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| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer Hello! Could not resist getting into this discussion. I was hired by MAC in 1968 to come and design tuners. MR77, MR78 and part of MR74 are mine. My current audio system is all MAC using all-tube circuitry. System finished in 1988, after I had le... | |
| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? Hello!Interesting. Age 82, competitive runner in National and Local age-group running events under the NSGA rules (National Senior Games Association). Division one track at Manhattan College in 1950's. One national gold in 10K run in 2013, anothe... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? This might be surprising, but don't look at it a foolish...until you check what I say,Some years ago I discovered a "cult" preamp-amplifer from a mass consumer mid-fi maker from 1960's, Stromberg-Carlson. I have restored three of these through 20... | |
| McIntosh Hello!Regarding modifications or updates to existing audio stuff (here FM tuners) validation depends upon who does the modifications.I'm designer of MAC MR77 and MAC MR78. to date since 1986, I have done;(1) 432 MR78 mods.(2) 48 MR77 mods.Also I'm... | |
| First order/Time Phase-Coherent speakers discussions Hello!Audiophile friend urged me to jump into this discussion with some of my ideas. Here goes my take on phase-coherent speakers and first-order crossovers:A perfect transition from an electrical signal to acoustic sound is defined by the simple... | |
| Everything a crossover has to do ... Hello!Some asked where I did anechoic chamber tests...My invention crossover tests were done at tech center at Binghamton University, about 4 miles from my home. Wife taught there (retired). RIMO. | |
| Everything a crossover has to do ... Hello!Mr. Squires is correct when I said no crossover can sometimes be best choice for a loudspeaker system, even if is denial of my work on infinite slope patents, including new patent this year, discussed in previous postings. My design approach... | |
| Everything a crossover has to do ... Hello!I saw my recent post just finished, and noticed "dentdog's" post right above mine. He said to "do without a crossover" He's right and correct. Install a very-good 4" or 5" driver without crossover in a "transmission-line" box (lossy bass-re... | |
| Everything a crossover has to do ... Hello!At age 81 I say I've been doing speaker crossovers for about 60 years. Began in college in late 1950's. By late 1990's I thought I was finished, holding patents licensed to Joseph Audio's lineof "infinite-slope" loudspeakers. License expired... | |
| First order/Time Phase-Coherent speakers discussions Hello Andy,Thanks for Interesting recent post. Both you and I find my results with invention crossover a mystery. Earlier infinite-slope crossovers worked nearly "perfectly" (maybe just OK) inside each other's band-pass, as characteristic to "bri... | |
| First order/Time Phase-Coherent speakers discussions Hello Andy!I enjoy your posts. Thoughtful and intelligent; we are both music lovers and audiophiles. I need to explain again how I got myself stuck into giant speaker project as described in my very first post ever on any website, being forced int... | |
| First order/Time Phase-Coherent speakers discussions Hello!I'm inventor of well-known (infamous?) Infinite-Slope crossover system currently marketed by Joseph Audio. My patent license agreement with them expired in 2005 and at that time I went into blessed retirement at age 67. In 2017 I was pulle... |