shadorne
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| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Todd,I would actually say our hearing is pretty unreliable when it comes to infinitessimally small differences and more often than not we think we hear something because we are expecting to! This is why designers rely on instrumentation to test an... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? If you need 99.9999 pure copper versus regular copper then you have serious problems with your components. We are talking infinitesimally small differences in performance. Components should be properly designed to handle infinitesimally small diff... | |
| Should I upgrade to XLR interconnects? No brainer. XLR should be equivalent sounding but in addition XLR negates a whole host of ground loop and other issues - so performance will always be at least as good but can often be better in many instances. | |
| Wilson Audio Haters I didn’t mean say you can’t use 8 inch woofers - just that they are inadequate to properly do the highest end true full range. I guess I should have added - at realistic volume levels! Of course the limited excursion of 8 inch can be used down to ... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters With respect to the Onkyo 5509. I can concur with Bo that this is a great DSP for HT systems - it worked great in my 7.1 setup. When you have 7 speakers in one room you definitely need a clever DSP with something like Audyssey XT32 or other room E... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters With small 8" woofers obviously you need a subwoofer. 2 x 8 inch does not even equate to a 12 inch. Furthermore small voice coils and less Xmax and poor linearity and poor heat handling make small woofers totally inadequate for ultra LF - so excep... | |
| How often is your system "good"? System sounds great when the wife is out. Simply put I can crank it to realistic concert levels or the sound of real instruments and that to me is where a high end system shines most - loud, dynamic and yet absolutely crystal clear effortless sound. | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? You are free to believe whatever you like. I don’t think lawsuits are ever likely because all the cables work and are generally not harmful. Since when did someone successfully sue a vendor for selling a $50 product for $5000 or $4950 profit .... ... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? @crazyeddy. I think it is more likely that the best amplifier designers know that there are limits to technology and also human hearing. At some point extra costly aesthetics and marketing become much more important than measurable improvements in... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters @ricred1 Your PL500 must sound fantastic. My comments above with regard to MA design are primarily directed at Bo who is a shill for MA on a thread about Wilson. The design choices or trade offs MA have made have clearly resulted in a world class ... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters @erik_squires "your writing confuses beaming with lobing and compression"No it does not. I am just talking about trade-offs between several related factors.One way to solve compression problems from a driver with inadequate SPL or not enough linea... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters @erik_squires Sorry but you are misinformed - single drivers can and do beam and ALSO can have lobes - just not as common a problem as not many folks use 3 inch tweeters for 3.4KHz and above range! You are absolutely correct that lobing occurs mor... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters @erik_squires I am sure you are right that AMT can be built to avoid compression however doesn’t this result in a transducer that is too large a diaphragm for the frequencies they transmit? In short: Eliminate the compression means you begin to ha... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters @bo1972 I looked at the stereophile article and I am entirely correct. The folded ribbon AMT style tweeter is indeed too large for the high frequencies it is producing. Although not an Appolito design for this particular model, MA have used this ... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters @bo1972 You just keep showing your ignorance when you criticize my gear. Just as you look ignorant dismissing Wilson. Take a good look at those tweeters on your favorite spurious artifact producing speakers - too tall for the job - technically ina... |