tmcclintock
Responses from tmcclintock
| What to do? I don't have experience with single driver speakers, but no or minimal crossover is one thing that drove my search when replacing Acoustats. Definitely can have a positive effect, but implementation is everything. | |
| What to do? Hi Bob,Tough one. Having had 2+2s myself for lots of years and in several locations, I know they like room to sound best. But good advice to try them first if you don't mind moving them. My ex-Acoustat odyssey included a couple of pairs of early S... | |
| 4 ohm taps on an 8 ohm speaker Al - Got it. Thanks again.Bifwynne - Too true.Later,Terry | |
| 4 ohm taps on an 8 ohm speaker Thanks for responding, Al. That's pretty much what I thought but wanted to be sure I understood the science. Also, does it make sense that because the amp's output impedance starts relatively low on the 8 ohm tap and doesn't have a lot of room to ... | |
| Floorstanding Speaker Feedback To give you another data point, I had electrostats for many years and found Wilson Benesch Curves to have that coherent sound similar to electrostats but with better bass, good WAF and they're not finicky with placement or amps. US distribution is... | |
| Sold speakers you really enjoyed?... But why? I had a pair of Acoustat 2+2s from new in the early 80s until around 2005. They were part of the system I had when I met my wife, so she just accepted them along with my other idiosyncrasies (they're 82 inches tall - very low WAF). They got stored... | |
| 4 ohm taps on an 8 ohm speaker I've read through most of the tap vs. tap threads and get the gist. But my results from trying 8 and 4 ohm taps would seem to contradict the predictable, at least as I hear it. Maybe just proves "The bottom line: It pays to experiment with the dif... | |
| Father's Day For An Audiophile CDs a few times for birthdays and Christmas, a Discwasher brush once, but never anything that plugs in. I probably nixed that possibility by making such a big deal out of my very first Father's Day present from my wife - a gallon of antifreeze for... | |
| What direction should Hi Fi tune fuse be installed I find it absolutely makes a difference which direction a penny is inserted behind the 20 amp fuse in my fuse box. And wheats have a fuller, more rounded quality just like live - probably something to do with grain structure. Going to try a cryod... | |
| Thiel CS3.6 with issues: take the chance? Couple of things to try: 1) get a price from Thiel for a replacement passive radiator and, 2) go back to the dealer and have them swap the speaker cables left for right and see if the problem follows amp or speakers, and that's assuming they were ... | |
| Rowland service Hi Guido, I have the 201s with PC-1 power supply/conditioner and am biamping with those on my woofers and a Concentra II on the mids and tweeters. The 201s and PC-1 were a nice addition right off the bat, but truly have continued to improve over s... | |
| What was your first 'hi-end' system? Obviously "hi-end" is relative:Early 70s - Minerva receiver, Webcor turntable w/nickle tonearm tweak, groovy Craig (?) 8 track player, Utah speakers | |
| Rowland service "..Rowland owners tend to hold on to their marvellous machines almost indefinitely.."I only let go of them when I can replace with another :). Even went out on a limb with some of his class D amps and can only guess the previous owner never let th... | |
| Modern integrated vs. vintage...what do I get? I'll take a stab at answering your question. Short version: In general vintage gear has a more blended, homogenous sound (more "musical" maybe). Modern gear presents music better resolved into its distinct parts - bass guitar distinct from bass dr... | |
| Most educational audition you ever had? The first time I heard electrostatics in the early 80s. Was shopping for speakers when I happened into a room with Acoustat 2+2s playing. I stood in the sweet spot soaking up the new-to-me sound until a salesperson noticed and proceeded to patient... |