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| Electrostats I have to assume that Roger Sanders has come a LONG way on E-stat design. I am quite familiar with his work and even have his book about "homebrew E-stat's", which is probably quite a bit out-dated. The fact that he is the one given credit for "in... | |
| recommendation of a sound level meter Octopus: the link that you provided to Eric Wallin's DIY Audio website is where i snagged many of the mods that i did to my meters. If i can remember correctly, i think that i posted this site "way back" when we were discussing the inaccuracy of t... | |
| How can i ...... Audiophanatik: I'll have to try that. Corona: kind of "advanced but still gentle" thinking. I like it. A lot more work than a hammer and 2 x 4 though : )All you other guys are gonna have me either high ( using chemicals ) or destroying the driver ... | |
| Material to place under Down firing Sub ? Altering the distance between a down-loaded driver and the floor will change several aspects of performance. This includes but is not limited to frequency response, bass extension and "apparent speed". By playing with this aspect of the installati... | |
| Experience using Spectral without MIT or preamp For best results, use something other than zip cord as a speaker cable, install a Zobel network ( resistor & capacitor ) at the speaker terminals and don't worry about it. Sean> | |
| Ported Speakers and Tube Amps?? Good answer Karls. As a general rule, the bigger the woofer that one uses, the sloppier the bass will be when ported. For reasonably "tight" bass, smaller woofers work better if you really must port the cabinet. Since bigger woofers typically use ... | |
| Tweeter height - how to compensate? Sound "falls off" or "drops down" as it travels further from the speaker. You are either sitting near-field with non near-field speakers or something is wrong with the installation. It is either that or you simply like a "hotter" high end than wha... | |
| Please advise re dedicated circuit KCK: At 70 feet, you should be running 10 gauge at the minimum. Don't know the size of your amp or current draw, but the longer the run, the more voltage drop you'll have under load. Since it only costs a bit more for the 10 gauge versus the 12 ga... | |
| Ever popped a circuit breaker with audio gear? I have. More than once. Such is life when using low sensitivity, low impedance speakers and you're trying to reproduce Motorhead at concert level. Sent a 1200 wpc amplifier into thermal shutdown a couple of times too : ) Sean> | |
| Electrostats To play loudly, you have to move a lot of air. To produce low bass, you have to move a lot of air. Most E-stat's by themselves lack both the surface area and the excursion necessary to do either of the above. The only E-stat's that i know of that ... | |
| How can i ...... Thanks for all the help and suggestions. As for attachments from the rear of the driver, i can't find anything. As it is right now, i have limited access to getting into the cabinet though. This makes everything rather difficult. The funny thing i... | |
| Contemplating other amps Arthur: The Sunfire offers added versatility in the fact that it allows you to bi-wire your speakers and select the type of sound for each section of the speaker individually. In most installations, especially those with bright speakers ( metal do... | |
| recommendation of a sound level meter I purchased a few RS analogue SPL meters a while back while they were on sale with the intent of modifying them for a few friends. I haven't gotten around to doing any of them yet, but in stock form, i find these meters near useless in terms of ac... | |
| How can i ...... Thanks for the ideas guys but i forgot to mention one very important detail. That is, the woofer is flush mounted i.e. countersunk so that the outer edge of the woofer is flush with the baffle. As such, you can't really get behind the edge of the ... | |
| Need Advise Talk to your local postmaster and see if you can file the claim. The sooner that they are "officially" looking for the package, the better off you'll be. If you did take out insurance on the package, they have to have a signature to drop the packa... |