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Placement tips for Synergistic Research HTFs
Todd,Those are some good lookin' resonators.  You could sell those ;^)  I'm becoming a specialist in resonators noone would want to look at.Speaking of good looking - I love the look of your preamp. Sweet.Looking at the preamp I see you have a pai... 
Placement tips for Synergistic Research HTFs
Todd,I have stopped pressing my cones into bases and now only use glue.  I would be very interested (if you have a couple of jkbtn's 14mm cones) if you would take some Elmers and build two or four temporary models with the cones sticking out, and ... 
Placement tips for Synergistic Research HTFs
Todd, jkbtn,Hang in there guys. Unfortunately, work around the house not to mention work itself, is casing delays in my ability to get out my final report. The scope of this final report is also adding to the delay as I discuss constuction, materi... 
Placement tips for Synergistic Research HTFs
The same people that sell the brass beads you mentioned sell them in 10mm, 12mm and 14mm sizes, and even smaller.I have found that I like the Cups that you have been using, but in more substantial bases.  I'm starting to write it all up & shou... 
Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably?
Count me in as another Adcom affectionado.  My introduction into the world of separates started back in the late 70s, when I bought a Sansui QSD-1 four channel unit and started using separate amps for both the front and rear channels and a little ... 
Placement tips for Synergistic Research HTFs
OK. Got it!   I'm glad I asked.If I'm not mistaken yours are fairly similar to the ones jkbtn built.Toolbox 
Placement tips for Synergistic Research HTFs
Thanks Todd.  Were the brass bowl beads you used the fly fishing lure cones, or something else?Toolbox 
Placement tips for Synergistic Research HTFs
Todd, jkbtn, Ozzy & mid40sguy,Thanks for your interest and input about transducer and resonator selection and placement.  I will be running my final head to head tests this weekend and I want to make sure my tests and opinions are meaningful f... 
Placement tips for Synergistic Research HTFs
Well, I went from a gazillion resonators down to just ten.  With the smaller amount,  I do hear a nice addition to, and a repositioning of my soundstage.  Not the groundbreaking, earthshaking change some have stated, but a nice little tweak, nonet... 
Placement tips for Synergistic Research HTFs
Placement findings for music transducers and resonators.First off, thanks to Todd for also testing a lot of different resonator positions. I was glad to see Todd’s results were comparable to my results. I feel the commonality of our results is a ... 
Placement tips for Synergistic Research HTFs
No Todd, you didn't kill this thread. I, for one, have been extremely busy with some outside work that needed to be done - right now!  Now that my projects are done & the sunny period is behind, I'll be moving back indoors and re-focusing on o... 
List of artists that have never lost quality throughout entire career
Count me in as a plus one for kd Lang.  Another artist I think got better & better is Duke Ellington.  His later albums are still some of my all time favorites. 
Placement tips for Synergistic Research HTFs
Thanks Todd,I meant to have you mount them just outside you component cabinet but still between your speakers and inside your wall traps as well.   Looking foreward to your results.If anyone else what's to join in on the evaluation fun, please do.... 
Placement tips for Synergistic Research HTFs
Todd;I left a message here yesterday but somehow it never was posted, so here goes again.   I also just got my jkbtn brass bowls and 3/8" copper caps.  I assembled two varieties.  One set, like yours, was pushed together by force.  For the second ... 
New Mcintosh C-22
I'm little confused here.  Do you mean a new (for you) but nice, old C-22?  Or, has McIntosh come out with a newly updated version of the old C-22?