timlub
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| Considering going back to Solid State I had 2 pre's come to mind instantly. I have sat in front of both of them many times. These 2 have very similar characteristics and sound more alike than different. One has been repeatedly mentioned here, that is the Coda 07x. The second is the Sp... | |
| Wide baffle speakers are better than narrow So does that mean the In-wall speakers are the way to go?In any event, it certainly cuts the need for baffle step compensation. | |
| There's a lot more bass in a 6.5" driver than most of you think There seems to be some confusion in a couple of post of bass vs sub bass, as Erik posted, he is 100 percent accurate. Looking at specifically a 6 1/2. There is a problem on moving air for real impact in larger rooms.... Of course Erik qualified... | |
| Small room amp and speakers recommendation I have commented many times on the Parts express Solstice kit. It comes complete and is fairly simple to put together and is a hard core bargain in parts and sound quality. Of course there are many options at the price, but I have to agree with @... | |
| Vintage Kinergetics gear repair by someone that knows what they are doing? I recently changed every electrolytic out in a KBA75 (improving many of them in spec and size). The improvement was dramatic. I would think that most problems that would occur would be from aging parts. My advice is to switchout those aging part... | |
| How much does a Zobel network and its components affect the sound of speakers? I have built many speakers and on at least 40 to 50 occasions, I have compared sound with and without impedance compensation. I have never found a negative result in listening, in fact 90+ percent of the time it only improves many aspects. I ha... | |
| Integrated under $2000 for Focal Aria 926s The Schiit is a great value.... in a integrated under $2000??? A used Belles Aria is a no brainer to me.... This is a very nice amplifier, with a great phono section to boot. Should be around $1600 | |
| Pioneer m90 and c90 yat Yemeni puchi….. ahhhh haaaa. | |
| Hidden Gems in Pre-Owned Solid State Power Amplifiers? The KBA75 that tweak1 mentioned for sale was probably mine. I rebuilt one myself and sold it just a couple of weeks ago. This is truly a gem of an amplifier. It has a warm delicate nature, yet still very good detail. The buyer gave feedback tha... | |
| Everything a crossover has to do ... Very well said Erik. The only thing that I might add is parts selection in crossovers. The type and quality of caps and resistors change the character of how a speaker sounds. The coils combined with the resistance and inductance of the drivers ... | |
| Congratulations Atmasphere! You guys know that I've been a speaker builder for many years. Through my struggles in the amp forums here, the past couple of years, I have built modified and repaired several amps to improve my knowledge. My studies on circlotron started with... | |
| First order/Time Phase-Coherent speakers discussions Hi Richard, I have read your review on Parts Express several times as I find this speaker that you drastically changed a true bargain in the audiophile world. I look forward to hearing the results of your constant resistant technology combine... | |
| Spread Spectrum Technologies The Ambosia Pre, the Ampzilla 2000 mono blocks and the Son of Ampzilla 2000 are all JB. The Thoebe II pre and the Son of Ampzilla II amp are both designs that are largely Jim's, but have been tweaked and finished by W4S. | |
| Crossover Capacitor In Parallel with Woofer It is certainly doing impedance correction, but 6 mfd sounds very low. Years ago, I rebuilt a pair of these and ran actual curves... I'm sorry, I just don't remember, but It seems to me that it was more like 20 to 40 mfd to correct the impedanc... | |
| Types of speakers to create nightclub style sound? I've done 3 night clubs way back when. In one I did indeed use bag end. They were some of the better sounding drivers that didn't crap all over themselves when pushed. In 2 others, we built the speakers from the place where I worked at the tim... |