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| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? My personal experience with the evolution of loudspeakers don’t extend for longer than back to the late 70’s, and though this mayn’t warrant calling these earlier encounters vintage speakers per se, there’s definitely been a tendency of speakers b... | |
| How long do high quality speakers "last" If one treasures cabinetry this is also an area to be aware of, as veneers, if not properly glued/pressed, can detach from the particle board (or the more rarely used plywood) over the gears, as can joints, and solid wood, if not properly dried, c... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive The "exotic" cone materials mentioned break up as well, perhaps not as prominently in their used audio band, but beyond that could be another story, and one that requires its measures. Certainly what matters here is the nature of their break ups. ... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive Paper cones are often treated, or even composites, and from this a variety of diaphragms emerges that may all be called "paper cones," but that does not follow the typical shortcomings of paper cones equally. Even if they did, what is truly gained... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive analogluvr --[...] Paper is a great cone material and most of the speakers using paper cones always seem to sound more natural to my ears. And just because it is paper doesn't mean it's not high tech. People who have a Coral 10 that needs a recon... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? faster61woman3 posts06-05-2016 8:04pmI'm wondering, why all of the hoopla over expensive wire/fuses? Why don't we fuss over acoustic treatments more?I'm far more in agreement with you on this than not, relative to some aspects. Room acoustics is a... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? The power of numbers and an all-too-obvious human nature that is preferably obscured; clothing stores aimed at younger women (and I'm sure age, gender nor type of product is hardly the deciding factor here) have seen significant rise in sales just... | |
| Why are so many companies like harbeth making old speakers designs and charging thousends? Marketing efforts would have us believe much if not most of what's really evolutionary tweaks equals reinventing the wheel. My own speakers are based on designs some of which originate in the late 20's (the mid driver; based on RCA's 1428 field co... | |
| Raidho speaker owners, what solid state amplifier do you use? Lars Kristensen has spoken warmly of the Naim Nait being a lovely match with the Raidho's. | |
| Proac One SC - Do thet perform well at low volume? Something else to think about...Doesn't the amp play a role in low volume performance ?Something like PP amps usually sound better turned up just a bit where as SET amps do best when barely turned up (that 1st watt thing for SET's) .Anybody ?Agree... | |
| Proac One SC - Do thet perform well at low volume? Usually when speakers are on the lifeless side at lower volumes I tend to find them dull sounding even at higher volumes, and so typically it’s a give-away. The ability to "ignite" sonically at lower volumes (in retrieving detail resolution) is on... | |
| Do supertweeters matter when we cant hear past 15,000 hz? I’d wager any audibly perceived difference for the better with the addition of a "super tweeter" has little to none to do with frequencies extending 17-20kHz, but rather that the tweeter in question is better at handling the frequencies that are a... | |
| klipschorns, they kick ass for sure ..and having heard the 15" that goes into khorns,what is it another by product from Electro voice...come on now..missioncoonery -- Don’t go throw out the baby with the bath water. Please elaborate on your "having heard the 15 inch" in question - I... | |
| If money was and was not of any concern when buying speakers. Money no concern: I’d probably second the choice of Living Voice’s Vox Olympian & Elysian, given the listening room can accommodate them properly - which hopefully wouldn’t be an issue with monetary carte blanche. Battery-driven amps and sourc... | |
| klipschorns, they kick ass for sure Klipsch could be a whole lot better, a whole lot. To say that they are ’crisp’ is an understatement. Klipsch uses very mediocre drivers. Crisp is a good way to describe that tweeter.....Lol. I wonder if anyone who likes Klipsch has ever heard a gr... |