sean
Responses from sean
| Ohm Speakers, thoughts? Trelja: Now you know why i said what i did in a ( WAY ) earlier thread on Agon. That is, even though they most certainly have their flaws, i don't plan on giving up my F's anytime soon. I'm quite certain that mine don't perform to the level of Bil... | |
| Soundlab M1 and Alpha-Core cables Clio09: I have NO idea what Alpha-Core or their dealers are charging for their products nowadays. I haven't purchased any cabling in quite some time. Other than that, i don't know who "Dave" is, but if he's chosen to carry Goertz speaker cabling a... | |
| Soundlab M1 and Alpha-Core cables Unsound: If you look at how Alpha does their "purling", the conductors are "stacked together" and THEN twisted. As such, their impedance remains consistent and they are not configured as a standard "twisted pair" configuration. Maybe i misinterpre... | |
| Soundlab M1 and Alpha-Core cables Unsound: The Reference speaker cable is stacked ala Goertz and the Signature is placed side by side ala Nordost. I guess that David is trying to play both sides of the street simultaneously. The end result is that these two cables would measure an... | |
| Soundlab M1 and Alpha-Core cables Skin effect / impedance related high frequency losses definitely come into play in the audio region. This is well documented and has been known since the 70's. You can find independent measurements and test results all over the place if you look a... | |
| Soundlab M1 and Alpha-Core cables Duke: I'm surprised at your recommendation of AP speaker cables. We typically share similar results / observations ( as we both like Magnan's products ), but we are 180* out of step on this one. On top of that, low skin effect on any stranded cabl... | |
| Ohm Speakers, thoughts? The Ohm versions of the Walsh drivers suffered from very poor assembly techniques. That is, the voice coil was not properly placed in relationship to the magnet / pole piece and the suspension ( spider, surrounds, etc...) were not properly slected... | |
| Ohm Speakers, thoughts? Line: I'm not going to go into the design of the German Physiks vs the Ohm A's and F's as i think that they are more similar than dis-similar. Other than that, i'm still trying to figure out what these "extra spl's" are that you're talking about??... | |
| Ohm Speakers, thoughts? Line: You've lost me in terms of "where do the extra spl's come from?". What "extra" spl's are you talking about? Sean> | |
| DIY Interconnects review JD: The EM field of a signal carrying cable will vary with frequency and amplitude. Using specific geometries can reduce the intensity of the field, allowing shields to be placed closer to the conductors. Only problem is, these geometries also alt... | |
| Ohm Speakers, thoughts? Lngbruno: I have all of the various Audio magazine buyers guides dating back to the mid 1970's. If you give me a specific year, i'll look up the MSRP ( Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price ) that Ohm submitted for that given year. I had a 1980 "C... | |
| DIY Interconnects review JD: To make things as simple as possible, a shield should not interact with the normal rise and fall of the EM field generated by the active conductors within the circuit. Gregm alluded to this phenomena in another thread.If the shield is placed i... | |
| Ohm Speakers, thoughts? This type of design would have to be hand built using custom parts i.e. minimal off the shelf componentry. As such, it would be a relatively large economical undertaking for someone to attempt as compared to starting up a speaker company that uses... | |
| Best low cost speaker cables for my system? Tvad's suggestion of Canare cabling is right on the money and a perfect example of what i was talking about. That is, it is a 4 x 14 gauge spiral wrapped star quad design. You can also find other similar products at Parts Express for slightly less... | |
| Best low cost speaker cables for my system? 24' is too long for any speaker cable, but with that in mind, you better look for something that is reasonably low in both capacitance and inductance, heavy in gauge, relatively low in nominal impedance and has some type of geometry that isn't ove... |