about to embark on building my new house is, should I add to in wall subwoofers. Even if I don’t use them at least I have them ready. With Horns being so fast, I would need a very good subwoofer.... | |
| Klipsch K Horns (the new AK6) While I can sympathize with many of the aspects (i.e.: flaws) pointed out in the thorough measurement section by John Atkinson on the K-horn AK6’s, below quoted paragraph in particular is instrumental I believe in exposing a bias for non-horns tha... | |
| Recommendations for Vintage Speakers Haven't read the whole thread, so sorry if this has been suggested already, but how about being inspired by the recommendations of Jeff Day:I should mention that while you can go balls-out-crazy building exotic versions of high-performance Altec's... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations @willgolf --As the OP, how I started on this adventure was because I heard the Avantgarde Uno Fino. I had never heard any horn type speaker before. That prompted my question and the wonderful learning experience from reading everyone’s post. I am ... | |
| Upgrading sub to get a live feel. @thewatcher101 —Please let us know what you think of the JBL 4367’s once you’ve auditioned them. I’d certainly be very interested to learn of your impressions.. |