zaikesman
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| Bloated speakers/weight wise I haven't heard a Walsh Ohm in years and don't know much about them, but maybe the unique traveling-wave vs. traditional pistonic principle of driver operation works well at high SPLs? | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? "I still stand by my remark that most audiophiles cannot hear pitch problems even when it hits them in their face"Then I guess it wouldn't shock you how many times there've been when I've gone to a seller's house to audition something or other for... | |
| Bloated speakers/weight wise Finding a speaker that sounds 'good' at low levels is notoriously tough, but it is also rarer to find a speaker that can play at truly lifelike levels on large-scale material without seriously faltering than most audiophiles seem to assume. (My ow... | |
| Do tube dampers improve sound? I use Herbie's on the input 9-pins of my VTL mono's and like what they do, regardless of whether the tubes seem overtly microphonic or not (as determined by the tap test). The dampers help with better articulation of vocals, for instance, with les... | |
| Bloated speakers/weight wise Bartokfan: I was saying that for those who like to listen at higher volumes, the smaller size that usually goes along with lower weight may put a limit on performance. But I don't agree that cabinet resonance, as its own issue, is a problem only f... | |
| Review: Morrow Audio 300B1 Monoblocks Tube amp Tom: I saw that post before you deleted it, but ironically have to confess I had no idea what you were talking about until now -- guess I hadn't looked at the photos too closely. Hope they weren't floral print! ;^) | |
| Bloated speakers/weight wise Bartokfan: I assume that what you're referring to in B&W speakers, which is shared with many other speakerers, must be their internal bracing? If so, yes, internal bracing is pretty much mandatory for any speaker that asipres to minimal resona... | |
| Bloated speakers/weight wise Another advantage of having the full-range driver mounted to the cabinet top is that the "baffle" is thus made really small, while none of the larger-area cabinet surfaces are excited directly by a driver mounted in the middle of the panel. BTW, I... | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? I dunno, Bojack could have meant that my little dialectic was hogwash rather than the topic of long power cords, guess I couldn't blame him if he did...Grant: I have one 1m and a few 1.8m Sidewinders, and although the shorter cord hasn't sounded b... | |
| Review: Morrow Audio 300B1 SET Monoblock Tube amp Jond: I take it your last line is said with tongue firmly in cheek -- comment how we will about his self-promotion in the forums, Mr. Morrow ain't exactly cranking out SS integrateds in China!Chuengben: I didn't doubt that you are a real person, a... | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? No problem, Grant (BTW, my name is Alex, I'm located in metro DC, and you and I have spoken by phone in the past, if that helps in any way). I appreciate your caveats about the time and place Caelin made his recommendation. But I can't fail to not... | |
| Bloated speakers/weight wise Macrojack: Naturally your speaker cabs do resonante -- all speaker cabs resonate. I'm surprised that you and Line say you can't feel any vibrations with your hand placed on the cabinet. This is true with any surface, at reasonably lifelike volumes... | |
| Info on Old Admiral Tube Radio A tubed radio made in Japan and sold in the US is probably from the early 60's or thereabouts. Likely no real collector value I don't think, but enjoy it! | |
| Ani Difranco Hey, Ms. Difranco leaves me feeling rather sickafoose any time I happen to have the misfortune of hearing her...TEHO! ;^) | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? Grant: Discretion's often the better part of valor, and you're nothing if not valiant, but I'll bet you a Helix no one here owns a cord less than 3 ft. long unless they DIY'ed it -- probably for the reason you mention -- however the question here ... |