tomic601
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| Are the folks at Vandersteen ok? Another thought...he places avemphasis on real knowledge vs. musingsto withe was aware of the discussion about aerodynamic approach to driver design that was referenced in the $60 k speaker thread....his comment to mei invented and patented that y... | |
| Are the folks at Vandersteen ok? Beyond OKrichard and I talk about every other weekdoes he have strong opinions - yesis he direct but blunt - sure - think of it as verbal and emotional efficiency - he has dealers to apply sugar - not that his product needs it IMOdo we always agre... | |
| Why are tweeters so high off of the ground in many tower speakers... random tail chasing, marketing and a lack of real engineering skill combined with a lack of enduring principles ?i always get a crackup out of an 8' tall Diana Krall singing a stinging Case of You like she is standing on 6 cases of vino....i will ... | |
| What did Shahinian Obelisks cost in the late 1980s we sold them ( Audio Connection -Ohio)we had Audionics amp that was not the best match but they were capable of what I would call big soundfield magic as others have noted. We also had Thiel....most customers went that way...but I at the time foun... | |
| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters so...anybody actually run the curves for your listening position ?easy to dobut harder than typing this..... | |
| Anyone Had Extended Listening Experience With MBL? about 8 hours with a Wadia deck, CJ top line pre GAT something, and the big class A Musical Fidelity amp...a beastcables a mix of Elrod for power and Kubala for signalthe scale was impressive, overall fantastic but as with most omnis the image out... | |
| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters omg Wolf that is funnywhen nobody is looking i will flip the fuse on the church organ......which sounds quite lovely run into those two little ribbons into my high speed B77i actually know what 16 HZ sounds and feels like....on Sundays | |
| Design a $60,000 Speaker - Start here you could actually learn a great deal from Richard Vandersteenthe 7 is not built to a price point it is the best he knows how to do today and is the culmination of many many years of work and innovationi might add that every single part and operat... | |
| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters oh and here is an almost free tipdownload vandertonesget the analog Radio Shack SPL meter...put meter at listening height at listening position, record what your speakers and the room are doinguse the Vandersteen math based ( there is that damm sc... | |
| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters oh and a high pass phase correct filter so you higher frequency amp dont have to work that hard.... | |
| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters 11 band analog EQ tunable for the listening sweet spot :-)an additional subwoofer if needed for ego or rooms with small handspush pull aluminum cone driverdecent plots over timepistonic motion verified with a special laser system so that we know w... | |
| Latest Absolute Sound bondmanbut there will be healthcare to fix your hearing... | |
| Latest Absolute Sound i love buying 3 year old Porsche about half what the first guy paid..yep people do buy them just like Audiothe sticker on my last Turbo was $160 with the factory X-50 powerkitbut i dont kid myselfto the initial purchaser is was probably like a che... | |
| High quality high pass filtering for speakers? Vandersteen Quatro are way under $20k and have a fantastic built in powered sub with 11 bands of analog EQand are phase and time correct with pistonic driversa pair of 5a ( no longer in production ) with push pull aluminum cone subs are around use... | |
| Upgrading amplifiera. i upgraded from the 200 wpc Ayre VX-R to the twenty series, significant change in circuit typology, operating temp, warnup time to sound optimal ( always on to 15 minutes !) and in sonicsnot saying every manufacturer upgrade is this significant or... |