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| Review: JM Labs Diva Utopia Be Speaker I should add that notch filters are usually necessary to cure resonances on these type designs but I expect you understood my meaning. | |
| Review: JM Labs Diva Utopia Be Speaker Johnson,You should check the waterfall response for resonances - the well known problem with very light rigid drivers, such as the w cones, is ringing. Look for resonance around 1100 Hz from the woofers and around 4 kHz from the midrange. If you d... | |
| Decent Power Conditioner in the $ 300-$400s? APC H15 | |
| Loudspeakers - how best to prolong their lifetime? As a past R&D Engineer in the polymer field I can tell you sun light, moisture, and heat will shorten the lifespan greatly. Exactly. This is why I recommend going with a speaker manufacturer that is not a "flash in the pan" or "new latest and... | |
| biwire trick Al,The majority of tweeters are above 6 to 8 Ohms in the 10 KHz to 20 Khz range - rising with frequency due to the inductance. So the applet formula in the link is a pretty good approximation for the 10 KHz to 20 KHz range.I think we can all agree... | |
| biwire trick Al,I think the spacing between the wires would need to be significant to be audible. If the wires were 1 meter apart (huge) then I calculate a roll off at 20 Khz of 0.25 dB into an 8 Ohm load (most tweeters) compared to the signal level at 200 Hz.... | |
| Loudspeakers - how best to prolong their lifetime? I was told to rotate them 180 degrees also.I'm not sure how often this needs to be done.Maybe going by looks,if it's sagging.Keep out of the sun like mentioned above. It theory yes, but what if your wife refuses to go through with this? | |
| How essential is shielding? The importance of [insert any term] is sometimes exaggerated.The above statement is so true, especially in high-end audio. | |
| biwire trick If the wires are the same type and close to the same length and are all grounded together at the binding post on the amplifier end then this cannot possibly make any difference at all - unless you fixed a poor contact when making the change or unl... | |
| Loudspeakers - how best to prolong their lifetime? Materials do age and heavy use will cause wear and tear also. However, some speaker manufacturers have been supporting their original products for over thirty years. Meanwhile other speaker manufacturers role out new models and obsolete old ones e... | |
| Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range Frank,Those Accuton drivers are indeed world class as well as expensive too. To get 14 of them in a pair of speakers with a Sonus Faber quality finish is great value - I imagine you got a good price. Sorry to hear that Consensus went out of business. | |
| Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range Frank,Can you comment on the sound versus the others on the shortlist or was their stunning tall elegant look that grabbed you. | |
| Can you overpower a speaker Yes and quite easily as most consumer speakers use cheap drivers and opt for an expensive finish instead, as this is what matters most to customers. | |
| Best Towers Under $1500 for beginner system Revel F12, Paradigm, PSB all make good towers with plenty of oomph in the bass. | |
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