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| SET amplifier recommendation This is a tough one. With an SPL of 88dB a 300B is going to be a problem. You will get 8 to 13w out of most 300B SETs. Let's assume 10w, you will be getting 94.3dB of volume at 10' from the speaker at full power. That is not a lot of headroom.... | |
| Thoughts wanted for new speaker design @elliottbnewcombjr You are right!!!! Can't believe I used that word in a post. | |
| What’s really hurting the audio hobby? Retail is a problem though my experience is less that they are inept and more that they are jerks. One guy guy told me my music sucked which is why it didn’t sound good on the speakers I was demoing. Another expounded for 45 minutes on why speake... | |
| How Do You Deal With Baffle Edge Diffraction? Part of it is the tweeter. It is brighter or the crossover has to be tuned a hair brighter because of how it interacts with the cabinet. Felt is a nice solution. Try adhering with something temporary first to see if it helps. | |
| Thoughts wanted for new speaker design @jeffseight I have a cabinet maker who is working on a cabinet for those those magnesium SEAS drivers and millennium tweeter. | |
| What a sad world we now live in....... As a kid, one of my fondest memories was riding my bike to the local K-Mart and studying the cassette section. I couldn't afford a CD player. I would spend an hour to pick out what I wanted that week and can remember the unmitigated joy of findi... | |
| beryllium vs diamond never mind - found it"EMIT's are not ribbon speakers. They are planar magnetics. Planar magnetic speakers have a voice coil printed on or attached/glued to a diaphragm. With true ribbons the entire radiating surface is a conductor. The name EMIT m... | |
| beryllium vs diamond I have seen the original EMIT described as a single ended ribbon and the EMIT-R as a radial ribbon or a "leaf tweeter" I have never heard of a "leaf tweeter" and can't say that I know what that is. People who have old stock refer to the EMIT-R ... | |
| Crossover Capacitors for Accuton Tweeters - Solen -> ClarityCap -> Jupiter -> Duelund great post thanks for sharing. | |
| beryllium vs diamond Sloppy on my part. You are right. The EMIT R is a ribbon super tweeter rather than an electrostat. | |
| Thoughts wanted for new speaker design @davignau - Think of it this way, if I spend $40K on research, that goes into the cost of the speakers and needs to be recovered increasing the price or increasing the number of units that need to be sold to break even. You correctly pointed ou... | |
| beryllium vs diamond Kosst - I did. That speaker is universally deemed bright and I found it and every other paradigm product I have ever heard to be bright. But, that has been there house sound since the beginning of time. Off topic, but it is amazing how much warmer... | |
| Cartridges that get strings right? System matters but if you are looking for an "accurate" cartridge that will produce an uncolored sound with tons of detail I would look at the Ortofon Cadenza Blue. I have personal experience with it and can say it is a great cartridge for classic... | |
| What is wrong with a sub? My experience is that it is not uncommon that the optimal spot in a room for bass reproduction is different than the optimal spot for mid-range and treble. Inclusion of one or two (depending on the room) subs, integrated properly with optimal pla... | |
| beryllium vs diamond @Audiotroy I have no POV on swapping wires and the impact it can have on sound. My experience is largely with lower end cables in direct swaps with mid-fi systems. The exception is Kimber who I have partnered with. I use their wire inside my s... |