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1: RE: What are those tweets? (11.75)
Posted by dirtyvinyl on 2017-03-09, 14:53:22 (97.46.129.82)
I thought this was going to reveal bizarre " tweets" from POTUS. .......
2: RE: What are those tweets? (11.75)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2017-03-09, 16:48:14 (24.255.3.62)
I don't know if it's the photo, my computer, or my eyes..... The only "tweets" I see are atop those B&W speakers at the back wall........ .......
3: tweeters in (11.35)
Posted by hifitommy on 2016-03-16, 10:20:21 (76.168.13.138)
i have had some lively discussions with friends re tweets in or out. bud fried ALWAYS made his designs with tweeter in which seems most logical to me, but one friend suggested strongly that this would .......
4: Re: If the damage is not too bad... (10.42)
Posted by Too broke on 1999-03-08, 20:11:25 (24.65.245.144)
JR, The tweets were definetly damaged and did not sound right. You were also right about the tweets being modified by the designer and replacing them with stock would be useless. Someone suggested a d .......
5: In phase... Though usually a few dB lower volume than the Magnepan Ribbon tweets.. (10.15)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2012-09-11, 18:02:27 (65.28.168.99)
They seem to enjoy providing a gentle accompaniment rather than take over.. Right now the current pair of spare tweets are hanging on the silk orchid flower arrangement (which, naturally, they have al .......
6: What are those tweets? (9.62)
Posted by docw on 2017-03-09, 13:56:13 (162.119.232.100)
We were shown some homes yesterday, saw one with this setup. Walking through the front door, spied a 63 Karajan Beethoven box and a Gidon Kremer LP plus the system. This owner added compression twee .......
7: Focal TC120tdx2 inverted titanium dome tweets anyone? (8.73)
Posted by Presto on 2006-03-28, 19:29:18 (68.149.162.214)
You know, with a pair of SET 300B monoblocks - those tweets really sing. With the wrong amp and a poor recording? They can take paint off the walls. But they have an almost ribbon-like level of detail .......
8: Try the Monsoon MM-1000 (with planar mid/tweets) (8.73)
Posted by bdiament on 2001-08-10, 06:34:03 (199.93.0.66)
The Monsoon MM-1000 (~$150/pair at buy.com) use planar mid/tweets (made by Eminent Technology I believe). The planars are crossed over to a woofer module at ~200 Hz. Careful setting of the woofer's l .......
9: The Twelve Months At The Asylum... (8.35)
Posted by Steve Parry on 2004-12-21, 13:06:47 (205.163.191.5)
Consider versus the original, and the theme of progressive craziness as it pertains to the "gifts", and this is even more amusing: The Twelve Months At The Asylum by Steve Parry In the first month at .......
10: Re: Legendary speakers..apogee scintilla!!!! (7.66)
Posted by centaurus3200 on 2004-07-16, 23:09:20 (64.220.177.195)
actually, i haven't heard them, only the divas and my own centaur minors. but, they are the holy grail for apogee lovers, so i have no doubt they are far superior to any apogees i've heard. get ready .......
11: I blew out both of my tweets recently.... (7.65)
Posted by subcoolman on 2004-04-06, 12:32:45 (66.41.141.86)
...and I wasn't playing a damn thing! Try to explain that one! As you said, "Sorry I'm picking on you ... but:" I had both of my PSB Gold i's tweeters blow at almost the same damn instant in time. I .......
12: RE: What are those tweets? (7.38)
Posted by double28 on 2017-03-09, 15:55:07 (72.11.58.2)
"A fool and his money are soon parted" comes to mind. Will .......
13: RE: What are those tweets? (7.31)
Posted by docw on 2017-03-11, 08:48:04 (47.156.137.5)
No, cannot since another respondent complained already even if backed down a bit. Thanx for your perspectives! .......
14: Re: Bose 901s with 8 tweets? (7.24)
Posted by Dave-A on 2005-10-09, 15:19:04 (65.240.208.46)
Now I'll bet that sounds sweet. Later D .......
15: I Got The Day Off... (7.17)
Posted by howard on 2013-08-10, 14:36:54 (70.197.8.90)
and I'm sitting in the ML room right now. The ESL tweets are nice. .......
16: RE: What are those tweets? (7.17)
Posted by docw on 2017-03-10, 11:11:03 (47.156.137.5)
they were on line in the realtor's ad for the home. sorry if you took offense, and regrets if I did something wrong. .......
17: Re: Would it be easier to pad the tweets with a resistor? (nt) (7.10)
Posted by wunhuanglo on 2004-08-20, 16:59:17 (66.157.63.213)
nt .......
18: RE: What are those tweets? (6.94)
Posted by Ozzy on 2017-03-10, 08:20:00 (160.84.253.236)
I can only imagine how horrible that setup sounds. There are so many things wrong with that picture, it's hard to know where to start..... Oz .......
19: Re: CES pics ... Pass Labs room (6.90)
Posted by WildWest on 2004-01-13, 20:13:48 (69.136.113.132)
I like those speakers. About the tweeters, who's tweets are they? Curious if they are true ribbon transducers or what. .......
20: I think AA helped me realize how important a power conditioner is.. and some other stuff (6.83)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2013-01-29, 12:15:53 (65.28.169.54)
I do not really remember exactly.. Oh yeah, placing my Magnepan tweets in.. .......
21: Re: Is clipping on SET amps no harmful for speakers? (6.83)
Posted by NickR on 2001-10-12, 05:12:16 (24.189.214.236)
Please do a search. The square waves build up heat, particularly in tweeters, possibly resulting in burned out tweets. .......
22: Re: Speakers are #1 suspect (6.77)
Posted by Shinto on 2001-06-12, 04:48:03 (24.176.191.230)
WaVeman makes a good point. Ceramic/metal tweets seem bright to my ears, too. Could be your speakers. .......
23: I do, and . . . (6.75)
Posted by Brian H P on 2015-06-10, 15:13:57 (69.59.200.72)
I can immediately spot any serious deviations from neutral response or non-linear distortions. Not pinpoint them -- that takes measurement as always -- but can definitely hear when "something is wrong .......
24: RE: What are those tweets? (6.75)
Posted by Green Lantern on 2017-03-10, 18:47:32 (72.220.169.158)
Would it be possible to email me the link to that home for sale? My other hobby is looking at properties online, that one looks interesting; thanks in adv- .......
25: RE: What are those tweets? (6.70)
Posted by caffeinator on 2017-03-10, 12:48:55 (130.76.24.21)
I may have over-reacted; didn't mean to. From the statement "...we were shown some homes" in your original post, it wasn't clear whether you'd visited the property and taken the pictures or perhaps th .......
26: Re: Piezo tweeters in parrallel... (6.65)
Posted by Poindexter on 2001-09-20, 13:34:53 (166.122.62.44)
Mans, I just took apart a PA amp for my mate that has a 15" and two piezo's. These are the round horn (about 3") on a square plate that has the little, ah, torpedoes (ovoid bumps about 2" long and 1/2 .......
27: RE: Active speakers recommendation (6.60)
Posted by robber on 2008-03-21, 10:01:13 (65.205.167.131)
Quad 11l/12l are very nice. You might also want to take a look at Adom (I think that is it) they can be found at Guitar City for under $1k/pr and have ribbon tweets. -Rob .......
28: RE: What are those tweets? (6.59)
Posted by docw on 2017-03-10, 13:10:18 (70.211.151.85)
Never be loose these days. One of twenty odd photos, the one or two showing the JBLs. I was a bit sad that inmates www so critical of the system and the decor. Thanks for your admonition. .......
29: The only reason Wilson doesn't use Accuton Diamond tweets is because it would eat into Wilson's fat margins! [nt] (6.59)
Posted by Steve Cortez on 2006-05-21, 02:13:34 (165.21.154.109)
.... screw what sounds better! .......
30: Re: Focal TC120tdx2 inverted titanium dome tweets anyone? (6.55)
Posted by morricab on 2006-03-29, 04:32:42 (196.3.50.254)
Not all ribbons need a high crossover. My Apogee Caliper Signatures have a 1 meter long ribbon that crosses over at 500Hz or so. .......
31: RE: OK, I have reached "the point" (6.53)
Posted by Les Anderson on 2014-02-26, 19:54:38 (204.11.84.143)
I drive my stradas with a 5881 based integrated. Those cdt tweets loves tube juice. .......
32: Re: Cancellation? (6.50)
Posted by Bruce from DC on 2004-04-20, 15:39:22 (207.91.86.2)
Yeah, that's a good point, Dave. What's the slope of the crossover between the two tweets? Who knows? And, multiple HF radiators are definitely going to produce comb-filtering effects, if they overlap .......
33: RE: What are those tweets? (6.47)
Posted by Coner on 2017-03-09, 14:19:16 (97.120.47.195)
Not sure what you're looking at, items are very small in pic. On the top shelf, I do see a pair of gold JBL horn/lenses (used in the classic Hartsfield home loudspeaker. Not sure what the round things .......
34: RE: What are those tweets? (6.47)
Posted by Sondek on 2017-03-09, 14:34:04 (107.204.41.35)
Lot of money spent on a rather crappy setup. Owner has really compromised performance. Or rather I suspect WAF has compromised the setup. .......
35: Re: Can a Volume attentuator be used as a L-Pad fo tweeters? (6.43)
Posted by fred g on 2000-08-24, 22:21:23 (209.6.138.157)
the tweets are dynaudio d-260 esotec 8 ohm i think i want to reduce about 2db. The pads im using are opened all the way (least ammount of resistance) Is this any help? FRED griffith .......
36: WOW! (6.40)
Posted by hifitommy on 2004-07-24, 10:45:12 (66.229.241.53)
dahlquists that are 18' off the floor! my room would only accommodate 18". a guy could break his neck trying to hear the tweets amd mids on such a system arrangement. ;^) ...regards...tr .......
37: RE: Adding more tweeters.. I now have two extra, going to get two more tomorrow (6.40)
Posted by russ69 on 2012-09-11, 22:33:55 (76.89.231.17)
All my records seem to have a few extra tweets, a running frig and that stupid air conditioner. In one hour of listening I'm lucky to get 5 minutes of noiseless sound (is that even possible)? ::: TOPI .......
38: RE: What are those tweets? (6.35)
Posted by caffeinator on 2017-03-10, 09:39:03 (130.76.24.28)
This may be a little off topic, but it seems to me posting photos online of the interior of someone's home is out of bounds. Did you have permission to take pictures and post them online? or were the .......
39: Re: what's the frequency response with the new mains? (nt) (6.30)
Posted by Gepetto on 2002-05-13, 15:25:45 (128.221.17.4)
Below 25Hz to 22Khz, the dual 18" units carry to 600Hz carried by dual mids to 8KHz and carried by tweets thereon... G. Crank it up... .......
40: Can you beat this fathers day present? (6.27)
Posted by Edp on 2000-06-19, 08:03:18 (192.73.8.199)
I doubt it. No ties, no lunches, no car washes, no golf novelties, just time. Time to share with my son, and hopefully infect him. Infect him with the fun I have gotten out of this hobby. How is the g .......
41: Re This link any help?? (6.26)
Posted by Tyoder on 2004-05-31, 08:36:51 (68.85.75.91)
Some info about repairing tweets/ mids. .......
42: My lazyboy (6.24)
Posted by JeffH on 2008-12-10, 20:41:25 (98.164.211.146)
puts me in a great position for listening with tweets slightly above eye level. Funny, I rarely doze off while listening to music while most TV puts me to sleep almost instantly. .......
43: gold sound speaker kit any good???? (6.23)
Posted by blackrock john on 2005-10-15, 20:03:19 (68.126.17.205)
I have this kit and am trying to get any info on it.It's a big 15" jbl and morel softdome tweets with a 6" mid.What could I use for a x-over? the co. is going to try to match up a manual but I wonder .......
44: Re: NAD 2155 (6.14)
Posted by Duke on 2000-06-13, 21:06:19 (24.4.254.164)
I see no reason why a 2200 or 2150 shouldn't be used with a 2155 in a biamplified system. I also used to biamp with NAD gear - used a 3020 on the tweets and a 2150 on the woofs. Good clean fun! ::: TO .......
45: hmm. (6.13)
Posted by jneutron on 2005-10-18, 06:57:08 (130.199.3.3)
Isn't his system a direct/reflecting setup augmented by tweets? The sideband time dispersion inherent in the d/r system might render any diffs moot, it may not be possible to detect any subtle diffs.. .......
46: RE: Usually 25 to 30 years. (nt) (6.10)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2016-01-12, 14:47:38 (68.104.240.214)
My main system speakers are close to 15 years.... The high efficiency speakers have upgraded crossover caps and compression tweets.... Those things I will never get rid of.......... .......
47: Re: My hi-fi has blown up - please help, fellow Asylees. (Long) (6.10)
Posted by Coner on 2002-06-29, 08:29:37 (207.225.94.124)
Wow, that's strange. I have no idea how that happened. But it's usually easy to test the drivers...just take them out one at a time and hook up an audio signal directly to the driver terminals. For .......
48: Re: Clarifications :-) (6.04)
Posted by Rod M on 1999-05-14, 07:50:19 (204.94.81.82)
LOL! Well what's 5 or 10 tweets amongst friends. I suppose 'virtually invisible' would not be a description of the cabinet, it must be rather large. Sounds like a very tough act to follow, a bit like .......
49: "Stock" car audio, and not even a handgun under the seat... (5.99)
Posted by Rob Thomas on 2002-07-20, 03:01:29 (199.221.98.4)
Ok. I added a powered Bazooka bass tube, added some tweets, upgraded the full-rangers and removed the woofs. It looks stock. That's the idea. Clickit! .......
50: RE: Good ol Polks! (5.99)
Posted by livinghigh@bellsouth.net on 2008-07-08, 09:12:38 (12.48.209.30)
I had a pair of model 10's as my first "real" pair of speakers. Sold them 10 years later to a friend who, other than replacing one of the tweets, is still enjoying them. A good speaker. Al ::: TOPIC:: .......
51: Re: Car Audio Question for Pro do-it -your-selfers..... (5.99)
Posted by davewe on 2002-04-15, 17:24:46 (63.231.35.226)
Use high quality wire, and don't worry about the gauge so much. The lengths are short, in a car, so 18 - 12 is fine. Smaller is better for the tweeters anyway. spend your money on quality, best copper .......
52: Yeah, that's what I think; but . . (5.97)
Posted by Bruce from DC on 2001-02-21, 21:18:49 (207.91.86.2)
"Batman" says he's had a partially fried tweet, so I could be wrong. Just never had one, that's all. If your speakers are bi-wireable, disconnect the wires from the mids/woofers and play very gently. .......
53: Re: The audiophile's pimp ride... (5.93)
Posted by Bentwrench on 1999-07-26, 00:43:31 (38.27.183.112)
I run a modified system in my car. Nothing elaborate or exotic but quite enjoyable. Factory OEM/Alpine controller head to a 6 disk changer does well for me. Polk 6.5" MB & 1" silk tweets with their fa .......
54: That would be the Heresy ... (5.87)
Posted by Sean on 2003-11-09, 11:47:03 (12.247.133.74)
which was a small floorstander that made use of a 12" accordian surround Eminence woofer in a small sealed box with horn mids and tweets provided by EV. It is a very punchy sounding speaker. As with m .......
55: RE: What are those tweets? (5.85)
Posted by Green Lantern on 2017-03-11, 05:55:22 (72.220.169.158)
I'm willing to bet that setup is disconnected and merely placed there until the home walk-troughs are completed. I'd freak out just thinking about folks with kids roaming through the house all day st .......
56: Why not medium power and an active crossover? (5.83)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-23, 10:57:03 (47.186.81.224)
Bass: Threshold S300 150 watt A/B Mids: Threshold SA3 50 Watts Pure A Tweets: Threshold SA4 50 Watts Pure A .......
57: Fortura Heils were protedted with a fairly sensitive breaker: (5.82)
Posted by Tyoder on 2003-11-18, 20:20:10 (68.85.75.91)
At roughly the same time, Fortura made towers with Heil tweeters (supplied or licensed by ESS and smaller than real ESS tweets). I had the smallest version, with an 8" woofer, and the circuit breaker .......
58: Re: JBL 4412A (5.77)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2006-03-04, 00:38:36 (70.209.168.10)
They're very nice speakers. They do a lot of things well, nothing really exceptional, but nothing awful either. The only two quirks are that they're best used horizontally (with the tweets above the m .......
59: Baffled... (5.76)
Posted by Duke on 2000-06-23, 11:57:11 (24.4.254.164)
Well I would have expected the Krells to blow the Vandersteens (tweets at least) rather than vice versa. If your friend has Vandys I'm going to assume he's into quality not quantity. I'd first try the .......
60: Re: If the damage is not too bad... (5.72)
Posted by To embarrassed on 1999-03-08, 08:52:09 (209.91.87.178)
I have pulled the dome back out using masking tape. I should have mentioned that. The damage is done and they do need to be replaced. I spoke with Jud Barber about this and he said he has done strobe .......
61: Clipping (overdriving the receiver) would generally blow the tweets. to check woof: (5.70)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2012-01-02, 16:50:45 (65.28.181.187)
Check the woofers speaker surrounds. They may have become cracked or split. If they do, your bass will really suffer, even a little tear will reduce the output. You would have to take off the fabric c .......
62: Too Weird!!! I was going to do a post on seating... (5.70)
Posted by Lee M. on 1999-08-05, 08:06:02 (204.71.105.63)
...this morning, as I made some interesting observations during my listening session last night. It's scary to think that I might have something in common with you, petew (I've been meaning to ask, is .......
63: Re: Can anyone explain me these speakers (5.67)
Posted by hifitommy on 2001-04-19, 01:06:26 (64.0.99.137)
adi, there have been numerous speakers with upward aimed tweets. as mentioned in one of the other posts, off axis may be the smoothest reponse of that driver. stu hegeman (designer of the citation lin .......
64: Re: Can anyone explain me these speakers (5.66)
Posted by hifitommy on 2001-04-19, 01:03:52 (64.210.248.135)
adi, there have been numerous speakers with upward aimed tweets. as mentioned in one of the other posts, off axis may be the smoothest reponse of that driver. stu hegeman (designer of the citation lin .......
65: Not since I gave up drinking to excess (5.66)
Posted by LesF on 2003-11-18, 16:37:04 (148.167.32.237)
Back in my college days (mid '70's), fried tweets were a fairly common occurence with me and my friends, although I'm not sure if this was due to clipping or just over-driving the speakers. There was .......
66: Re: Why am I deprived entrance into Nirvana? (5.66)
Posted by Minh Tran on 2000-10-31, 08:14:51 (208.238.117.27)
The Bottleneck may be your speakers. I have Dynaudio's myself and like them a lot but they do have a particular sound (cold - neutral) that may not be what raises your goosebumps. Also tho I'm not fam .......
67: sand covered x-overs (5.64)
Posted by haroo on 2003-12-14, 22:21:16 (24.71.223.142)
i have some home brew carfea little big horns(pioneer full range 8" & add an tweets,with the x-over out side the cabs.will there be any sonic differance if i was to build some x-over boxes(exturnal)an .......
68: RE: Please help (5.62)
Posted by barondla on 2017-01-17, 18:37:05 (108.71.198.99)
Saw an Adcom 200w channel amp do this to a pair of Boston Acoustic A200. No phone involved. Tech said DC went thru the system which immediately froze the woofers. The mid & tweets were saved by the cr .......
69: RE: Thanks for WCPE (5.60)
Posted by amioutaline? on 2008-12-04, 02:39:05 (96.36.89.46)
I'm now listening to it streaming, a nice change of pace from KCSM Jazz. Windowa Media Player makes great music through a Marantz 2215B and speakers I made with Altec/University 10" woofers and Vifa X .......
70: Everyone should be glad to see your good use of brain neurons (5.54)
Posted by Story on 2023-12-06, 05:09:02 (71.53.138.121)
my wife's Ipad probably costs more than that and sounds like shit. I put together a pair of speakers last winter with 2 Vifa 6&1/2" woofers that were on sale for $19 each at Madisound. I had 2 NOS Rad .......
71: RE: I still have fond memories of the VR4s.... (5.54)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2024-01-11, 08:54:12 (146.70.127.243)
The original Von Schweikert VR4 was one of my all-time favorite loudspeakers..... The speakers in the video clip are the "VR4.5 Mod VR5"..... With the "4.5" woofs and Focal tweets..... I've had though .......
72: Small, fast woofers (5.47)
Posted by Tyoder on 2003-03-24, 06:21:55 (68.54.63.236)
I have fast main speakers--magnetic-planar mids/tweets mated to an 8" woofer in its base. The subwoofer that has often been recommended to me is the Vandersteen which uses 3 8" woofers (rather than sa .......
73: Re: Focal TC120tdx2 inverted titanium dome tweets anyone? (5.42)
Posted by nightdoggy on 2006-03-29, 07:24:23 (69.87.201.174)
I use the Tioxid and more recent pure titanium inverteds from Focal. The pure titanium is slightly better than its predecessor but neither is outstanding. JBL's pure titanium is the best sounding twee .......
74: RE: 2 out of 3 aint bad. (5.42)
Posted by Jive Turkey on 2011-07-22, 17:17:03 (50.131.3.92)
I don't mind much that they're there, but tweets and wall posts and all that type of stuff doesn't much appeal to me. The world really doesn't care much about the minutae of my life I'm sure. I don't .......
75: RadioShack (5.40)
Posted by JimBop on 2022-07-02, 16:51:40 (24.128.66.40)
Interesting.. .......
76: Re: Polks... (5.36)
Posted by Bob Wanamaker on 2000-03-21, 18:38:33 (207.54.148.93)
Hmmm...well, obviously my humor in 1/(CT, BB) didn't make it across--I had in mind that the reciprocal of CT,BB was CB,BT. The sad(?) thing about me buying the SRT's is that the closest dealer is in D .......
77: Re: my favorite (5.33)
Posted by Horn on 1999-12-12, 14:17:40 (158.252.242.189)
Was when Cambridge audioworks adveratised thier sub/sats as "Better sound than Bose for a fraction of the price!" This, was 100% true. Real tweets, and a nice pair of subs made a system sound far, far .......
78: I think I know which ones...... (5.31)
Posted by Dave B on 1999-05-15, 21:11:46 (206.173.186.88)
>>My brother and i heard some small pyramind shaped stand mounted speakers that were OUTSTANDING, but can't remember what they were. I'll try and find them again tomorrow and let you know. Don't know .......
79: Re: A true A/B comparison of digital sources (5.30)
Posted by Mike Bates on 2001-01-23, 09:02:58 (204.210.193.104)
Ok let's do it. I have sucessfully integrated my electrostatic tweets with the TAD/round horns and have to say they sound totally spooky real, the music is a' porin' out of these puppies! I am also th .......
80: To Cheapsteve and Kotches...RE: VMPS ribbon CC (5.26)
Posted by Lowell on 2000-11-16, 12:33:42 (158.252.220.98)
Since u guys weren't in the chatroom, this is from Brian Cheney: The VMPS CC speaker is now available. The driver compliment is as follows: [1] 6.5" woven carbon fiber woofer [1] 7" B&G pushpull ribbo .......
81: Re: Felt Covered Tweeters (5.20)
Posted by PeterS on 2001-09-06, 17:43:39 (209.222.121.3)
I did a lot of work w/ felting around tweeter (and woofers too). Made many diff. types of felt lenses. Best (to my ears) was made from sev layers of felt. I cut two layers w/ hole slightly larger than .......
82: Try the Monsoon MM-1000 (5.16)
Posted by bdiament on 2001-08-10, 06:37:20 (199.93.0.66)
The Monsoon MM-1000 (~$150/pair at buy.com) use planar mid/tweets (made by Eminent Technology I believe). The planars are crossed over to a woofer module at ~200 Hz. Careful setting of the woofer's le .......
83: I got a compact system for Christmas (w/8-track) circa 1977 (5.14)
Posted by spacedeckman on 2004-03-06, 08:47:06 (68.91.95.35)
Started hearing things Dad's old Motorola console unit wasn't playing (Blown mids and tweets, not sure they ever worked), and wondered if there was even more I was missing. Then there were the Koss he .......
84: RE: As I look back (5.09)
Posted by shutterbob on 2008-10-07, 18:05:16 (64.251.147.245)
1. Inheriting my father's '57 tube mono system and its University 6201 speaker. I rewired the ancient Garrard (#88?) TT to stereo eventually 2. Bose 901's in '69 (thank god I didn't buy them) 3. The M .......
85: different tweets (5.09)
Posted by herb's go karts on 2007-01-25, 10:42:24 (205.207.163.34)
it's a pair of Focal TC120 TD5s to replace the one good/one bad pair of T121Ts. The TC120s are a drop-in replacement for the T121Ts, no changes to crossover needed. Speaker designer actually uses the .......
86: RE: What are those tweets? (5.06)
Posted by michaelhigh on 2017-03-11, 06:03:32 (76.11.132.92)
His wife is probably screamingly hawt and he's been happily conditioned to blindly accept every demand she makes. It sounds brilliant to him, he's fully bought in to every aspect of its iteration. He' .......
87: Just out: Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Voices Of All Time (5.05)
Posted by B. Scarpia on 2023-01-02, 09:14:27 (97.82.221.142)
"All Time" being the past 70 years. The list is a wonderful reference to revisit old favorites and discover those missed. I've written down 10 that I'll audition for the first time. That it's ranked .......
88: JBL4310 questions (5.05)
Posted by Frank F. on 2002-04-12, 18:24:15 (63.68.91.144)
I bought A pair of 4310's said to have been made in the mid 80's and I discoverd that one tweater is not working and the Woofers (2212) and mids are pro series and the tweets are LE20. Should't the Wo .......
89: Standmount placement, with a monitor in the middle (5.01)
Posted by Alleria@werk on 2002-05-24, 17:00:10 (63.166.226.90)
I have a pair of standmounts, and a monitor (as in video) at about the same height sitting in between them. I know that obviously, nothing in between is best, but that's not feasible for me. Is there .......
90: RE: my speakers (5.00)
Posted by docw on 2010-07-21, 19:28:50 (162.119.238.161)
I saw your profile, and if I used such high end gear, they would REALLY sound good. I am amazed that the speakers sound good with modest gear like I own. I have other interests and concerns, so limit .......
91: I grew up with consoles (4.99)
Posted by M3 lover on 2018-08-27, 11:52:59 (108.216.110.30)
Before the first family TV we had a 78 changer, AM radio console. Then our first TV was a console Motorola with record player and AM, all in a floor-standing double wide cabinet. When we got our first .......
92: did it ever occur to you? (4.96)
Posted by hifitommy on 2006-05-19, 21:00:37 (66.229.171.78)
that nearly any material in use by ANYBODY in speaker manufacturing can be accessed by any OTHER maker? beryllium, titanium, diamond deposition, what have you. and if dave wilson wanted to hear diamon .......
93: Re: RE: yes but 'Linaeum tweeters' = ribbon tweeter, right ? (4.92)
Posted by vocalion on 2005-04-20, 08:33:02 (209.193.71.198)
I believe that the 'Linaeum tweeters' used in the Optimus line were an inferior, polyester ribbon version of the (much more expensive) original Linaeum tweeter. I think that the original Linaeum tweet .......
94: Re: Odyssey Stereo and Mono (4.91)
Posted by doug s. on 2001-11-04, 20:38:10 (207.172.73.138)
if yer speakers are bi-ampable, i'd consider getting another stereo amp, & running 'em vertically bi-amped. not quite the power of bridges amps, but still double of what ya have now. and, ya still hav .......
95: I got FMI 80's (4.91)
Posted by docw on 2009-01-13, 17:01:06 (162.119.232.100)
in good shape. Looks like you were in the hobby at the same time we had a little group in KC, MO. Never heard J's except at friend's homes, in KC, in the mid to late 70's, but I got into osteopathic .......
96: What I was up to today... (4.87)
Posted by Jim in Blacksburg on 2008-03-22, 19:54:36 (24.127.50.248)
Went to a local car show that had a sanctioned audio part to it, most of the people that showed up were just SPL people wanting to get metered, but they did have a sound quality judge there for those .......
97: I am also looking for recomendations for a player (4.81)
Posted by JoeE on 2006-04-02, 08:31:30 (71.242.134.91)
I am also beginning shopping I hope to spend around $500 new or preowned. It will be used in my 2 ch setup I have a Pioneer DV-563A universal player DVD, CD & SACD and a Technics SL-PG100 "MASH" playe .......
98: Re: bi-amping (4.81)
Posted by doug s. on 2001-10-30, 20:17:20 (207.172.73.238)
the set-up you describe is horizontal bi-amping - one amp used to drive the low end of a stereo-pair of speakers, the other amp used to drive the mid/highs of the stereo-pair of speakers. vertical bi- .......
99: Fred, have you seen the Genesis speakers? (4.75)
Posted by marc g. on 2000-11-24, 21:15:12 (216.79.215.135)
Arnie Nudell was with Infinity and the big Infinity's were his design. He is now with Genesis Tecnologies. Go to their website to see their biggest baddest speaker - the Genesis 1.1 Speaker System for .......
100: RE: I've had a few .... (4.73)
Posted by shutterbob on 2010-07-17, 20:08:26 (64.15.81.64)
I used to work in a photo/audio shop that had nearly SOTA gear in the mid-70's. We did a major symphony recording where I sat behind a gap on the orchestra shell and thought "DAMN! That sounds just li .......
101: RE: Third panel installed (4.72)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2019-02-23, 21:09:30 (50.110.220.103)
They were the biggest and best Polks ever made. Best IMO that is. Back in the made in Baltimore days. Maggie's are alive and well in the bedroom with toobz and a new vinyl rig. The Polks are 6f .......
102: Re: Tubes and Maggies - yet again! (4.67)
Posted by Mike K on 2000-06-26, 08:58:10 (130.253.4.1)
I know nothing of Aranov, but would in any case advise against a modification such as you contemplate. I run a pair of 3.5s with a Bryston 3B ST and a modified Rogue 66 tubed preamp. I like this setup .......
103: Re: Any truly high-end companies incorporate HDCD on their CD players? (4.65)
Posted by Thatch_Ear on 2001-08-31, 22:15:19 (209.246.134.33)
I don't know you guys but my Toshiba DVD has HDCD with 2 lasers,no jitter with my special isolators,and the 24/96 really gets those 20 and 24 bit map CDs singing.$250.The crazy thing plays movies too. .......
104: Re: MSN Women - advice on decluttering a home (4.56)
Posted by FRG7SWL on 2004-06-23, 19:01:49 (205.188.116.5)
As a Sensitive New Age Guy, will toss them Vintage 30s & their 25 year auld cabs, Vintage 30-loaded Philco radio cab, Utah Cadence-loaded Sansui cabs, Altec/Lansing Model 9 cab loaded with Jensen 1204 .......
105: Re: AIG Imagers (4.54)
Posted by doug s. on 2001-09-07, 10:57:19 (156.40.103.61)
i use the aig imagers & like 'em. my speakers, the meret re's, are designed to be used w/the grilles in place, w/an elaborate felting system. i like 'em, but, ideally, they'd have *no* grille-cloth in .......
106: Most musicians have typically been ripped off by the music corps... (4.51)
Posted by musetap on 2016-01-01, 14:01:31 (108.78.253.140)
that's not new. Most likely there are plenty of streaming "success" stories of artists whose savvy business/management skills have actually made them money. Not defending the office bound suit beast l .......
107: here's something from 1976 or 77 (a photo of a photo) (4.47)
Posted by docw on 2008-08-11, 11:18:26 (162.119.232.100)
I cannot remember exactly where but it's my Kansas City stuff as a grad student. I think it might even be my friend's stuff? But I distinctly remember owning the McIntosh MC 2100. I started in 1975 .......
108: Re: clean ss? (4.45)
Posted by Dave L on 1999-11-26, 09:13:08 (206.84.8.89)
Ironic, because I am mulling over a GFA-5802 [300wpc/600 wpc/4 ohms]. Anthony Cordesman of Audio magazine liked the GFA amps, and the Infinity Kappas [especially the 9] He got me interested in VMPS. I .......
109: Fundamentally Wrong ? with Stereo Sound ? (4.43)
Posted by hifitommy on 2003-10-01, 04:09:16 (66.229.241.53)
fundamentally right is more like it. and unless a center channel VERY closely matches the L + Rs, it will be distracting with music. having a tv between the fronts can cause imaging and depth problems .......
110: RE: Why does my system sound like a**??? (4.42)
Posted by geezerrocket on 2013-04-11, 21:04:03 (66.87.144.122)
This is just one man's opinion, and it's worth what you pay for it - NOTHING! Having stated this; I believe your main problem is actually two problems. 1) I have heard Triangles (Antel, Comete, Titus) .......
111: RE: Stereo Systems were for the 'Masses' in the 60s and 70s ................. (4.39)
Posted by Brian H P on 2022-04-29, 16:09:59 (63.155.12.84)
When I lived in the dorms, all the rich boys had great stereo systems and the rest of us aspired to owning such some day. Nowadays, the kids "listen" (do they really even have the attention span for t .......
112: Re: What's good in amps these days? (4.38)
Posted by otari on 2001-05-12, 13:49:38 (151.203.117.33)
It does me good to see another classic Infinity owner post here. My first Infinity speakers were Quantum 5's, 25 years ago. For your Quantum 1's, it's not so much the power as a high current design, a .......
113: RE: System Pics: Post'm if ya Got'm (4.32)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2010-04-01, 21:16:42 (72.200.97.192)
Hundred dB Club system...... Speakers are custom Eminence 15" coax w/ Pyle PDS341 compression tweets. Pre is Don Allen 2-Tube w/ Choke upgrade. Amps are Don Allen KT88 monos. Turntable is DA-mod Pio .......
114: Re: Over generalizing.... (4.19)
Posted by Old, gray and definitely in the way on 1999-05-28, 09:15:05 (198.144.162.86)
It was a generalization, but not mean-spirited. I think the problem here is we are all being a bit too absolutist. The order of importance question is not a whole lot different from the plethora of "W .......
115: Re: Whats with Magnepans? (4.18)
Posted by Mike Bates on 1999-12-05, 00:12:15 (12.76.88.97)
I modified a pair of 1Cs with a simple stand/brace of 2 x 4s, just build a frame that extends from the floor to the ceiling with three cross braces. ceiling ___________________ |..........| |... .......
116: He means correct polarity... and one more thing. (4.14)
Posted by Presto on 2007-01-25, 16:33:28 (207.216.246.51)
It's not enough to get INDIVIDUAL drivers with just "correct relative polarity" aka make them have identical polarity only. You need to get both tweeters not only the SAME polarity but the correct pol .......
117: Blowing fuses in BAT VK-200 (4.10)
Posted by Bruce Righter on 2001-04-15, 22:23:59 (152.163.204.51)
I'm auditioning a BAT VK-200 amp at home, but am having trouble blowing the internal fuses, most commonly on the left channel. I cue a record but, as the stylus lowers to the surface, the 8 amp fast-a .......
118: I agree-real music is the best basis for judgement (4.09)
Posted by badman on 2001-03-19, 00:12:02 (128.6.246.89)
Without a basis for accuracy (live performance) it is impossible to find a speaker that accurately reproduces sound based upon your own hearing. I've heard precious few speakers which were capable of .......
119: roughly speaking... (4.07)
Posted by Snodog on 2000-11-02, 23:48:59 (63.225.127.144)
a passive crossover is more of an "after-the-fact" way of separating frequencies to be sent to the respective drivers (high for tweets, mid/low for midwoofers), this separation is done after the ampli .......
120: RE: Went to a friends house to refine a system again in PA (4.04)
Posted by Story on 2019-12-17, 05:16:07 (184.102.208.249)
Yes, I used to go after hours when the real fun began. Mark and George in all their glory. I think they made about 7 pair of those speakers and didn't market them because of cost and difficulty, and t .......
121: RE: No tweets, more like "talk Radio" I bought an African Grey as a 'miracle' aquisition... (3.99)
Posted by The Lost Bears on 2012-09-13, 10:16:39 (67.176.221.175)
Congratulations! African greys are very nice parrots. Very intelligent but can also be somewhat devious at times. We had an African grey named Zeus for many years. After about a week of watching he l .......
122: Sumiko Perl VS Ortofon 2m red (3.98)
Posted by tuffstuff1 on 2013-04-26, 07:42:56 (98.100.44.66)
Hello everyone! Just joined. I hope I am not tupid and did not set everything proper. Anyway, I was switching between the Thorens with the Pearl (which I have had forever) and the Yamaha YP-D8 with th .......
123: Why not post a build list (3.92)
Posted by jsm71 on 2015-03-19, 05:14:03 (216.82.182.33)
When I bought my Decware (much smaller company) amp I tracked my build wait (about 12 weeks) from a posted build list made available on their web site. The actual names were not supplied, only somethi .......
124: RE: What is the cheapest audiophile system you have enjoyed? (3.91)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2010-07-22, 21:49:51 (4.131.87.42)
Hey Mr. Christensen, Great question! I suppose the cheapest, and meeting your "past bedtime" criteria, would be the EV Sentry III speakers, powered by an Accuphase amp, with a Thorens TT and Shure V15 .......
125: Spica TC-50 (3.83)
Posted by Bill Way on 2020-07-26, 09:40:08 (71.187.10.183)
I'd start with Spica TC-50 speakers. Widely available for $250-350. Still the all-time imaging champs with one of the best mid-ranges. Power them with pretty much anything - they're not fussy. Put .......
126: TAD/Pioneer TD-2001 1" compression driver (3.81)
Posted by Jim Susky on 2001-09-25, 15:20:53 (209.193.6.163)
Horn loaded of course. Installation was as follows: Stock K-Horn tweet horn. Electronic Xover - Rudi Blondia - Audio Xtreme - 4khZ 4th order L/R. TAD TD-4001 2" compression driver on Stock K-Horn mid .......
127: Re: Thanks.. (3.80)
Posted by otari on 2001-09-03, 18:13:37 (151.203.118.228)
Here's more of my experience with Levinson ML-3: The amp tends to be a tad on the dry side, but good at microdynamics. It worked very well on my Aerial 10t's. Also I enjoyed it for years driving the m .......
128: Fixing my problem))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) (3.80)
Posted by Jeremy H on 2002-01-07, 16:37:47 (205.188.198.36)
Well I was playing around with the tweeters a bit. Come to find my tweets sound like crap. I hooked up some cheap radio shack horns from a different pair. The high pitch was there. So I figuered I wil .......
129: How to connect dual subs (3.79)
Posted by davidwhitley68 on 2010-12-20, 07:43:51 (173.50.65.248)
I tried to keep this short & to the point, but evidently I'm not able to do that. Okay, here we go. I will be "re-tweetering" an old(er) pair of Maggies that were given to me. When I first got them, .......
130: Re: Warmer sound than Muscial Fidelity? (3.76)
Posted by Bernard on 2000-10-10, 15:40:38 (132.15.225.211)
No matter what you choose your system will still be compromised. If you really do want to listen to poorly mastered cd's why not use a speaker that offers a little less resolution than the Norh 9.0? I .......
131: please help with set up (3.72)
Posted by Jim P on 2000-08-25, 03:42:56 (172.129.103.122)
My problem is this, I have a very nice entertainment cabinent that is roughly 7' tall 9' wide and 2' deep of solid walnut and 1200#'s empty. It houses a 27" TV. But here's the trick, It will house a l .......
132: The answer is already obvious to you (3.71)
Posted by bartc on 2005-12-13, 05:55:23 (207.200.116.6)
It starts with placement, and like real estate, it's placement placement placement. There's nothing you can do about your room dimensions, which determines the modes. Yes, you can play with absorption .......
133: NTSC TV isn't digital. Nor movies. Nor tape recorders. Cuckoo clocks? (3.65)
Posted by rick_m on 2008-02-17, 20:44:04 (64.13.14.96)
Digital means, I think, utilizing an encoded numerical representation of a quantity rather than a physical one. One thing it doesn't mean is a sampled data system. Although many digital systems sample .......
134: Yamaha was first to use Beryllium tweeter (yawn) (3.62)
Posted by peterh on 2006-05-19, 17:08:26 (63.88.61.135)
Back in the 70s Yamaha introduced their NS series which were high-end bookshelf monitors -- LARGE bookshelf monitors, like an old AR3, not like an HP3 or Tablette. The top of the line and the model on .......
135: Re: Ohmigawd ...car audio questions ... (3.61)
Posted by david on 1999-10-08, 11:09:04 (12.13.226.11)
I've done car stereo for years, and the aftermarket stuff is far better than any factory system, save Lexus/Nak, or some other high-end car. As a matter of fact, it can sound as good as a high-end hom .......
136: run a stereo pair wertically biamped... (3.54)
Posted by doug s. on 2001-09-04, 18:52:57 (207.172.73.94)
if my speakers were bi-wireable, i'd get a pair of their stereo amps - not quite as much power as two mono's, but being able to wertically bi-amp wood get ya mono amps *and* the ability to use one cha .......
137: RE: Car audio HELP! (3.51)
Posted by mattcecil1@yahoo.com on 2007-07-03, 22:23:17 (216.80.67.144)
I had a pretty crazy set-up when i was a teen, and since then have been balancing a decent set-up to make my commute rock, and real world considerations like theft and what not. If you simply want to .......
138: "Room overload" is only one of the limitations we face... (3.48)
Posted by genungo on 2010-09-22, 10:10:49 (69.145.45.236)
"Room overload" happens when the size of the listening area is not large enough to prevent or mask audible distortion during loud playback; distortions created by room reflections will become more obv .......
139: Re: Electrocompaniet AW60 (3.46)
Posted by doug s. on 2002-01-11, 20:29:33 (207.172.73.240)
i used to use an aw75dmb on my tweets w/an aw100 on the woofs of my monitors. excellent sound - detail, dynamics & drive. not tubes, but not typical solid-state hardness either. great w/a tubed preamp .......
140: Passive bi-amping with different amps -- I've tried it. (3.43)
Posted by Ken J. on 2000-11-15, 21:46:07 (24.115.18.108)
And while I wasn't ultimately satisfied with the sound, it was an interesting experiment. The amps I used on my B&W 801s were the 70 Wpc YBA2 on the mids/tweets and the 250 Wpc Bryston 4B-ST on the wo .......
141: New tweak?? Or am I just lucky........MORE (3.35)
Posted by Jeremy32504 on 2002-02-17, 22:21:45 (205.188.192.159)
Well I have been experimenting with using my old pioneer cabinets as subwoofers, So I unhooked the mids and tweets and left the 12"s. At first I decided to carry only one out because for one they ar .......
142: Oh, the brutal honesty... I LOVE it! lol :o) (3.34)
Posted by Presto on 2006-08-04, 16:14:19 (207.216.246.51)
"If perfect frequency response, time alignment and phase alignment were the goal of all speaker designers, shouldn't there be a convergence in sound after a certain price point?" Ain't that the truth. .......
143: Another "impromptu amp shootoot" : Sunfire vs. Adcom (3.33)
Posted by Sean on 1999-11-10, 23:52:59 (216.214.210.24)
As many of you know, i have ocassionally been bringing various amps that i own over to my Dad's house for him to check out. Today i dropped by with my Sunfire amp. We did a quick comparison against hi .......
144: Dang, almost had an audio buddy... (A little long) (3.30)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2001-12-10, 13:18:12 (152.163.213.184)
...but I'll try to keep it as short as possible. My old-fasioned friend was over, said, "Your system sounds so detailed and easy to listen to". No small praise from a non-audio nerd (like me). He deci .......
145: Stereo stuff you've owned (3.28)
Posted by Barry on 1999-08-20, 21:53:03 (216.192.101.59)
Ok gang here's my list. what's yours? AR-5 speakers, AR integrated receiver,Dual 1218,Shure V-15 Type II (first stereo after my hopped up '56 Chevy w/ 350/350 Hp was stolen) Upgrade time Crown IC 150 .......
146: Re: Warmer sound than Muscial Fidelity? (3.24)
Posted by Sean H on 2000-10-10, 17:15:13 (206.29.242.45)
> why not use a speaker that offers a little less resolution than the > Norh 9.0? I mean with the Revelator tweets/midrange of course your > going to hear a digital edge. I've been following Dan's bat .......
147: If I ever have the time to do this (3.17)
Posted by Dave_K on 2021-09-27, 11:54:05 (71.232.142.235)
I have a dedicated stereo room downstairs, but it's just 13x16', so 1/4 wavelength boundary cancellation nulls in the bass are the #1 problem to work around. So to start with, I want to pay somebody t .......
148: RE: "I'll let you have them at my cost" .... How I obtained my curtrent speakers! (3.05)
Posted by shutterbob on 2008-11-02, 18:36:25 (64.251.147.245)
I can't recall any particular (negative) snappy comments from audio salesmen, but while managing the photo side of a photo/high-end audio store 34 years ago we had a salesman (think of Frazier) who co .......
149: My own experiences...(another thread about 3 weeks ago about this) (3.02)
Posted by docw on 2009-06-27, 11:55:36 (71.104.17.83)
are mainly based on visits to dealers during the LA OC Audio society meetings, usually on Sundays. Because I am busy on Sunday serving JC, I am rarely able to make them (:( In the last 5 years, I visi .......
150: Lots of great replies so far! (2.99)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2015-01-08, 07:58:26 (173.57.125.122)
Thanks! I was tempted to take a page from Beppe's book, but I just can't reply to everyone individually, so... I agree that 'minimalist' recordings can bring a life-like quality to a recording. In fa .......
151: I owned ESS Heils, & later saw their manufacturing facility. Yuck" (2.96)
Posted by Dave VH on 2000-09-24, 21:18:52 (63.194.80.83)
In about 1974, I bought a pair of the AMT-1's, and later upgraded to the AMT1-T tower model with the transmission-line cabiner. Not bad for the day, but on hearing them again a couple of years ago at .......
152: No tweets, more like "talk Radio" I bought an African Grey as a 'miracle' aquisition... (2.91)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2012-09-12, 16:29:36 (65.28.168.99)
So I started at 10AM this morning. first place NO Cockatiels at all. Second place three, none of them really seem 'for me' though an all grey female Cockatiel seemed ok. (interested in my eyes) Next p .......
153: Anthony's design is pure genius, IMHO! (2.91)
Posted by rlw on 2016-01-20, 18:19:49 (76.108.212.194)
Who else has produced a single speaker incorporating so many "cutting edge" properties and has done so for a price that your everyday Joe could afford? Think about special properties these speaker inc .......
154: More HES highlights and observations (2.81)
Posted by MixedMedia on 2003-06-07, 23:02:56 (12.236.53.107)
Nope, the Wilson / VTL demo shouldn’t be missed (better results, to my ears, than the Watt Puppies against the long side of the other Wilson room). Also well worth seeing, for anyone coming to the sho .......
155: Interesting. (2.76)
Posted by Presto on 2007-01-24, 12:53:33 (207.216.246.51)
"In my experience, one can transform fairly inexpensive speakers into fairly coherent systems, and if one searches diligently enough, find inexpensive systems with fairly good time and polarity perfor .......
156: Hey, no problem guys. It's all part of the fun! (2.74)
Posted by Presto on 2006-07-27, 09:06:39 (68.149.162.214)
Just remember to start small, and make "cheap mistakes" in the beginning. This is why I am using a Marantz 6 channel receiver for digital tri-amping. I am not 100% sold on that particular process just .......
157: that is right !!! Differences (long) (2.63)
Posted by roberts@bandstand productions on 2000-04-22, 13:22:42 (208.149.44.151)
Hey 'ole buddy !! A proper bass in my research , is Bass that you hear and feel quite equally at higher volumes,(if you can guess-ti-mate that) And hear very clearly all bass notes and attacks , at l .......
158: Uh...wait a sec... (2.57)
Posted by Presto on 2005-10-04, 13:00:36 (207.216.246.51)
(Kal) That's why left A turns off without a load on terminal B; they are in series. A should not turn off without a load on B. Speakers A and Speakers B are commonly connected in parallel to the outpu .......
159: Simple. (2.51)
Posted by markrohr on 2005-08-22, 06:42:25 (66.30.250.231)
"If a speaker needs breaking it and the manufacturer doesn't do it at the factory and remeasure it afterwards to be sure it conforms to his prototype, how can he guarantee that the one he sells you wi .......
160: I agree with MOST of what you say, but.... (2.49)
Posted by Sean on 1999-08-20, 23:45:02 (216.214.208.29)
I have yet to hear a tube based system that can deliver the raw aggression and impact that very intense "metal" requires. This requires a large amount of current and extreme woofer control when trying .......
161: Infinity, OR... (2.47)
Posted by matt67bianco on 2006-10-18, 03:51:01 (71.209.155.152)
Few months back I auditioned and even lived with one of the pairs of speakers you're talking about.I had the Polk R15's for 2 weeks and took them right back to Circuit City.Found them to be ear and mi .......
162: RE: Building my first legit 2 channel. (2.35)
Posted by Michael L Green on 2011-01-22, 12:41:40 (96.26.253.246)
Hey Free I have to leave for Chicago soon and will be gone for a week but I do have a little to tell you and things for you to get started if you wish. Pioneer is a sleeper product line. In the early .......
163: Re: Flashes in the pan & lasting gems - Audio Fads (2.16)
Posted by Sean on 2000-08-01, 23:33:22 (208.40.16.64)
Here are some "revolutionary" speaker designs that were quite different from the norm when they first came out: Blose 901's ( still around and worse than the originals ). No crossover and used active .......
164: RE: This sure ain't your dad's old console! (2.05)
Posted by JURB on 2018-08-25, 13:21:11 (76.241.138.18)
Since people are bringing up other consoles I guess I'll have to put my 2 cents in. Not in order. A Penncrest, OTL solid state, maybe 12 WPC. Ripped out the loudness comp and modified the bass control .......
165: As Varied as the Audiophiles themselves... (1.97)
Posted by Doug Schroeder on 2006-06-02, 05:38:29 (69.129.31.158)
I'm speaking of their systems, of course! Yesterday, had an experience in just how wonderful and wacky high end audio can be. Leaned a few weeks ago of an audiophile nearby, whom I've become friends w .......
166: they may be good, but designer's explanation (1.96)
Posted by DrChaos on 2019-11-02, 11:53:06 (99.59.112.34)
is unscientific BS. "I discerned that, when source masses (i.e., the musical instrument, orchestra, or human voice) and speaker masses do not align correctly, the overtones and harmonic content contai .......
167: REVIEW: Carver TX-11 Tuner (1.92)
Posted by FRG7SWL on 2009-01-05, 09:47:51 (75.48.30.25)
Model: TX-11 Category: Tuner Suggested Retail Price: $150 used Description: Vintage Broadcast Monitor-Quality Digital DX Tuner Manufacturer URL: Carver Review by FRG7SWL on January 05, .......
168: Your damn right - a short history of the rise and fall of audiophilia (1.73)
Posted by Peter on 2009-06-05, 11:37:49 (209.145.68.45)
It's easy to turn on the TV after years of inattention and expect to find Johnny Carson hosting the Tonight Show and Ed McMahon guffawing along. But it ain't gonna happen. Audiophilia is largely a pro .......
169: RE: Remembering some past systems (1.67)
Posted by JURB on 2016-07-19, 18:35:07 (76.241.143.84)
"Sold my car in college to buy:..." When you sell your car to buy audio equipment you belong in an asylum. Oh, right. I have had so much, and honestly do not know where it went and I couldn't even na .......
170: Mike (1.61)
Posted by RGA on 2003-11-24, 22:29:41 (66.183.237.21)
You're not alone in the world of dissatisfaction. Throwing money at a system does not gaurantee better, neither does throwing less money at a system. BUT, and this is just an opinion, a lot of very ex .......
171: Re: What were your defining moments in audio? (1.56)
Posted by johnkramer on 2002-05-08, 14:03:01 (12.228.24.149)
Opus One! Wow, that brings back memories. We used to go there on the weekends where we used to laugh at the windows rattling in the resturant across the stair well playing the telarc 1812 disk through .......
Found 73 records in Amp/Preamp Asylum.
1: RE: A step up. (9.65)
Posted by Rick58 on 2007-10-15, 13:45:40 (128.115.27.10)
How about B'head 2A3s on the mids, keep the Sonic T's on the tweeters & bass? OR 2A3s on the tweets (depending on crossover points). I would think the 2A3s would give you more 'life' & 'thereness' if .......
2: should check speakers as they posted, esp. tweets... (9.65)
Posted by docw on 2005-12-22, 17:24:38 (162.119.232.102)
but you are A-OK, thank God. .......
3: Is it worth it? -- Maybe not (6.99)
Posted by LesF on 2005-03-24, 15:04:38 (148.167.254.1)
Bi-amping the Vandersteens with tubes on top and SS on bottom might be a mistake. They use a 1st order 6db/octave crossover between the woofers and the mid/tweets. This means there is a rather broad b .......
4: Re: Seeking smallish, sweet amp for mids/tweets (6.97)
Posted by Ozzie on 2007-01-06, 00:48:33 (166.214.222.235)
Aleph 30 .......
5: Seeking smallish, sweet amp for mids/tweets (6.86)
Posted by madisonears on 2007-01-05, 19:44:47 (24.159.243.216)
I am building a pair of 3-way speakers with active Xover between woofers and mids/tweeter. I am seeking a smallish amp (30-50 watts) with balanced inputs for the mids/tweets. Of course, bass response .......
6: RE: Some more details (6.76)
Posted by Jim in Blacksburg on 2009-06-17, 09:07:25 (76.0.166.58)
Use both :) Run the Sapphires active with an electronic Xover...QS monos on midbass, Bottlehead on tweets :) .......
7: what is wrong with the blue cap ? (6.60)
Posted by musicandnature on 2007-09-27, 04:03:57 (68.37.126.163)
(the biggest one) marked Sprague. Is it prone to sudden failure and would this damage my tweets ? Guess I should send the unit to ARC for checkup ? .......
8: RE: No. Here is how... (6.36)
Posted by DaWoofer on 2008-05-17, 17:22:23 (71.115.86.10)
Ive blown many a tweeter hooking up ICs without turning of my amps. After you've fried tweets and outputs you will learn the hard way like I have. DONT DO IT! Shut it down or else pay the piper. ::: T .......
9: RE: My Pre-amp, Sir, is a straight wire with gain, interrupted only here and there by... (6.30)
Posted by B. Scarpia on 2020-11-29, 05:10:00 (97.82.221.142)
...let's see... and sounds far better than it's passive companion ga6thering dust on the next shelf down to my ears. Sharp-edged Tweets at Dawn then, hmmm? .......
10: Since he only needs it for the mids and tweets... (6.19)
Posted by Ozzie on 2007-01-07, 13:53:27 (209.183.34.46)
the bass concerns are a moot point. A 100 watt per side Parasound would probably do fine for those duties. The J may have slightly better sound, but for the 1500 saved he can get a two way active cros .......
11: Re: Yes and no (5.90)
Posted by djn on 2005-01-25, 13:16:49 (68.41.195.0)
I thought it was a good answer. There is good and bad and so-so in every peice of equiptment we look at. I am using a ss to drive my woofs, a tube amp to drive my midhorns, and a digital to drive my .......
12: RE: Pass Labs amp cooked my woofers! (5.73)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2016-05-17, 08:10:53 (45.33.129.70)
So you tested the woofers? The servo connects to the amp you use to drive the woofers and the amp for the mid tweets. Which Pass amp and does it still work? ET .......
13: RE: Bi-amping McIntosh MC252 and MC2102 (5.68)
Posted by Jim in Blacksburg on 2008-12-11, 20:12:54 (71.62.0.40)
I don't see anything wrong with bi-amping using both tube and SS - I could think of many situations where that would come in handy. Maybe run the 2102 on the tweets/midranges and the 252 on the midbas .......
14: Re: What power for the Sonic Impact. (5.65)
Posted by djn on 2004-12-28, 10:37:53 (68.41.195.0)
Thanks Pilot 232, is your handle related to a Piper 232? I am going to drive a pair of Beyma CP25 super tweets on top of my A7/1505 and don't mind spending the extra for the Astron but I cant figure o .......
15: RE: Gainclones/Good T-amps (5.61)
Posted by mpathus on 2009-04-07, 20:54:45 (68.55.157.22)
I am using a second generation Sonic T amp more than my '70's EL84 set amp. The T amp is perfect with vintage Frazier two way's (horn mid/tweet, 9" woof ported box) and a pair of Radio Shack super twe .......
16: Re: AVA Fet valve 550 EXR with Magnepan 1.6? (5.57)
Posted by WEEZ on 2005-08-17, 16:07:05 (68.186.130.10)
You might want to check the Van Alstine circle @ audiocircle.com. There is at least one guy that uses AVA w/ Maggies- and a few that use VMPS w/ electrostatic tweets. (unless your room is huge, you co .......
17: 35 foot single ended active tri runs here. (5.57)
Posted by Ozzie on 2010-05-16, 12:41:19 (166.183.95.232)
As long as people are carefull to not run single ended runs parallel to power wires all should be ok. I am running a 6 foot pair of Mapleshades Helix to my tweets. No apparent oscillation here. ::: TO .......
18: No (5.56)
Posted by Ozzie on 2014-04-24, 18:10:13 (166.147.72.162)
As that you have stated that you have a few bux to spare by even considering the fine TriiVista, as a tri amper myself, I'll chime in, and maybe save you some coin. Whatever amplification you choose, .......
19: Re: Heavy bass/sub-bass amplifier needed for low-frequency rock/techno/drone type of stuff (5.55)
Posted by RBP on 2004-07-22, 02:40:57 (68.14.178.55)
Don, those things are brutal. I listened to a pair and I could not get far enough away from them. Are they prone to being shouty bastards like the ones I heard? Not a tidy sound at all...just wood and .......
20: RE: You are not biamping. (5.42)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2008-09-22, 09:37:51 (67.169.157.170)
Good luck. I cant see how you could possibly get one amp to do the left and one to do the right speaker and have it volume controlled. Now if you are using one amp for the bass and one for the tweets, .......
21: pro or home power amp???? (5.39)
Posted by djn on 2005-01-10, 19:07:43 (68.41.195.0)
I have Altec A7 bottoms with 515G 24ohm woofers and need a amp for them. I am tri amping through a rane 23 and have amps for my mids and tweets. I found a Crown 150 for very little money but don'e kno .......
22: Pass XA30.5 (5.37)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-08-09, 17:18:14 (47.186.85.102)
I have that little bugger driving a set of Gunned MMGs in the bedroom rig. Drives them fine, and hardly ever leaves Class A. I too previously had the Aleph 3. It was veiled, as you mentioned. The Alep .......
23: Re: I'm bi-wired now. Thinking about bi-amping. Questions. (5.32)
Posted by Ozzie on 2006-01-30, 11:13:51 (198.24.6.135)
J.C., if you are going to bi amp, go all the way and get yourself an active crossover and bypass the internal crossover. You'll never look back. Tube, transistor, whatever... pretty much any competent .......
24: Re: QSC amps (5.31)
Posted by pete the bully on 2003-04-30, 06:58:11 (207.94.179.43)
I second (& third) it comment by your sound guy. Four double-15's would certainly NOT be overdoing things in a room that size. You might even want to consider six, with two double-15's on the floor. I .......
25: RE: Can a tube amp blow speakers? (5.30)
Posted by Bill Way on 2012-08-17, 11:44:10 (108.46.65.187)
Of course. I once fried a pair of Spica tweeters with a pair of 60-watt VTLs. No clipping, just sustained elec guitar too loud, but then Spica tweets were always a little on the fragile side. Ages ago .......
26: RE: What Are The 10 Best Sounding Class D Amps? (5.27)
Posted by rivervalley817 on 2020-09-19, 20:13:04 (172.220.61.59)
I mentioned that they were the top dog .... /s I do have several and it's a musical little thing using a good PS I have some 8" treated paper edge coaxials with 1" silk dome tweets I talked Misco spe .......
27: Thanks for that ... (5.19)
Posted by reelsmith. on 2006-08-04, 18:50:44 (67.186.178.101)
I'd never heard of "passive biamping". The Snell CV is a 3-way with two 8" woofers on the botom and two 4" mids and a tweeter in D'appolito (sp) configuration on top. My thought was to passively biamp .......
28: Re: Sonic Impact T-Amp question (5.12)
Posted by djn on 2005-02-21, 13:41:05 (68.41.195.0)
I have a tri amped system and am driving my Beyma CP25 supertweeters with the SI in one of ART's boxes. The Beymas are rated at 112spl and the little amp only has to drive the tweets. They sound great .......
29: well......... (5.06)
Posted by Norman Bates on 2002-10-01, 20:36:52 (205.175.225.24)
I ran a dvd player to outlaw then left and right to an active crossover, then to 3 different amps, subs - mids - tweets. Well since my most important goal is listening to music, loudness is second, an .......
30: Having now read what I could about the RM40s,...... (5.04)
Posted by claud on 2005-04-19, 05:49:03 (65.81.86.222)
it appears that the Cary V12R may be unsuited for these speakers. Looking at their specs, you might think so, but the comments in our reviews say otherwise, and so do you. These speakers love power, t .......
31: Are you using the whole unit, or just the amp section? (4.95)
Posted by David S. on 2020-01-08, 14:31:09 (47.27.64.91)
Just gonna say? Used as an integrated, the Proton pretty much sucks. Well, it isn't HORRIBLE, but it sure isn't any better than most any other mass market integrated from the period. If you use just t .......
32: RE: New Speakers in the House... (4.93)
Posted by jaynemo on 2017-06-06, 10:11:21 (216.75.211.8)
Took a chance and bought some excellent condition Yamaha NS-670's locally for $50 each Least to say, these are about the best built vintage speakers I have seen in along time. I guess only Yamaha wit .......
33: I have no manuals or testing ability. (4.92)
Posted by musicandnature on 2007-09-22, 19:38:09 (68.37.126.163)
Also unsure how long both this pre and the poweramp have been unused. The system sounds much more balanced when played loud - The acoustat 1 electrostatics are not very efficient. I think it takes a .......
34: New Amp (4.88)
Posted by jamband guru on 2003-02-16, 11:56:06 (66.81.179.25)
Iam going to step up another notch any suggestions ? please My Budget is 3500.00 US Currently I have an Aragon 8002 Amp, I feel this amps a little ladback, Id like to move to bit faster & maybe a bala .......
35: RE: Your conclusion... (4.79)
Posted by Ozzie on 2012-05-09, 12:02:17 (198.24.6.168)
"I've also found them slightly closed-in at the top of the audioband, the XA30.5 having a slight emphasis in the low to mid-treble." Since the speakers used in the review tend to tilt up on the treble .......
36: RE: PMC IB2 amplification (4.76)
Posted by Bill Musgrave on 2012-12-25, 10:39:09 (76.254.22.80)
You're right, the cross-over in these speakers is beautifully realized. I'd be loath to remove it from the equation. I get excellent results tri-wiring my IB2i, using 9-gauge Acoustic Zen cables on t .......
37: Cary/AES Six Pac monoblocks vs. P-L Prologue 6... (4.69)
Posted by Scottrt on 2007-06-11, 22:25:45 (67.101.34.225)
Can anybody shed some light on what the sonic difference of these two tube amps may be? My speakers are Paradigm sig 8s (a bit bright indeed, but I L-padded the tweets down 3db), and I would be using .......
38: Re: Do we need Preamp, DAC , ICs anymore ? Maybe not! (4.66)
Posted by tianguis on 2004-10-07, 10:42:58 (66.108.72.92)
SE: My ears are telling me one thing and all my old prejudices are telling me another. I've got it bi-amping Hammer Super 12's and they never sounded better (slightly over-bright, gotta pad the .......
39: RE: The technical reason passive bi-amping can improve sound (4.64)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2010-12-03, 11:33:43 (24.125.135.135)
Also the amp only sees one impedance load. I horizontal bi-amp so each channel of one amp drives the tweets the other amp drives the LF. I think that the fact the amp sees only one driver load (LF or .......
40: RE: Like anything else... (4.62)
Posted by jaywills on 2010-06-06, 06:13:37 (67.162.196.103)
I'll second Kenzo's kudos for the Class D experience. I'm presently using a homebrew amp that uses the Hypex 400ad modules with all factory-recommended mods (parts bought from Keven Haskins' shop--no .......
41: Re: Sonic Tripath Investigations (4.61)
Posted by djn on 2005-02-03, 08:15:59 (68.41.195.0)
Hi, yuou might find the below link a cool little mod, Mine was mailed a couple days ago and I expect it here today. I am using the Power-Up car booster from Radio Shack. You can leave it plugged in an .......
42: RE: Integrated with pre out, can I add an amp and bi-amp? (4.61)
Posted by Scottrt on 2008-09-09, 01:57:25 (67.101.36.115)
You can use a Y-splitter at the pre-out to feed two seperate amps, one of them being the integrated itself. The volume control will thus control the signal to both amps. Your tube amp may indeed have .......
43: Of course... (4.57)
Posted by ducati on 2005-02-23, 05:04:59 (216.235.16.22)
Hell yeah the VT200 would power it. I heard N802's powered by a VT100MKII and it did just fine, and in fact sounded damn good. It depends upon what you listen to, the room, and other various factors, .......
44: Re: Tube preamp vs. attenuator (4.56)
Posted by Zene on 2005-03-19, 14:07:19 (24.21.76.104)
Paul/Helpers ..... I best be more better clearer. How do I know if I need to use a preamp or just volume controller driving a DBX PA even before I get equipment? If it helps, system will be CD player .......
45: Re: What other equipment do you have? (4.49)
Posted by djn on 2004-08-27, 13:54:01 (68.41.195.0)
I bought and sold stuff and ended up with a pair of Altec A7 bottoms with new 515G woofers, a pair of 1005B horns with two 288C drivers on each horn, a pair of Beyma CP25 tweeters. All being run throu .......
46: Which 5 channel amps have adjustable input level controls? (4.48)
Posted by Scottrt on 2007-06-12, 02:08:07 (67.101.34.225)
I know the B&K Ref 7250 does, and I am keeping an eye out for one used. Do you guys know of any others? I need about 200wpc. I need these rare feature because I am bi-amping my speakers, and will be .......
47: Re: gack, do you really want a $5000 preamp? (4.46)
Posted by centaurus3200 on 2004-11-26, 09:56:27 (68.136.74.111)
hi ron, yeah, i'm 30 years old, and i have stacked many speakers up against my urbans. from my apogee centaur minors to a friends thiel CS2.2. they may image better, but none have that HUGE sound that .......
48: RE: Beauty is where you find it (4.44)
Posted by db2sub1 on 2020-06-28, 03:56:00 (107.132.122.6)
I recently learned of a way to wire the Duos that makes them even better (for the pre-Omega types). The speaker leads should be connected directly to the large mid horns, the jumper then goes from the .......
49: Another not so precise comparison... (4.33)
Posted by kuma on 2004-03-09, 13:36:53 (24.12.104.209)
I've used WATT 6 ( no puppies ) with Rowland Concentra along with SFCD-1 tubed CD player for a long time. I could not detect any glare in upper frequencies on this combo. I've substituted Valhalla for .......
50: Re: passive line level x-over questions (4.21)
Posted by stretch on 2003-07-21, 04:39:03 (198.54.202.2)
be carefull witha 1st order crossover as the signals are basically in sync , and the freq is very nearly perfect , but the rate at which the unwanted freq are reduced is not sufficient for most driver .......
51: RE: Would your answers be the same if..... (4.06)
Posted by Charles Hansen on 2007-09-20, 16:23:26 (209.97.232.186)
> I would never advise this *unless* the crossover were specifically designed *by the manufacturer* for that particular speaker system (eg, the original 4-way B&W Nautilus with active crossover -- th .......
52: Re: Panasonic SAXr50. Can I...? (3.98)
Posted by Greg T on 2004-08-23, 05:04:41 (152.163.252.99)
Yes, you can bi amp with one 25,45 or 50 model in party mode using your right surround on the front left, and your left surround on your right front for bi amping. Doing it this way results in an over .......
53: Bi-amping and B&Ws (3.92)
Posted by shpickering@yahoo.ca on 2006-04-10, 19:32:57 (204.174.35.167)
I'm upgrading my system slowly. For now I will be running B&W 602 s3 speakers with a Rotel RB 1070 amp. I have not yet found a preamp, but I'd like either a used tube pre or a Rotel RC 990/995. Or may .......
54: Re: Panasonic SA-XR50, WOW! (3.85)
Posted by Greg T on 2004-08-20, 17:02:26 (205.188.116.9)
I have not heard the 50 but have owned the 25, two 45's, Kenwood 7100 which also uses the T/I solution like the Panys, JVC RX-1O, and the H/K 2005. I also have very revealing speakers with revelator t .......
55: The real cost of this unit ---- if you love it. (3.85)
Posted by djn on 2005-01-18, 09:40:33 (68.41.195.0)
I drive my A7 bottoms, 515G, with a Crown 150A, my 1505B/288C midhorns with a 6SN7/26/300B, and my Beyma CP25 tweets with the SI. I just ordered Art's box to put it in as I upgrade. With the cost of t .......
56: RE: Why go balanced on the connection? (3.70)
Posted by Ozzie on 2007-07-28, 13:06:16 (166.217.36.54)
No need to do the math, the caps you have will work fine. 100uf will be way down. 500 Hz or so. As you no doubt read on Elliot's site, the only reason for using lower values is due to the supposed hig .......
57: Re: Primare A30.1 (3.66)
Posted by RMcCoy on 2003-08-12, 21:18:51 (68.20.176.103)
While I have never thought of the Genki as bright, I do find it transparent and highly musical. It is a good match with about any system that can reveal its abilities without overshadowing it with an .......
58: Re: What speakers do you use with panasonic XR receivers? (3.53)
Posted by Greg T on 2004-10-23, 22:45:11 (152.163.100.8)
I use custom made speakers whith all Scanspeak drivers including revelator tweets,Hovland caps and Goetz inductors. One 45 was enough to drive these speakers to ear bleeding levels whithout ever shutt .......
59: Re: Ozzie - thanks (3.34)
Posted by Ozzie on 2007-04-27, 06:55:10 (198.24.6.134)
topher, Actually flexibility is the best characteristic of the Marchand. You can choose your own crossover frequencies and slopes. Like the DEQX, you can even mix and match the slopes. Say 24 Db for t .......
60: my conrad johnson pv2a sounds meared and vague - help!! (3.33)
Posted by centaurus3200 on 2004-08-26, 19:11:57 (64.220.177.195)
hi all, i currently have or am borrowing four preamps: my adcom gtp-500II actually has really rich mids and a nice soundstage. but, the highs are fairly rolled off. my conratd johnson pv1 factory modd .......
61: RE: the 'Bolero' test (3.09)
Posted by AVsponge on 2008-08-17, 21:48:37 (205.166.76.15)
Hmmm . . . So you think that it may just be the recordings? This was one of my thoughts, but I'm hoping that this is not the case. I fear that with my recent purchase of the Revel's with their ultra-l .......
62: PASSIVE Bi-Amping with differenent amps requires gain matching! (long but good) (3.06)
Posted by Presto on 2010-06-17, 10:57:16 (207.216.246.51)
What is more important is to gain match the two amps. The amps have different wattages, and that is fine. But you need to ensure both amps have the same INPUT SENSITIVITY or else you're going to chang .......
63: RE: Why go balanced on the connection? (3.05)
Posted by Ozzie on 2007-07-27, 08:03:41 (166.217.151.236)
Sunya, you are correct about the protection aspect as the intention of the tweeter capacitor. But as an unintended aside it also is in essence a high pass filter, thus filtering frequencies below that .......
64: Re: All TACT system or DEQX plus conventional amps? (2.95)
Posted by Ozzie on 2007-04-26, 15:42:27 (198.24.6.134)
Yeah, the JC-1s are overkill for such a configuration. Do you really need that flea tube amp? I presume you want it for the airy highs that they supposedly provide. If your front end and pre amp are u .......
65: Horns, anyone? (2.91)
Posted by thoriated_tiger on 2004-09-09, 16:32:55 (65.8.3.169)
I'm amazed no one's mentioned horn speakers. I'm sure many will debate this, but there's also many that will say the compression horn is the lowest-distortion transducer in existance for audio. They w .......
66: agree and disagree (2.84)
Posted by M3 lover on 2012-05-18, 10:35:15 (76.212.142.165)
Up front, my comment comes from a single speaker experience, not the wide range of system listening that Jim brings to the table. Some years ago I owned one of the large Duntech models. In spite of th .......
67: Re: Been There, Done That (2.84)
Posted by Presto on 2005-09-14, 15:08:31 (207.216.246.51)
I no longer inspire to buy lavish pieces anymore. I currently have a really nice CR Developments Romulus integrated tube amp and a very revealing and detailed Saxon CD700 CDP which I run into "DIY" Fo .......
68: RE: Chasing the illlusion (2.69)
Posted by rivervalley817 on 2020-11-22, 11:29:24 (75.135.79.175)
totally agree with your point Abe. I posited a few weeks ago that we all have reference points in music that we aspire to recreate in whatever listening environment we inhabit ... hence, personal tast .......
69: I do believe in system synergy to a point... (2.65)
Posted by kuma on 2002-10-21, 11:28:36 (199.221.98.4)
It is possible Showcase amp might work with more sympathetic speakers on the top end. Although, I do not find the ATC to be ultra ruthless on trebles ( they use Vifa fabric dome tweets ), they are fai .......
70: Re: Please explain some terms related to amplifiers (inside).. (2.58)
Posted by Bob Wortman on 2004-10-30, 09:45:17 (68.191.55.126)
In my opinion, if you are going to use midrange/woofs and tweeters you should connect them both to one pair of channels and use a passive crossover. Most component speaker sets come with a crossover n .......
71: Firstly (2.27)
Posted by RGA on 2003-12-04, 12:40:20 (66.183.237.21)
you say you want an improvement. Before you go off buying amps, cd players and the money sucking cables and wiring find out what your "problem" with your system is? Sadly a lot of people spend a lot o .......
72: REVIEW: JuicyMusic Blueberry Preamplifier (Tube) (2.10)
Posted by Jrook on 2007-02-11, 10:38:10 (74.244.71.167)
Model: Blueberry Category: Preamplifier (Tube) Suggested Retail Price: $1795.00 Description: all tube preamplifer with phono Manufacturer URL: JuicyMusic Manufacturer URL: JuicyMusic .......
73: REVIEW: QSC PLX-1202 Amplifier (SS) (1.33)
Posted by thegage on 2003-07-01, 09:30:54 (64.208.165.27)
Model: PLX-1202 Category: Amplifier (SS) Suggested Retail Price: $850 Description: Stereo Amplifier with Power Wave Technology Manufacturer URL: QSC Model Picture: View Review by .......
Found 51 records in Cable Asylum.
1: Re: Best internal speaker wire? (9.71)
Posted by Bobartig on 2001-01-21, 00:49:53 (132.162.240.96)
Whatever wire you decide upon, be sure to use small guage for tweets and heavier for woofs. Tweets will appreciate the reduced skin effect, and woofs need the lower resistance. Also, using good solder .......
2: it's possible Wilsons don't agree with Valhalla... (9.71)
Posted by kuma on 2002-07-05, 15:19:48 (12.247.145.72)
Bud found they sounded 'edgy' with his speakers. As I have tried 'em with my WATT and came to the similar conclusion. ( much to my surprise ) It's also possible Valhalla exposing Focal tweets shortcom .......
3: Jon...I thought solid core was better for biwiring tweets... (8.19)
Posted by Klipschead on 2000-05-10, 09:25:23 (198.97.67.56)
but 59 has a stranded center? .......
4: Re: Kimber Cable and Biwiring (6.99)
Posted by Corndog71 on 2001-05-18, 18:32:59 (64.1.132.130)
Lots of folks use 4TC for the tweets and 8TC for the woofs. .......
5: Re: It could weel be the 8TC (6.99)
Posted by Corndog71 on 2001-06-14, 11:41:44 (64.1.132.130)
I use a run of 4TC for my tweets and a shotgun set of 8TC for the woofs. I also short the speaker grounds together which improved things in a way I was not expecting. Of course all this is for not bec .......
6: RE: I'd get the Anticables (6.34)
Posted by vanguardtm@optonline.net on 2008-01-22, 11:23:24 (24.45.1.172)
Thanks Badman. I figure the copper "anti-cables" on the woofer, with the silver & copper T14 on the mids & tweets. Murf .......
7: Re: speaker wire recommendations for car audio? (6.34)
Posted by Corndog71 on 2001-07-15, 05:09:22 (64.1.132.130)
I would recommend Kimber Kable 4VS for mids and tweets. 8TC for subs and I hear it's also good as a power cable for separate amps. PBJ for interconnects works well. Rob C .......
8: What wire to use for tweeters, type, style, brand?> (6.15)
Posted by WS6Fury on 2003-11-06, 05:32:46 (198.16.0.203)
I think I've read that multi stranded wire would be better than solid core wire for the highs b/c of skin effect, etc. What cable should I look into for the tweets? .......
9: Re: I don't get it... (6.10)
Posted by William E Goat on 2002-02-17, 15:29:50 (12.224.124.119)
Tweets and sqwawkers have been double damped with rope caulk, forgot to say that, have a pair of Heresy I alnicos that I damped as well and deflex paneled the back. They really came to life .. damn lo .......
10: Re: Has anyone ever done this to connect their speaker cables (5.64)
Posted by Jugi on 2002-09-16, 02:05:30 (213.173.149.6)
I've used different cables at times. It's perfectly fine, but I'd but the thicker ones for the bass (mid/bass) and the others to the tweets. You can voice your system this way too. Not very many thing .......
11: Re: CAT5 cable and burn in (5.59)
Posted by Damon on 2000-01-03, 12:19:06 (207.136.51.119)
I use them in an active biamp configuration for the tweeters and really like them. I to am lazy and didn't want to braid enough to wire the woofers too, so I can't comment on low end performance. It i .......
12: RE: Gear makers covering their backsides... (5.54)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2009-05-06, 23:43:55 (71.202.211.24)
What was weird is that the conductors were 2 different sizes and the cable sounded way better with the smaller gage wires going to the mid/woof and the larger gage to the tweeter. Nothing weird abou .......
13: Pls pick one to Biwire my Woofer: (5.48)
Posted by vanguardtm@optonline.net on 2008-01-21, 07:55:24 (24.45.1.172)
Hello Audio Experts! I want to keep it pretty cheap. I have DH Labs T14 running to my mids and tweets. Should I get some more of the T14 for my woofers, or, go with... "Anti-Cables"! Both cost about .......
14: Recommend some spkr wire for tweets please ~$2-3 range> (5.31)
Posted by WS6Fury on 2003-11-04, 15:25:47 (68.38.64.235)
Hey everyone, could you please recommend some speaker wire I should look into for my tweeters. I need the wire to be somewhat flexible. unfortunately I do not have time to make any diy cables for my i .......
15: RE: With 8" - 12" speaker cables, is there any room for "improvement"? ... (5.24)
Posted by PSP on 2008-08-16, 12:19:15 (146.217.200.214)
Hi Andy, Good question (as always)! Why not try something like a single run of twisted 24guage teflon Cat5 for the tweets and some cheap 8-12ga on the bass and report back. If those changes look promi .......
16: Re: Speaker cables for Spendor SP`1/2E's- (5.22)
Posted by Coop on 2002-02-26, 15:15:26 (12.29.112.14)
QS&D, the Spendor distributor on the East Coast, recommends Nordost Super Flatlines or Blue Heavens, either separately or used together as bi-wire (Super Flats on woof, Blues on tweets). The Super Fla .......
17: Q:Nice Combo for Bi-wiring? (5.21)
Posted by Murf on 2001-03-28, 12:18:26 (199.229.1.2)
Hello Audio Experts! I would really like to bi-wire my speakers, at a bargain rate of course! What do you think obout using DH Labs T-14 cable for the mids & tweets, and Kimber Kable 8PR for the base .......
18: Had this stuff years ago (5.14)
Posted by madisonears on 2014-11-12, 19:52:55 (24.240.62.216)
Used it to biwire the mids/tweets of my B&W 802's. Decent wire, very flexible. Not the last word in resolution, but very musical. It did a little to tame the tendency of the Kevlar midrange to get shr .......
19: if the bi is tweeter/mid plus woofer. Then 20 gauge would be OK for tweet (5.13)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2010-05-01, 17:20:31 (70.92.3.70)
Tweets us a tiny bit of power compaired to mids plus woof. So your 12 gauge woould be fine. Even smaller solid wire would be better IMO. IF on the other hand, your system is woof separate from mid plu .......
20: Re: Interesting that you should ask.... (5.13)
Posted by ChrisVH on 2000-03-28, 09:07:35 (169.207.135.214)
Hi Joe. Not bad, considering the competition! :-) Could you please tell us a bit more about your system (source, digital/analog), the music you listen to, and you room? I can't help but wonder what wo .......
21: no big changes on AP 9 bi wire (5.00)
Posted by Bixby on 2004-04-15, 15:27:34 (130.13.110.78)
right out of the box they sounded good. Smoother highs and a bit more defined and extended bass after 24-48 hours use. Not much changed that I can remember after that. Using double run AP 12 now. go t .......
22: The cables are KK 8PR :) (4.96)
Posted by Ray Kimber on 2006-11-27, 10:14:23 (67.128.46.198)
Although we have used HERO for speaker cables for little computer monitors, and for internal wiring for mids and tweets Ray .......
23: Clear Day Solid Core Speaker Cable info, Pls? (4.89)
Posted by vanguardtm@optonline.net on 2008-03-08, 10:03:14 (24.45.1.172)
Hello Audio Experts! Do any of you have info, experience, or opinions on the Clear Day wire? I think it is 24g solid silver (or a copper model), but seems to have no web page. I am considering this .......
24: Biwiring not always a good thing - (4.87)
Posted by Klipschead on 2000-05-18, 06:23:04 (198.97.67.56)
Been round and round with this over the last month or so and I have come to the conclusion that with my speakers in my room - there is simply too much HF output in the biwiring configuration. Based on .......
25: I'm using them in a bi-amped system and....... (4.78)
Posted by tianguis on 2004-06-11, 17:49:13 (66.108.72.92)
they're a huge improvement over the highly-touted commercial silver cables I'd been using. So far, I've only used them on the main drivers (one change at a time, please!) and the resolution, sound sta .......
26: Re: Interesting......... (4.62)
Posted by Corndog71 on 2001-03-07, 13:12:20 (64.1.132.130)
I've been using a double run of 8TC for several years now which has been pretty good for me. Recently I took the jumpers off of my CDM1-SE's and connected the tweets via a pair of 4 wire braids of TCS .......
27: Re: Why bother using fancy speaker cables when you use speaker-level crossover? (4.62)
Posted by nk2j on 2002-10-10, 18:14:48 (64.12.96.10)
good points, Kurt.. i have thought about those issues too.. my solution: homemade silver cables.. just a pr of 18 gauge 99.9% pure silver wire, paralleled....held with plastic tape... simple homebrew .......
28: I wonder... (4.38)
Posted by John Escallier on 2003-03-19, 18:39:47 (24.190.124.98)
I build equipment that I abuse mercilessly, (aren't those red lights beat per minute indicators??). Or, transport with "bumps"..Oops, I thought we were supposed to carry the speakers down a flight of .......
29: Not all planars are electrostatic. (4.23)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2007-12-03, 14:08:07 (139.68.134.1)
These are magnepans which are different from electrostats. Mylar and hundreds of feet of tiny wire and magnets on the back of the panel. Most Maggie guys say that you have to have a ton of current for .......
30: Cat 5 inside speakers (4.14)
Posted by coltrane on 2000-06-11, 21:48:56 (207.194.20.100)
Just wanted to throw in a word for a final step for Cat 5. I put a modified cat 5 inside my older Monitor Audios. I already have the Cat 5 connected up to the door so to speak. I have a relatively mod .......
31: Re: 8TC: I have to ship it back... (4.12)
Posted by Corndog71 on 2001-03-19, 20:04:28 (64.1.132.130)
I like overkill. Overkill works for me. Not only do I have a double run of 8TC going to the woofers of my B&W CDM1SE's, (7AWG per polarity!) but I also took a run of 4TC apart and rebraided them into .......
32: KMA!!!! (4.04)
Posted by madisonears on 2015-05-23, 20:50:10 (96.42.32.232)
I sure wouldn't spend it on Kimber mono or bi or tri or select or whatever they call it this time. I may be ignorant of the market because I quit paying much attention to manufacturer's advertising an .......
33: T-14s & B89259 IC (4.00)
Posted by Bentwrench on 1999-08-31, 17:03:10 (38.33.12.101)
At present I have a bi-wired set with factory banans all around. I really like them and plan to stick here for awhile. The 12ga Monsters sounded better than Kimber 4PRs in my opinion. The T-14's great .......
34: RE: Homemade Cables (3.95)
Posted by slovell1 on 2019-01-15, 16:41:47 (108.220.47.40)
Digital side: Marantz AV7005, UD5007 universal player, CD6004 cd player. Emotiva XPA-3, XPA-200, UPA-200 amps. Matrix M-Stage headphone amp. Analog side: Jolida JD5T preamp, JD100 cd player, JD9 phono .......
35: Re: Black Orpheus vs DH Labs speaker wire-what am I hearing? (3.85)
Posted by pmkap on 2003-03-17, 09:25:44 (24.90.251.204)
Dunno, I've been very happy with my Black Orpheus triwire for my IVs for the last 8 years. A substantial improvement over Kimber 4tc, but that isn't saying much. Harmonia, who posts occasionally on th .......
36: Dynaudio vs. Paradigms (3.72)
Posted by Shinto on 2001-07-18, 15:50:24 (24.176.191.230)
Unfortunately, I haven't heard the Paradigm speakers, so I have no basis for comparison. The Dynaudio 40s have a 5" midbass driver with a 4" voice coil, so they are capable of tremendous bass despite .......
37: Re: Sunfire Bi-amp? (3.67)
Posted by Sean on 1999-12-27, 22:29:06 (216.214.203.87)
I have both a Sunfire and the Sunfire Signature amp. My Father is currently running the Sunfire in his system and loves it. It is the first amp that he has tried that did noticeably better throughout .......
38: HELP! Cabling for full tube system (3.54)
Posted by btbluesky on 2011-06-11, 14:07:30 (76.174.174.26)
I'd like to get some help on picking my next set of cabling. Long story short... I currently have: Mhdt Havana tube DAC (no opamp) ->Quicksilver linstage ->4x Quicksilver mini mite with all KT88 tubes .......
39: OK! Some results... (3.26)
Posted by vanguardtm@optonline.net on 2008-02-22, 10:07:40 (24.45.1.172)
Hello Audio Experts, Since I already have the T14, I went and bought some anti-cable wire and their banana plugs. I have been very happy with the t14 going to my mids/tweets, and wanted to see if .......
40: Hi Jack (3.23)
Posted by jneutron on 2003-06-25, 12:40:27 (130.199.3.22)
""When you say you can't hear small difference, have you taken your time to TRY to listen to it?""CJ I meant that I haven't looked for small differences..because of my system.. It's basically a kluge .......
41: Re: My "Cheat" CAT-5 experience... (3.17)
Posted by Sean on 2000-03-08, 21:02:42 (208.40.19.47)
That's EXACTLY what my brother and i did. He found some non-teflon Cat 5 cable that was going to be thrown out at work and was able to bring it home. We had just enough to make 6 runs at the length th .......
42: Kimber DIY cable (3.17)
Posted by Wayne1 on 2001-06-12, 08:45:34 (63.228.76.244)
When the four inmates were at Kimber Kable this weekend, Ray presented us with a VERY special cable for us to make speaker cable out of. This cable is made from twelve runs of solid core, very long cr .......
43: I once passed that way... (3.00)
Posted by Semper Fidelity on 2007-11-01, 16:48:55 (67.161.71.67)
My earlier efforts were with Vampire cast Cu wire and Vampire connectors. Pretty good, not terribly clean. Then I moved up to Cardas 5 9's silver in teflon tubing and Cardas connectors. Two #21's spir .......
44: A personal anecdote.. (2.97)
Posted by 4yanx on 2003-03-01, 15:03:29 (12.234.12.208)
I can't speak for every speaker, system, or wire, but I know what occurred in my system. I had the very good fortune to have all at one time in my home (with the help of friends) the following Acustic .......
45: RE: Clear Day Speaker Cable Comments? (2.91)
Posted by garyralph on 2008-06-20, 19:47:52 (71.238.248.45)
I've posted about these on Audiogon recently. I was looking to downsize my system, and gave the Clear Day cables a try based on a couple of rave user reviews on the boards. They do, indeed, live up to .......
46: Re: Jon...I thought solid core was better for biwiring tweets... (2.90)
Posted by Jon Risch on 2000-05-10, 12:31:32 (209.215.72.163)
My own findings on the solid vs. stranded is that they may sound different, but solid is not necessarily better. A lot depends on the oxidation level of the copper, and the quality and consistency of .......
47: RE: Ignore the garbage going on below. (2.83)
Posted by jneutron on 2007-07-24, 11:00:05 (130.199.3.130)
Stale: "" ....other aspects that I had in mind. capacitance, inductance, shielding/RF rejection (very important since clubs tend to have zillion of neon lights)... There is no way to know what the e .......
48: REVIEW: Guerilla Audio Copper PP and SE speaker cables Cable (2.53)
Posted by tigweld on 2005-05-19, 09:16:42 (216.160.190.73)
Model: Copper PP and SE speaker cables Category: Cable Suggested Retail Price: PP-$245/2M SE-$180/2M Description: Litz braided solid core copper speaker cables Manufacturer URL: Guerill .......
49: Questions/alternate ideas about speaker biwiring. Jon Risch? Cable Mfgs? (2.50)
Posted by Kobold on 2009-01-22, 11:17:38 (66.97.124.29)
This won't catch on with speaker mfgs, but wouldn't the most sensible biwiring scheme be to just move passive XOs out of the speaker cabs and into, or just outside of, the power amps, as close to the .......
50: Here's some advice from the cheap side of audio..... (2.40)
Posted by Morse on 2002-11-01, 06:05:36 (65.176.200.174)
Hi Sean; It's always an interesting question - "what's the best compromise between cost and performance" - for those of us on limited budgets anyway! If you've already got the Belden coax, that sounds .......
51: REVIEW: VH Audio Pulsar Interconnect Cable (1.84)
Posted by oofer on 2004-12-03, 23:37:24 (216.110.206.186)
Model: Pulsar Interconnect Category: Cable Suggested Retail Price: $134.99 Description: Fine wire shielded interconnect for digital, analog and video Manufacturer URL: VH Audio Manufac .......
Found 16 records in Computer Audio Asylum.
1: RE: thuneau allocator asio card(s) (9.64)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2009-01-02, 16:46:29 (67.188.118.129)
Play, Maggie ribbons are super cheap to replace and easy too!! Be glad you dont have Alans diamond tweets to worry about (I think they are diamond at least if not I bet they cost way more than maggie .......
2: RE: possible solution (9.64)
Posted by Tony Lauck on 2011-12-20, 11:36:39 (65.19.76.104)
The audiogate software seems to work, it's just the annoying tweeting that bugs me. It will be a lot of tweets if I do much experimentation with different settings. So far I've only got two DSD albums .......
3: DSF to PCM converter? (6.91)
Posted by Tony Lauck on 2011-12-17, 22:16:37 (65.19.76.104)
Does anyone know of a DSF to PCM converter that is free or reasonably priced and that does not "tweet" one's musical preferences to the entire world? The Foobar 2000 converter is DFF only, Saracon is .......
4: RE: Very common to confuse the two. (6.40)
Posted by Presto on 2009-12-20, 22:35:37 (174.3.198.207)
Playmate: You need a measurement mic and small mixer with phantom (48V) power. I use a Behringer ECM8000 mic and a Behringer Eurorack UB802 mixer. For software, you need a MLS suite - something that w .......
5: RE: DSD playback in OS X (6.35)
Posted by Tony Lauck on 2012-06-12, 23:52:30 (65.19.76.104)
"On the other hand, the Korg Audiogate software is free if you don't mind letting them tweet your name to the world." You have to tweet every time you use the program. Of course you can create a thr .......
6: RE: question (5.95)
Posted by bullethead on 2017-04-01, 07:50:22 (108.14.104.71)
Thanks for the recommendation for that player. I listen to interesting shows where the guys interview authors of books, legalize freedom is one. These guys out there are all good. I am politically agn .......
7: He needs a good business decision about now.... (5.77)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2016-02-16, 20:48:42 (73.229.29.71)
USA TODAY - February 15, 2016: Kanye West's megalomania has hit a new peak: In his latest Twitter tide of tweets, West claimed to be "$53 million in personal debt" and demanded that Mark Zuckerber .......
8: RE: DSD [A Reprise]... (5.57)
Posted by Tony Lauck on 2014-09-20, 12:45:47 (65.19.76.104)
I have used Audiogate to convert to/from DSD. The version that I have requires a Twitter account and "tweets" every time the converter is used in lieu of Korg hardware. The newest version may no longe .......
9: Let me do some math on that... (5.35)
Posted by Presto on 2006-11-22, 13:19:34 (207.216.246.51)
Quiet Earth: Okay, let's see... was about that old when I got those (new in box) from a pawn shop... and that would have been... late eighties? They're almost 20 years old! Those little workhorses are .......
10: RE: twits (4.39)
Posted by Tony Lauck on 2011-12-19, 07:09:16 (65.19.76.104)
You definitely have to be connected to the Internet to activate the software before you use it the first time. It tweets a magic number and you have to log in to the twitter account to get the magic n .......
11: Re: "Price no object" computer audio system (3.84)
Posted by Presto on 2006-04-20, 09:55:30 (207.216.246.51)
How about: PC from hell...bla bla dual core hyperthreading zigabyte of ram water cooled battery operated MIL spec... I don't want to talk about computers all day here. $7500 for computer. There. That .......
12: RE: External Hard Drive Isolation (3.12)
Posted by Ugly on 2010-02-03, 09:19:09 (24.17.5.139)
Heh heh. In this case by color I was actually referring to the broad range of posters personality you encounter here. But it sounds like I'm very close or right with you on reproduction system philoso .......
13: Really glad to hear it (3.01)
Posted by Presto on 2010-11-30, 10:55:38 (207.216.246.51)
Glad you don't have to ditch your platform over this issue! It's not the first time a glitch happens in a OS that requires a re-install. It got really bad when I started disabling / uninstalling servi .......
14: Re: Questions about this setup (2.72)
Posted by Presto on 2006-04-03, 21:05:48 (68.149.162.214)
Hey Andy: Right now I am using a 6-channel HT receiver to provide 6 equal channels of analog power (c/w volume control). This way I can connect any 3-way active crossover I want (digital or otherwise) .......
15: It's all in one box... (2.59)
Posted by Presto on 2010-12-02, 10:18:03 (207.216.246.51)
I use a software player and stream directly (kernel stream) to the "record" bus on my soundcard which is called "windows record". This requires me to have the soundcard set as the default record devic .......
16: ITX form media system New Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 card PICS long (1.62)
Posted by 2chJunkie on 2008-10-22, 14:25:20 (24.196.40.47)
Hi all, its been a quite a while since Ive posted at the asylum. Been crazy busy with new things. Anyway, I think I have a post worth the comeback (I hope). Ive been going through a .......
Found 9 records in Critic's Corner.
1: dq10s (5.91)
Posted by hifitommy on 2009-12-21, 17:18:55 (76.170.137.175)
that might have been in LA. where did you buy them? i heard them to varying effect at paris audio in van nuys---not so good. rogersound labs on van nuys blvd---xlnt. sound center on ventura---xlnt. in .......
2: That's a nice sounding graph! (5.91)
Posted by Brian H P on 2023-02-22, 13:49:24 (63.155.86.106)
The fellows at ASR might even approve! The baffle step compensation looks well dialed in, and the slight irregularities above crossover should level out at 15 to 30 degrees off axis. The lift above 8k .......
3: RE: Long post... (5.21)
Posted by Tom Brennan on 2009-10-13, 20:36:17 (24.1.58.96)
"the only tweeter in the industry that I know of that uses Alnico." Yopu don't know many tweeters. Alnico tweets are made by TAD, ALE, GOTO, JBL, Fostex and GPA and no doubt there are others. Note th .......
4: RE: Speaking of Kim (4.99)
Posted by Rob Doorack on 2012-09-10, 11:35:53 (98.229.154.137)
At a Stereophile show in New York about a decade ago, Levinson demonstrated his Red Rose gear with a recording he'd made in the backyard of his house, of Kim Cattrall reading a poem she had written. L .......
5: Re: Rythmn And Pace... (4.62)
Posted by PMS on 2004-08-12, 23:29:35 (198.166.252.129)
I think it means "fast transient capability with minimal acoustic overhang combined with proper time alignment for maximum impact, resulting in greater rhythmical involvement" Next - we're gonna try a .......
6: Re: a test? (2.73)
Posted by Don T on 2004-08-14, 12:16:43 (24.251.1.6)
My system is listed in inmate systems. I gotta be honest about the CDP, I tried to spend more, but honestly it doesn't seem like you get much more even for lots more money. If someone tells me they ge .......
7: Psst... Terry, over here... (2.30)
Posted by Gak! on 2005-05-06, 14:21:04 (64.170.5.50)
... I know just what you mean, buddy. I used to be a butt rocker (I think. What exactly is a butt rocker?), and I would whine about everything when I wasn't "altered". Moved on past the Floyd and Zep .......
8: Re: a test? (2.02)
Posted by PMS on 2004-08-14, 02:39:08 (198.166.252.129)
So Don: What are you using for CDP/pre/amp/speakers? Are you are "rigid cone" (kevlar/polykevlar/magnesium) guy or a softer cone guy (paper/treated paper/poly) and do you like soft dome tweets vs. met .......
9: Speaking of Worms... (1.91)
Posted by joerosen1 on 2014-09-29, 20:45:28 (198.254.247.70)
Hearts of Space was a New Age "Audiophile" label, and as I look at my CD rack, I realise that I have FOUR of the damned things! Three of them by an artist named Raphael (Music to Disappear In, Pt.II, .......
Found 8 records in Digital Drive.
1: Re: don't make fun of bozaks ;-) (6.73)
Posted by centaurus3200 on 2004-11-23, 16:34:56 (209.86.252.15)
HA HA, don't worry, just kidding! they are very musical. not all that extended but huge soundstage and very lush. fast transients too with the aluminum mids and tweets, the infinite baffle design and .......
2: RE: How many Audiophiles have Multiple Systems here ? .................... (6.73)
Posted by Grinnell on 2022-05-02, 06:48:41 (172.58.62.228)
1. Home: Decware Mini Torii Ref 3A de Capos VPI HW-19 mk iv Jelco S250ST Shure V15VxMR Hagerman Cornet II MHDT Stockholm 2 Emotiva ERC-4 CDP Mac Airbook for streaming 2. Mountain .......
3: Re: ART/DIO and speaker distortion (6.06)
Posted by RHL on 2001-08-25, 16:31:21 (64.20.33.14)
Strange. I would imagine that the tweets would be the first to go. Though I am not familiar with your pre amp, I think that it is an active pre, the chances of overload are good (thats bad). I would r .......
4: you know razz... (6.01)
Posted by kuma on 2006-08-18, 21:11:26 (24.12.109.168)
the right way to fix your problem is to ditch the ATC. They do have the forward midrange, however, they don't have to sound shouty. I have the older SCM10 with same Vifa tweets and their midrange, ind .......
5: digital crossovers (5.95)
Posted by layawalla on 2001-12-31, 00:06:30 (63.38.44.86)
I thought the point of using digital crossovers would be to eliminate parts between the drivers and the amp and to require the channels of a multiple channel amp to only be required to drive the reque .......
6: Confused: Purchase player OR transport and DAC????? (5.50)
Posted by JoeE on 2006-04-07, 11:38:38 (209.122.217.22)
I am beginning shopping I hope to spend around $400 - $600 new or preowned. My confusion stems from reading the archives in this forum and 5+ years ago it seemed the preference was toward transport an .......
7: cdp for novice to audio world... rcd971 or xa20es (4.67)
Posted by imntcrzy on 2002-03-21, 23:36:28 (64.175.184.131)
i am currently looking for a new cd player for my system.... some background on my system... i am currently running rotel amp and pre-amp.... monitor audio silver 5i's... taralabs bi-wire cables.... a .......
8: Re: Audio Note DAC 1.1 with "magic" interface transformers. (short)Part2 (4.55)
Posted by Mike Bates on 2001-03-14, 20:43:46 (152.163.206.209)
IMO, the best first easy mods would be to: 1) Get either a 6085/E80CC or 12BH7. I'm going to dig through my stash! I found a Valvo EBC 81 meshpalte, but haven't looked it up yet. Any idea what it is? .......
Found 1 records in DVD-Audiobahn.
1: Re: Great to be back!! (5.01)
Posted by 2x6spds on 2003-01-15, 18:00:04 (68.67.142.215)
I hear you, and I hear the music! I agree with your choices. Right now I'm listening to Eric Clapton's "Reptile" and it doesn't get any better, except for maybe Willie Nelson's "Night & Day" (without .......
Found 6 records in Hi-Rez Highway.
1: Tweets in Escondido (11.84)
Posted by 2x6spds on 2002-12-06, 21:01:26 (68.67.142.215)
I stopped in at Cush Acura and noticed a Tweets just down the block. Still a few days before they'd sell them. Same Tweets I called the day before. Acausal synchronicity. My very good friend picked 2 .......
2: RE: Convert DFF to DSF (11.84)
Posted by oldmkvi on 2014-02-24, 12:29:05 (108.220.54.45)
Korg Audio Gate is free with a Twitter Acct, and you Never have to log on, the Software Tweets that you are using it, nothing more. It has never been a problem or hassel for me! .......
3: Re: Wouldn't 4 quality speakers be better than 5 below par ones? (8.59)
Posted by Scholl on 2003-06-24, 18:30:49 (68.60.233.193)
I don't think beaming would be that bad with the FW305s. Fostex does well with extending the range of their woofers. I'm rethinking. Maybe the Audax 8" aero jobs would be better, with the Peerless wid .......
4: Re: I am really struggling here......please help (6.76)
Posted by Greg T on 2003-07-07, 22:36:18 (64.235.143.59)
My 963sa replaced my 2 year old sony 9000 es and imho had better sonics with redbook and sacd right out of the box, even with the el cheapo stock pc. After break in of 150 hours on both cd/sacd, it re .......
5: RE: Teresa, help me ... the Blue or Red pill ... (5.15)
Posted by kevinkr on 2007-12-31, 11:07:11 (71.124.215.140)
Too funny, and I'm completely sympathetic - until about 3 weeks ago I would have completely agreed. I had not heard the promise of SACD realized anywhere and most specifically not in my system. Sadly .......
6: First DVD-A experience a kick in the pants (3.37)
Posted by jsusky on 2003-11-29, 23:46:02 (209.112.144.249)
PRINCIPAL OBSERVATION DVD-A on a budget player makes good music in late-2003 but LP might be even more fun. STORY I braved the nearly perpetual traffic jam at Best Buy today to get Pioneer’s bud .......
Found 5 records in Films/DVD Asylum.
1: RE: Best tweets to a Hollywood socialist . . . (8.68)
Posted by rivervalley817 on 2021-02-07, 15:33:17 (75.135.79.175)
what's the context for this post? or is there one? .......
2: Best tweets to a Hollywood socialist . . . (8.68)
Posted by Billy Wonka on 2021-02-07, 14:48:49 (162.232.81.100)
Sorry, Mr. Rogen, but Gad's right. Politics was never intended for entertainment. .......
3: RE: Best tweets to a Hollywood socialist . . . (8.26)
Posted by dean_martin on 2021-02-08, 12:07:28 (174.235.138.149)
And Gad Saad, whoever that is, should stop paying his taxes. You know, don't be a hypocrite and all. The hypocrisy police is amuck. .......
4: The Director turns out to Local, (Bay Area, Ca), (8.04)
Posted by oldmkvi on 2013-07-13, 07:35:36 (75.18.194.7)
got a spot on the Morning News today. Evidently LOTS of Twits, err, Tweets and other feedback. I'll watch for repeats, DVR it. .......
5: RE: Other thing... (7.55)
Posted by RGA on 2018-10-31, 19:39:49 (115.160.152.66)
This is a Canadian article on the US - and basically the US has gotten to the point where you are two completely different countries now with virtually totally opposite personal and national values an .......
Found 98 records in Inmate Central.
1: I like tiny magnets. (10.96)
Posted by Muzikmike on 2006-01-30, 08:57:10 (205.130.16.82)
Not big honkers like that! What the hell did KEF have in mind...you don't want control in a tweeter...that's why it's called a tweeter, for God's sake, 'cause it tweets here, then tweets there, then t .......
2: Who says Citroens aren't sexy? (10.96)
Posted by Postal Grunt on 2016-12-21, 21:46:26 (98.156.123.126)
They've got their, errrr, hearts in the right place. .......
3: I use Tweetbot by Tapbots to access my Twitter feed. (9.84)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2022-11-06, 05:39:09 (98.60.225.225)
on both my phone and Mac. It's ad free and with no 'added' tweets cluttering up my feed, just tweets from the folks you follow, but... Tapbot's access to the Twitter API, the 'fire hose', will likely .......
4: Good on Elon for being honest, and astute (9.76)
Posted by JDK on 2023-08-01, 16:17:11 (103.194.3.38)
Apparently about 13% of Tweets are porn or at least NSFW. And porn makes money. It will be Only Fans with tweets. So re-naming Twitter to X makes perfect sense. When Elon gets the porn content up to m .......
5: Even Elon might admit hate speech is up on twitter, but... (9.38)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2022-12-02, 12:43:53 (98.60.225.225)
what he feels is more important is not the numbers of hate-tweets but how many time they are viewed, a metric twitter calls 'impressions'. As many of the hate-tweeters are recently re-admitted fol .......
6: RE: But those were 'real' tweets... (9.12)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2022-11-05, 15:14:03 (73.229.163.4)
I read that the moderation team was not hit as hard as other departments. I look at it a couple ways: - Twitter was losing money so it makes sense to cut workforce. - Musk paid WAY too much for Twit .......
7: Propaganda and political nonsense is one thing... (9.00)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2023-07-05, 19:16:33 (73.98.97.120)
Government attempts to CONTROL content in social media is quite another. Again: "WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Former Twitter executives told a Republican-led U.S. House committee on Wednesday that th .......
8: RE: Wonder how many owners are actually using Self-driving? (8.59)
Posted by dean_martin on 2023-02-16, 16:45:23 (174.203.53.166)
Wrong name, or misnomer? Tesla refers to its subscription service as FSD (full self-driving). Musk calls it FSD in his tweets. According to his tweets, he thinks "recall" is a misnomer since it's a so .......
9: York porked by fans (8.26)
Posted by LWR on 2015-10-06, 13:19:02 (67.237.105.106)
49ers Owner Tweets Offer For Tickets, Gets Roasted In Responses .......
10: RE: Living within your means is 100% TOTAL nonsense,balderdash, poppycock, bunkum? (8.01)
Posted by tweaker456 on 2023-01-10, 10:41:00 (172.58.43.13)
"Reagan took the deficit from $70 billion to $175 billion. Bush 41 took it to $300 billion. Clinton got it to zero. Bush 43 took it from zero to $1.2 trillion. Obama halved it to $600 billion. Trump's .......
11: You didn't even see the tweets? -t (7.67)
Posted by bwkendall on 2004-01-25, 19:31:35 (69.105.54.49)
I just couldn't help myself. I saw them right away! .......
12: The Civil War starts here! (7.53)
Posted by jedrider on 2019-09-30, 16:01:21 (76.126.254.2)
It will take more than a few tweets though. .......
13: And when The President 'tweets' that it really IS a duck... (7.45)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2020-08-21, 16:28:05 (76.127.54.176)
Just sayin .......
14: RE: And when The President 'tweets' that it really IS a duck... (7.45)
Posted by painter27 on 2020-08-22, 18:04:55 (50.50.252.207)
Bingo. .......
15: RE: You'll see a lot of TWEETS like that... (7.45)
Posted by Sondek on 2020-04-22, 08:14:57 (99.6.52.187)
You sure it's Trumpies and not Ruskies? Seems like one from their playbook. .......
16: What a dimwit (7.31)
Posted by JoshT on 2014-11-18, 15:12:18 (71.233.237.46)
These tweets and his eBay ad should be the epitaph on his tomb stone. .......
17: Didn't DT have a idea for that?... (7.24)
Posted by musetap on 2020-08-27, 09:57:26 (108.78.253.140)
Hard to keep up with that VSG mind and tweets. .......
18: I don't either - Ms. CfL tweets, but only once in a blue moon [nt] (7.24)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2019-06-16, 09:20:41 (77.111.246.58)
.......
19: Or, watch the interview with Matt Taibbi on the 'Twitter Files'... (7.17)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2023-04-12, 15:44:00 (98.60.225.225)
where he is forced to admit that the organization monitoring Twitter was NOT a government agency after all. "Taibbi admits that this was a mistake and has now tweeted a correction (though this point .......
20: As someone that... (7.14)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2018-07-23, 07:12:14 (50.110.197.73)
Has respect for some aspects of political correctness clearly we've gone too far. Ten year old tweets? Oh well. .......
21: RE: Do you think companies are in the right for firing folks due to private tweets and off work comments? (7.10)
Posted by painter27 on 2018-07-20, 17:58:19 (50.50.243.57)
Don't know, but, always be aware. .......
22: Maralago Mussolini's Tweets were cleared with Lucifer, Father of Lies (7.03)
Posted by Jay Buridan on 2022-07-25, 15:10:33 (68.55.51.91)
And Steve Bannon. .......
23: Not exactly the same metric, but all the more absurd! (7.03)
Posted by E-Stat on 2022-12-02, 13:28:31 (206.255.206.177)
I used the first source Google located for tweets. *Increased rate* works out to 0.00000430667%. Somebody needs to get a life. .......
24: RE: Do you think companies are in the right for firing folks due to private tweets and off work comments? (6.96)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2018-07-21, 08:34:51 (47.188.188.111)
Examples? Evidence? Or just a nonsensical rant? .......
25: RE: Feeling pretty good - Musk Exposes Organized Crime (6.90)
Posted by emailtim on 2022-12-05, 11:38:46 (23.242.178.78)
Search for "Matt Taibbi twitter release". The internal corporate communications are being released slowly over time. Redacted is covering it on YouTube and Rumble (all tweets, including what MSM is om .......
26: Amazing. God does texting. (6.89)
Posted by free.ranger on 2010-11-02, 12:36:26 (69.247.76.248)
Why not? I read that we can now get Tweets from top of Everest. Just go higher and hope the spelling is accurate, as it appears to be here. .......
27: Those 'tweets' were both on March 2, 2020.. (6.83)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2020-04-07, 06:09:26 (76.26.102.219)
New Mexico was one of the FIRST to shut down and we waited until we had our FIRST positive result on about March 11. .......
28: But from what you say (6.82)
Posted by Uncle Mike on 2022-12-02, 11:20:38 (107.77.234.233)
There is more to view so tweet views are being diluted because tweeters (twits?) need to view more tweets. In the end I bet it works out the same. .......
29: You can sign up on Twitter. (6.72)
Posted by free.ranger on 2009-09-29, 15:10:02 (68.54.1.19)
Then inform your customers to send you "Tweets" and wait for all the air handler requests to roll in. Yes, I'm joking. For God's sake, don't. .......
30: RE: This is far more dangerous than ISIS (6.65)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2021-01-18, 12:29:07 (47.188.188.111)
"What did Trump actually tweet that falls under the category of treason, sedition, etc.? What actual tweets do you mean?" I'd be interested in reading those also. Link? Source? .......
31: RE: be careful in today's day and age (6.61)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2018-08-28, 21:21:23 (50.110.227.218)
No threats in my tweets, I know better. I also know how powerless I really am. I will likely never attempt reemployment due to my age and disability so no worries there.....sadly. .......
32: RE: Try Tweetdeck. No ads whatsoever. n/t (6.56)
Posted by Sibelius on 2022-12-03, 09:30:30 (24.6.59.190)
I'm trying that right now, no ads, but the display is a bit odd. I guess like anything new I'll get used to it, far better than getting "promoted tweets" from the Indiana Dirt Track Racers. ::: TOPIC: .......
33: RE: Do you think companies are in the right for firing folks due to private tweets and off work comments? (6.56)
Posted by fantja on 2018-07-20, 19:19:49 (66.21.47.163)
toothpaste- Privacy on-line, there is no such thing. Big brother is always watching and reporting. Employers included. .......
34: Elon Musk (6.53)
Posted by Bromo33333 on 2022-05-01, 11:15:18 (100.0.30.80)
"Elon Musk might be "ramming?" or do you not think he has leverage?" He will release a series of really scathing tweets that put us all in our place ... .......
35: I remember that (6.53)
Posted by nilknarf on 2024-03-13, 14:06:08 (173.24.159.253)
Acted like he enjoyed the embarrassment. Haven't figured him out. He runs a bunch of unusual companies. SpaceX, Starlink, Telsa, The Boring Company, and Nuralink. Plus Twitter/X. He's so smart he does .......
36: Good Twitter thread about all that, linked. (6.47)
Posted by vacuous on 2022-07-16, 18:29:04 (76.138.130.55)
Twenty tweets in this thread; he numbers them. Find and read them all! .......
37: We're Not Going To Take It (6.41)
Posted by Postal Grunt on 2022-02-27, 11:19:38 (98.156.103.128)
Dee Snider Tweets, "People are asking me why I endorsed the use of "We're Not Gonna Take It" for the Ukrainian people and did not for the anti-maskers. Well, one use is for a righteous battle against .......
38: Well and good, but I was asking for specifics (6.31)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2021-01-17, 13:16:40 (77.111.247.147)
What did Trump actually tweet that falls under the category of treason, sedition, etc.? What actual tweets do you mean? (And, BTW, I vehemently disagree with you when you try to equate Trump and ISIS. .......
39: Update... (6.26)
Posted by Sibelius on 2022-12-08, 08:19:52 (24.6.59.190)
I've been using Tweetdeck since you recommended it and it works well, especially on my phone. Because old habits are really ingrained I mistakenly opened Twitter desktop this morning and poof, no "pro .......
40: It may be true but what is your source? (6.25)
Posted by Jay Buridan on 2021-06-06, 03:09:58 (75.39.16.143)
I've been reading through DRASTIC tweets. I recall seeing something there about Obama canceling an influenza research grant due to the lab's safety issues, but have not seen anything about gain of fun .......
41: RE: Lotsa journalists and academic types have strong communities on Twitter... (6.21)
Posted by dean_martin on 2022-12-02, 12:59:27 (173.20.67.11)
I became aware of Twitter during the "Arab Spring" as news outlets reported that tweets from the region were helpful in determining what was going on. It sounded like a good thing at that time. ::: TO .......
42: Tweets the guy who repeatedly wears blackface (6.21)
Posted by uncle mag on 2022-02-03, 01:01:37 (172.221.51.191)
Slur your constituents with zero evidence. Seems to be a recurring theme with lefty, accuse your enemies of being what you are, of doing what you are doing. Have the media amplify your little stories. .......
43: And LOL (6.16)
Posted by JDK on 2017-07-20, 16:43:27 (58.96.19.183)
.......
44: This article says otherwise..................... (6.16)
Posted by Cut-Throat on 2023-08-07, 09:23:47 (73.228.135.199)
Here's a better article: ""(George H.W.) Bush 41 took it to 300 billion." Close, but not exactly. The number was around $255 billion at the end of Bush's term. The deficit spiked at around $290.3 bill .......
45: Just Twitter..... (6.14)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2013-08-19, 12:31:21 (66.87.64.3)
I'd be happy to discuss audio over there..... But the vast majority of my "Tweets" have pertained to sports...... If nothing else, you will see the face associated with my infamous name..... ::: TOPIC .......
46: Seriously hilarious ... (6.08)
Posted by bjh on 2016-03-02, 22:48:01 (184.146.159.75)
in that entirely f'ed current culture sort of way ... .......
47: 405,399 casualties in WW2 (5.97)
Posted by Jay Buridan on 2020-04-01, 05:25:33 (75.39.16.143)
But the total of WW1, Korea, and Nam comes to circa 250k dead. I suggest we have a VSG monument like the Vietnam War memorial with names of COVID-19 dead on one side and his tweets on the other side o .......
48: Thanks - I was thinking of you when I posted ;-) (5.94)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2021-02-28, 01:58:47 (77.111.245.12)
The real reason I posted is that I'm a big fan of Caitlin Johnstone - I'm one of her Patreon supporters, so I've gotta get something out of what she writes and tweets! ;-) .......
49: While it's true that Elon reinstated a bunch of crazies... (5.90)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2022-12-02, 11:26:33 (98.60.225.225)
who had been booted off the site by the prior regime, they didn't necessarily get all of their followers back when reinstated, so perhaps hate speech is up, but without all of their prior followers, n .......
50: Re: tweeters and clay/shot (5.90)
Posted by Timbo in Oz on 2002-11-22, 17:59:42 (203.54.191.250)
You alls is ignorin' me agin! do you want thet ah pulls the NOS replacement tweets out and plaster the back of the mounting plates with 'lead shot and modelling clay mixture', or not? I mean a man ne .......
51: RE: These would be a great choice and leave enough for more Manolo Blahnik's (5.79)
Posted by kitch29 on 2019-05-21, 05:17:17 (97.82.221.142)
Dayton Audio B652-AIR 6-1/2" 2-Way Bookshelf Speaker with AMT Tweeter Pair My TV speakers the past four years. Wall-mounted they yield surprising bass, the AMT Tweets are excellent, and You Tube vid .......
52: A role playing game designer tweets about a map of New Orleans (5.78)
Posted by Jaundiced Ear on 2018-03-23, 15:20:56 (75.53.180.112)
He makes some funny points about how reality can be stranger than fiction. JE .......
53: Texas Grid & Electricty (5.68)
Posted by Bromo33333 on 2022-05-01, 11:29:46 (100.0.30.80)
Well, once Elon slings a bunch of really scathing tweets, it'll set everyone straight. Right? (Yeah, the maintenance standards, and trying to get cooperation is a real challenge since the energy secto .......
54: The guy is living in $10k trailer park house and is already back on the richest list (5.63)
Posted by Wojciech on 2023-06-03, 06:49:14 (172.58.122.142)
Even though Bloom, Berg and Solomon were already trumpeting why he will never be in the richest man again some months ago. It's just electronic record all those billions. My guess is that tweeter lost .......
55: See the Reuters post ... (5.59)
Posted by emailtim on 2022-02-07, 12:30:38 (23.242.178.78)
See the Reuters post, it "may" illuminate things for you but based on your prior posts, probably not. GoFu**Me Tweets/admits they changed their ORIGINAL PLAN and will refund the donations without inte .......
56: Looking for fact-checked solid evidence - not conspiracy theories (5.58)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2020-05-09, 14:41:28 (73.78.200.105)
I'm not closed to the idea that COVID-19 originated from a lab in China. That may prove to be true someday. But from what I've read so far, there's still no solid evidence. I'd like to see details cor .......
57: RE: Nope... (5.43)
Posted by Sibelius on 2022-12-03, 08:52:32 (24.6.59.190)
I'm about out. I don't see any "hate speech" just a ton of "promoted tweets" clogging my feed. Started this week and I guess it's part of his new advertising stream. Ads never used to bother me much I .......
58: Been using Tweetdeck for years. Works well. No ads. But it's been running impaired since Musk took over. (5.39)
Posted by vacuous on 2022-11-06, 09:01:44 (76.138.130.55)
Replies to tweets no longer showing up in Tweetdeck. Expecting more stuff to go south. Moderation likely MIA already. Twitter was my best source for news. A town square for journalists and academics. .......
59: Antonio Brown wants to retire as a Steeler. (5.35)
Posted by ghost of olddude55 on 2022-05-16, 12:03:24 (100.6.129.116)
Rilly! According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Warning: the PG's website is slow and buggy as hell. .......
60: More dissonance (5.32)
Posted by jdaniel@jps.net on 2021-11-21, 13:53:42 (73.116.103.52)
Because Russia and China love rebel do-gooders: Frank Figliuzzi @FrankFigliuzzi1 Divide & conquer: A sample of 32,315 pro-Rittenhouse hashtag tweets, Nov 19-20, showed 29,609 with disabled geolocatio .......
61: RE: I'll see about the Twitter. (5.31)
Posted by Bosh on 2011-10-04, 10:51:46 (174.54.125.166)
Don't sweat the Twitter. You don't have to join to look at my profile/tweets. It's actually been very good to me; even to the point where I was invited by a very well known late-nite show to submit wh .......
62: Instant and ever-present social media is now a player. (5.24)
Posted by free.ranger on 2014-04-29, 16:34:35 (68.42.45.72)
We're all on stage all the time these days. Cellphone cams, tweets, texting, and unlimited posting ops make stuff like this hard to hide for long. And when its out, its big. This kind of thinking may .......
63: I monitor Fox. Their sin is presenting stories without proper perspective. Unless their private tweets are (5.24)
Posted by jdaniel@jps.net on 2022-01-19, 17:40:33 (73.116.103.52)
exposed. : ) For instance, take Ukraine: Individual One empowered Putin by actually stating publicly that he didn't see a problem with an invasion. Secondly, if the current administration pushed Puti .......
64: RE: Do you think companies are in the right for firing folks due to private tweets and off work comments? (5.21)
Posted by bullethead on 2018-07-20, 17:37:47 (71.105.155.166)
It depends on how high up the ladder you get. They bug the important people. For low paid people making asses of themselves well how one conducts themself is a reflection of character. The top guys d .......
65: I find twitter to be quite handy... (5.14)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2022-12-02, 12:52:48 (98.60.225.225)
Lots of communities: Tech, weather, earthquakes, fires (important here!), and of course news sites that sometimes include a bit of politics. I follow lots of people in various industries that I know ( .......
66: Question for Victor! About Navalny... (5.08)
Posted by vacuous on 2022-08-15, 10:25:49 (76.138.130.55)
Linked is a thread by Alexei Navalny. He posts on Twitter from the hellish confines of his Russian prison cell. They've got him in solitary confinement. And he describes the brutal conditions of his i .......
67: RE: Actually, I'm partially to blame here for the lack of clarity. (5.07)
Posted by 6bq5 on 2013-09-18, 14:51:30 (50.200.188.131)
Markw- I agree that the tweets doe not offer any alternative- I agree that there is some responsibility for 'raising' an alarm about a subject/idea - to promote discussion or aim for a solution there .......
68: Musk moving Tesla to Austin because a politician told him to get forked. (5.03)
Posted by free.ranger on 2021-10-10, 07:33:41 (67.164.150.58)
And Newsom sez, what's the deal? I get tweets like that every hour. Probably more to it, but it makes a nice non-covid headline. .......
69: Hey! C'mon, what about RT? (5.03)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2016-10-05, 21:16:09 (73.222.105.47)
Putin's winning the propaganda war - officials have even testified in congress about it - we need even more funding for OUR propaganda - LOL! I love how that brainy RT reporter, Gayane Chichakyan, alw .......
70: RE: 200 Members Of Congress Treated With Ivermectin By Dr. Pierre Kory (4.83)
Posted by tweaker456 on 2021-10-28, 18:13:37 (174.194.207.246)
A bit inaccurate but accurate in spirit. The FLCCC has protocols which include Ivermectin. Here is what Kory said on Twitter. See new Tweets Conversation Pierre Kory, MD MPA @PierreKory Fun fact: Bet .......
71: Trai Essex tweets? (4.81)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-20, 12:26:47 (199.46.188.17)
I see he called out their first play, where he seems to have a point, because there was a lead block Harris could have followed for at least a 5 yard gain. Harris saw open field on the right and got g .......
72: Especially the Hunter Biden laptop claim... (4.80)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2023-07-05, 15:39:12 (73.98.97.120)
"WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Former Twitter executives told a Republican-led U.S. House committee on Wednesday that they made a mistake by blocking tweets about a laptop said to belong to President .......
73: Sad, really. Borderline tragic. (4.79)
Posted by ghost of olddude55 on 2021-07-09, 16:20:14 (108.39.196.215)
Elected as a Republican, but owed the party nothing. The party, on the other hand, is now his wholly-owned subsidiary. He could have ordered them to do anything and they'd have had no choice but to sn .......
74: But those were 'real' tweets... (4.72)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2022-11-05, 15:03:48 (98.60.225.225)
I follow Musk and a number of journalists who cover tech on Twitter and followed those events as the happened. And I think it important to note that Lou Paskalis is a 'real' guy, at least from everyth .......
75: It all began at the top and with the example of NOT wearing a mask and NOT distancing. (4.69)
Posted by tinear on 2020-06-13, 08:44:56 (136.37.101.134)
40% of our population, in other words, has chosen to ignore and laugh at medical experts and instead listens to a guy who rants for hours in speeches and tweets--- a cult leader, by any definition. St .......
76: Do you think companies are in the right for firing folks due to private tweets and off work comments? (4.62)
Posted by toothpaste on 2018-07-20, 17:30:27 (24.209.187.129)
I personally cannot figure out how companies endlessly fire people because so ninny online whines about 'SOMETHING". So some guy posts on his private account a message, which someone else lets loose. .......
77: Musk cut from index (4.61)
Posted by tweaker456 on 2022-05-18, 17:47:38 (174.194.131.226)
(Reuters) -An S&P Dow Jones Indices executive told Reuters on Wednesday it has removed electric carmaker Tesla Inc from the widely followed S&P 500 ESG Index because of issues including claims of rac .......
78: The NYT is not a social media platform (4.51)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2021-01-18, 17:48:56 (77.111.247.109)
Deliberately or not, you and ghost are both mischaracterizing what I've said: I'm complaining about mega corporations which deal in the business of public speech, and which are being used to execute a .......
79: RE: Harbaugh MAY BE out of SF (4.48)
Posted by mkuller on 2014-11-30, 18:31:54 (67.188.166.191)
...I think he and some others will be gone. Too much negative stuff going on in the background for at least the past 3 months - first losing games they should have won, rumors the team is unhappy with .......
80: RE: Used to be able to do that... (4.45)
Posted by LouGiants on 2020-04-22, 15:28:47 (165.225.32.74)
Exactly, all of this can be boiled down to one thing. Keep Trump in office. I have had the same conversations with friends and family that you guys have... and I am life long Republican. But this is .......
81: You'll see a lot of TWEETS like that... (4.44)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2020-04-22, 06:14:27 (76.26.102.219)
as the 'Trumpies' crank up the political pressure to open up the 'blue states' early. In fact, here in Santa Fe, Christus St. Francis Healthcare, our largest hospital, just laid off 300+ people, inclu .......
82: Meanwhile in Seattle....... (4.36)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2016-05-24, 15:39:47 (96.83.99.105)
The city council voted down a proposal to sell a city block to a developer for about $20 million for the purpose of building an indoor sports arena. The five that voted no were all women and tweets af .......
83: Stock Market Now Coupled To Twitter (4.15)
Posted by Dynobot on 2021-01-13, 05:38:29 (72.217.102.158)
Residual effects has persisted as the stock market now remains coupled to Twitter and reacts to Tweets with dramatic results. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A misinterpreted Elon Musk tweet sent an obscure .......
84: FWIW.... (4.14)
Posted by subcoolman on 2005-03-16, 08:24:12 (66.41.141.86)
I don't have any clue what the real factors are, but I have blown speakers, and quite recenly (see the link). Bottom line (I think!) in my circumstance was I left my main preamp selected to the phono .......
85: Ya gotta be kidding me, Rod... (4.07)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2022-01-11, 05:58:07 (76.127.54.176)
Is this what you read? Donald Trump Jr. Tweets, FFS? They knew this in 2020. Mds I know told me things like "we had a guy hit by a bus marked as a COVID death because he also had COVID, but I can't .......
86: RE: A role playing game designer tweets about a map of New Orleans (3.97)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2018-03-24, 03:12:40 (208.54.80.237)
I didn't register on the fact that he designs fictional stuff that needs to create realism, until I got back and read the subject line, so I spent my tine reading and not getting why it was funny. I .......
87: What hypocrisy? They're outdoors, likely triple vaccinated and tested daily. Are the rest of us forced to (3.90)
Posted by jdaniel@jps.net on 2021-11-17, 07:05:06 (73.116.103.52)
wear masks outdoors? Is it recommended for the Vaccinated? Granted they're pretty close together there. Details make all the difference and sadly those details are left out of news articles and twee .......
88: So, Aaron Rodgers and DeShaun Watson showed up at camp after all (3.80)
Posted by Dave_K on 2021-07-27, 12:38:37 (71.232.142.235)
Under different circumstances. Rodgers came to play for the Packers, for at least another year, maybe two. They've been working on a contract mod which is in its final stages. With the team remaining .......
89: You are mistaken (3.77)
Posted by Awe-d-o-file on 2015-05-05, 21:38:32 (74.47.243.42)
All this BS in the media is for a rematch. Period. Whether its Mayweathers tweets, the possible need for surgery (gives the MP fans hope and desire to spend the $$ again) Anyone that really follows b .......
90: s'orright Pengers (3.57)
Posted by Timbo in Oz on 2004-06-16, 18:50:20 (202.147.80.182)
I'm better now. Butt, ah kin rememberficate this, we wuz listening, sorta panel-like, to prototype Model 1C Audiosphere's made here in Canberra ACT, mid 70's? The 1's had some of them Skandinavyen dri .......
91: I think you (and Rick) are misinterpreting the whole thing (3.26)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2021-01-18, 11:43:14 (77.111.247.109)
You're loose with your word usage ("insurgents") and your words don't match the reality of what actually happened. Yes there were a couple of demonstrators who apparently wanted to take hostages and/o .......
92: RE: Before they began to clinch to empire at all cost (3.17)
Posted by RGA on 2023-03-21, 17:04:25 (115.160.152.66)
The problem is he solved NONE of them and never followed through on his promises. Trump said he would get out of the middle east. Biden did it. Trump said Mexico would pay for the wall. Biden got Mexi .......
93: Well, I don't think so (3.11)
Posted by Dave_K on 2021-01-19, 10:57:48 (71.232.142.235)
Those lawmakers did what their constituents wanted. Polls show that the majority of Republicans were in favor of overturning the election results and nearly a majority were in favor of storming the Ca .......
94: "In effect, you cancel all other sources, as amply displayed many times in your posts." (3.09)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2022-07-26, 14:20:41 (188.214.152.229)
LOL! The irony! And BTW, I'll be happy to compare the breadth of my sources against yours any day. Are you still stuck exclusively on CNN International and the NY Times? Kinda pathetic if you ask me, .......
95: OK, I'll play your game . . . (2.94)
Posted by JoshT on 2020-10-12, 21:03:42 (71.232.32.91)
Frankly, I don't care who you vote for. You are correct. That is your business alone, and I made an assumption. The fact is, however, there is no chaos. You asked what a drop box is and what looks lik .......
96: RE: The Federal Reserve wasn't clueless about problems at Silicon Valley Bank. (2.93)
Posted by 6bq5 on 2023-03-19, 13:19:44 (52.119.121.37)
SVB was set p to fail. Managed poorly, and was greedy- SVB ran a closed shop in the SF Bay area - You pitch an idea for a company (high-tech, BioTech, FinTech...) and the VCs give you some money - but .......
97: Judging from Navalny's twitter account, he's firmly opposed to Russian military in Ukraine. (2.76)
Posted by vacuous on 2022-02-26, 22:38:46 (71.238.74.246)
Gives me an excuse to read his Twitter [thanks!... was getting bored.]. First couple dozen of his posts: 1. Retweet. Ukrainian woman detained in Moscow for a trifle. Meanwhile Putin extravagantly wast .......
98: 6,000 miles.......... (2.14)
Posted by rcrump on 2003-10-19, 13:05:27 (24.167.92.81)
Jut got back this morning after travelling a bit through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Colorado.......Heard Misty River and Jen Chapin and found a .......
Found 22 records in Inmate Systems.
1: Mr_Steady's As it Stands (2.83)
Posted by Mr_Steady on 2014-09-09, 19:24:19 (184.6.240.35)
Mr_Steady 's As it Stands System
IP Address: 184.6.240.35
Last Update: September 09, 2014 at 19:24:19
Amplifier: Various SET amps, usually Bottlehead 2A3 amps on bass bins and mids, with .......
2: Jwg - Home Reference (2.83)
Posted by Jwg on 1999-11-27, 21:23:00 (171.210.180.69)
Moniker: Jwg System Name: Home Reference System Rev Date: 1999/11/27/21:23 System Rev IP: 171.210.180.69 Amp: Wright Sound Co WPA 3.5 McIntosh MC-162 Preamp: Wright Sound Co WPL10V McIntosh C-15 Spe .......
3: AudioGuruMike - Evil Betty (2.53)
Posted by AudioGuruMike on 2003-10-24, 23:49:27 (67.5.249.161)
Moniker: AudioGuruMike System Name: Evil Betty Amp: McIntosh MA6500 Preamp: None Speakers: ProAc Super Towers w/ upgraded Vifa tweets CDP: Denon DCD3250 w/ Inner Sound upgrades. Table: DD Technics SL1 .......
4: vanguardtm - Honey (2.28)
Posted by vanguardtm on 2010-02-07, 09:36:27 (24.191.201.179)
Moniker: vanguardtm System Name: Honey Amp: AVA Fet-Valve Ultra + 350 Preamp: Cary Cinema 6 Speakers: HomeBrew, 3-way sealed big-box. Peerless Mids (832873 nomex 5.25") & woofs (850146 sandwi .......
5: driver8 - getting there (2.24)
Posted by driver8 on 2002-12-11, 11:16:29 (132.208.134.14)
Moniker: driver8 System Name: getting there Amp: Modified ASL Tulip 2A3 based SET on top Gainclone crossed at 180Hz Preamp: DIY Pete Millett low-mu preamp Warpspeed optocoupler besed attenuator DIY st .......
6: Tunz2 - Mike`s quest (2.19)
Posted by Tunz2 on 2005-04-07, 23:15:32 (96.228.135.223)
Moniker: Tunz2 System Name: Mike`s quest Amp: Wyred for Sound 4 channel ice amp 2X125 2X250 Preamp: PS Audio PCA 2 with HCPS external power supply Speakers: VMPS rm40s with Auricap upgrade CDP: E-soun .......
7: MWE - Main (2.18)
Posted by MWE on 2008-10-20, 16:47:11 (71.49.58.28)
Moniker: MWE System Name: Main Amp: Bryston 4B-SST for bass panel on Maggies Parasound A21 for mid/tweets Preamp: Conrad-Johnson PF-R, or Rogue Perseus Speakers: "Gunn'ed" (Magnestand mod) M .......
8: shutterbob's Studio (2.16)
Posted by shutterbob on 2008-08-23, 19:56:04 (64.251.147.245)
shutterbob 's Studio System
IP Address: 64.251.147.245
Last Update: August 23, 2008 at 19:56:04
Amplifier: Moscode 300, Halfer XL-280 (subs)
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): NAD-1 .......
9: Jerryofsa - Jerry's Little System (2.15)
Posted by Jerryofsa on 2002-05-09, 15:53:44 (152.163.201.56)
Moniker: Jerryofsa System Name: Jerry's Little System System Rev Date: 2002/05/17/23:03 System Rev IP: 152.163.201.56 Amp: Sony TA-AV670G integrated amp 2 cryton audio mono blocks 2 toshiba 100/pc pow .......
10: joeljoel1947 - Classic Tubes and solid state system *pic* (2.11)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-08, 18:19:41 (76.234.145.91)
Moniker: joeljoel1947 System Name: Classic Tubes and solid state system *pic* Amp: Quicksilver Mini-Mite Monoblock Tube amps for tube version of this system. Classic Threshold 400a Nelson Pass for the .......
11: davekalthoff - 2 channel Stereo (1.91)
Posted by davekalthoff on 2012-10-18, 20:39:03 (72.130.85.171)
Moniker: davekalthoff System Name: 2 channel Stereo Amp: Modded Ampzilla IIa 100 watts jfet class A(bass bins) Wright 3.5 monos 3.5 watts SET (mids and tweeters) Preamp: SST Ambrosia Speakers: Klipsch .......
12: MikeP - Main (1.91)
Posted by MikeP on 2000-06-03, 09:39:00 (206.31.97.64)
Moniker: MikeP System Name: Main System Rev Date: 2000/06/03/09:39 System Rev IP: 206.31.97.64 Amp: Marantz 8B reissue, 35 wpc driving mains full range Odyssey Stratos, 150 wpc, driving subs from 50 h .......
13: Thatch_Ear - None (1.90)
Posted by Thatch_Ear on 2001-08-07, 09:54:55 (209.245.233.97)
Moniker: Thatch_Ear System Name: None System Rev Date: 2001/09/10/09:59 System Rev IP: 209.245.233.97 Amp: Fisher 400 reciever w/new caps,diodes etc under the hood Preamp: none Speakers: Shahinian Obe .......
14: D.C.E. - Dan's (1.83)
Posted by D.C.E. on 2001-06-26, 01:44:00 (12.168.233.58)
Moniker: D.C.E. System Name: Dan's System Rev Date: 2004/07/31/22:57 System Rev IP: 12.168.233.58 Amp: Adcom GFA 555 (modded) Preamp: Quicksilver Full-Function Preamp (modded)Marchand Electronic cross .......
15: madisonears - main system (1.81)
Posted by madisonears on 2006-09-06, 13:06:09 (47.34.49.105)
Moniker: madisonears System Name: main system Amp: DIY Mauro Penasa design "MyRef" Rev FE monoblocks with integral passive line level xovers for mids and highs. I have yet to hear a better a .......
16: Unpretentious - Econo-Surprise (1.70)
Posted by Unpretentious on 2005-12-25, 09:49:35 (67.150.144.144)
Moniker: Unpretentious System Name: Econo-Surprise System Rev Date: 2007/05/06/11:06 System Rev IP: 67.150.144.144 Amp: Two (2) Audionics CC-2( 70 wpc) + 2 Kenwood L-07M (150wpc); tri-amped using Marc .......
17: WhalePirot's HD audio (1.61)
Posted by WhalePirot on 2013-09-08, 18:39:52 (208.127.24.83)
WhalePirot 's HD audio System
IP Address: 208.127.24.83
Last Update: September 08, 2013 at 18:39:52
Amplifier: Mark Levinson 23.5
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): cello palette
.......
18: kenhaig@sbcglobal.net's McIntosh (1.46)
Posted by kenhaig@sbcglobal.net on 2004-09-28, 15:51:16 (67.38.0.52)
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Audio Asylum Inmate kenhaig@sbcglobal.net's McIntosh System
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19: sat7 - Zorba (1.46)
Posted by sat7 on 2011-11-13, 18:19:29 (108.85.29.189)
Moniker: sat7 System Name: Zorba Amp: Quad Mono block. Pair of Parasound HCA series I in mono block for bass. Pair of Primaluna Dialogue 7 Mids & Tweets Preamp: Sonic Frontier's SFL1 Hybrid. Telef .......
20: Jeff - Downstairs (1.30)
Posted by Jeff on 2001-06-19, 00:21:00 (108.171.131.172)
Moniker: Jeff System Name: Downstairs Amp: Cinepro 600X, 300w per 8 ohm load down to a 2 ohm load minimum (1200w max/ch). Carver AV-64 (2 units), 60w/8 ohm or 100w/4 ohm per channel (4ch ea) Preamp: C .......
21: circlekinak's Main stereo system (1.23)
Posted by circlekinak on 2004-06-27, 00:44:20 (206.223.219.4)
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Audio Asylum Inmate circlekinak's Main stereo system System
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22: markrohr - Main (1.14)
Posted by markrohr on 2002-09-30, 08:56:58 (66.30.248.240)
Moniker: markrohr System Name: Main System Rev Date: 2006/10/16/10:19 System Rev IP: 66.30.248.240 Amp: Adcom GFA-5300, pooged. Home-built all-discrete SS headphone amp with overkill power supply. AMC .......
Found 12 records in Music Lane.
1: One aspect of the current TSO thing I haven't seen mentioned is ticket sales. (12.13)
Posted by Rick W on 2015-04-10, 11:39:27 (108.35.176.9)
I have no idea how - or if - the pianist's tweets affected ticket sales. Wonder if many people asked for refunds after her tweets. .......
2: LOL :-) I would never have known about her tweets either if I hadn't seen the posts here. nt (12.13)
Posted by Rick W on 2015-04-10, 15:53:04 (108.35.176.9)
nt .......
3: RE: I'd Put "Popular" in Quotes........... (8.16)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2015-05-02, 04:47:36 (70.190.191.49)
I post on Twitter.... But try to stay clear of the rabble.... (Most of my "tweets" happen to be sports related.) .......
4: I agree. (7.65)
Posted by Rick W on 2015-04-07, 15:16:40 (108.35.176.9)
I'm all for free speech and don't want my *government* curtailing it. But this is about a private organization making what's probably a combination of a biz decision and moral stand. I presume if Toro .......
5: Re: Horn band supreme..... "The Tower of Power" (7.04)
Posted by Bill Galbraith on 2002-08-23, 21:21:24 (216.107.60.234)
Monster on a Leash. If this doesn't rock your world and give your woofs and tweets a workout you"ll needs some vita vita vegimen ! At the JVC Saratoga Jazz Fest my wife was danc'in the aisles ! ::: T .......
6: No tweets on their twitter account since Jan 1 'Happy New Year' tweet... (6.83)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2013-03-11, 11:09:26 (69.228.82.137)
That's no way to run what 'could' otherwise be a profitable site. Key word, could... With paid links to sales plus ads, they could do pretty well. Nice looking web site but could do with a bit larger .......
7: Yeah - I saw that - Sunier is just repeating the TSO press release (6.80)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2015-04-18, 00:54:38 (76.126.5.126)
According to Lisitsa, the TSO had lawyers combing over her tweets since December to see if any of them could be considered "hate speech" - they gave up. So Sunier had to resort to the phrase "borderin .......
8: Uh-oh. (6.00)
Posted by rbolaw on 2015-04-06, 16:18:34 (74.105.57.126)
Looks like the pro-Russian separatist babe pianist has taken to calling the Ukranian government "neo-Nazis" on Twitter, and as a result is being paid not to play with the Toronto Symphony. ::: TOPIC:: .......
9: Nice Move (5.93)
Posted by Newey on 2015-10-28, 21:45:20 (104.58.212.61)
Crude, tasteless, profanity. So original. Nobody IN THE WORLD does that sort of thing these days, right? Have you considered coaching or even providing gangster rappers with lyrics? I'm sure they've n .......
10: But then there's this from the CBC (5.20)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2015-04-07, 17:20:32 (76.126.5.126)
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra's decision to cancel performances by a Ukrainian-born pianist over what it calls her "deeply offensive language" is part of a troubling phenomenon that could lead artist .......
11: I used to have Maggies...but now... (3.86)
Posted by Harmonia on 2006-11-04, 23:53:14 (207.67.53.106)
I have Alon Vs MkIIs in the main system and Nola Minis in the second one. I love many things about Maggies, which I owned for years, but I didn't always like what they did with large scale orchestral .......
12: My take on financing the arts (3.51)
Posted by Bill Way on 2013-08-27, 17:14:48 (108.46.65.187)
While not a new story, it has reached a level of crisis we have not seen before. John may be right claiming that money from the Ford Foundation et al. made many cities pregnant with newly-professional .......
Found 2 records in Classical Court.
1: RE: You need to get our more, read different viewpoints. nt (10.68)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2021-08-30, 00:41:41 (68.104.247.26)
Out of curiosity, I did a search for 'classical music "white guys"' on Twitter (link)..... With the millions upon millions of tweets on that platform (with a good portion of them discussing race), thi .......
2: There was a similar incident which forced the Toronto SO to withdraw. . . (10.68)
Posted by Chris from Lafayette on 2022-02-25, 01:04:26 (77.111.247.50)
. . . Valentina Lisitsa's appearance with them, due to demonstrations and complaints from the Ukrainian Nazi community over some of her sarcastic tweets about the junta government in Ukraine which the .......
Found 1 records in Rocky Road.
1: Re: Lateral Mosfets Through Celestion Vintage 30s (5.13)
Posted by FRG7SWL on 2005-06-30, 08:46:16 (207.200.116.6)
markie 58, if ya wanta system that'll rock-n-shock effortlessly, & you've got that D.I.Y. gene, find a pair of 12" cabs-n-load them pups with Celestion Vintage 30s. Especially if ya get them from Mesa .......
Found 4 records in OTL Asylum.
1: RE: The speaker's the thing... (6.82)
Posted by throwback on 2015-01-13, 06:37:12 (75.71.37.161)
If the impedance of your speakers is too low for an OTL, it may be possible to change the impedance as I did. My speakers (GR Research LS-9's in kit form)are made of a string of 12 6.5" base/mid cone .......
2: Re: Apples and oranges (6.82)
Posted by djn on 2005-01-13, 12:49:55 (68.41.195.0)
Thanks Lew. I have A7 bottoms with 515G which are driven by a Crown 150A, for the mids I have Altec 1505B horns driven by 24ohm 288C drivers and is what I need a new amp for. For tweets I have Beyma C .......
3: RE: The speaker's the thing... (4.91)
Posted by throwback on 2015-01-13, 12:34:07 (75.71.37.161)
Yes to all of the above. I do not know why the manufacturer designed the speakers as he did. He uses them primarily with conventional tube amps (Dodd's)with transformers. But also, they would work jus .......
4: Re: Summer fun (4.66)
Posted by LineArrayNut on 2004-03-31, 08:58:35 (0)
I use the Sylvania WGTA brown base (opposed 3 hole/staple shiny black opposed "T" plate) with support rod 'chrome-dome' as input in my P(P)SET ASL amps on the tweeter lines to sparkle up the high end .......
Found 14 records in Pro Audio Asylum.
1: Re: DIY "Scratch DJ" Monitors (7.64)
Posted by johne on 2002-09-09, 10:37:56 (130.199.3.3)
Subsonics may kill the woofers. Can also cause clipping in low level circuitry, clipping even though output is not near rails. Bye bye silk domes. Try some Selenium 8 inchers, sealed boxes. For tweets .......
2: Re: KLH UPGRADES?? (7.64)
Posted by exptodd on 2000-11-29, 08:46:25 (63.25.250.216)
I already have Vifa tweets , so that will work out great....thanks! sorry about caps lock .......
3: Anyone here tried A.D.A.M. monitors? (5.88)
Posted by akto@yahoo.com on 2003-12-02, 18:42:08 (192.169.41.33)
Hi guys, has anyone here used these AMT tweets A.D.A.M.? Are they worth the money? Most mags seems to rave about them. But some pple says the highs are too etched, for whats its worth. cheers ::: TOPI .......
4: some answers for you........... (5.28)
Posted by Norman Bates on 2002-10-28, 20:47:04 (205.175.225.5)
I love the horns, I use the cd horn re-eq from the active crossover for much flatter highs out closer to 20k. I like the cd horns because the tweeter level is just as flat far field (back of room) as .......
5: Source for B&C (5.27)
Posted by Wijit on 2003-05-03, 06:32:45 (68.40.179.116)
Do you know of a retail source for B&C or do I have to contact their N.A. Headquarters? A web search comes up empty for ordering. One other question: Becuase the tweets are piezos a crossover network .......
6: Re: For those who want to see Accuracy.(Blowing my horn some) (5.20)
Posted by RBP on 2001-03-24, 22:26:42 (209.128.168.32)
No mods! Even the original (garbage quality) terminals are on the back! 22 X 17 X 8.5 Ft. Each NS1000 is on the long wall on a concrete Collum that is 38" tall. Angled in at 22 degrees, on their sides .......
7: Re: Blame conglomerization. (5.13)
Posted by tesla on 2004-07-01, 18:46:26 (68.101.170.254)
I have to agree with your points, Bill, and your points are exactly what I was trying to get at. My father still has a homebuilt ported speaker with a JBL woofer in it, (No mid or tweets) (he has litt .......
8: Re: Funny how inexpensive gear gets a bad rap. (4.81)
Posted by Datubie on 2004-04-12, 05:12:35 (203.116.61.131)
Bass = Onken W (250Hz & below) Mid low = Vitavox 220Hz multicell horns (250-1k) Mid high - Altec 311-60 (1k to 6k) Tweets = JBL 2405 (6k & up) Yeah I know a 4 way stereo unit is hard to find, might l .......
9: Why on earth not ? Audiophile equipment is sleepy to me... (4.42)
Posted by Norman Bates on 2002-10-14, 09:59:40 (205.175.225.5)
I like it dynamic, large impact, think of an excellent sounding dance club. Many high efficiency speakers mean low distortion for effortless sound at just about any level. I run 2 ev hp940s with ev dh .......
10: Re: Why on earth not ? Audiophile equipment is sleepy to me... (3.68)
Posted by x on 2002-10-18, 16:14:22 (209.5.116.133)
"I like it dynamic, large impact, think of an excellent sounding dance club. Many high efficiency speakers mean low distortion for effortless sound at just about any level. I run 2 ev hp940s with ev d .......
11: Re: DIY "Scratch DJ" Monitors (3.35)
Posted by johne on 2002-09-09, 10:29:55 (130.199.3.3)
It's murder on hi fi bass reflex, subsonics ignore Xmax. The subsonics also wreak havok on a lot of the low level electronics, and can force clipping in a low level stage , even though output rails ar .......
12: 300 watt RMS speakers with 600 watt amp? (2.98)
Posted by xteraco@gmail.com on 2010-12-20, 10:15:53 (71.84.126.28)
Its a long story. I bought 2x Gemini GSM3250 cabs (dual 15" subs, 4 tweets, and a horn. rated for 300 watts rms 1200 watts peak). You can get em new for 150ish so they are dirt cheap. One arrived in .......
13: Re: Very interesting post Sir. Thank you (2.55)
Posted by b.l.zeebub on 2006-05-21, 15:40:09 (82.36.88.144)
To reiterate: Ideally you want all vc's in the same vertical plane!!! If this is not possible it is better to have the higher range vc's further away from the listener then the lower range coils as op .......
14: Re: A bit too general for me (1.93)
Posted by PS on 2004-07-13, 08:45:31 (207.216.246.51)
Barry: I guess hidden somewhere in my ramblings was this: Since partial digital active systems (with analog amp) or "total digital systems" (with digital amps) are far and few between, and often found .......
Found 16 records in Propeller Head Plaza.
1: As a Long-Time Owner of Such Speakers...... (9.68)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2006-11-11, 09:13:08 (75.214.111.172)
The Von Schweikert VR-4.5 Mod 5s.... I cannot say definitely one way or the other. These speakers were voiced to sound best with the rear-firing tweets set to full volume. But then again, if I had the .......
2: finally, child proof mid/tweets (9.68)
Posted by Craiger56 on 2008-03-27, 09:13:42 (76.102.19.191)
Would that be considered a horn loaded omnidirectional? Cheers .......
3: Re: Roger Russels New Speakers (6.80)
Posted by jneutron on 2006-10-25, 14:00:33 (130.199.3.130)
Me too!!!.. I also have 200 tweets, and will be usin em.. Alas, woikin on the bedroom at the moment. Then, I can make the workshop in the basement..and then the fun. Cheers, John .......
4: OOOOHHHHH...those pipe dreams... (6.37)
Posted by jneutron on 2004-01-22, 10:30:40 (130.199.3.22)
Darnn...was hopin to use the drivers for sumptin udder dan music.. Gonna make a set of panels...12 high by 5 wide for the 4 inchers, with 24 tweets in a row, snuggled in between the lines of 4's...96 .......
5: OOOOHHHHH...those pipe dreams... (5.54)
Posted by jneutron on 2004-01-22, 10:30:40 (130.199.3.22)
Darnn...was hopin to use the drivers for sumptin udder dan music.. Gonna make a set of panels...12 high by 5 wide for the 4 inchers, with 24 tweets in a row, snuggled in between the lines of 4's...96 .......
6: TubeGuy, you want to check with fellow Inmate... (5.54)
Posted by rlw on 2007-07-30, 05:29:17 (72.66.74.240)
Dave Pogue. He has a pair of Gallo Reference 3s that he is driving with tubes and solid state. The tube amps are powering the mids and tweets and 1st voice coil on the woofs while the Gallo SubAmp (so .......
7: RE: Oh yeah, what ever happened to the line array? (5.11)
Posted by jneutron on 2007-05-23, 06:44:47 (130.199.3.130)
aj: "" Chip amps eh? Large power supplies to avoid multiple cords like me?"" Actually, I wasn't worried about the cords too much, I know how to keep em "honest". I'd been tossed as to how to array t .......
8: Ya killin me steve.. (5.10)
Posted by jneutron on 2004-01-21, 12:54:54 (130.199.3.22)
I didn't realize that it looked like two mirror balls...I forgot the mirror....THANK GOD I didn't have the 12 inch diameter 8 foot long sonotube standing there behind the ball...:-) I thought for sure .......
9: Ya killin me steve.. (4.71)
Posted by jneutron on 2004-01-21, 12:54:54 (130.199.3.22)
I didn't realize that it looked like two mirror balls...I forgot the mirror....THANK GOD I didn't have the 12 inch diameter 8 foot long sonotube standing there behind the ball...:-) I thought for sure .......
10: Re: You've all heard of Eleanor Rigby? (4.71)
Posted by Steve Eddy on 2004-01-21, 13:26:16 (205.162.100.130)
I didn't realize that it looked like two mirror balls...I forgot the mirror.... Ah! A mirror! I didn't notice. You mean Johnny Neutron is really... Johnny Neutered!?!?! BWAAAAHAHAHAHA! :) THANK GOD .......
11: Re: You've all heard of Eleanor Rigby? (4.60)
Posted by Steve Eddy on 2004-01-21, 13:26:16 (205.162.100.130)
I didn't realize that it looked like two mirror balls...I forgot the mirror.... Ah! A mirror! I didn't notice. You mean Johnny Neutron is really... Johnny Neutered!?!?! BWAAAAHAHAHAHA! :) THANK GOD .......
12: Re: Maybe This Is Why.... (4.60)
Posted by jneutron on 2006-08-11, 11:51:49 (130.199.3.130)
tg: "" Hopefully you'll at least see some Subjectivists try to find a scientific reason for the differences they hear. We are not all just a anything goes, if you say it--I believe it group. I still .......
13: Re: Roger Russels New Speakers (3.92)
Posted by jneutron on 2006-10-26, 06:58:42 (130.199.3.130)
Design: 12 independent cabinets of 10 4 inch drivers (off the shelf). Each cab will be wired to allow massive parallel (6 cabs per side), or independent drive (24 50 watt channels, each fed by a dsp b .......
14: Re: I bi-wire my speakers..... And the name's "BassNut", not "Bassheart" (3.64)
Posted by jneutron on 2007-03-09, 10:09:01 (130.199.3.130)
RBG: "" How can I possibly trust any of your math if you can't even get my name right? No, your name is bassheart..period..sheesh, didn't you get the memo? Math? What's that? Z'at sumptin to pick up .......
15: Re: center image height (3.58)
Posted by Presto on 2010-09-28, 09:24:49 (207.216.246.51)
I like a center image above the speaker tweeter centerline as well. A little above the speakers is okay - you get the "singer is on a stage" effect. It does not seem natural to look directly ahead bec .......
16: My my (3.21)
Posted by AJinFLA on 2006-10-26, 18:05:21 (24.164.44.8)
JN - Design: 12 independent cabinets of 10 4 inch drivers (off the shelf). Each cab will be wired to allow massive parallel (6 cabs per side), or independent drive (24 50 watt channels, each fed by a .......
Found 6 records in Radio Road.
1: Re: sorry about phoenix (4.45)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2005-07-15, 23:46:29 (68.106.55.39)
Working in Long Beach... Am in Arizona now, for the wkend... Playing the T-12 right now... It's a keeper. Amp in the SET system is actually the push-pull Don Allen 6W6... I am planning on building a p .......
2: Re: Truetone replacement speaker help, please (4.45)
Posted by Ron Oehlert on 2006-04-30, 10:07:27 (68.103.12.221)
The capacitor blocks low frequencies from the mid & tweeter instead of highs from the woofer, and probably the woofer is not series-connected (or there would be no Bass from it). You will never find s .......
3: Accuphase Score...reco's (3.81)
Posted by DrD on 2009-07-30, 06:20:58 (72.38.161.196)
I found a mint Accuphase T101 for a relative pittance. Yesterday was day 1 and it exceeds completely whatever I thought the airwaves were capable of. In fact, -and other Accu owners may agree, you com .......
4: RE: what YOU need to know and we might find useful ...... (3.68)
Posted by DrD on 2008-05-30, 04:31:10 (68.101.132.235)
thanks Tim, Yes, love of valves, good music, and also Tim, Coral drivers. Those seem to be piling up in the cupboard. Latest, 1960s "Pioneer" clearly, Coral, identical cone to the Flat 5, but big azz .......
5: REVIEW: Carver TX-11 Tuner (3.48)
Posted by FRG7SWL on 2009-01-05, 09:47:51 (75.48.30.25)
Model: TX-11 Category: Tuner Suggested Retail Price: $150 used Description: Vintage Broadcast Monitor-Quality Digital DX Tuner Manufacturer URL: Carver Review by FRG7SWL on January 05, .......
6: REVIEW: Proton AT-670 Tuner (1.65)
Posted by FRG7SWL on 2013-02-05, 12:17:44 (75.48.8.207)
Model: AT-670 Category: Tuner Suggested Retail Price: $150 used Description: 90s-era F.M. tuner combining superb sound with dx-ability Manufacturer URL: Proton Review by FRG7SWL on Feb .......
Found 2 records in Shady Lane.
1: Re: Miscellaneous added as an afterthought to first post. (5.19)
Posted by Phil Jeffery on 2005-03-18, 20:58:05 (211.30.46.47)
Hi Iain, His Ebay moniker is stickychicken; he also likes to win an ebay auction then attempt to swap gear in lieu of payment. Nothing wrong with that of course, but he does it like payment of money i .......
2: Replacing your tweters... (5.19)
Posted by Djhymn on 2010-06-18, 20:56:51 (67.182.151.184)
Could be a Lot less expensive, if you went with something other than the Dynaudio tweeters. Might take a bit of fiddling with the capacitor on the tweeter, but you might get equal (or possibly even be .......
Found 200 records in Speaker Asylum.
1: Replacing drivers, adding tweets (8.97)
Posted by Laup on 2005-08-07, 10:28:11 (72.24.29.34)
I have a an old pair of Rauna Njords that I picked up off my friend. He got them used a while back. Nevertheless, one of the drivers is missing and the there have been mismatched tweets put on these b .......
2: Re: Best value low-resonance tweeters: Dynaudio, Morel, Scanspeak? (8.97)
Posted by Walden on 2000-09-25, 06:13:21 (207.111.99.38)
Thanks for your excellent post on the Morel tweets. A while back one of the tweets in my Concertos went bad. I had a pair of MDT-30s around here and put them in the speakers. They did look to be a rea .......
3: ribbon tweets (8.27)
Posted by roncla on 2002-10-12, 17:01:36 (209.240.198.63)
First off is there any real advantabe to the ribbon tweets?I am running 2, 1 inch soft dome tweets on the folded voigt pipe with a pioneer b20 full range but i hear the ribbon gives better response an .......
4: who makes the mids and tweets in the pipe dreams speakers? (8.07)
Posted by zuki on 2002-10-19, 07:54:34 (64.12.96.10)
these are tall columns with 3 or 4" mids (carbon fiber?) and lots of tweets .......
5: Re: ribbon tweets (8.04)
Posted by roncla on 2002-10-12, 19:56:24 (209.240.198.63)
Thanks will try to find a cap to kick in at bout 8 khz.BTW i am running bi wire, bi amp to seperate the pioneer and the tweets now. .......
6: I'm updating the drivers (7.89)
Posted by mattcecil1@yahoo.com on 2006-08-16, 11:29:50 (69.216.250.190)
I'm the 2nd owner, and the 1st guy put these through their paces for 10 years. Since owning these for 3 years, i've replaced both woofers and mids 'cause they were blown. the tweets are fine, but anot .......
7: well.. theres also bad drivers (7.88)
Posted by stuck.wilson on 2007-08-17, 04:46:08 (141.156.218.71)
a few, anyhow-- especially tweets with nasty rising responses! aiii! but i'm just bein' contrary.. i'm still a big fan of paper and silk tweets... even if i do use horns.. oh damn efficiency.. if th .......
8: Don't run mids and tweets 1 for 1 (7.42)
Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice on 2003-11-21, 05:53:47 (152.163.242.188)
Check out the AES article mentioned further up. To get the same radiation pattern you'll need far fewer tweets than mids in your box, as the near field/far field transition is array height/frequency d .......
9: Re: Maggie owners -- how are yours placed? (7.40)
Posted by Mike K on 1999-12-14, 07:19:35 (130.253.4.1)
Mike are 50" from side walls, 80" off of back wall (cardas method) and distance between is whatever this method yields. Towed in *very* slightly, tweets to outside (these are 3.5s). I am not real happ .......
10: How to Determine Appropriate Driver Replacements (7.35)
Posted by 4yanx on 2007-02-01, 14:40:31 (24.4.255.236)
I have a set of older ESS speakers (not Heils) that are composed of four satellites with 2 1/4" tweets and a 6" midrange, each with their own crossover network. These four, and a 12" bass reflex speak .......
11: very true! (7.25)
Posted by centaurus3200 on 2007-05-14, 11:46:51 (68.183.8.55)
i run them with the mid/tweets on the inside as well. i have a tight listening space. the left speaker is close to the wall, so putting the mids/tweets on the inside helps move them a bit further from .......
12: I tilt the main horns back (up) (7.17)
Posted by Triodeuser on 2007-01-17, 18:11:32 (66.169.6.50)
Not sure whether it's better for yours = But I've been toeing in the mids and tweets for a long long time Ever since I had the B&W 801 Series III's - and that's gott be some years now The 801's head w .......
13: DQ-10 help needed (7.03)
Posted by prag on 2002-10-16, 09:20:21 (216.221.81.98)
I want to replace the tweets in my DQ-10's with the Scanspeak D2010 tweeter. I am currently using a pair of cheap Audax tweets that replaced the stock Philips tweeter. I'd like to know how best to rem .......
14: Re: Replacing drivers, adding tweets (7.02)
Posted by Laup on 2005-08-09, 20:37:20 (68.67.35.74)
D I think you have given me some great ideas. I will see if I can find the shematic for these. Here is a link so that everyone can see what I'm working on. . . http://www.rauna.com/slides/rauna_brosch .......
15: My experience. (6.91)
Posted by lutesk on 2005-01-12, 05:05:16 (69.243.173.152)
I had some Tannoy S6's, and bought the ST-50 Tannoy Tweets. At first I noticed hardly any difference, had to stick my ears up next to them to be sure they were working. After about 1/2 hour, I was ent .......
16: Re: Crossover question (6.89)
Posted by PeterS on 2001-01-22, 13:07:24 (209.222.121.170)
As far as your tweeter question goes, since the other tweets are from the same basic family, they would (probably) work fine. One thing to check is the specs for each tweeter and compare them, esp. th .......
17: Re: Searching for a GREAT two way! (6.87)
Posted by Godzilla. on 2004-12-30, 19:01:08 (24.46.111.20)
Thanks GregB. >>>Going over to the dark side Godzilla? a TWO way?? haaha... LOL! I've always liked morel tweeters. I also always liked those beautiful 3 way ADS speakers using dome mids. EPI, Genesis .......
18: Tweeter questions-Ribbon vs Soft domes (6.71)
Posted by AdamC on 2002-04-27, 17:50:29 (204.60.223.26)
Are there any advantages between the two types of tweets? Many of the top rated speakers use soft dome scanspeak,vifa, etc or metal-focal. I enjoy the sound of my GR P1s (focal) , but have seen many n .......
19: for what it's worth (6.57)
Posted by Scott L on 2002-02-14, 20:56:47 (64.156.146.154)
For what it's worth, I spoke with Elliot at Zalytron last week (while ordering some Hiquphon tweets) and he said that he was having Joe Diappolito design/modify some of their pre-existing kits to take .......
20: Transtatics in good shape are awesome. (6.55)
Posted by Roland N on 2003-11-10, 21:09:30 (66.217.200.159)
Still have them: Excellent deep bass, ES tweets are excellent if working. Only problems is slight lack of coherency between cone MR and ES tweets...solution replaced Kef MR with "faster" Focal kevlar .......
21: Re: Polk SDA 1C trade for Maggie 2C? (6.52)
Posted by Chrisssssssss on 2006-04-04, 00:42:57 (216.113.201.74)
My polks are being driven by a Sony STR-GX99ES receiver fairly decently with a Sony CDP-X555ES Single disk CD Player providing the source. I like my Polks alot and didn't want to trade them anyways. T .......
22: Re: caressing the dome (6.52)
Posted by PeterS on 2002-12-04, 03:04:18 (24.52.130.66)
The short answer is; if it still plays and retains its shape...its OK. The long answer is: depends... some textile dome tweets can take some touching w/o damage. Others use very sticky coatings and wi .......
23: remember them (6.51)
Posted by docw on 2006-11-19, 10:03:59 (162.119.232.102)
Pioneer were brighter I think, EPI sort of more East Coast mixed with West. Rectilinear was a great speaker then, esp. the heavy ones (III). I see those go by but the best and most effective bookshelf .......
24: L88s were my very first speakers. (6.45)
Posted by Harmonia on 2006-07-07, 19:19:22 (207.67.53.106)
Lotta bass, very dynamic and very easy to drive, they were a lot of fun. I got them when I was 16 (let's just say in the late 60's) when what I really wanted was the p[air of AR2a.s right next to them .......
25: anyone ever heard of onkyo s-55 15 inch 3 way speakers? (6.45)
Posted by marantzman88@yahoo.com on 2004-03-10, 20:42:54 (64.136.27.225)
has anyone ever heard of onkyo s-55 15 inch 3 way speakers?? i had a pair , but the tweets and nids were not original. if anyone has some i would pay $100 for the pair, they wrer pretty good speakers .......
26: I'm running LX-5 tweets on SuperZeros...help w/ crossover (6.45)
Posted by Den on 2001-05-24, 02:26:57 (205.188.199.13)
I got the separate dipole tweets on closeout too. Ditched the metal screens and stuck em atop my NHT SuperZeros with some generic blu-tak Connected them to the NHT's binding posts with 6" of zipcord a .......
27: hehehe.. I know I AM crazy... (6.41)
Posted by kuma on 2002-04-05, 21:31:49 (12.247.145.72)
it'll be hard for me to get a hold of a pair for a home audition since Circuit City does not carry the SLi lines. I was so impressed with those 'ring' tweets, thought just *maybe* these could be a rar .......
28: Re: Help with slight buzz on TC-60 (6.36)
Posted by Bill Way on 2001-09-28, 08:35:35 (206.154.117.100)
I've seen that on TC-50s. Because the tweets come in 2 parts, the voice-coil/dome and the magnet, the slightest mishandling of the fragile voice coil will cause it to buzz, sometimes loudly, in the na .......
29: Re: Reimer Teton GS vs Legacy Focus 20/20 (6.28)
Posted by AdamC on 2005-08-08, 06:50:26 (65.114.186.10)
I can't help with the Tetons, but I owned the standmount Reimer McColloughs (new version) for a few years and was very happy with them. The drivers were HIVI kevlar and ribbon tweets. Very nice sounds .......
30: Re: Hales System Two Signature (6.20)
Posted by DAVEYF on 2003-04-03, 09:25:55 (204.210.7.105)
Thomas, I can not think of a truly superior cabinet to the Sig's. This is one of their big strengths IMHO. The Accuton drivers that I have heard are superb, and as I posted before, I suspect that one .......
31: Pitfalls of Open Baffle Speakers?? (6.04)
Posted by LoudandClear on 2004-12-14, 08:21:02 (207.230.226.92)
I am considering building or buying an open baffle speaker. I have ready many good things about the Linkwitz Orion and the Oschler Basszilla and various other DIY projects. I would probably have the w .......
32: Peerless MT-225 Replacement (5.93)
Posted by 4yanx on 2007-02-02, 00:05:48 (24.4.255.236)
I have four mid-70's ESS Satellite speakers which sport 2 1/4" cone tweeters. I have identified them as Peerless MT-225 tweets - response of 7kHz to 20kHz - nice little alnico tweets. The domes on a c .......
33: Re: Tannoy 607 mkII (5.92)
Posted by rtsy on 2002-06-25, 22:01:53 (202.78.97.12)
I had the original 607's, not the mkII. My only complaint on the 607's sound is the strangeness in male vocals. Sorry for not being as eloquent as I like to be but it sounds almost as if the crossover .......
34: I remember them... (5.92)
Posted by Jimmy C. on 2002-12-12, 14:40:30 (205.188.208.104)
I also had a pair of Pioneer HPMs circa 1980. Can't recall which model, but it was one of the smaller ones. 8" woofer, paper tweeter, and possibly one of the super-tweets. Purchased from Lafayette for .......
35: Re: Actually most are phase/off axis refinements. (5.84)
Posted by PeterS on 2003-09-24, 02:44:13 (24.52.134.116)
Good post Ed. I will say that some of these "lens" moldings are a bit rough while others are well made. I've seen some Audax tweets that had very poorly molded lens assembly. OTOH I've seen Vifa, SEAS .......
36: Thanks! A quick question about crossovers... (5.83)
Posted by mattcecil1@yahoo.com on 2006-11-08, 14:24:34 (69.216.250.190)
Excellent suggestions, thanks so much Dick & Stewart. madisound is a great resource for drivers & such. I'm a newbie as it is, this project is way over head if mods need to be done to the x-over. If .......
37: Re: JBL Speakers? Help appreciated! (5.78)
Posted by bclarke421 on 2003-01-30, 16:08:00 (24.52.112.92)
I have not heard the S26s, but do use four N28s in my HT setup. They have the same tweets, but 8" woofs. The published specs are actually very similar between the two. I think the N28s are s'posed to .......
38: Here is everything - Tell me what you think. (5.68)
Posted by Mackie on 2008-02-13, 20:21:01 (76.25.178.174)
Okay here is everything... 1. 3-way Crossover Frequency of 800 and 5000 with 12db per octave roll-off into 8 ohms 2. Woofers - Fs: 53hz Frequency response 55-2500... 8ohms 3. Mids - Fs: 800hz Frequenc .......
39: my advice (5.66)
Posted by centaurus3200 on 2004-12-02, 17:27:34 (165.121.192.8)
i own and love my 302A urbans. don't have room for any more. my advice is to go to the 209b, better than the b209a because it doesn't use the dampening ring. all that foam is dried out by now anyway. .......
40: Heil tweets (5.54)
Posted by tesla on 2000-09-23, 09:55:57 (209.151.240.176)
Anyone know where to get info about these? Are they any good? Gene .......
41: Re: fave tweets? Let me know (5.51)
Posted by tminus on 2001-01-10, 22:38:10 (63.10.99.138)
sorry about that...i see there is a high eff. forum. .......
42: still got the metal tweets tho-no thanks (5.51)
Posted by ts on 2003-01-04, 08:26:58 (165.125.49.2)
. .......
43: Re: So what is the Diff? (5.51)
Posted by Tom Brennan on 2004-08-10, 20:03:34 (67.173.41.193)
Changes have been to drivers and crossovers; changes but not neccesarily improvements. Ole PWK used economical drivers when he could and over the years went from Stephens woofs and WE compression driv .......
44: Clarify please (5.50)
Posted by Panelhead on 2006-11-21, 20:55:47 (12.126.18.42)
I am hoping to do the Van Alstine mod soon. It should address several issues. What are you comments in English? I am interested, never seen any feedback saying the VAA crossover changes were not an .......
45: Recomendations for replacing a Dynaudio D-28 tweeter (5.48)
Posted by mattcecil1@yahoo.com on 2006-11-08, 07:21:55 (69.216.250.190)
I want to replace the Dynaudio D-28 tweeters in an older pair of floorstanding Thiels. I spoke with Thiel, & they will sell me a NOS pair of the same tweeters for $250 or so...sounds like a great deal .......
46: Re: Best value low-resonance tweeters: Dynaudio, Morel, Scanspeak? (5.46)
Posted by Daveycoon on 2000-09-24, 04:39:57 (209.211.77.93)
You give up a little bit of efficiency, and power handling. The more expensive Morels have a damped chamber behind the dome, lowering resonance a bit, and the 33's have a double magnet, for higher SPL .......
47: Re: Crossover troubleshooting (5.45)
Posted by SysInfo on 2002-12-16, 17:54:15 (209.90.184.219)
Well there is not much in crossover to go wrong. Usually no active components here, but may be. No matter what problems crossover has, nothing will blow at very low volumes. So compare all components .......
48: Re: Rectilinear Model VI (5.43)
Posted by jonbee on 2002-03-04, 12:33:39 (12.228.8.198)
Yes, it was Philips. I think the tweets and woofs were Peerless. .......
49: Re: Transtatics in good shape are awesome. (5.40)
Posted by Roland N on 2003-11-11, 20:17:20 (66.217.202.108)
For a full range with a TL down to a true 20s Hz response it is "small" compared to the few comparably performing speakers available. The J modular was much bigger, Wilson's stuff similarly etc. In re .......
50: Re: Heil tweets (5.35)
Posted by Brian on 2000-09-23, 19:36:33 (209.47.186.212)
Look for information from ESS. They marketed systems using this tweeter design. .......
51: RE: Can I back track and admit I was wrong (5.35)
Posted by Presto on 2016-09-13, 15:32:21 (207.167.13.69)
A 4x markup from driver costs alone, if it's a reputable company, with brick/mortar costs, advertising costs, employees, shipping, etc. etc. (all business and overhead costs)... I'm not sure how they' .......
52: Re: How do I match drivers? (5.35)
Posted by Hegeman's Ghost on 2007-03-15, 12:11:44 (72.14.117.94)
Matching your drivers is good, but after you install them, and they have aged for a few years, you have no assurance that they will stay matched. Cone material, surrounds, crossover components, the co .......
53: Re: Dalquist DQ 10 (5.33)
Posted by Mike Bates on 2000-10-17, 05:46:14 (209.57.174.36)
The original tweets sound fine! No kidding. .......
54: Von Schweikert (5.30)
Posted by John purys on 2001-09-29, 05:19:11 (216.243.63.42)
Tell me too! Yes and what is the "ambience recovery" the Vons use; just rear tweets or something more mystereous? .......
55: Actually, all you have to do (5.30)
Posted by Teejay on 2002-06-23, 13:51:45 (12.218.48.90)
to expose the Bose for what it is is remove the grills and check out the quality of the woofs and tweets. Can anyone say "cheese"? .......
56: Agree. The paper tweets in my Fried Beta's were sure sweet ! * (5.30)
Posted by kenster on 2006-11-02, 01:17:37 (143.183.121.1)
nt .......
57: Pac or PAC speakers (5.30)
Posted by Thatch_Ear on 2001-09-01, 22:55:56 (64.152.235.120)
I just bought a pair of silk domes at a close out electronics dealer that are 1" silk domes with a slight recess in the 4" round front cover/baffle and have raised gold letters PAC with the P being la .......
58: Re: aNYONE HEAR OF EPIC SPEAKERS, LIKE THE X MODEL? (5.26)
Posted by daveyf on 2001-12-24, 14:26:10 (204.210.34.21)
I'm not sure that EPIK was the company. Are they still in business, and did they use accuton ceramic tweets? .......
59: Re: ribbon tweets (5.24)
Posted by roncla on 2002-10-13, 10:31:30 (209.240.198.63)
Well at least we agree on 1 thing and that is bose.I am using the ones i bought for plant stands. .......
60: RE: Townshend Audio STs... (5.24)
Posted by QuadTodd on 2007-12-04, 16:52:39 (207.69.137.41)
You might try reversing polarity of the ribbon tweets to see if that helps. .......
61: Re: Soliloquy biwire fakes? (5.24)
Posted by caa on 2001-06-11, 20:38:40 (148.100.210.30)
well did you remove the metal jumpers? I did exactly this once (with the Sol 5.0s) and the tweets and mids did not cross. .......
62: Wazzat you said? (5.19)
Posted by E-Stat on 2016-04-19, 13:04:09 (206.255.213.61)
It's a good thing they have FF cooled tweets since I sometimes use a 300 watt amp with them now. :) .......
63: New tweets came today, thanks again for the help. (NT) (5.19)
Posted by Enophile on 2006-06-15, 18:04:39 (68.227.19.105)
NT .......
64: are these diatones? (5.19)
Posted by triodont on 2000-01-23, 12:26:07 (24.30.181.31)
i recently saw a picture of the diatone p610 (?) drivers in a japanese magazine, and was struck of a similarity with some vintage speakers that have been languishing in a closet for a while. they are .......
65: Re: Maggie owners -- how are yours placed? (5.18)
Posted by roberts@bandstand productions on 1999-12-14, 00:28:06 (208.149.44.213)
Also I would try all drivers parrallel to the wall.(not towed in ) with tweets on the inside and see.... ckeck it out.... You might be amazed.... .......
66: Interesting speaks (5.14)
Posted by Brian A on 2012-10-23, 19:31:06 (68.111.182.152)
If they were just to put an all-pass in front of the tweets they'd have a true time-aligned speaker. .......
67: Every ADS I've had used 1 amp for tweets (nt) (5.14)
Posted by Otis W on 2005-07-21, 10:06:44 (67.150.216.150)
nt .......
68: Rebuilding my old pioneers (5.13)
Posted by Jeremy32504 on 2002-02-04, 03:24:40 (152.163.206.182)
I have a pair of old pioneers that I replaced with missions but I want to use those pioneers in a separate room. First I have to replace the tweeters and mids and the inside wiring and the crossover p .......
69: where to get Esotar Tweets? (5.11)
Posted by Victor on 2000-11-23, 16:33:54 (198.93.113.248)
i am looking to buy a pair of Dynaudio Esotar tweeters at a good price, anyone know where to get some?> thanks .......
70: baffled (5.10)
Posted by jameskerry on 2002-02-21, 05:28:44 (63.199.243.39)
Could someone shed light that's baffled me for some time: what is purpose of the "baffles" that are sometimes used often upon tweets and mids? .......
71: Re: What active monitor to buy?? (5.10)
Posted by chocolate_lover9999@yahoo.com on 2006-03-06, 16:59:42 (4.246.75.141)
Adam P22a's are awesome. German with folded foil tweets. .......
72: RE: RHK Speakers?? (5.10)
Posted by popsy on 2009-02-15, 20:26:20 (98.203.187.142)
well, took them apart and they do use vifa tweets, the woofers are marked made in the usa so not sure there, i guess i will have to fire them up and see how they sound :) .......
73: Bi-wire - Bi-amp Question (5.10)
Posted by bamadawg_63 on 2005-12-13, 08:04:53 (209.192.121.254)
Hello All... I have a pair of simple 2-way KLH 17 speakers. The Xover is only applied to the tweeter, the woofer jus rolls off naturally. I refurbed the xover in the tweets last year, and wired them i .......
74: Re: PARADIGM REFERENCE SIGNATURE??? (5.08)
Posted by fredgarvin on 2003-01-03, 18:41:29 (65.239.19.28)
Hopefully someone ca n remember better than I, but I saw a picture of the prototypes and I believe there were ribbon tweets and maybe mids. Maybe something like the VMPS RM40. .......
75: RE: help me identify this speaker (5.05)
Posted by cary_todd@yahoo.com on 2011-06-05, 18:05:59 (68.47.129.183)
got a pair of these, minus the tweets for 150. Just feeling pretty good about it. xovers pic. .......
76: RE: How long does ferrofluid in tweeters last? (5.05)
Posted by MWE on 2015-07-21, 10:25:10 (71.49.58.28)
It does dry out after ten or more years, depending on on operating conditions. It gets thick and gooey when old. I replaced the ferrofluid a few years ago on two pairs of early '80s Boston Acoustics s .......
77: LE-20 tweets (5.04)
Posted by mikeo on 2000-12-14, 07:11:50 (148.150.30.3)
Walnut - I have a pair of LE20's for sale. Email me offline if you're interested. ::mikeo:: .......
78: Gees Danny...... (5.03)
Posted by Andy_G on 2006-08-07, 04:18:05 (202.7.166.165)
Why still the rectangular cabinets ;-)))) ps I finally got to use those TB tweets you sent,Ta Muchly again !!! hope you saw the pics of the "Corinthians" .......
79: why did they blow? (5.00)
Posted by docw on 2008-12-09, 12:53:13 (162.119.232.100)
I would first prevent this from happening again, then take steps to avert it, and in the meantime, get new tweets. I used to see these (but not on my new catalogs) on Parts Express, but also try Madis .......
80: The drivers are soldered... (5.00)
Posted by olddude55 on 2016-04-05, 05:42:11 (108.39.233.154)
Gotta cut wires to switch tweets. It's not hard to find replacement tweeters online but they're not exactly cheap. .......
81: Acoustic suspension vs. bass reflex with horn mids & tweets (5.00)
Posted by Brian H P on 2013-10-28, 16:20:05 (69.59.200.72)
At least that was the original distinction, in the 1960s. Vilchur and Kloss pioneered AS woofers, which could play low in a smaller enclosure, with tight, pitch-accurate bass, but at the cost of effic .......
82: VR1 vs. VR4Jr. top speaker - what's the real diff???? (long) (5.00)
Posted by bartc on 2005-06-09, 09:21:00 (66.123.70.161)
I have the excellent VR1 at home and think it has terrific imaging. However, yesterday in a dealer audition room I heard the VR4Jr. top half only and it had far superior imaging to my ears. Very 3D so .......
83: Re: How do I bi-wire tri-wirable speaker terminals? (4.97)
Posted by bart on 2001-09-24, 04:53:48 (209.240.220.181)
Bridge the mids & tweets, drive with tubes if you got 'em. Put solid state on the bass. {B^} .......
84: Re: Can a 6 1/1" woofer driver truly produce low frequencies? (4.96)
Posted by truthseeker on 2002-01-12, 12:01:11 (209.240.222.132)
Are you suggesting that if a person has a large room, he shouldn't consider speakers with soft-dome tweets? Hmmm... .......
85: Sheesh.. (4.96)
Posted by kuma on 2006-09-10, 20:19:29 (24.12.109.168)
You've got lucky it didn't take the tweets off your speakers. ;) On the front panel: Green: on Red: stand-by. Are you still having a gain issue with your preamp? .......
86: Re: Active Centre Speaker (4.96)
Posted by JoshK on 2001-12-13, 13:16:15 (199.89.64.58)
I thought about recommending this one too but if he needs a fully active center this might not work as you still need to power the mids/tweets to my understanding. .......
87: I guess it is too late to give you the link (4.95)
Posted by Bruce Kendall on 2006-06-13, 14:11:30 (64.60.61.90)
to where to get new tweets then, isn't it? ;~) Those guys are really good about parts support. .......
88: what vintage for the B139? and I think you have MC60's, right? (4.95)
Posted by docw on 2006-12-12, 09:57:02 (162.119.232.102)
It all depends. You say your KEF sound great with the Vifa tweets. So what are you trying to do, get better bass? The IMF will do better on bass. .......
89: Re: What's causing the muddy sound on AR2x's??? (4.92)
Posted by djk on 2005-02-28, 16:18:00 (208.252.113.35)
Grill is glued on. The controls for the mids and tweets are bad, remove woofer to get to them. I would get repair parts from Madisound. .......
90: RE: Vintage ADS L1290's..................................... (4.91)
Posted by Rat44 on 2008-11-15, 00:24:05 (131.191.13.166)
I have replaced the fuses in my 810's a few times. Keep them in place. The tweets and mids are hard to find . Those are good sounding speakers. .......
91: yep (4.91)
Posted by Les Anderson on 2010-01-22, 11:24:52 (216.215.144.201)
You could look at monitors with ribbon tweets too. Eminent TEchnology makes a great sounding speaker lft-8 I think it is. 3 way- "airiest" speakers I have ever heard. .......
92: RE: help me identify this speaker (4.91)
Posted by cary_todd@yahoo.com on 2011-06-05, 18:12:40 (68.47.129.183)
bass drivers also have square magnet, silver color. Will be searching for tweets soon so I can see if everything works. then I will paint the muthas pink .......
93: Modern designs cna do much better... (4.91)
Posted by rlw on 2013-06-07, 14:20:12 (76.110.105.130)
The first thing I see with the Spicas is a LOT of front panel baffle surrounding those tweets. That has to smear the imaging pretty significantly... .......
94: And KRK monitors too (4.91)
Posted by bshapiro on 2008-11-18, 11:32:35 (24.215.230.9)
KRK monitors used concave yellowish textile tweets. .......
95: Re: Design Acoustic PS 10 (4.87)
Posted by HI FI BOB on 2005-03-18, 11:41:35 (63.169.145.132)
The things youngsters do...well,I was pleasantly surprised to know DA sent replacement tweets,didn't think that could happen.Enjoy and play on!! .......
96: Bozak B 4000a Drivers (4.87)
Posted by koolcar57@comcast.net on 2008-05-01, 13:36:25 (68.40.214.66)
Just wondering if anyone knows when driver changes occurred. I have an opportunity for a set of Symphonies made in 1970...do these have the desirable mids and tweets? .......
97: Drivers used in B&O BEVOX 3702 Speakers (4.87)
Posted by dwillsxbr@gmail.com on 2009-05-17, 16:56:41 (76.247.109.158)
I know the tweets are an old type of SEAS H-086 but there are no markings on the midrange or woofer that has uses a Alnico magnet. Thanks for any info. .......
98: Silk Dome (4.87)
Posted by Banzaii on 2001-06-12, 18:17:35 (142.154.189.50)
Does anyone know where I can find a pair of silk dome tweets? None of my local retailers handle parts. .......
99: Need to raise speakers - help (4.85)
Posted by zppy on 2001-11-19, 18:54:55 (24.176.183.238)
I need to raise my small footprint floor standers about an inch to 2 inches to get the tweets even with my ears. Anyone here do this with concrete or marble slabs? Any issues or concerns in doing thi .......
100: Re: Bi-amping Speakers... (4.84)
Posted by canuck on 2002-11-25, 11:25:12 (207.236.97.130)
Not sure if I am using the correct terminologies, but I think you need to be sure the gain of the two amps is the same, otherwise the balance between them and therefore the tonal balance between the w .......
101: Biggest: 600D, DAC1 subs, ESR 16 super tweets. (4.84)
Posted by Mike Bates on 2002-01-14, 16:36:03 (205.158.182.191)
Mike Bates CoolJazz .......
102: Thank you. (4.83)
Posted by hukkfinn on 2005-03-14, 13:27:21 (216.52.196.4)
This is helpful. I am however looking to check each driver in my speaker cabinets. I guess I'll keep looking or maybe just use a Stereophile test CD with only the woofers hooked up, then only the mids .......
103: RE: Not in the market, but if anybody in the desert Southwest is looking for B&W 801 Matrix? (4.82)
Posted by tullman on 2017-07-21, 16:06:32 (209.6.184.63)
Good points about the tweeters. It's really shame that B&W didn't keep the tweets available. I wouldn't want to mess around with new crossovers either. Nice speakers though. .......
104: For $1.25 each.... (4.82)
Posted by Duke on 2002-06-25, 14:19:45 (68.11.78.98)
... Parts Express has 94 dB efficient piezo tweets that go up to 27 kHz. An array of these little devils ought to singe Rover's ears. Best wishes, Duke .......
105: Re: still got the metal tweets tho-no thanks (4.80)
Posted by Merle on 2003-01-04, 17:42:03 (152.163.188.5)
I've always felt Paradigm tweeters to be superb. If anyone can make a great speaker, it's Paradigm. I really look forward to hearing this new line. .......
106: RE: for twice as much (4.80)
Posted by docw on 2012-04-05, 20:01:37 (96.229.57.236)
the guy kept playing Mozart chamber group over and over, on CD. Not that good to my ear. I got home that day, and my tweets much sweeter on similar material even w CD. .......
107: RE: Whats going on with these caps? (4.80)
Posted by Coner on 2018-10-29, 12:11:47 (97.120.14.250)
That's typical when a NP cap has an internal short, it can double capacitance, not good for mids and tweets!. Just replace it, and all other old 'lytic caps. .......
108: RS speakers with the Linium ribbon tweeters. Not exactly audiophile fare but ... (4.80)
Posted by PureAudio on 2003-08-15, 07:53:38 (165.234.97.241)
... a lot of people were saying I had to try a pair to experience the tweets. Didn't do much for me in a variety of set-ups. Doing some HT duty now. .......
109: Re: Yamaha NS1000 with MC225 or MC275 (4.78)
Posted by Inspiribomb on 2005-12-28, 19:12:08 (71.34.43.224)
While I don't know about the Mc amps, I have a pair of NS-500's (2-way, Be tweets) paired up with a set of Kenwood L-09M monoblocks and they sound superb. .......
110: Re: Turned a new leaf yesterday (4.78)
Posted by Brian_T on 2006-11-02, 00:24:39 (192.171.5.126)
Well, I have a blown tweeter so until that is repaired I can't swap the maggies back in. I live in Italy, and shipping the tweets to the US is a right PITA. In fact, this is what prompted the speaker .......
111: Frazier Concertos (2-way) with Radio Shack's super tweeters... (4.78)
Posted by mpathus on 2010-08-22, 22:15:46 (68.55.157.22)
... the speakers were a $20 thrift find, had the tweets from the 80's new. Driven with a Tripath sonic impact amp = search is over (for now). .......
112: RE: Tweets: The rebirth of ferrite magnets . . . (4.78)
Posted by RGA on 2019-03-27, 21:30:36 (115.160.152.66)
I can say the upgrade of AlNiCo woofers and tweeters in my speakers over the lower versions is pretty massive. But also quite expensive. Had I not taken a job in Hong Kong I would never have been abl .......
113: Re: Ok guys...Titus is going back..... (4.78)
Posted by RGA on 2002-12-03, 19:26:25 (64.180.112.194)
I've never heard them but do they use metal tweets. Rarely do I like speakers with metal tweeters...the CDM 1NT and PMC TB2 are the two cheapest that I like. .......
114: Re: Tweeters (4.77)
Posted by PeterS on 2001-08-18, 13:07:08 (209.222.121.65)
Those "tripods" you refer to are for "phase correction". I'll leave it up to you and others to debate the sound and quality issues around tweets that do / do not use phase correction. PS .......
115: Re: 5 pairs of ev t35a (8 ohm) tweets on ebay ends on the 8th of july (4.75)
Posted by djk on 2006-07-06, 18:36:23 (205.175.225.5)
You can have them, they have a nasty sound around 5Khz. Listen to female vocals on them (if you can stand it). The old 'A' version rolls off at 12Khz. .......
116: RE: Sansui, Kenwood, Pioneer (4.74)
Posted by hifitommy on 2017-08-18, 00:08:17 (108.185.228.214)
none of the speakers of that era by those makers sounded any good to me. they would play loud but revealed their horn mids and tweets which gave that sort of driver a bad name. sorry, but i had to g .......
117: RE: Tweets: The rebirth of ferrite magnets . . . (4.74)
Posted by Story on 2019-03-27, 03:41:58 (184.102.223.66)
Is ferrite also Alnico? I don't recall. If so, I agree with that! Ceramic pretty much sucks, especially for tweeters and guitar pickups. Good for the frigigator. .......
118: Re: Monitor Audio Monitor 9 vs Kef Cresta 2 (4.73)
Posted by Charles on 2002-08-22, 04:40:01 (61.9.2.158)
base on your system, the more forgiving cresta 2 would be a better match. The MA are quite notorious with their metal tweets. .......
119: Re: Yamaha NS-1000 Tweeter replacement (4.72)
Posted by hennie on 2005-04-12, 13:27:08 (198.54.202.218)
The only other speaker with that tweeter was the NS-2000 as far as I know. None of the smaller models. I agree that there are better tweets available today. .......
120: Re: Yamaha NS-1000 Tweeter replacement (4.72)
Posted by hennie on 2005-04-12, 13:27:08 (198.54.202.218)
The only other speaker with that tweeter was the NS-2000 as far as I know. None of the smaller models. I agree that there are better tweets available today. .......
121: RE: Could this hurt my speakers? (4.72)
Posted by Jim in Blacksburg on 2008-03-18, 14:11:14 (24.127.49.150)
I've noticed a lot of staging cues from tweets...just got done last week with putting some 1" soft domes on the A-pillars of a friend's car, without them turned on there's definitely something wrong w .......
122: Re: Heil tweets (4.70)
Posted by Æ on 2000-09-25, 00:36:02 (63.203.163.162)
They were real good in their day. ESS does not make HEIL's anymore. If you are still looking for them, you might find some used ones at auction(E-Bay). Personally I would stay away from them, replacem .......
123: Re: SF Concerto, how much toe-in - Hyperion? (4.69)
Posted by Dalibor Bauernfrajnd on 2000-11-04, 06:08:46 (161.53.2.112)
What should be the difference between the tweeter-out & tweeter-in setup? Previous owner of my Concertinos recommended I put the tweets on the outside, so I did it. I have a small room and I'm not ver .......
124: RE: Sansui SP-3500 speakers (4.69)
Posted by Coner on 2017-08-17, 14:53:24 (97.120.6.37)
Maybe the Sansui's need rebuilding also. Replace the old caps and solder all the connectors. I'd check the mids/tweets for VC rubbing also, though not easy without test gear. .......
125: So after all that arguing... (4.69)
Posted by Presto on 2010-07-12, 13:55:18 (207.216.246.51)
Nobody listened to you! ATC does not use a standard (low cost) D26NC55. All of their tweets are custom, even if they appear to be a stock offering or use a stock faceplate. Cheers, Presto .......
126: So using that logic.... (4.69)
Posted by MannyE on 2016-07-04, 12:46:33 (108.235.157.25)
Would it make sense to make a speaker box where the mids are in a thin walled cabinet, and the tweets and low are in thick walled sections? .......
127: Re: Sony SS-U4033 speakers / sibilance (long) (4.69)
Posted by SysInfo on 2003-02-22, 11:03:41 (209.90.185.114)
Never seen speakers you mentioned but I can already see that they have tweeters with some protective little plate/dome right above the dome. How your tweets look like, or post a pic.? .......
128: Ribbon tweets (4.66)
Posted by genungo on 2014-10-26, 19:20:23 (184.167.88.29)
I know from experience that it can be hard to move away from ribbon tweeters once you get used to them. Here's an upgrade idea for you (one that I'm considering for myself)... .......
129: Re: Frazier disco ceiling speaker woofers fried (4.66)
Posted by Waggy on 2000-08-02, 05:58:48 (208.205.199.10)
Thanks for the reply. We have inspected the speakers more closely and it turns out that there is no sound coming from the four horn tweets in the cabinet. Do you believe that the drivers are blown or .......
130: Protective tweeter grills should be standard equipment (4.66)
Posted by Brian H P on 2022-08-16, 11:41:21 (63.155.12.84)
They usually are for metal domes, which if dented are irreparable. Those on the gold Audax tweets in the Lore are minimal, but offer some protection. And then there are those pictured, which will .......
131: Re: Anyone heard Morel's speakers? (4.66)
Posted by Godzilla. on 2003-11-11, 06:04:48 (69.50.105.45)
I left a pair of Morel's MDT30's in an old cabinet i was fixing up... decided not to continue and put the cabinets on the curb for the garbage man. Weeks later i was looking for the tweets.... WWWWWHA .......
132: RE: a/d/s (4.66)
Posted by nearfielder on 2017-08-21, 15:19:07 (73.75.228.164)
I came across some old midsize a/d/s speakers in a vacation rental. Not sure which model. Maybe 470s? They seemed cool with the early soft dome tweeter. What's with the long copper leads going to the .......
133: Another way of looking at it... (4.66)
Posted by Presto on 2005-04-05, 10:37:23 (216.123.194.70)
Hey gang. I have a different theory about Focal tweeters. (I currently have Dioxide Coated Inverted Titanium Shielded Focal tweets in my three way Focal DIY towers. They are the TC120tdx2's. I love th .......
134: I've got a set.... (4.64)
Posted by doodlebug on 2004-09-30, 08:45:33 (156.153.255.236)
Hi Steve, If you've got the original AR-3 (not the A version), I've got a set of tweets and midranges. Contact me offline. Cheers, David .......
135: I know I completely isolate my tweets, I still think you could have a blown tweeter. (4.63)
Posted by tubesforever on 2006-02-19, 11:20:06 (71.9.20.167)
Let me know when you swap the right with the left tweeter what happens with the sound. .......
136: Re: Heil tweets (4.63)
Posted by pmkap on 2000-09-25, 10:20:22 (141.155.98.82)
Goto Bob Stout's driver listings look at the ESS and ETON entries ESS & ETON Heil drivers .......
137: Re: Replacing drivers, adding tweets (4.63)
Posted by Ironwoods on 2005-08-08, 04:46:17 (12.73.237.82)
Hi, I'm not familiar with Rauna Njords, but if you can identify the existing driver and it's T/S parameters, it may be possible to find suitable replacements. Different tweeters means you'll have to .......
138: Sentry III (4.62)
Posted by nomiz@live.ca on 2016-05-01, 13:42:52 (64.228.48.74)
Hi everybody, I am looking for electro voice sentry III cabinet plans/blueprints . I have all the components and swapping st350 to 2404 tweets Thanks for your precious help, Simon .......
139: RE: Thiel question... (4.60)
Posted by johnvb on 2008-07-02, 16:54:17 (70.161.9.195)
I will be using OC703 absorption panels. I found all the other (wall) first reflection points, using a mirror. Now to come up with the ceiling location, maybe a small compact mirror on the tweets, an .......
140: Re: MILLER & KREISEL SX-4? (4.58)
Posted by Jim N. on 2007-05-13, 14:51:04 (65.170.173.19)
I ran them from 1986-2002 with matching sub driven by an Adcom GFA-545. Accurate, fast and could put out plenty of volume. Tweets are open baffle and mids are sealed box. .......
141: RE: If your using it almost full range (4.58)
Posted by quietmouse on 2007-11-26, 18:00:07 (12.171.60.18)
I have read a little on the "socket" mod but I am a little weary. Where could I buy the 35 dollar phase plugs? Are they for the ff 165 in particular or does it matter? I have the super tweets that ca .......
142: RE: revelator tower (4.58)
Posted by docw on 2010-06-08, 18:27:56 (162.119.238.161)
looks like my Whatmough 303 tweet with the newer Scanspeak/Audax woofer. Very nice. I enjoy the tweets a lot on mine, but suppose I could upgrade source and/or electronics eventually. Still, they are .......
143: you'd be amazed! (4.58)
Posted by Lowell on 2000-04-01, 18:59:49 (216.225.81.122)
They are probably BETTER than many high end tweeters. The much ballyhoo'ed Vandersteen 5's tweeter is a lowly VIFA aluminum unit that sells for all of $45 A PAIR!!!! Morel makes good tweets. A $100 MO .......
144: Re: speaker shielding (4.55)
Posted by oldone on 2001-04-30, 21:19:05 (152.163.207.57)
Thanks for the input. THese drivers will still be a bout 15 inches from the edge of the screen. I cant seem to find shielded drivers of the size I need 10" 100watt 4 ohm. THe Mids and tweets arent tha .......
145: did you search? (4.55)
Posted by docw on 2007-01-23, 21:56:48 (71.104.26.107)
I seem to remember a series of threads here and in AgoN in particular. I own speakers with the Revelator, and the new Vifa/scanspeak silver looking ring radiator might be another choice for DIY, but y .......
146: Replacement tweeters are $55/each, or look @ Ebay for deals... (4.55)
Posted by DeKay on 2017-08-06, 15:43:02 (76.219.65.219)
. .......
147: Additional info for inquiring minds (4.55)
Posted by Story on 2018-10-16, 03:39:19 (184.102.223.66)
The diaphragm's outward appearance is copper, but when I stupidly overpowered it, I dissected it and discovered it is plated copper on the surface. I surmise it was to dampen resonance, and I think th .......
148: Re: Focal Tweeter Model T-120 FC Speakers (4.55)
Posted by Minh Tran on 2000-04-06, 20:32:49 (216.123.100.114)
Wow thanks for that, very interesting. You seem very knowledgeable about this stuff. So how would you rate the Dynaudio D260, Scan Speak Revelator (and other models), Seas Excel/Millenium and all the .......
149: USING 4OHM SUBWOOFERS WITH 8OHM TWEETERS AND MIDRANGE???? (4.54)
Posted by marantzman88@yahoo.com on 2004-05-25, 15:54:01 (64.136.26.225)
i was wondering if it would be ok to replace the woofers in my 8ohm speakers with 4 ohm woofers, and still use the same crossovers /tweets and mids??? i know it sounds foolish maybe, but would it work .......
150: Gold Sound speaker kit mystery (4.54)
Posted by blackrock john on 2005-10-16, 07:52:11 (68.123.73.192)
I have this kit and am trying to get any info on it.It's a big 15" jbl and morel softdome tweets with a 6" mid.What could I use for a x-over? the co. is going to try to match up a manual but I wonder .......
151: car tweets for DIY speakers.. (4.54)
Posted by joe on 2000-01-17, 08:25:33 (210.132.15.54)
Can anyone recommend some excellent car tweeters with extended response. (beyond 35khz). I"m doing a DIY speaker and I have just enough room to use the smaller sizes. Thanks in advance for the suggest .......
152: RE: Anyone ever try a ribbon tweeter in lieu of a dome (4.53)
Posted by fantja on 2012-12-16, 04:54:16 (68.207.132.92)
I really miss ribbon tweets. IMO, Infinity & Apogee perfected their application. You may want to try a Silk dome tweeter. Happy Listening! .......
153: Re: I got these old speakers... (4.53)
Posted by Godzilla. on 2005-08-18, 19:51:31 (24.184.43.223)
http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?&Webpage_ID=3&DID=7&CAT_ID=49&ObjectGroup_ID=298&SO=2 I thought i posted this already but don't see it... so i posted again. Look here to see options for replac .......
154: RE: old mirage m-1's (4.51)
Posted by Dr. S on 2007-06-12, 08:10:45 (159.121.124.226)
One of the tricks for doing that is to simply excise the cover sock over the tweets, no matter what anyone says, there is no such thing as an acoustical transparent material ... there is always an eff .......
155: Reconing JBL L166 (4.51)
Posted by djn on 2003-11-03, 18:54:30 (68.41.195.0)
My brother has a pair of JBL L166 and his sons, when little, managed to stick their fingers through both woofers and both mids, as well as dimpling the tweets. Are they worth the time and effort to fi .......
156: What a mystery! (4.51)
Posted by PeterH on 2011-09-23, 17:38:13 (71.191.225.217)
I'm really curious now what the deal is. When he says they have subwoofer crossovers but need crossovers to operate does that mean the towers need crossovers to integrate the mids and tweets? That sou .......
157: JBL Drivers (4.49)
Posted by tesla on 2011-12-18, 19:47:01 (75.60.94.12)
everyone has their own opinion about JBL speakers,but you have to admit, their drivers, especially the the woofers and tweets are a work of art. Heavy cast frames, same for the tweeters, and what abo .......
158: Re: Popping tweeter back out (4.48)
Posted by stuck.wilson@gmail.com on 2006-09-30, 12:33:22 (141.156.212.100)
i dunno 'bout tweeters, but i've used the hose on my shop vac to pull out the dust caps on tweets! no terminal damage on any of them yet. just make sure nothings TOO loose.. or you might be chasing a .......
159: RE: Paper cone tweeters. (4.48)
Posted by Jim in Blacksburg on 2008-06-10, 12:57:30 (64.40.82.81)
These? http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/0973fulton/ Haven't heard those...although I wasn't a fan of the ones I've heard on HPM series stuff. Unless it's a line array, I usually go for t .......
160: Replacement tweeters for Pioneer CS-77's (4.48)
Posted by brigade on 2002-09-29, 05:07:50 (68.62.37.5)
I need replacement tweeters for a pair of Pioneer CS-77's. The current tweets are round horn tweeters, about 2 1/8" diameter at the horn's end. I am willing to install any type of tweeter that gives m .......
161: Re: jbl L100 (4.46)
Posted by RC on 2005-02-17, 20:32:14 (152.163.100.7)
So, is the JBL 4312A, a part of the L100 bloodline? Except for the metal tweets, these do have an L100 "look" about them. I have never heard the L100. Wonder how they'd compare to 4312A's. Russ ::: TO .......
162: Re: This reminds me of something (4.46)
Posted by Hegeman's Ghost on 2007-01-04, 07:54:07 (72.14.117.94)
Why on earth would a variable L-pad sound any different than a fixed L-pad??? They are both resistors, they are placed in the circuit at the same location, and, they are wired in the same way. The who .......
163: Re: BIC Venturi Formula 2 (4.46)
Posted by fredgarvin on 2004-09-16, 04:54:57 (4.242.141.91)
The horn is actually the mid speaker. The tweeter on those is really set up like a super tweeter crossed over very high. The strength of those units was the bass response. I remember replacing my twee .......
164: RE: Salk Veracity HT-3 (4.45)
Posted by G Squared on 2020-09-13, 13:10:09 (129.6.165.143)
Do these have be ribbon tweets? I heard the set up at CAF - Salk stand mounted speakers with ribbon tweeters and separate woofers. I stayed and enjoyed. Congratulations on the new speakers. ::: TOPIC: .......
165: PSB high end (4.45)
Posted by bshapiro on 2009-09-15, 13:50:02 (66.65.95.157)
I had a pair of stratus minis for a while, and didn't like a slight high-end sibilance (is there any other kind?) I heard. Somewhere I read that is caused by the protective plastic cross-piece on the .......
166: Or broken wire intermitently making connection (4.44)
Posted by Ozzie on 2010-09-09, 10:55:17 (166.183.34.2)
Perhaps Avalon used silver wire. As we all know, silver wire can be frail. Hoping that is he problem as diamond tweets are undoubtedly expensive and probably should be changed out in pairs to offset t .......
167: ....again in 2015 (4.44)
Posted by hifitommy on 2015-07-16, 12:26:38 (64.60.104.2)
I had A25s back in the 70s and also stacked A25s. They were all tight and detailed in the lows but never imaged well due to the tweeter being inverted in phase. I opened up the top with added dome twe .......
168: fave tweets? Let me know (4.44)
Posted by tminus on 2001-01-10, 22:27:39 (63.10.99.138)
Would be real interested in what the forum could recommend in the tweet department. Here's the thing....my design is 110db average from 200 to ~5K. Looking at Cabasse TW5 (108db), raven 2 (array), and .......
169: EPI T/E Monitor 1's -Any opinions? (4.43)
Posted by Roypercy on 2007-05-02, 21:58:27 (74.64.18.42)
I can get a pair of these locally for not much.Anyone have experience/opinions of these speakers? These are 30"tall 3-ways,horn tweets,ported.I've had older EPI speakers (100V,201)and really liked the .......
170: Re: PSB Tweeters (4.43)
Posted by NickR on 2001-04-05, 23:08:07 (38.26.194.20)
I remember I talked to one of their support people on the phone who was (or pretended to be) surprised that I thought the speakers sounded bright and piercing. He said he had never heard of anyone say .......
171: RE: Upgrade to Vandy 2Ce Signature (4.42)
Posted by SgreenP@MSN.com on 2010-01-23, 15:00:30 (68.3.227.207)
Wendell....Unless Richard changed the speakers....when I heard them and inquired, (not too long ago) the cloth finish has/had different mids and tweets ....the wood version uses the "Signature" drive .......
172: RE: Difference between a passive crossover and an active speaker's filters? (4.41)
Posted by jimdgoulding@yahoo.com on 2010-01-31, 19:54:34 (206.224.96.126)
Actives are out of the way of the amps to the driver. Less compromise of the available power from the amps from a crossover. Plus they can be used to time align the delivery of the drivers so info fro .......
173: RE: Pioneer CS-911a vs JBL L100t (4.41)
Posted by Coner on 2015-09-10, 07:26:06 (71.34.79.101)
Okay...the CS 15 is in a small sealed box, so won't move as much air as you think. And very little under 50 Hz. Yes, they are nice to look at, but I have to choose performance over looks. And the sid .......
174: Re: Has any one heard the new Meadowlark speakers? (4.41)
Posted by truthseeker on 2002-09-10, 18:18:40 (209.240.198.63)
Greg, Absolutely. If enough of us keep pushing, maybe he'll design a matching one for the A/V-1s as part of his product line. I wasn't quite comfortable with his first suggestion of using the new M-13 .......
175: heard them with the ambience tweeter (4.41)
Posted by Ozzie on 2013-08-17, 09:55:39 (166.147.72.146)
I heard them in DC with the side firing tweets. Much smaller in person than I would have expected, but a very nice sound. Great little soundstage. I have the MMG Magnestands in my br rig, and would sw .......
176: aNYONE HEAR OF EPIC SPEAKERS, LIKE THE X MODEL? (4.41)
Posted by DAVEYF on 2001-12-20, 23:40:35 (204.210.34.21)
ANYONE HEAR OF THESE SPEAKERS, I HEARD THEM A FEW YEARS AGO, THEY WERE AMAZING. USED THE ACCUTON TWEETS WITH A 8" MID/BASS DRIVER, I THINK. I THINK THE MODEL WS CALLED AN X. WANDER WHAT EVER HAPPENED .......
177: tough decision at major crossroad...a little help please (4.40)
Posted by jason on 2001-03-17, 00:05:15 (129.82.53.64)
I've got two choices ahead of me and I just can't figure out what I want. My dream system within my budget (forgoing the likes of the Dynaudio Evidence) is Dynaudio's Contour 3.3 matched with a VTL si .......
178: Re: damping? (4.39)
Posted by layman on 2003-09-30, 18:50:31 (12.91.235.166)
I think you understand perfectly then what I am trying to say. The "box" is a necessary evil, but it's only necessary in controlling bass drivers. Mids and tweets don't need noisy boxes drowning out t .......
179: Re: Placing The Speaker Passive X'over Outside The Speaker (4.38)
Posted by WildWest on 2004-08-06, 09:51:23 (69.136.113.132)
Magnets of other drivers, I agree. That's why I jerked my xovers out of my MTM's. My Raven R1 tweets have a magnet in them that will pick up your biggest pipe wrench. (And take you and your brother to .......
180: Sounds like you need a new tweety. (4.38)
Posted by Hi-Fi Nut on 2005-01-04, 19:15:33 (140.107.29.210)
I'd check with a B&W dealer. Although a bit old there might still be replacement tweets. Or someone on here might know the tweeter used and can recommend a replacement. You did mention moving. Any cha .......
181: Re: Sonus Faber- problem getting woofer (4.38)
Posted by Limapop on 2007-01-30, 11:47:20 (162.18.75.91)
I would just find the equal unit at Madisound, Sonus uses Vifa and Scan Speak. You may want to replace both so they match. I did it on Minuetto's replacing the dome tweets with Vifa ring radiators. A .......
182: Re: Wanted - two way monitor design using Vifa XT25 tweeters (4.38)
Posted by R. Hertz on 2002-08-25, 21:01:25 (24.165.19.86)
I seem to recall someone on the Madisound board has a design for the Vifa tweets. Maybe a post over ther will get you a design to use. .......
183: Re: Vintage loudspeakers systems which were good? (4.38)
Posted by Jerry O on 2000-08-09, 08:47:46 (12.13.238.139)
If you must go for 50's/60's vintages: Bozak B4000's with modified/updated tweets or Klipschorns (if tubes and sufficient room). If you care about accuracy but still want an older speaker, try these f .......
184: JBL "Music One" System (4.37)
Posted by Big Dave on 2004-01-07, 21:02:23 (68.225.243.220)
Two crappy little subs, two mid/tweeter units, awful sound. One of the tweets crapped out and I sold the subs to someone for like $79 ... about what they were worth. Overall, probably the worst speake .......
185: Re: Would these be preferable to the Piezos in my Dahlquist DQ 10 (4.37)
Posted by Duke on 2005-03-05, 20:44:32 (68.11.50.122)
Hi Joe, Fostex tweets in DQ-10's... hmmmm... sounds like a great idea! But before you take the leap, you might ask the guys at Madisound their opinion - I've found them to be very honest and helpful. .......
186: Re: ribbon tweets (4.37)
Posted by ce on 2002-10-12, 19:57:32 (67.82.216.119)
RIBBONS...nothing else gives the sparkle and aliveness. www.slsloudspeakers.com Ribbons Ribbons Ribbons. There is no one speaker than can reproduce teh audio spectrum, you will never get a real soundi .......
187: Re: Tweeter rings, piano black laquer, and rubber cement..... (4.36)
Posted by ayokay on 2005-05-14, 20:33:43 (209.240.205.63)
thanks for the Madisound info. :) No, not taming metal tweets...trying to tame some slightly bright pro monitors in a fairly lively room. Actually, I'm just playing around a little bit to see what the .......
188: My Genesis 400s have same mids & tweets w/ no problems (4.36)
Posted by David S. on 2001-06-12, 17:09:08 (208.46.54.254)
I've driven mine to fairly high levels (for listening in another room) and have never had any trouble with any of the drivers. Maybe the owners' of the V's had them at insane levels or clipped low pow .......
189: Re: Opinions on ProAc Response Tweeter (4.35)
Posted by gpalazz on 2001-10-05, 09:33:05 (209.64.87.68)
IMHO the 2010 is a great tweeter for the money. I concur with everything Tony D. mentioned. My trusty Dq10's low tweets were upgraded w/the scanspeaks resulting in a total transformation of the high f .......
190: Re: Yamaha NS-9595 anygood?? (4.35)
Posted by marco916 on 2007-01-10, 13:32:37 (24.7.145.243)
My uncle had brought these over from Japan in the mid 80's, I was wondering how good were they also. To my ears they sound ok, but I don't have the Audiophile ear to know good speakers when you hear t .......
191: JBL Aquarius 1 S-105 Tweeter stuck (4.35)
Posted by NOSferatu on 2008-05-18, 08:07:25 (24.7.88.8)
Hey Y'all- Does anyone know how to get the tweeters out of these speakers (see picture) the woofs and mids are fairly straightforward...screws. But the tweets are just a disc in front and driver be .......
192: Brain-Picking T-S parameters for Advent-1 Woofs and Tweets ; ) (4.35)
Posted by Tinnitus on 2001-06-22, 03:55:24 (209.208.18.29)
Would like to rebuild my "Ones" -- and would like to contemplate new enclosures/xovers, so need the T-S's. Yes, I could build a std. vol. box and go thru the hassle of measuring and calculating everyt .......
193: Tom's right (4.35)
Posted by chiggy on 2002-03-18, 09:15:57 (172.163.210.226)
not to mention the problems with FS you may have...though i don't the dynaudio will blow up as easily as most of the wimpy Audax tweets. and if they did blow, you're not finding replacements easily ei .......
194: Re: Ellis 1801 Speaker update (4.35)
Posted by jackman on 2002-06-20, 07:14:08 (64.233.197.107)
I have the tweets on the inside, however, I would suggest trying it both ways. They aren't offset too much so it doesn't seem to make a difference. I was concerned about room (wall) reflections and th .......
195: Re: Best 5" driver (4.35)
Posted by ScottG on 2003-05-21, 16:54:54 (208.180.234.33)
"Best" is relative, Accuton or Skanning for your sensitivity tweet (there are better tweets, but not for the money). Consider 1st order series. If you want a bit more bass then consider the Scan Speak .......
196: Old rockers (4.34)
Posted by oldroadie on 2003-10-29, 14:46:28 (4.33.112.147)
These are some solid speakers albeit inefficient, but they take a lot of power. I bought a pair from overseas when I was in the military, in '79 I think. Paid $1500.00 for a pair back then at AFEES di .......
197: Thanks for the replies! (4.34)
Posted by Enophile on 2006-06-13, 12:50:01 (68.227.19.105)
Hi, Fugured out how to take them apart to look for what you mentioned and then used some alligator clips right to the tweeters...yup, they's dead. Called Infinity and they were very nice. Two new twee .......
198: for twice as much (4.34)
Posted by hifitommy on 2012-04-05, 18:44:06 (76.168.152.155)
and not slim. still, you have experience with the whats that may be a big attraction. looking at the specs, they only go down to 38Hz, short of what the goldenears will do. the g/ears have powered woo .......
199: Re: Dented or pushed in speakers, does this affect sound/life? (4.34)
Posted by Young1-15 on 2002-04-30, 09:40:17 (156.99.67.25)
I have 1" aluminium tweets in my Definitive PT-400's and one was slightly dented and the sound quality ias barely affected and only after prolonged playback at very high volumes, at least before it po .......
200: Re: No Problem (4.32)
Posted by gpalazz on 2000-12-21, 07:53:17 (209.64.87.68)
RBP, How did you arrive at 36 gauge? The bass/mid panels use a larger gauge wire than the tweets do on my MG1'S. Also the wire is made of Aluminum on the original setup vs the silver you are suggestin .......
Found 200 records in High Efficiency Speaker Asylum.
1: PS: (8.08)
Posted by Alpha Al on 2011-09-13, 23:41:19 (12.76.233.29)
This is the box. (an earlier version with two 2405 tweets, later versions used two 2204 tweets. .......
2: Re: line array tweets?? long... (8.08)
Posted by dkiley on 2004-05-14, 08:04:16 (66.47.178.117)
Very good. I've not worked with planar tweets before, and so have shyed away from them. What the hell, I'll give it a go. Thank you for your input. .......
3: K77M Tweets on ebay (7.84)
Posted by TimB on 2000-10-24, 14:43:54 (205.175.225.5)
I saw some K77M tweets on ebay. I'd like to buy a pair for back up. What's a good price to get them at? Thanks TMAN .......
4: Mike on a different subject. (7.53)
Posted by Roland N on 2003-11-12, 21:31:27 (66.217.198.155)
Noticed in the speaker asylum you have experience with RTR ES tweets. I have OLD ESS Transtatics which need some of these tweets. Wonder if you could sell me your spare ones to help an old ailing clas .......
5: Re: how many tweeters per side? (nt) (7.50)
Posted by djn on 2004-09-24, 18:03:47 (68.41.195.0)
Bill, do the tweets have to be spaced so close together? I ordered 16 woofs and only 16 tweets thinking that I would uses one tweet for one woof. I am looking forward to building these. Is the any way .......
6: Re: Need 93+db efficient Tweeter for SET (7.04)
Posted by MTL on 2000-12-11, 17:19:41 (207.23.43.16)
try this site www.snippets.org/ldsg/ There arn't too many dome tweets with that high a sensitivity unless they are horn loaded.Try the audax site they have some horn loaded dome tweets. Al ::: TOPIC: .......
7: piezo tweets power tolerance etc (6.86)
Posted by nicolas on 2007-08-11, 11:32:24 (216.184.97.165)
With the generic piezo tweets with crystal size 17mm = 3/4 inch, what is the power tolerance, how much current draw do they have and what is the thermal limit of the crystal? I heard about 50 watts = .......
8: How many woofs and tweets for 16 ohm imp? (6.83)
Posted by Sidewinder on 2004-09-25, 13:28:49 (209.165.45.59)
Hello Mr. Fitzmaurice, Your line array looks like a great project to try out (It's cheap to build!). Looking forward to your diy article. In the mean time I need to stock up. My amps have only 16 ohm .......
9: Marketing null. (6.80)
Posted by Poindexter on 2004-02-29, 09:25:23 (4.63.6.102)
Hi, Doc, Not sure why this is, but there seem to be practically no tweets in the 93-96dB sensitivity range. Home hi-fi tweets go up to about 91-92dB, and the pro tweets start in at about 98dB an .......
10: RE: Second this vote (6.73)
Posted by djn on 2009-11-06, 13:57:38 (71.227.83.208)
Hey Jim, I ran mine with the Big Ass Heil as tweets. Then I started changing things and I was left with only two amps, so I took the Heils out. I was amazed at how good they sounded with out tweets. I .......
11: Re: Tannoy Super Tweeters and Beauhorns (6.72)
Posted by Tom Brennan on 2002-10-03, 19:20:12 (12.251.27.11)
GGA---No problem? Yeah, no problem for them once they get your dough. I think these guys wanna' take you to the cleaners. The only way those tweets will match your Beauhorns is if you pad the Beauhorn .......
12: Re: Is this a good deal? (6.64)
Posted by Bastus on 2000-06-12, 23:00:27 (152.163.207.193)
Mike, Actually, I did experiment with the Tad tweets awhile back, it does offer a bit more air with the horns without the harshness you experienced with the JBL's. I was using at that time (Edgar 16") .......
13: I suggest (6.56)
Posted by Vince S on 2009-08-12, 12:13:25 (92.143.253.118)
Glenn Gould playing Haydn's last sonatas (piano) CBS records 81, now Sony. It is one of the first digital recording. Lots of dynamic, on the edge of saturation. If your tweets work fine the this is fu .......
14: Super tweeters??? (Cain and Cain WWWS) (6.54)
Posted by JeffR on 2007-04-17, 11:56:53 (207.7.162.40)
I own a pair of Cain and Cain WWWS loudspeakers - with Fostex 166ESR's. I don't imagine too many of these speakers were sold but HOPEFULLY someone with a pair posts here and has tried super tweeters . .......
15: I use the Stereophile II CD. (6.43)
Posted by Elmo on 2004-11-12, 19:47:27 (67.49.46.72)
It came free with a subscription many years ago (well, I did have to send a letter to the editor, when they changed the promotion to "cd case holder thingies." But that's not relative to the discussio .......
16: A couple of dumb questions (6.08)
Posted by djn on 2008-01-07, 23:00:13 (68.42.217.220)
How high can I effectively cross my Edgarhorn Straight 80s with the EVM 15B? Instead of building a crossover network for one amp and three drivers, tweets, mids, and lows, can I (I don't know how to p .......
17: Re: super tweets (5.91)
Posted by djn on 2004-09-04, 09:04:20 (68.41.195.0)
I am crossing the mids at 550hz and the tweets at 7000hz. The ALtec 1005B, even with two 288c on each horn just do not have the sparkle they sould. When I used the Advent as a preamp and turned the Tr .......
18: Surplus automotive, branded Ford. 2+" outer frame, even smaller cone. (5.90)
Posted by Elmo on 2005-05-24, 07:49:58 (67.49.46.72)
Doped pleated surround. Good efficiency match with my full range Isophon alnico on ob. Power handling could be better, at max vol a touch of non linearity. There are a fair number of different tweets .......
19: Anyone familiar with Pilot Speakers PSV-1 (5.88)
Posted by Marshall on 2009-12-21, 10:46:47 (66.167.135.244)
Very interesting large 12" three way speakers with dual mids and dual tweets. All alnico drivers! Found some numbers on the 6" mids (41-40C 270002) and numbers on the 3.5" tweets (41-44B 270952) but s .......
20: RE: Edgar Mid Horn Tweeter (5.77)
Posted by JeffreyJ on 2009-10-21, 21:06:48 (74.185.160.18)
Hey Joe... Bruce can walk you through all of this, (tell him I said hello)... but here's a big start.... the 414 will overlap the midhorn way too much.. if money is really tight, wind your own speak .......
21: RE: A/G Duo internal rewire (5.63)
Posted by acres verde on 2009-06-06, 09:38:25 (209.136.24.246)
You must be me in a parallel universe. My speakers a bi-wired with separate runs of Valhalla to the tweets and midrange. Custom SPM Ref jumpers made for me by Jack Bybee run from tweets to subs. The O .......
22: RTR electrostatic tweeters vs ESG or other HF drivers (5.62)
Posted by Roland on 2003-05-06, 20:41:11 (63.212.187.26)
Not too long ago the RTR electrostatic tweeters were the best HF available. RTR eventually closed down but recently again they were reintroduced and are still being used as the HF in the $225K Wilson .......
23: Here's my $100 horns... (5.55)
Posted by ER on 2004-12-14, 22:33:49 (65.54.98.107)
Here's a link to my $100 horn system. A little rough, I only have Skill saw, but sounds good. Nitty Gritty is: Cerwin phenolic horn tweets c/o first order with 1.5 uF oil cap for 12.5K Hz (tweets free .......
24: RE: How to reproduce the full dynamics of a scissor cutting paper without clipping (5.54)
Posted by Rafaro on 2017-04-19, 07:11:53 (190.56.56.101)
Hello Tom: MrBurwen´s system seems to be a Unity horn want to be!! He seems to heading in the right direction with conical horns but places 2-16" woofers behind the tweets and MR but then places the 2 .......
25: Re: Altec 808-8B and 511Bs(best use?) (5.50)
Posted by Thatch_Ear on 2001-09-29, 04:48:31 (64.157.112.139)
Tomcat, I found the Sound Practices and will dig through there and get that info. Thank you for the offer to send it to me. The reason I am using the Jensen P15LL is that it is already in a bass hor .......
26: Re: I'm a little dissapointed in the Heresy's I just got. Advice needed. (5.46)
Posted by mpathus on 2005-12-01, 20:56:00 (68.55.152.219)
I just heard some mid sixties Cornwalls , and had a similar reaction as yours --" what's up with the upper end? Seems rolled off and slow", Klipsch are supposed to be sensitive to sources -- and asked .......
27: Stop me from killing my KARLSONS (5.45)
Posted by yoonit@yahoo.com on 2006-10-23, 07:25:53 (207.69.137.206)
Hi I have an old pr. of Karlson 12's from late 50's/early 60's and am not sure what to do with them. The coax drivers that were in 'em are shot and pronanly not worth rebuilding. I had a cheap pair of .......
28: Should I toe the subs in like I do with the mids and tweets? (5.44)
Posted by Triodeuser on 2006-12-16, 10:51:46 (66.169.45.152)
I've been toeing the mids and tweets in - For years, I have been putting them on top of the subs, but leaving the subs straight ahead. Am crossing to the subs at 120 hz - Changing out the subs, gives .......
29: try 4 or more high efficiency subs (5.43)
Posted by Norman Bates on 2002-09-22, 22:22:17 (64.12.96.10)
My tweets and horns clock in at a 16ohm load with 110db with 1 watt each. I use 4 18s (96db 8ohms wires in parallel as a 4 ohm load for close to 102db). They keep up but the tweets seem to leave the s .......
30: Re: Needles look like Bottleheads Sorta (5.25)
Posted by Deckers1 on 2003-04-07, 21:35:46 (63.163.137.36)
http://www.welbornelabs.com/recomendspeaks.htm : see Bottleheads Back to your question Freddyi; I'll put the link to the ones I am using now below. They sit in a built-in enclosure above the midrang .......
31: Re: SET for Hammer Dynamics (5.24)
Posted by tianguis on 2004-09-18, 16:44:45 (66.108.72.92)
Steve: Both the Berning and 47 Labs are fine amps. I ran the Berning for about a year with the Hammers. I got to messing with room EQ and digital crossovers, so I got the 300B into the mix. The comb .......
32: Whardale Super 3 tweeters (5.22)
Posted by Thatch_Ear on 2001-08-08, 09:08:40 (209.245.234.56)
Anybody know the SPL on these nice old paper tweets? .......
33: Thorsten used Visaton tweets with Beauhorns <nt> (5.16)
Posted by Brian C on 2001-12-18, 11:45:18 (195.92.67.67)
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34: Re: Line Array Tweeter Observations & Suggestions (5.16)
Posted by Weltersys on 2005-02-08, 23:04:26 (172.208.49.150)
Looks like Paul had the right approach with the KSN 1016A, thought that was the pizza, but have had an advirsity to them, so have not committed the model numbers to mind. or perhaps my mind has delete .......
35: Re: K77M Tweets on ebay (5.13)
Posted by Les Lammers on 2000-10-25, 04:39:56 (12.77.204.54)
Why get back ups when you can get new diaphrams for under $25? .......
36: Plasma tweets $7000/ pair?? Eficiency??? (5.11)
Posted by Roland on 2003-05-01, 04:36:24 (64.154.156.102)
nt .......
37: Re: I've read (5.11)
Posted by ER on 2004-11-12, 08:00:28 (65.54.98.143)
Hey Elmo, Thanks for the tips, do you have a cd you would recommend? I have some test records, I guess I might as well use the JBL test record for them. From what I understand the LE series was the fi .......
38: Re: Should I toe the subs in like I do with the mids and tweets? (5.07)
Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice on 2006-12-16, 18:04:20 (68.237.128.145)
If anything you should try aiming them at the wall. .......
39: Fostex T900A tweets added to Full Range Speaks Classifieds (5.06)
Posted by grantg on 2005-12-03, 12:57:14 (207.200.116.6)
nm .......
40: Appears to be Olson Electronics (4.97)
Posted by bevo on 2008-03-24, 16:27:28 (74.232.21.60)
But it is very hard to make out what the second word is on the badge that is above the tweets. If you look at the pic, maybe you can tell what it is. Thanks .......
41: Re: two suggestions (4.97)
Posted by sdoow on 2005-12-15, 16:02:00 (67.66.229.89)
Mark, I have a pair of planar tweets that were pulled from my Optimus (200's I think). They appear to be the same as what you have, do you have any specs for them? Greg .......
42: Re: The tweeters' high-pass Filter Point is 2750Hz currently. (4.92)
Posted by maabx on 2006-11-10, 19:48:30 (71.227.31.112)
Thanks. The pic is before the tweets were added I assume. .......
43: RE: I would try moving up the mid-tweets (4.92)
Posted by lowpoke on 2009-07-22, 17:36:43 (121.45.111.90)
That's an awesome set up! I want to know how you get away with it though. Those bass horns would be enough to put my wife in hospital! :) .......
44: Interesting... (4.92)
Posted by tweakk on 2010-09-12, 07:01:02 (72.186.180.162)
Any tweets to recommend? I'll be keeping the stock mid-driver and the K33B woofer. .......
45: Re: Klipsch RF-7's (4.92)
Posted by Tom Brennan on 2006-11-16, 16:24:33 (74.131.174.75)
slownlo----I've owned LaScalas, Cornwalls and Hereseys. The only one of the bunch I'd enjoy today is the Cornwall. IMO the Cornwall and Khorn sound pretty good with a robust tonal balance; the Heresey .......
46: Re: line array tweets?? long... (4.90)
Posted by jarvissound on 2004-05-19, 12:37:25 (63.173.226.1)
The Dayton PT2's are very nice for the money. Can't go wrong with them IMHO. BRett .......
47: RE: I would try moving up the mid-tweets (4.87)
Posted by PK on 2009-07-22, 12:07:07 (80.62.35.82)
Hi hermanesque, Thanks for the suggestion! You second weltersys in suggesting that, and I may try to do that:-). BTW: Nice rig! Best regards Peter .......
48: Very tempting... (4.87)
Posted by Qman on 2013-07-30, 07:39:39 (50.76.241.145)
I have been eyeing your 210 cabinet. Getting back to to the 290, have you tried this driver with a 300hz mulicell and the fostex tweets? .......
49: Re: I will go horizontal with the EV tweets and see... (4.87)
Posted by whitese on 2005-01-18, 05:16:39 (205.188.116.7)
AA wont let me link to my own pic...well its in the gallery..! .......
50: super tweets (4.84)
Posted by gazzamongo on 2004-09-04, 02:03:22 (62.252.224.14)
what frequency are you crossing them in at......and hows the sound without? any pics ...bet this system rocks the house gazza .......
51: Re: 98db SPL or better, 9" width or less, flat impedance, recommendation? (4.83)
Posted by weltersys on 2004-12-30, 22:58:58 (172.129.119.112)
I agree with Bill. Get lots of cones and tweets. .......
52: Re: Tweeter on EdgarHorns 350Hz & 80Hz (4.83)
Posted by fred76 on 2005-10-24, 19:44:23 (202.175.254.122)
Hi Ed, Have you heard he JBL 2405 tweets? How do they sound? Thanks. fred .......
53: RE: Wow! Ser Tech challenge!! (4.83)
Posted by Oface on 2010-02-03, 19:49:37 (98.21.219.10)
I think they need to add another pair of tweets to each side....just to balance things out aesthetically.... -chris .......
54: RE: What are my options to flatten a bumpy plot??? (4.83)
Posted by djn on 2009-10-05, 18:29:09 (71.227.83.208)
That 150hz dip is VERY noticable. If I could find an EQ just for the woof, that would be the way to go. I am please with the mids and tweets so no need for curcuitry there. .......
55: Max Townsend Ribbon Tweets? (4.78)
Posted by Brian C on 2002-01-11, 00:52:16 (195.92.67.68)
These are designed to "sit on" rather than "mount in". 15kHz or 20kHz crossover. Expensive though. Brian. .......
56: Re: Vintage Horn Tweeters (4.77)
Posted by Altec605 on 2003-11-13, 10:48:59 (172.156.79.70)
I have several of the old Metal RS horn tweets...Pretty good drivers:) .......
57: Re: dam my horns image - me too ! (4.77)
Posted by Pooge on 2005-01-04, 20:27:01 (68.230.176.157)
So Kerry, what happened to your beloved EV tweets? I see you redecorated your blockhorns, too. .......
58: Re: they work for me! (4.77)
Posted by Godzilla. on 2007-01-17, 12:43:17 (69.50.105.45)
Too bad RS doesnt make/sell those drivers anymore. Your speakers seem to be such a cool solution. As i've said before... love those tweets! .......
59: Thanks for the heads' up... I'll be mindful, and just in case, (4.74)
Posted by Dingojazz on 2007-09-28, 19:24:42 (68.2.192.137)
maybe I'll add a 1.0 amp in line fuse for the tweets. Cheers, K .......
60: bass horn for 12" low Qts driver (4.74)
Posted by fatbottle on 2006-02-23, 10:00:31 (80.195.12.182)
Hi , I've just picked up a pair of old Richard Allan Pavane's (cheap!) . Very odd-sounding ; no bass ! I can't even get any decent bass with the cabs right in the corner . However the drivers do seem .......
61: Re: is it real or is it memorex? its so real (4.71)
Posted by tesla on 2004-07-20, 06:32:03 (68.101.170.254)
What model tweets? I recently bought a pair of JBL L65's, and those 077's are great! .......
62: Re: paid fifty dollars each for these !!! (4.70)
Posted by Ed Faulkner on 2004-01-21, 07:06:09 (134.121.169.122)
I sold a pair of the RP-302 tweets for $750 on ebay, these should finance some fun projects if you part them out... .......
63: the Maggies have incredible tweets, but... (4.69)
Posted by triode on 2004-07-28, 18:42:21 (69.167.212.117)
...are quite dynamically limited elsewhere. No contest for me - I require lifelike dynamics to drop the big coin; others feel differently. YMMV. .......
64: Re: paid fifty dollars each for these !!! (4.69)
Posted by Ed Faulkner on 2004-01-21, 07:06:09 (134.121.169.122)
I sold a pair of the RP-302 tweets for $750 on ebay, these should finance some fun projects if you part them out... .......
65: Re: midrange: horn or direct radiator ? (4.69)
Posted by Tom Brennan on 2002-09-02, 13:30:27 (12.251.27.11)
Mike---I dunno, at least as far as the Heils. I had a set of the big Heil tweets many years ago and wasn't too keen on them. .......
66: Just wanna say Thanks ER. (4.65)
Posted by Elmo on 2005-06-07, 05:01:17 (67.49.46.72)
Moved my current tweets to wire mount/coax (haven't ordered the Dayton's yet, but I will). Pretty darn nice. And so simple, so easy. .......
67: Re: Should I toe the subs in like I do with the mids and tweets? (4.65)
Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice on 2006-12-17, 16:45:51 (68.237.143.163)
" I am not so sure about your theory" I'd love to be able to take credit, but Roy Allison (who also invented the dome tweeter) beat me to it by about 40 years. .......
68: Re: Vifa Horn Tweets Opinions? (4.65)
Posted by mollecon on 2002-07-01, 17:58:13 (212.242.51.138)
http://www.d-s-t.com/vifa/index.htm A link to Vifa's site - hope it's usefull. .......
69: Re: Need 93+db efficient Tweeter for SET - Got your crossover here buddy (4.64)
Posted by MTL on 2000-12-11, 17:13:54 (207.23.43.16)
Hi Freddy Are the tweets and woofs connected with the same polarity or reverse polarity? TIA Al .......
70: Re: uestion for Bill fitzmaurice (4.63)
Posted by djn on 2004-09-23, 20:30:17 (68.41.195.0)
I just ordered 16 woofs and 16 tweets. To follow up on Ken T's question, are the build details available? Cheers. .......
71: Re: What you need is a Klipsch/Altec Combination............... (4.63)
Posted by stuck.wilson@gmail.com on 2006-06-04, 16:56:02 (141.156.226.112)
nice casework-- integrates nice with the speakers! what're those, t-35 tweets in there? WAF defined! .......
72: RE: Spectactular Vintage Kornerhorns (4.63)
Posted by Tom Brennan on 2007-06-23, 08:52:07 (74.140.141.202)
The old fibreboard-wood radial horns are interesting but who in their right mind is gonna pay big bucks for University mids and tweets? Well you never know. .......
73: but it will (4.61)
Posted by bwb on 2011-10-03, 08:51:22 (68.179.148.150)
. I am triamping 110 dB speakers with about 1W max to the mids and tweets and probably 2.5 to to the woofers. It will blow you out of the room if you want, not that I want. However, to answer your que .......
74: RE: Technics SB-E200-XG Info Wanted (4.61)
Posted by Kloss on 2012-02-11, 17:59:33 (50.50.171.79)
I've been looking for years never find them. Consider yourself lucky;) If tweets bad sure you could find a close enough I can help ya out if you need it. .......
75: RE: Were all listening through our caps (4.59)
Posted by b.l.zeebub on 2017-03-23, 03:35:08 (80.192.33.36)
Mids and tweets have a cap in series with the driver to protect them from low frequencies, on the woofer the cap is in parallel thus not in the signal path. .......
76: RE: piezo tweets power tolerance etc (4.59)
Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice on 2007-08-11, 14:21:11 (71.255.147.35)
http://www.partsexpress.com/pdf/piezo.pdf .......
77: Re: nOrh SE 9 Tube amp (4.59)
Posted by djn on 2003-06-18, 15:36:39 (68.43.164.107)
So if I used the nOrh SE9 for my mids and tweets on the Khonrs and used the nOrh LeAmp (SS) for the woofer I'd be going in the right direction??? .......
78: Re: What's wrong with JBL 2445's? (4.58)
Posted by indyrod on 2001-03-02, 19:48:39 (205.216.199.193)
Hi again- he may have meant that you need to use a tweeter to go full range-you can use your LE85s for tweets-why don't you try Jammin Jersey for a pair of JBLs that will work in your Altec cabine .......
79: Phase plugs in tweets - how come some could do it better than others? (4.57)
Posted by freddyi on 2003-08-23, 08:10:09 (63.188.41.209)
heres a plastic round Cerwin-Vega tweeter (no baffle - just propped up on box) - doesn't roller-coaster or have two dips like some CV Graph .......
80: Re: 300hz ) horn (4.57)
Posted by Dave-A on 2005-10-27, 07:24:41 (65.240.208.46)
Sierra Brooks made/ makes one. Straight tractrix 32" diameter. Load w/ TAD and off you go. This is how I have heard it. I think that CAR uses this type setup on many of their speakers, but they also u .......
81: Re: RTR 2500's (4.57)
Posted by weltersys on 2006-01-11, 20:52:08 (172.195.86.120)
Is the RTR 2500 the old refrigerator size cab with a 24" woofer and loads of mids and tweets? .......
82: Coral horn tweets (4.57)
Posted by Coner on 2008-12-18, 19:40:56 (216.99.208.125)
Can't seem to find any info on the older Coral stuff, in particular the H-70. Freq. response, x-over, diaphram material, etc. I havn't had a chance to hear them yet, but I have some. Are these very g .......
83: Any one use fostex t500a ? (4.52)
Posted by Kloss on 2004-06-15, 20:13:56 (67.200.11.31)
Was wondering if they are worth the cash? Have owned many t90a and heard the other fostex tweets.Is t90a truly the sweet spot in the line? .......
84: Re: Vifa Horn Tweets Opinions? (4.51)
Posted by Tom Brennan on 2002-07-01, 16:31:52 (12.251.96.213)
Tag---I still have a pair that I used years ago when I was fooling around with "normal" speakers. I think they sounded very clean and clear with no nasties and had a nice shimmer. Pretty good tweeters .......
85: RE: Heil AMT tweets PS4a specs, etc. for DIY (4.49)
Posted by Tre' on 2012-05-18, 08:36:33 (75.82.52.72)
"If you want the coloration of a SET amp" I'm interested in what type of "coloration" you prefer to listen to? Tre' .......
86: RE: how does one get better sound from a K-horn w/o much hassle? (4.49)
Posted by zako on 2007-10-25, 06:51:25 (66.112.36.59)
First you throw out all the cheap drivers and replace them with TAD 4001 mid and TAD 703 tweets....TAD 1601a woofers have better slam. .......
87: I thought you were joking... (4.48)
Posted by Dominic on 2003-07-08, 12:41:46 (142.217.243.101)
since it appears you aren't i'd like to keep in touch. Maybe you could harangue Steve Schell, into helping you. He's already built a pair of feild coil ring-radiator tweets and knows a hell of a lot o .......
88: I thought you were joking.... (4.45)
Posted by Dominic on 2003-07-08, 12:46:54 (142.217.243.101)
since it appears you aren't i'd like to keep in touch. Maybe you could harangue Steve Schell, into helping you. He's already built a pair of feild coil ring-radiator tweets and knows a hell of a lot o .......
89: Re: More tsss on A5 VOTT ?! (4.45)
Posted by djn on 2005-01-21, 08:27:53 (68.41.195.0)
I am running 1505B/288C and to keep them working in the good range I added a pair of Beyma CP25 baby cheek super tweets. It made a world of differnece. Cheers. .......
90: I have 'em (4.45)
Posted by mrfixit on 2005-01-27, 05:50:39 (209.142.209.19)
Nice speakers, and there are some new upgrades out soon relating to wood horn tweets. Very open, great soundfield. If all goes well, I'll be a midwest D.I.Y. supplier in a couple months (working with .......
91: Re: Any tips for proper setup? (4.45)
Posted by yoonit@yahoo.com on 2006-05-02, 12:00:27 (207.69.137.207)
Hi Gary: Tweets are heavy cast metal, mounted with 6 screws. Openings are about 4.25" x 2.25" ..kinda remind me a little of my old EV T-350's but not as big. -m .......
92: RE: If using a 511 for mid ~400-3KHz - what horn/WG type for the tweeter ? (4.45)
Posted by Alpha Al on 2016-10-28, 09:31:37 (99.181.45.74)
The old spec sheet for 802 says it goes up to 20kHz. It does not say how many dB down it is at 20kHz. With EQ, I get plenty of "air" and no tweets. .......
93: Re: Phase plugs in tweets - how come some could do it better than others? (4.45)
Posted by Brad on 2003-08-24, 00:13:12 (66.166.238.99)
Hey Freddy, Don't know the answer. Tried to open get to your links for the X-15 sketches and get 404 from earthlink. Did you have to take them off or are the links broken? Mail me. Thanks, Brad ::: T .......
94: Re: Picture -- Stargate Reference Horn System (4.43)
Posted by Roland N on 2003-10-31, 20:59:16 (66.217.203.45)
Congrats absolutely killer system. Can the tweets finally keep up with MR horns?? Would love to hear it but in So Fla!! Roland .......
95: Fostex Capacitors (4.43)
Posted by GrantH on 2004-06-23, 09:39:45 (63.77.219.81)
Anyone tried these Copper/Tin Foil plastic caps? They can be found on the Madisound website under Fostex Accessories. Considering using them with the T900A tweets... www.madisound.com Thanks, Grant :: .......
96: Open baffle? (4.43)
Posted by Rick B. on 2006-12-09, 05:13:01 (12.207.165.197)
So are the mids & tweets run as an open baffle? If so what about the woofers? Sure looks like you're having fun & that's great. Cheers Rick .......
97: RE: Another Iwata 300 (4.42)
Posted by JoshK on 2012-11-13, 15:15:52 (174.118.56.183)
Would love to get some details on your XO if you don't mind sharing! I am in the midst of building almost same system. My box has TD15X + PRs, using the black Iwata 300hz and similar FOSTEX tweets. :: .......
98: RE: Which Edgar Horns did you use in the past? (4.42)
Posted by claudej1@aol.com on 2022-01-19, 13:19:16 (162.207.20.19)
I'm on my 3rd pair of K402's. First pair of 350 Salad bowls which sound great with Titan II midbass Horn and Ciare Bullet tweets. .......
99: Re: Why not horns? ...PDS (4.42)
Posted by jeffk on 2000-07-29, 16:54:54 (204.203.20.73)
Once that softenig veil is lifted from the 'dr' experience,you are IN.You are THERE.I've used 2nd order L-R filters at the cutoff points with good results,damping those trouble spots.Here's heresy;I u .......
100: Re: Altec Lansing 1803b multi cellular horns (4.41)
Posted by Steve Burger on 2003-01-05, 18:38:41 (12.229.247.178)
Seems a little pricey if they have ceramic magnets but would need to know what they are. Email us a picture. The combo you are picturing seems a little out of balance. Probably A pretty big beamy midr .......
101: Re: To JBL or Vintage Altec? (4.41)
Posted by Tom Brennan on 2005-07-14, 11:59:25 (67.173.180.33)
Both option 1 and 2 should sound swell, you can't lose either way. I'd prefer the 604s but that's only a matter of taste, the 4430 is a great speaker. I wouldn't bother with the other stuff, I don't t .......
102: RE: EV 15TRX Knight KN-615hc 16 Ohm tweeter replacement (4.41)
Posted by DougE on 2014-09-09, 15:13:02 (69.4.140.57)
Thanks. Caveat Emptor and all. I get it. As for cutting losses, you are on to something and I may just offer them to the world with blown tweets if I can pair them with something that floats my boat. .......
103: Calling TomServo. Quick? (4.41)
Posted by claudej1@aol.com on 2015-02-08, 08:04:52 (24.23.75.150)
Have acquired 6 TD-1's. 4 of them have the Red + terminals on mids and tweets going to "Common" on Xover. Two of them have the Black - terminals going to common. Which is best and why? I need to make .......
104: a few tidbits (4.40)
Posted by joel on 2006-06-23, 18:14:23 (171.71.77.24)
I'm very pleased with my 168ez's after 1K hours. They sounded bad for the first 500, didn't start sounding good until around 1k. A bit shy on the high frequencies, but a strong rich sound. I personal .......
105: 4 way stack better than Khorns? YES! (4.40)
Posted by claudej1@aol.com on 2011-03-17, 08:43:35 (76.217.173.104)
Sold my Khorns and center LaScala (Paul W. Klipsch's 2ph3 array)got into a 4-way stack......Klipsch MWMs bass (to 120 Hz.), Peavey MB-1 Midbass/Lower Midrange (120-700Hz.), JBL2360horn/2446J upper mid .......
106: DJK, stay after work next week ???????? (4.39)
Posted by Norman Bates on 2002-10-25, 18:18:48 (205.175.225.5)
To work on small amp or preamp with passive crossover then small amp for tweets ??????????? .......
107: Re: current 1" mid-drivers - Cone horn dirvers vs Compression (4.39)
Posted by Tom S on 2003-04-17, 08:03:27 (207.111.96.91)
For cheap tweets, last I heard Bruce liked Selenium. I think Chris Beck is using them on his Edgar Horns. I know Parts Express carries them. -Tom .......
108: Re: line array tweets?? long... (4.38)
Posted by Magnetar on 2004-05-14, 07:51:36 (68.255.148.250)
Please see my post above concerning a higher sensitive mid woofer - I'd like to see your comments. Thanks Magnetar IMG alt="" src="http://hometown.aol.com/batespm/images/gpstar.jpg" .......
109: Re: Should I toe the subs in like I do with the mids and tweets? (4.38)
Posted by TAZSMONN on 2006-12-16, 17:38:14 (12.73.121.60)
Do not bother. Tazsmonn "The Cat Herder". W66th.St./Richfield/Minneapolis/MN/USA Cats are good room treatments, you should have 2 Or 3. My detracters have never heard my system. .......
110: Re: they work for me! (4.38)
Posted by djn on 2007-01-18, 05:50:43 (68.41.199.105)
I added tweets to my folded horns with the 1354 but disconnected it after three or four hours of listening and mine was facing backwards. I think the 1354 has plenty of high end....for me at least. Bu .......
111: FYI (4.38)
Posted by Alpha Al on 2011-09-13, 23:37:52 (12.76.233.29)
These tweets are pulls from Clair Bros S4 cabinets, as used by major artists for arena concerts. Each box used two.This company has used JBL since the 70's. I assure you, they are JBL parts. (no co .......
112: RE: How to listen to HornTweeters (4.38)
Posted by Glowbug on 2009-08-12, 08:12:13 (64.202.139.214)
Anything with very well-recorded high hats and cymbals is a favorite of mine for auditioning tweets..."Abraham's Theme" from Vangelis' score to Chariots of Fire is a great tweet workout and test of st .......
113: Re: Hammer Dynamics Super 12 Question (4.38)
Posted by Tim Adams on 2001-10-04, 12:30:59 (216.23.54.232)
Frankly Greg has a basicly stock version of the Hammers....abet with the new tweets... The tweeked version is better by an order of magnitude.... Even image very well... something the Vott's do NOT do .......
114: Re: Hard choice ALTEC 290 or ALTEC 288 (4.37)
Posted by Roland N on 2003-10-27, 11:42:43 (66.217.205.82)
Mike as you know 290s depending on model have rated response to about 7K. But in typical Altec fashion they fail to tell you that at 7K they are more than 10 dB down. Additionally HF response also var .......
115: RE: Ideas for horn stand construction (4.36)
Posted by Victor on 2011-01-25, 19:46:01 (121.96.188.13)
Josh, Here's a a stand for one of our horns. This is if you have some space in your bins to do this. Just to give you an example with iron works... This also holds the tweets and crossover box in o .......
116: Behringer DCX2496 and tri amp (4.36)
Posted by hermanesque on 2008-03-01, 10:33:52 (68.179.167.19)
Will have DCX modified with passive outputs by Monday and should have my amps finished in a week or 2. Bottlehead paramour for the tweets, DIY 300B for the mids, and for now a Linn SS amp for the bass .......
117: Re: Line Array (4.35)
Posted by JRutter on 2000-08-11, 08:48:34 (198.182.208.33)
Point well taken on the fact that purpose designed woofers and tweeters would handle their respective FRs better and simplify baffle/cabinet. Would you put the tweets in the middle like the Zalytron O .......
118: I will go horizontal with the EV tweets and see... (4.31)
Posted by whitese on 2005-01-18, 05:08:43 (205.188.116.7)
Man, but I do love the EV's..best piano, classical guitar i ever heard....thenk goodness no one wants to buy mine, i will be able to do a head to head and see which i like better....I do love paper co .......
119: ft17 (4.28)
Posted by badman on 2007-01-19, 06:04:18 (65.40.196.73)
I'm quite fond of the FT17H, it was the best supertweeter I've tried to date, including ribbons, domes, and others.... until I went to the (expensive) Heil AMT1. Those things are a beast. Short versi .......
120: Re: Line arrays (4.28)
Posted by Deckers1 on 2003-04-07, 07:05:34 (63.163.137.127)
Seems to me you have it together pretty well. I'm using an array of Piezos, I don't use expensive Tweets. But then again the Navy didn't develope those other types. They did develope Piezos. If someo .......
121: Re: Planar Magnetic (4.28)
Posted by dwkurfma on 2004-03-07, 16:46:23 (68.229.187.9)
It sees like Brian Cheney at VMPS has talke about this a fair amount and the pros and cons of a number of these options. Haven't visited that site in a while, but you might take a look. He was running .......
122: Vifa Horn Tweets Opinions? (4.27)
Posted by Tag on 2002-07-01, 13:59:26 (204.31.53.110)
Anybody have opinions on the Vifa Horn Tweeters H26xx xx xx .......
123: driver opinions please (4.26)
Posted by Al Woodworth on 2003-12-01, 19:05:06 (68.232.113.217)
I'm considering these drivers: Eminence Sigma 18 woofs Audax PR170MO/ZO mids Fostex FT66H ring radiator tweets Any opinions more thoughtful than "You're an idiot" will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. .......
124: RE: Those will be a huge improvement from the Fane tweeter (4.25)
Posted by beaukoo on 2013-11-01, 21:04:12 (24.4.168.209)
Well I'm hoping they are defective bc they are swamped by the mid horns (107 db). As for the crossover it's just a 1uf cap to the tweets. And as I said before the Fanes have much greater output. I'm i .......
125: Re: Titanium Diaphrams vs Aluminium Diaphrams? (4.23)
Posted by indyrod on 2001-01-26, 16:37:14 (205.216.199.49)
rodd-the le85s are great-if you need more top you might try using 7500 crossovers and 2404 or 2405 tweets-makes a great system-I put titaniam in my 375s and I liked them better. what are you using for .......
126: Driver Input (4.22)
Posted by JROY on 2001-04-15, 17:16:08 (204.203.20.187)
What is the preferred method for connecting wire to the push button inputs on vintage Atlas and Klipsch(and EV tweets for that matter)compression drivers?I've used bared wire in the past,but that seem .......
127: Re: Totally Dehorned (4.22)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2003-08-29, 13:33:15 (129.239.169.70)
"I'm using the little Radio Shack 5" 2-ways with Lineaum tweets that I used to use as surround speakers. ... I suspect that the Rat Shacks are probably prety much as close to good as one gets with suc .......
128: Hi Bill (4.22)
Posted by djn on 2005-10-26, 09:15:34 (68.40.156.50)
Hi Bill, some time ago, I ordered and received your TLHA plans and bought all the drivers. However, The size and shape does not lend itself to my daughters dorm room so I wanted to use the mids and tw .......
129: Re: JBL 8 Ohms & ALTEC 16 Ohms & 8 Ohms SET AMP (4.21)
Posted by djn on 2005-10-01, 14:13:46 (68.40.156.50)
I got around this problem last year by using a Rane A23 active crossover and seperate amps for the tweets, mids, and woofs. Cheers. .......
130: Piezos at PE (4.21)
Posted by dbeardsl on 2001-12-13, 20:38:40 (216.175.89.22)
Think them $.49 piezo tweets would be useful as an ok superteeter? are they worth the shipping? I'm thinking of ordering 4 or 6 of em cause they are so cheap. Powerhandling is supposedly 50W RMS, If I .......
131: Re: Karlson photos (4.19)
Posted by yoonit@yahoo.com on 2006-05-06, 07:07:49 (4.158.174.223)
Mr. Fudd: Yes, I heard about your K 15's. Any photos? What are you doing for drivers? I'm not sure what to do. I was quoted $60 to recone (ea.). Not sure if they're worth it(??) I might put some cheap .......
132: RE: Power supply and tweeter suggestions for FC. (4.13)
Posted by Gerry E. on 2009-12-19, 07:44:35 (72.200.162.41)
"Otherwise to save some dollars maybe an Aurum Cantus..." I tried a pair of those ribbon tweets with my OB system. They weren't bad, but weren't good either. As I have said before, vintage Jensen RP- .......
133: RE: I have a dream- Compact simple ceiling Full range Cornerhorn speakers (4.13)
Posted by Rafaro on 2012-11-28, 18:38:12 (186.151.40.126)
Hello Paul: The Internal horn length is over 100" then add the length of the corner walls as it opens to reach a Lambda at 20Hz of 170"---done. The mouth diameter needed to reach 20Hz in a corner is 5 .......
134: Re: Fostex: best driver for midrange? (4.12)
Posted by Magnetar on 2004-08-12, 09:59:23 (68.255.145.55)
I think it's the TL1C- got a pair from Martin Sound here in Ohio. They are tiny little tweets - a bit spity - placed small pieces of foam (like Eminence does in the APT80) around the throat of the hor .......
135: home hifi, all Beyma drivers, 12" midbass, CP650ti 2" exit, CP25 tweets (4.12)
Posted by adkins on 2004-03-20, 02:21:01 (202.70.101.105)
maybe I can stretch the 2" drivers from 800hz-7khz, I am actually going to use a DBX driverack480 and am assuming I can play with the crossover slopes and freq. of these drivers, is this logical to do .......
136: Re: Fullrange drivers in front horns (4.11)
Posted by Magnetar on 2002-06-08, 11:46:32 (65.42.50.102)
Thanks. That seems about like the little 6" Audax PR170MO but with help from the whizzer. What happens when you compare this to a system with a tweeter. Say one of those nice Fostex horn tweets? Where .......
137: Re: Upgrading to horns slowly (kinda long) (4.10)
Posted by Derick on 2003-07-28, 16:24:11 (203.167.26.164)
Thanks Tom, I appreciate your input and for confirming that your observation is with EV or other narrow midhorns. I was just fishing for more info if I might hear better highs in a larger room. And si .......
138: RE: Long time no post.....new horns (4.10)
Posted by djn on 2010-03-17, 16:09:14 (71.205.168.253)
The Heils are 93db and I am running them with a PP EL 34 amp. I cross the woof/mid at 500hz and the mid/tweets at 8khz. I am so busy with work and these horns, I don't think I'll get to Carl's for a w .......
139: Tommy, I am tri ampping (4.10)
Posted by jnorv on 2009-06-06, 20:40:22 (216.103.104.218)
my Stanly Screamers so I figured I would check the voltage at each driver to make sure everything was running. I am running 50 MV on the bass and 100 MV on the tweets (604 HNLP's) The 288 16G are runn .......
140: RE: My new Horn stack (4.09)
Posted by claudej1@aol.com on 2012-02-26, 22:58:24 (76.217.173.104)
Forgot to mention that the receiver also feeds 4 Klipsch KPT-200's (2-way tractrix tweets with 12" woofers, ported and slanted) for sides and rears of a 7.1 setup for Blue Ray concerts and movies. It .......
141: RE: lbest way to drive edgarhorn titans (4.07)
Posted by Dan_ed on 2010-08-03, 09:24:01 (136.182.2.26)
Do you know the component values in the crossover? That will give a close number for starting. I run my 2441s full range and cross over to the tweets with a single cap. This works very well for me. .......
142: RE: EV t350 (4.06)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2011-03-04, 22:51:44 (4.131.81.139)
"Actually that IS a t-350 off behind the right." You are correctomundo, sir. (Not that you needed my endorsement.) The T350 is still one of my all-time fave high output tweets. Reasonably low distorti .......
143: RE: How to Dispose of Tons (literally) of Horns, Drivers, Speakers, Cabinets. etc (4.06)
Posted by Alpha Al on 2014-06-29, 12:43:00 (70.193.2.40)
Hi: Yes the large mid horns in those three-packs are 311-60's. They have 290 and 292 drivers with phenolic diaphragms. The tweets are 802's on JBL small conical horns. All the 511's have 802's. ::: TO .......
144: I would try moving up the mid-tweets (4.05)
Posted by hermanesque on 2009-07-22, 11:46:07 (68.179.141.197)
and time align via software. Looks like an awful lot of things to bounce off of on their way to your ear. I'm time aligning mine with Pure Vinyl software but used a DCX2496 previously. Your slopes see .......
145: RE: Super tweeter pros and cons? (4.04)
Posted by ER on 2007-10-03, 12:43:05 (199.156.67.253)
-Or do what I do and use a plain old dome tweeter at 10k/92 DB with no attenuation for a super tweeter. goes to 25K (I can only hear to 16k)Cheap, sounds great. I agree most treble is to hot to sound .......
146: RE: Altec a5 amplifier (4.03)
Posted by DougE on 2015-08-21, 19:29:23 (104.220.29.30)
Yeah, I can see why many probably never quite get there with the tweeter finalization. I'm running jbł 075 and they are ok. I haven't tried my ev t35 but something tells me they would be a better fit. .......
147: Re: Benefits of the Deficits (4.02)
Posted by roncla on 2002-10-14, 08:34:18 (209.240.198.63)
Well i know that full range drivers have their problems, i am using 2 silk dome tweets to aid in the top end now in my TQWT.Some measurements however i find hard to detect (especially with my limited .......
148: Fostex Suggestions For Open Baffle/Sub Project (4.01)
Posted by DrD on 2004-12-07, 17:35:11 (205.188.116.7)
I have decided on a Fostex based OB project for use with my battery powered Tripath "SET" amp. I want warm, fast, musical, preferably no tweets needed. Baffles not too big as these will be in the main .......
149: RE: HE system pulled do to children--boo whoo (4.01)
Posted by nl on 2010-12-04, 13:22:03 (67.87.115.125)
With a little care, I'm sure you could kid-proof the system. If people can make PA gear that can handle roadies and rock concert crowds, some kiddies shouldn't be too bad. Put the prosound stuff in a .......
150: RE: anyone knows what driver this is ? (4.00)
Posted by waldenpuddle on 2008-07-28, 17:38:51 (71.135.59.196)
Dron't know about from the front, but the magnet structure and bolt are are very smilar to some of the GE produced bullet tweeters that were found in one or two of the Ampex consoles from about 1957-5 .......
151: Vintage 12" Electro-Voice and Stephens Coaxials (3.99)
Posted by Tweak48 on 2002-03-13, 07:47:58 (12.13.226.16)
The 12" models don't seem to pull quite the dollars that the 15" models do, yet they are capable of substantial acoustic output. A pair using compression tweets can be picked-up for anywhere from $50 .......
152: Re: Vifa Horn Tweets Opinions? - how loud and low ? (3.97)
Posted by freddyi on 2002-07-01, 18:15:17 (208.29.72.58)
many years ago tried a Vifa horn/dome with what appeared to be a polycarbonate diaphragm on top of a 250Hz Edgrahorn in conjunctin w. 100Hz horn - it didn't have the sensitiviy needed for this applica .......
153: Re: x-o ESg1 question (3.97)
Posted by Dave-A on 2003-08-27, 17:00:04 (63.187.105.84)
Hi Doc What kind of x-o did you try on those tweets? Series or parallel. You may want to try series design. I don't know about the D'Aural type, since we use the standard type with coils and caps, rat .......
154: Re: Tom you used to own old gear ,whats your new stuff? (3.97)
Posted by Tom Brennan on 2003-11-03, 14:26:03 (12.251.6.160)
kloss----I've used a great deal of Altec, JBL, Klipsch and EV stuff; some old and Alnico and some new and ferrite. Now I use KRK ST-6 speakers (with neo tweets no less) and have an old set of Altec 60 .......
155: Re: Compression Horn Tweeters (3.94)
Posted by Thatch_Ear on 2001-08-20, 19:16:31 (209.245.224.11)
I have had a hard time with the harsh brightness of most compression drivers even ones that are made to go from 500 to 18K or so.Does the L-pad help with that as well as the efficiancy?Emminance are u .......
156: Seeking Technics mid/tweeter (3.92)
Posted by hifiman3 on 2006-03-26, 02:33:48 (207.90.102.66)
Greetings, I'm seeking a replacement mid/tweeter driver for a Technics SB-7070 Its the driver beneath the dome tweeter, (second one down in the array)I could use some other parts if you might have the .......
157: Two thumbs waaay up for ER's wire suspended/coax mount. (3.91)
Posted by Elmo on 2005-07-06, 03:18:53 (67.49.46.72)
Simple, easy, even attractive in a retro/futurist sort of way. Haven't gotten around to picking up a pair of the Dayton domes. But my nos automotive 2" paper cone tweets (single cap 14k), hovering ove .......
158: Jadis JF-1 Crossover - Help? Manual? Anything? (3.91)
Posted by travisty on 2007-03-19, 16:35:57 (199.67.236.234)
I have just come across a Jadis JF-1 tubed 2-way crossover for the wrong price so decided to pick it up and try it out - especially as it was supposed to have been specifically built for my 4-way spea .......
159: RE: Getting Altec horns to ear level (3.90)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2011-06-24, 14:27:35 (4.131.83.162)
If they're so directional as to require adjustment, you're better off with the tilting. At least then you'll get a semblance of upper end ambience, which will add another beneficial aspect to the soun .......
160: Tweeter Horn Design? (3.90)
Posted by JnEsPappa on 2003-06-30, 12:48:34 (12.166.209.169)
Anyone have links to equations for treble/tweeter horn design. The equations I found involve Vas which isn't applicable to tweets, best I understand. Are there special equations for tweeter horns, or .......
161: Re: Fane 5022 Horn Tweeters..... FELT.. (3.90)
Posted by Mike Bates on 2001-05-05, 16:12:46 (152.163.207.181)
The 4001 TAD is rolling off on it's own. The level is a little down on the tweets, they just add a little sweet detail to the sound. Everything sounds "faster" from the bass on up as with the RTR's al .......
162: Re: Ho-Hum, Hi pass side? (3.89)
Posted by dwkurfma on 2003-12-31, 19:16:54 (68.227.164.41)
And the high pass side looks like what? Thought I knew but I guess I better double check with someone that knows. The flat top is DC equivalent, right? Which driver does that hit on lf square wave? Cl .......
163: Re: Phase plugs in tweets - X15 stuff (3.89)
Posted by Brad on 2003-08-24, 19:49:35 (66.166.238.99)
Thanks! What diameter pipe have you been using? Slotted meaning? Just posted to Ulrich's's forum for suggestions for EV SP12B/T35. Ever think of scaling this down to a twelver, or do you think a 12" .......
164: Re: Recommend me a high efficiency speaker (3.88)
Posted by cpbajan on 2004-03-03, 18:05:48 (68.211.9.109)
If you have no room limitations, get yourself Edgar's sub horn, $1200 unfinished, his bass horns( you'll have to enclosed them) with a JBL D130, his mid horn with a JBL 2440/1 and a pair of fostex hor .......
165: RE: I would try moving up the mid-tweets (3.88)
Posted by PK on 2009-07-22, 23:25:22 (80.62.35.82)
Hi lowpoke, Thanks for the kind words! Well, I have had JBL 250Ti and Tannoy Buckingham monitors in our livingroom upstairs, but when I started to talk about using front horns and my wife saw pictures .......
166: Are these Heils any good? (3.88)
Posted by billwjr on 2002-09-08, 18:05:54 (209.244.141.190)
Found a pair of Criterion 2005 in a flea market today for $50. I didn't buy them (low on cash this week). Are the Heil tweets any good in this vintage? 1979ish? They sounded screechy to put it mildl .......
167: RE: Super tweeter pros and cons? (3.87)
Posted by jah81 on 2007-10-05, 10:45:37 (63.202.49.254)
I tend to pad down the tweeter 2dB lower that the SPL of the woofer/midrange anyways. My understanding is that tweeters are measured for SPL differently than mids and woofers. Padding tweets 2dB lower .......
168: Re: throat distortion an air displacement issue? (3.87)
Posted by Zene on 2006-07-16, 16:14:12 (24.21.76.104)
Tom ... Playing again with 4 way horn system. Lapse was over 6 years. Boy was I stupid to give up K-horn subs, tractrix 12" UB, Gauss mids and JBL tweets. So are you saying the best compromize is to c .......
169: The race doesn't always go to the fleet. (3.87)
Posted by Elmo on 2005-05-24, 02:55:06 (67.49.46.72)
Open ears go better with an open mind. I've used ribbons, amt's, titanium, cloth, etc.. Most can sound good, and some can sound excellent. Currently using paper cone tweets. They work, sound xln't. Wh .......
170: Re: That should work. (3.85)
Posted by harryz on 2005-12-21, 15:05:24 (128.193.27.58)
Hi Kurt- I'm thinking of two subs and found these since they're inexpensive and front firing. At 17" wide, I could place a baffle on top a la Basszilla and use high Q drivers and ribbon tweets. This w .......
171: Re: TAD 4001 vs. 2001 for 2 way system (3.85)
Posted by Mike Bates on 2000-11-06, 19:10:17 (152.163.201.191)
PS.. Everyone that has heard my system says the highs sound great. One that has a pair of Martin Logan SL3's and another that has a pair of Apogee Divas both felt the 4002's where more extended and mo .......
172: Re: Edgar Titan photos (3.85)
Posted by fred76 on 2004-10-09, 10:50:20 (203.167.2.102)
Hi Zettel, Oh those are lovely creations.... I wonder if Doc Bcruce sold Seismics abroad unassembled, or assembled for that matter! I read an old post of his mentioning that the Doc has plans on usin .......
173: RE: Open Baffle based horns. Do horns need rear chambers? My front mount acousta horn experiment. Advice please. (3.85)
Posted by TubeBuilder on 2011-12-26, 06:57:11 (58.106.129.96)
Dees new pioneer tweets r de shiz nizzle Dey inject deep into ya gizard clean az wizzle. No pain jus euforia in da brain. De auto trans are preety sweet too. .......
174: Re: Fostex or Cabasse? (3.85)
Posted by ScottG on 2003-10-27, 22:07:45 (208.180.228.191)
I'd think that the Dom 8's would go rather well with Mccauley's 6326CX (with a custom horn and a custom amorphous core transformer attenuator). The 55nd's are a wee bit big. I'd prefer somthing along .......
175: Re: New to High Eff. and need opinions- (3.84)
Posted by djn on 2005-10-03, 20:25:38 (68.40.156.50)
Hey Freddyi, I drove my Beyma CP25 super tweeters with an SI unmodded. They sat atop the Altec 1505 with 288C and A7 with 515B woofs. I tried seven different amps with the tweets from tube PP, SET, SS .......
176: RE: Heil AMT tweets PS4a specs, etc. for DIY (3.84)
Posted by Hornlover on 2012-05-18, 07:37:47 (128.115.27.10)
I know the big ones they sell through PE are 4 ohm. Most likely your are too. The big ones are rated at 92db/w. The smaller ones are probably less, making a SET amp usable only for small scale stuff. .......
177: RE: I disagree (3.83)
Posted by Mister Pig on 2012-02-18, 04:59:38 (96.26.50.90)
That certainly is interesting to know. It confirms what I was looking for, which would be a birch ply set of factory cabinets. Although if I am required to replace the bass drivers, then it might make .......
178: Lucked out! (3.83)
Posted by Doug Brown on 2001-07-24, 01:46:11 (24.237.128.201)
Thanks Godzilla, As luck has it, I ordered them Friday afternoon and PE said it was too late and the order wouldn't be shipped till Monday. But I called today and the order was not shipped and I cance .......
179: RE: Good for cheap subs only (3.80)
Posted by N.B.C. on 2008-03-18, 23:30:54 (71.130.194.169)
The sub drivers are top of the line prosound drivers, but I barely have room for the enclosure size that even one requires. Its a 24" diameter tube, and would extend significantly beyond the plane of .......
180: Jensen F12 enclosures (3.80)
Posted by harryz on 2006-11-13, 08:44:48 (131.252.77.44)
Hi- I have a pair of F12s and they mids are amazing-- coherent, lush, fast and with incredible tone. However, they're not very efficient for use in a narrow OB and I need to pad down my Fountek tweets .......
181: Not quite plain sailing, but you might give it a go (longish) (3.80)
Posted by Gregm on 2004-05-21, 04:03:19 (62.38.238.95)
Don't expect superlative results: it's very difficult to crossover correctly at 8-10-20kHz or worse. BUT it's great fun, worth the effort IMO! 1. You might think of changing the tweeter altogether. Of .......
182: Take off the feed bag, Final Lab at the trough (3.80)
Posted by weltersys on 2004-10-14, 01:53:56 (172.170.140.221)
To see is to laugh. A chrome-plated 4-hole version of the Heil Troff (usually 2-holers, but throw in tweets if you want, 12", 15", we cut the holes to fit), circa 1971. All the bass you need, to 100 H .......
183: No flames.... (3.80)
Posted by Morse on 2004-09-02, 07:55:01 (63.181.232.164)
Hi Robert; >>>... I know I am gonna get flammed but it's the truth... No flames here, though I don't agree with you on this. >>>...Just forget the tweeter and add the bass module to the cubes and you .......
184: horn tweeter + mid driver close efficiency (3.79)
Posted by fred76 on 2005-10-20, 19:50:32 (202.175.254.122)
Hi, If the horn tweeter and the mid/widerange driver have very close efficiency rating, let's say the horn tweets are just 1dB higher, is attenuation for them less of an issue? In most cases, do you t .......
185: Kloss - is that fountek about the best ribbon for this? (3.79)
Posted by Triodeuser on 2007-12-24, 07:45:13 (75.137.105.8)
I haven't heard many ribbon tweets and didn't care that much for the few I've heard - however, they had great dispersion. Don't think I've heard any of the Founteks though. I'm really concerned about .......
186: Re: tweets (3.78)
Posted by Tubes n' Hornz on 2003-08-03, 13:56:13 (68.111.133.57)
Thanks, gentlemen. I'll use a separate xover and amp for the tweeters. The 803B f response is 20-1600Hz, cone resonance @ 25Hz and around 99dB/W/M. Also got a pair of original dual coax GE A1-400 in A .......
187: JBL 2404 tweeter hiss (3.77)
Posted by Doug Flynn on 2007-04-05, 01:56:29 (58.169.27.30)
Hi chaps I have just finished changing my JBL horn setup to use 2404H "baby bum" tweeters. They are crossed in at 5kHz with a 12db passive line level crossover. The problem is that they are very hissy .......
188: Re: T-35, 806 and Klipschorn (3.77)
Posted by John on 2000-11-30, 09:04:08 (15.254.49.2)
Hi Mark, Thanks for the response. I'll keep an eye out for the drivers and tweets on Ebay. You can buy an adapter from MCM electronics to "convert" the altec 806 from a bolt-on to a screw-on. The part .......
189: let me elaborate on the systen (3.76)
Posted by zman on 2004-07-20, 23:12:09 (64.136.26.228)
im still in the garage, one channel only, led zeppelin #1 playing, what i have is the white papered yammaha woofs mounted in vintage cabs, with L100 crossovers and JBL bullit tweets the matching alumi .......
190: RE: quad esl 63 vs altec model 19 (3.76)
Posted by Tom Brennan on 2010-08-30, 17:20:51 (76.16.125.158)
I'm glad my wife and I aren't the only ones who hear the shrillness in Maggies. We listened to several models a couple of years ago (though not the ones with ribbon tweets)and they all exhibited a tre .......
191: RE: M-Lores look like an interesting DIY build (3.76)
Posted by B. Scarpia on 2020-04-26, 12:03:41 (97.82.221.142)
Very similar to 2 Pi Towers but maybe the Legend B102's would outperform the Alpha 10's. That wouldn't be hard and I already have a pair of the similar spec Tymphany DX25 TG-59. I've used Audax tweets .......
192: Diffraction Horn Tweets When Tilted/Angled Backwards..? (3.76)
Posted by Derick on 2003-09-22, 07:42:02 (203.167.2.113)
Hi All, Diffraction horns are said to have wide dispersion in one direction but narrow into another... What would be the adverse effects if diffraction horn tweeters (like EV T350's vertically mounted .......
193: Re: choosing a horn design (3.75)
Posted by djn on 2004-07-29, 14:46:42 (204.17.27.162)
The is a great differnece between the Khorn and the speakerlab K. The biggest diff is the bass driver speakerlab used. It just did not do the trick. It is ok if you only play light jazz in the back gr .......
194: Depends on the application. (3.75)
Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice on 2004-03-30, 06:05:30 (64.12.116.8)
I've been using CTS 1167A vertically arrayed with good result, they're effective from about 4kHz. The 1165A is advertised to run from 1.8 kHz, but I've found that 2.5kHz is more like it. You can get r .......
195: Re: How many woofs and tweets for 16 ohm imp? (3.75)
Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice on 2004-09-25, 14:46:09 (152.163.100.6)
With 8 ohm woofers you could use 8 woofers wired as series/parallel pairs for 16 ohms. If you're using the Onkyo 6 ohm tweeters, 12 can be wired for 10 ohms (3 in parallel gets 2 ohms, then series eac .......
196: Re: Ok, yes, I agree, but then I don't either.... (3.74)
Posted by roncla on 2002-10-13, 21:40:55 (209.240.198.63)
Well all i have on my voigts now is the 8 inch pioneer full range (which rolls off at around 8 khz) and 2 silk dome tweets which only have a cap to protect them and i am getting +/- 6 db from 65 hz to .......
197: Re: The axe is in the mail ;<)) (3.74)
Posted by Greg B on 2003-11-25, 17:17:51 (66.81.146.51)
Hey Scholl, That's right. I remember now. Always liked the sound of those woofers. I think I'm gonna try the aluminum version of that seas tweeter if I ever get around to setting up my vinyl rig again .......
198: Re: Sonic Impact review link (3.74)
Posted by djn on 2004-10-02, 08:14:53 (68.41.195.0)
I have a pair of A7 bottoms, 1005B horns, two 288c on each horn, and a pair of Bayma CP25 tweets that I drive with the SI T-rex....I love the little thing. I hate to say this, but I swapped my ZEN, wh .......
199: Re: What to do with Cornwall cabinets? (3.74)
Posted by Audiobarn on 2005-02-09, 22:17:43 (67.182.158.44)
Why bother with originals. On the cheap you could do better than the stock stuff Klipsch stuffed in there. On the woofers the Eminence cast frame. For mids use any combination, Eminence drivers or atl .......
200: RE: jbl 2431 and 2435 drivers (3.74)
Posted by Doug Flynn on 2007-12-03, 00:28:08 (58.168.250.69)
Hi Michael About a year ago I became a JBL horn freak (2441s on round tractrix horns, 2235 bass drivers and 2404H tweets). They do have a wonderful sense of clarity, detail and presence. Plus, unlike .......
Found 200 records in Planar Speaker Asylum.
1: RE: If wide spaced.. tweets in. If narrow, tweets out. I am tweets in, wide spaced. nt (10.18)
Posted by vinylheathen on 2017-09-17, 12:35:46 (37.130.229.150)
If that is the case I may end of with tweets out after trying both ways, As I will probably not be able to spread them more than 6 feet apart. .......
2: Re: MMG Tweets in, or Tweets out? (10.18)
Posted by rico on 2006-06-05, 07:34:32 (24.91.201.174)
In my setups over the years tweeters in worked better, juct the opposite from my 1.6's. where I have the tweets on the outside. .......
3: RE: I am a tweets inside person. I actually moved my maggies further apart (9.86)
Posted by AJZepp on 2011-12-21, 14:21:55 (198.203.177.177)
Same here...I have had tweets on the outside for the longest time, but had to move my 3.6s a little further apart when I got a bigger projection screen. Tweets on the inside now and it sounds fabulous .......
4: I have my tweets in (3.6) at same tweet position as if tweets out. (9.20)
Posted by 3+4=5 on 2017-01-16, 11:39:50 (107.77.111.128)
So my Maggie 3.6 are farther apart.. I also am about 40" from back wall. and only 2ft from sides.. So the speakers are positioned so the tweets are in he same location as if tweets out. This moves the .......
5: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (9.17)
Posted by vinylheathen on 2017-09-12, 20:27:44 (141.255.166.168)
Magnepan in their manuals say tweets out create a wider sound field, which helps accommodate more than one listener. Interestingly, they say for the MMG, tweets in only. But I guess that makes sense .......
6: If wide spaced.. tweets in. If narrow, tweets out. I am tweets in, wide spaced. nt (9.14)
Posted by 3+4=5 on 2017-09-17, 09:43:30 (107.77.208.66)
. .......
7: RE: 3.6 tweets insidetweet at same sopt as pre swap so speakers wider apart with image bigger (9.08)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2010-05-20, 17:19:50 (24.7.103.234)
Yep. Inside is usually best IF YOU PUT THE TWEETS IN THE SAME PLACE and you have the space. Not everyone has the room for that. Of course there is a great center image because the tweets are where th .......
8: Ins and outs (8.89)
Posted by G Squared on 2020-09-28, 06:54:30 (132.163.253.240)
I rotated the LRS back in a few days ago. This time tweets in. The set up still needs just a slight tow in (much less than tweets out). The mid/bass panel is just tied to the tweeters for distance to .......
9: RE: Latest LRS Production Update (8.80)
Posted by G Squared on 2020-07-10, 10:55:46 (129.6.219.135)
My tweets are "out" this rotation. Each time I rotate the LRS back into my system. I switch. It is a trade of center image focus (better tweets in) and the size of the soundstage (better tweets out) i .......
10: Age old question, tweets in or out? (8.63)
Posted by bluesman1960 on 2012-03-27, 06:14:21 (24.213.137.154)
I know, I know. This has been covered ad nauseum but I have a simple question. Is there a distance between the speakers when moving the tweets in or out becomes required. A formula per se or is it str .......
11: tubes (8.47)
Posted by akino on 2004-02-29, 15:01:04 (64.109.251.101)
Thats the plan. However, there doesnt seem to be a concensus as to how much power is enough. Hem has a "boatload", but he is also running an outboard crossover for the mids/tweets. My plan is to get a .......
12: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (8.22)
Posted by Ozzie on 2017-09-17, 11:31:13 (47.186.71.96)
For my little Gunned MMGs I was told by Peter Gunn to put the tweets on outside. .......
13: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (8.09)
Posted by vinylheathen on 2017-09-12, 12:44:38 (141.255.166.168)
Hey guys; still waiting on delivery of my 1.7s, in the meantime.. Tweets in or out for you folks? .......
14: RE: Age old question, tweets in or out? (8.03)
Posted by Chris Adams on 2012-03-27, 07:07:05 (70.109.186.67)
The only way to know is to try them both ways. Depends on the room, the gear, and your preferences. I've heard MMGs and 1.6s in a number of different rooms and there was no definitive answer until the .......
15: RE: I have my 3.6s with the tweets to the inside, and also have the woofers slightly closer (8.02)
Posted by atanks on 2012-07-27, 05:11:03 (97.76.89.209)
jben, I assume the wing is on the bass side? and tweets in? .......
16: Agree keep the tweet distance apart equal... in or out (7.97)
Posted by 3+4=5 on 2017-02-18, 12:44:11 (107.77.111.75)
I keep my tweets 'in' now 100% of the time. My speakers are wider apart than average. but with tweets the same place as if 'out'. Works for me in my room. .......
17: MMG Tweets in, or Tweets out? (7.91)
Posted by Bogardus on 2006-06-05, 00:34:09 (24.216.76.36)
I've tried both, and I'm thinking I like "out" better - I've got about 3' to the side walls tho... What is the general thought on this? .......
18: RE: 3.7i Break-in (7.78)
Posted by Swamis Cat on 2014-06-21, 08:56:26 (24.13.197.89)
Thanks guys. It is reassuring to hear imaging, soundstaging and depth improve with break in. I always heard about bass needing time, but was surprised at what a mess soundstaging was at first. I can h .......
19: I am a tweets inside person. I actually moved my maggies further apart (7.76)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2011-12-17, 14:59:03 (65.28.186.42)
Further apart so the room placement of the tweets is the same, with the mid/woof panels on the outside instead of inside. Like the results. .......
20: RE: near field anyone? (7.70)
Posted by johnvb on 2010-12-19, 04:10:20 (24.254.205.131)
Same here, MMG tweets & chair in a 6'-7' triangle, but tweets out. Toe-in shoots slightly behind my head. Amazing how the drivers blend together even at this short distance, like mini monitors. ::: TO .......
21: RI moved my tweets 'in' so the tweets stayed in same place, and woofers are further out (7.66)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2012-03-28, 19:36:17 (65.28.180.23)
Woofers closer to side walls. I find this gave me the best sound. .......
22: RE: Currently out. (7.65)
Posted by Swamis Cat on 2017-09-13, 09:42:32 (67.162.118.65)
Yeah, on the tweets needing to aim in front of the listener when inside. Wendell has repeatedly stated that -- especially in the i series -- the woofers and mids need to be closer than the tweeter. Wi .......
23: RE: It passes in time (7.62)
Posted by josh358 on 2010-06-26, 16:13:52 (64.252.32.243)
"If Steve Winey makes available his rumored 1.6s with the ribbon tweets, I'll buy it in a heart beat." What 1.6 with ribbon tweets? .......
24: RE: Wrong question (7.60)
Posted by bluesman60 on 2012-03-27, 09:18:04 (24.59.121.81)
Very good information and it makes a lot of sense. Your advise is always well taken. Tweets are actually 7' apart with the center of the speakers 9' from my listening spot, not quite an equilateral tr .......
25: Checked my one year old 3.6 ribbons Both have the blue bits on tweets (7.43)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2012-04-16, 07:17:21 (65.31.171.38)
So I would say what you neeed is another new tweet. Call magnepan. Maybe your old tweets predated the usage of the blue bits.. .......
26: Re: It's all about balance (7.41)
Posted by loon on 2004-07-02, 09:13:19 (216.234.114.70)
Try toe'ing the panels outward a bit say 5-10 degrees at a time, it will tame the tweets, also at some point the tweets may seem even more etched. That would be the "sweet spot". Go by it and keep goi .......
27: Toe in Vs Sweet spot (7.40)
Posted by 66mgb on 2012-07-05, 16:29:35 (65.166.100.211)
This pertains to my 3.6's set up with tweets in, about 7' between tweets. Is it better to adjust for the convergence/ sweet spot to be in front of your listening position, right at it or behind it sli .......
28: Tweets out and Toed Out? (7.37)
Posted by TitaniumTroy on 2012-03-27, 19:01:47 (76.208.22.55)
I have question for those who have their Magnepan tweets on the outside edge. Do you also toe them out as recommended by Magnepan so they have proper time alignment? I tried this at home once and no l .......
29: RE: 3.6 in the house (7.29)
Posted by Jesse111 on 2007-10-29, 06:14:03 (74.228.175.211)
By the way, as you know I'm a inside guy but outside tweets would also be my recommedation for you due to the room dimensions you have. Nothing wrong with it if the room needs it and it will perform m .......
30: RE: Wrong question (7.25)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2012-03-27, 11:02:21 (24.6.239.64)
I am not saying that in or out will sound the SAME if the tweets are in the same position. Far from it and I do mention about the wider soundstage with the tweets being in (all things being equal). My .......
31: RE: I just did a survey here ,,,,, (7.21)
Posted by timm on 2022-06-10, 06:32:48 (68.37.34.203)
I will say I have my tweets in - but Demoed the 20s and they were out. And they sounded great that way. All gonna be room dependent and pushing tweets out now kind of puts the side walls in play more .......
32: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (7.15)
Posted by josh358 on 2017-09-16, 17:02:30 (196.52.2.67)
Tweets in, but I don't have much choice because my speakers so wide for my absurdly small room. I have a theory, though, that it depends on whether you're an innie or an outie. The arrangement that co .......
33: caps for ribbon tweets (7.14)
Posted by roncla on 2002-10-14, 12:39:31 (209.240.198.63)
I guess i am in the right forum? Need to know the correct cap to protect ribbon tweets 8 ohm. Want them to blend in at about 6-8 khz?I will be using 2 of them per cab and they will assist a bass/mid t .......
34: watchin' Leno, swapped 3.6's so tweets on inside, no listen until tomorrow though. (7.13)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2010-05-19, 21:33:26 (70.92.3.70)
Eddie Murphy on Leno. Decided to swap tweet loc, so swapped speakers. With the 1/5 3/5 1/5 across, the tweets will be better positioned than way out on sides as were before. Left crossovers, just move .......
35: interesting.. very interesting. I will try swapping with the tweets @ same loc and get back (7.08)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2010-04-08, 13:41:11 (70.92.3.70)
swapping mine with tweets in same loc would put the outside way closer to walls.. Hmmm but It's worth foolng around just to see. I will temp mark floor to swap. .......
36: How much amp for just the MMG tweets? (7.07)
Posted by Bogardus on 2006-11-13, 07:26:39 (68.188.35.142)
Considering bi-amping... leave the crossover components in place, may go active. Haven't completely decided yet... But a friend is doing some VERY nice little amp kits, with very pretty numbers, and I .......
37: RE: I agree with Robber (7.00)
Posted by Bluesman on 2008-04-18, 12:50:59 (24.213.137.154)
Funny, my girlfriend says sometimes my hearing isn't so good-he he.I saw 2 posts, one saying you will get a wider soundstage with tweets in and other saying the same with tweets out.As today is my bir .......
38: Re: MMG Tweets in, or Tweets out? (6.93)
Posted by Peter Gunn on 2006-06-05, 06:40:02 (24.115.197.76)
Generally speaking in most situations they perform best tweeters out, but everyone should do like you did and try both to be sure. However the further you spread MMG's apart the less coherent (i.e. "f .......
39: Re: 20.1 Placement (6.86)
Posted by Jesse111 on 2006-07-04, 09:30:30 (74.228.175.211)
I found that inside is by far better than outside in everyway. Some say it narrows soundstage. But that is simply not the case for me. I'm able to find the best place "in my room" for the tweeters. If .......
40: 3.6 tweets insidetweet at same sopt as pre swap so speakers wider apart with image bigger (6.84)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2010-05-20, 17:07:09 (70.92.3.70)
So far, only casual listening, (I have my critical lisening turned off and am listening to 1940's Jazz) The speakers haave a bigger soundstage with NO hole in middle the music is MONO not stereo... Th .......
41: RE: Speaker Separation Distance (6.83)
Posted by Swamis Cat on 2017-02-15, 11:47:36 (73.75.182.254)
With a wide speaker such as Maggies, isn't the relevant dimension the width of the tweeters from each other compared to the distance of the tweeters to the listener? This is especially critical consid .......
42: RE: alternate Tympani IVa placement experiment (6.79)
Posted by john65b on 2014-12-14, 06:28:47 (73.36.40.81)
My wife would have thrown me out of the house. I only liked my T-IVa flat out open tweets out. Although I did not try your arrangement. Split with mid/tweets in front, against side walls, folded back, .......
43: RE: It's not an absolute- all depends on the speakers' acoustic environment. nt. (6.78)
Posted by George6 on 2023-10-29, 07:51:57 (24.141.5.28)
You can buy on Amazon felt covers for a piano keyboard. They can be hung in front of or behind the tweets or mid-range - whatever you want to damp - to check the potential effect of adding resistors, .......
44: RE: Maggies: In. I like the look and sound, with tweets INSIDE (6.77)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2011-05-29, 13:39:50 (65.28.186.225)
I calculated all the various places to stick my speakers for good sound. Then i stuck them there. Great. but narrow. i swapped them so the tweets stayed in the same place, with woofs to the outside. W .......
45: RE: Maybe a stupid question (6.73)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2007-12-04, 22:23:15 (139.68.134.1)
It is not stupid. The answer is that every situation is different. There is however, a finite distance that they can be apart and still give you a center image. Whichever orientation gets you closest .......
46: RE: Maggie driver differences? (6.67)
Posted by guitar slim on 2013-02-13, 11:43:30 (12.150.244.167)
Yeah, mid-tweets out to the side walls (with absorbers for 1st reflection points) and bass panels about 2 ft. behind the mid-tweets and closer to the center of the room. I love the wider sound-stage .......
47: RE: MMG's-Tweets in or out? (6.64)
Posted by johnvb on 2011-02-08, 04:14:43 (24.254.205.131)
For me, it was whichever position makes the tweeters (close to) equal distance/triangle between each other and listening chair (tweets now positioned on the outside). In my present room, began by usin .......
48: RE: Maggie MG-20 crossover questions (6.55)
Posted by emailtim on 2021-12-05, 19:00:44 (23.242.178.78)
Here is the 20.0 XO posted on the MUG. The part in the dotted line is the mandatory external XO which prevents low frequencies from going to the mids and tweets. You need either the Marchand XM26 (or .......
49: RE: Tweeters Inside Or Outside For MG-2 Speakers?? (6.53)
Posted by DrChaos on 2010-04-25, 18:24:54 (208.127.44.58)
Interestingly, I like my 1.6QR's with tweets out. I think it has to do with the positioning: the 1.6's are effectively front-to-back reversed from the II's. IN the II's, the magnets face the listener .......
50: RE: took today off, supposed to rain all day, gonna do some seeeerious jammin' (6.46)
Posted by watts on 2017-01-14, 07:59:46 (64.180.218.155)
I noticed in a few of your videos you posted you went from tweets in to tweets out. I may have to experiment with tweeters in for a change; I haven't adjusted them much in the last 4 years... so much .......
51: Re: I'm not a believer in cables, except... (6.39)
Posted by bogardus on 2006-07-14, 06:30:46 (68.188.38.34)
Woofs/big ol' panels need lots of current. Tweets don't need as much. You _might_ notice a difference by limiting current to tweets, effectively EQing by wire bottleneck... What _really_ gets me are .......
52: RE: sealed are nice (6.35)
Posted by farfetched on 2020-05-21, 09:07:33 (71.61.234.163)
the delam is on the mid/bass panel. The MG's are about 11 years old, and are --- not in good shape physically due to my wild and crazy life. Both tweets got blown during a stormy night where there we .......
53: RE: Chokes for MMG (6.34)
Posted by steve.sukiennik@gmail.com on 2017-12-16, 10:08:04 (73.73.222.95)
Hay JBen, You might know. My Tympani T-1D's have all the wire, connections, chokes & caps stripped. WOW what a difference new multistrand wire makes, especially the tweets. No need for add on higher e .......
54: RE: Tympani 1D's (6.32)
Posted by Norman M on 2009-08-25, 09:06:20 (67.85.108.24)
Easy to drive the Tymp's tweeters? Tympani 1D tweets (4 ohms) or Tympani 1C tweets (8 ohms)? Somehow or other I only recall that the 8 ohm Tympanis were so easily driven, and that any of the 4 ohm ele .......
55: Errrrrrr........ (6.25)
Posted by amandarae on 2005-11-23, 19:12:19 (71.104.16.138)
....the Orions have open baffle mid and tweets, and dipole bass. The mids and tweets were configured that way to capture the magic of planar but with better dynamics(the trick includes the XO and acti .......
56: I have my 3.6s with the tweets to the inside, and also have the woofers slightly closer (6.23)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2012-07-26, 19:58:14 (65.28.173.11)
I want my speakers to be wider apart, and having the tweeets inside allows this. The bass is slightly enhanced closer to the side walls (I even added 5" wide full height solid oak panels to the bass s .......
57: RE: Why don't we just take a little survey? (6.22)
Posted by robss on 2010-06-12, 10:18:27 (98.232.31.60)
Checking in: Model= MG 1.6QR w/ modified stands, frame and XO. Outie. Bet. inner panels= 60" Bet. nose and inner panel= 111" Notes: Toed in panels w/ center of tweets to meet ears. Panels tilted ba .......
58: Re: Anybody here using an active crossover? (6.19)
Posted by akino on 2004-05-30, 20:35:27 (66.73.172.10)
Yup, I had the DBX Driverack set up as follows: Sub on one channel Bass Panel on another and mid/tweets with stock passive on the last. This 3 way cross worked like magic. I was so taken with the impr .......
59: Results of my experiments... (6.18)
Posted by bluesman60 on 2012-03-27, 15:58:12 (24.59.121.81)
First, thanks friends for all the great input. Here's where am at right now. Grabbed a few Mick Ultras and went to work. I discovered my MMG's weren't exactly the same distance from the Rear (behind s .......
60: RE: 1.7's for Room (6.16)
Posted by grantv on 2016-02-11, 06:37:33 (184.68.34.106)
My experience/opinion: Firing along the length of the room about 5' away from the front wall. Tweeters in or out is a preference thing and depends if you have a screen between. I prefer the tweeters t .......
61: Thanks, I am. (6.15)
Posted by Travis on 2002-03-30, 15:37:14 (64.105.255.80)
These Berning EA-2100s are all tube with horizontal output tubes (6LF6 or 6LX6) that date from the early '80's. They do 100WPC and have 4 ohm taps. Seems quite adequate for the bass. On the mid/tweets .......
62: Innie Vs Outie differences (6.14)
Posted by ejman on 2013-07-19, 09:46:19 (68.186.28.74)
My room is 13X26X9 and both Maggies I had before I bought my 1.7's sounded best with Tweeters in (MGI IMP and MMG). Of course, I tried different locations with tweets in and out and basically what .......
63: RE: 3 series- Ribbons inside or out? (6.07)
Posted by grantv on 2008-06-18, 14:08:02 (24.67.96.184)
With tweets on the inside, there is no way to deliver correct time a1lignment. On the inside, the tweeters are going to be closer to your ears no matter what you do. This too me adds fatigue that I c .......
64: RE: MMG Tweeters in or out? (6.00)
Posted by johnvb on 2010-08-11, 06:19:28 (24.254.205.131)
I suggest starting with placing the speakers as per the Cardas calculator, and trying tweets out Vs tweets in at that point. The Cardas method is more for proper bass integration with the room, but th .......
65: RE: MMG's-Tweets in or out? (5.96)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2011-02-07, 21:57:05 (76.102.84.201)
IMHO the answer is it doesnt matter. What is important is getting the correct distance between the tweeters. You can get the same distance with either in or out. Said another way, you will almost alwa .......
66: RE: MMG Tweeters in or out? (5.95)
Posted by gymwear5@hotmail.com on 2010-08-10, 20:18:53 (74.160.195.89)
Three pair of MMG's: Tweets in on my small room (10x10) and biamp HT system, tweets out in my stereo only room. The HT room tweet in allows me to angle in the speakers in quite a bit and still get a g .......
67: RE: My wiring doesnt match the schematics (5.94)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2011-02-02, 23:01:50 (76.102.84.201)
Hi Alan, Welcome to mags and the fun they bring. I must say that this is one of the most confusing parts of mags. If you are going to bi-amp and then go with active do note that IMHO the panels are mi .......
68: RE: Tympani IVa phase inversion (5.93)
Posted by josh358 on 2013-05-13, 18:57:27 (107.211.82.25)
You're right, the mid/tweeter panels and center have to be in phase. Of course, you could reverse the phase on both the mid/tweets and center, and leave the woofers as they are. It doesn't make any di .......
69: RE: "Subwoofer should be in tomorrow..." (5.86)
Posted by catfish on 2011-02-09, 16:05:30 (68.159.112.185)
That is what I did, placed them about 5 feet apart at the same distance from the front wall and then moved them slowly apart until the sound stage started to fall apart and then moved them back toward .......
70: Re: infinity 2000a's for sale locally..worth checking out? (5.78)
Posted by inyuendo on 2005-12-15, 06:45:48 (207.224.199.84)
do these particular 2000a's have the active crossovers? do they plug into the wall? do they have 2 or 4 tweets? is the cabinet in good shape? i picked up a pair of those with active xovers w\2 in each .......
71: RE: "Tweeter out. Parallel to the back wall (not aiming at seat)." ... (5.76)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2010-01-02, 20:45:09 (24.7.103.234)
Hey J, Also, I tend to favor the TweeterIN position. I do like the wider stage provided by TweeterOUT positioning and at times I use it. But in my room, instrumental textures are better retained with .......
72: Amplifier is clipping. Square waveform at peaks instead of curves HF hash kills tweets (5.70)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2011-08-13, 19:36:51 (65.28.186.225)
When amps start clipping the actual waveforms get chopped off. Theose cuts generate huge amounts of excess HF hash that kills tweeters. You may not even hear it, but it is overloading the tweeters. If .......
73: RTR ESR-15 electrostatic speakers (5.65)
Posted by Roland N on 2003-10-27, 21:03:41 (66.217.212.150)
Have two of these NEW in boxes never got around to make the Wilson WAMMS. As you may know these are 15 RTR tweet panels in a hemispherical cabinet with a 1200 Hz built in XO. The smaller ESR-6 version .......
74: Re: I asked ...thanks (5.58)
Posted by Green Lantern on 2003-06-10, 08:16:03 (68.101.206.167)
I guess we'll never know for certain if any damage actually occured to his tweeters. Then the question is raised: can the quasi-tweeter sustain 'partial' damage and continue operation (in a sub-par fa .......
75: Re: Horizontal tri-amping with electronic cross-over - Anyone with experience? (5.56)
Posted by akino on 2004-04-17, 14:12:37 (65.42.94.10)
I have a pair of MGIIIa's that I'm bi/tri amping. My setup consists of a Merlin DSP which handles the crossover. Currently I have 3 amps. One powers a pair of passive subs with freq Another powers the .......
76: Re: 1.6 tweeters, inside/outside, revisited (5.53)
Posted by Eagle on 2002-02-07, 13:24:27 (12.45.57.66)
I tried tweeters on the inside for a long time, but it takes a lot of toe-in to keep the sound phase correct. (The bass portion of the panels should be closer to the listener's ears than the tweeter.) .......
77: With 37' of space, yeah 10' out. I would put tweets on inside edge for 15' wide (5.40)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2012-01-11, 14:52:59 (72.128.64.220)
If you went the short axis then twets out, but going the long axis I would try tweets inside. And with that much space behind.. yeah I would calculate the 1/7 distance Which is 5.3 feet from back wall .......
78: RE: Tweeters Inside or Outside?? (5.40)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2010-06-09, 11:11:16 (24.7.103.234)
Hey Mark, I have heard that room and there were some 1.6s that were just finished though I dont know if they were Enchantments. As a result, while I understand your logic, I don't believe PG's setup .......
79: Tweets outside = Larger soundstage (nt) (5.35)
Posted by panhead on 2001-05-21, 20:25:18 (63.76.4.194)
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80: RE: Advice from Magnepan (5.33)
Posted by Jonathan 90 on 2012-02-13, 17:07:45 (99.245.112.210)
Normally I avoid the topic – I settled years ago with tweets outside – I was cleaning and rearranging the equipment other day – when this thread came to mind and propelled me to revisit the subject - .......
81: RE: "Subwoofer should be in tomorrow..." (5.33)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2011-02-09, 14:41:49 (76.102.84.201)
Hey Catfish, Thanks for the info. I am definitely saying that there IS a common tweeter distance. I think it would be very room and listener distance dependent, but there IS a distance for each setup. .......
82: RE: Good amp for ribbons? (5.30)
Posted by john65b on 2014-12-20, 07:34:34 (73.36.40.81)
The KSA-50 is different - it did / does everything right, which is why it is frequently on "all time best" amp lists... largely because it operates in Class A and can supply some pretty impressive amo .......
83: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (5.28)
Posted by josh358 on 2017-10-05, 12:14:02 (196.52.2.120)
:-) .......
84: DEQX 20r ribbons w/ucd180/400, and CC2/MMG/mmgw (5.28)
Posted by Blaine H on 2011-01-11, 06:37:01 (67.85.158.114)
Hey guys, long time I've been away (kiddos rob listening time) Anyway, I'm running 2 way 20r with DEQX digital xover, and want to go 3 way. The bottom is crown K2, the mids will be H20 s250, and for t .......
85: RE: I agree with Robber (5.25)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2008-04-18, 13:18:27 (139.68.134.1)
Happy B day!!!! I saw 2 posts, one saying you will get a wider soundstage with tweets in and other saying the same with tweets out. BOTH can be right. I don't think they are apples to apples. See if .......
86: The serial number can get you when the tweets were made. (5.23)
Posted by grantv on 2005-01-26, 09:32:08 (24.71.112.240)
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87: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (5.22)
Posted by vinylheathen on 2017-09-16, 18:41:58 (158.255.208.163)
I think you nailed it! .......
88: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (5.22)
Posted by watts on 2017-09-17, 13:01:56 (64.180.216.84)
Concave all the way :) .......
89: RE: My PG-inspired 1.6 frames (5.22)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2009-01-02, 10:35:52 (67.188.118.129)
Hey Randy, Those are really nice! How much did that cost? 3. Series Crossover –It definitely gets rid of the narrow sweet-spot and makes for a more homogeneous and musical presentation. However, my f .......
90: Decided to bite the bullet...picked up some 20.1's (5.19)
Posted by Carl G on 2012-07-27, 19:10:17 (70.187.158.164)
Have had 3.6's for years. With 20.7's out, I figured the 20'1s would be coming to market. They are fairly new. So, now, what are the options. For sure. Beef up the stands and firm them up... The next .......
91: Re: No toe in sounds great, listening all afternoon that way (5.17)
Posted by jameskerry on 2002-06-12, 20:29:04 (63.199.244.235)
how long have you had the tweets in? .......
92: RE: Tweeter in or out facing in 3.6r's? (5.17)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2007-09-20, 15:29:16 (67.188.121.4)
K, Were the tweets at the same distance?? .......
93: RE: MMG's-Tweets in or out? (5.17)
Posted by russ69 on 2011-02-07, 15:41:27 (98.148.234.198)
Definitely, tweeters are in or out.......you'll have to try both and see what is best for you. Thanx, Russ .......
94: RE: Outside or Inside (5.17)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2011-12-25, 03:08:12 (24.7.96.217)
So Pictureguy, That means you prefer tweets IN?? .......
95: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (5.17)
Posted by Norman M on 2017-09-12, 19:38:48 (69.124.229.144)
Out. (Sound somewhat 'conjested' when in.) .......
96: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (5.17)
Posted by vinylheathen on 2017-09-12, 20:28:21 (141.255.166.168)
I think this makes sense. .......
97: RE: My new 20.1 tweeters on the outside or inside?? (5.17)
Posted by thetintdoctor on 2009-05-23, 16:01:42 (75.143.173.161)
bobtrav: I've been using, selling and setting up Maggies since the early 1980's. A couple of things in your pic immediately stood out: 1. Tweeters to the inside: 2. They are VERY close to the wall beh .......
98: MMG's-First impressions... (5.17)
Posted by bluesman1960 on 2011-02-08, 15:56:20 (24.59.123.74)
Ok, the MMG's landed and are playing some Steely Dan. First, I must preface my comments by saying they replaced a pair of Klipsch RF52's ( for sale). Certainly a different animal. I live in what is ba .......
99: Hehe ... yes English is a complex language! :-)) ... (5.11)
Posted by andyr on 2008-04-18, 22:44:50 (124.181.75.197)
Hey DR, Maybe I can explain what I meant (and maybe I can't!! :-)) ). You said: "Andy, I sit about 4ft away from the plane of the speakers. The Tweets are 12ft apart. Sure this with a sideways set up, .......
100: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (5.09)
Posted by watts on 2017-09-12, 17:22:10 (64.180.216.84)
Mine are out on the short wall. A little too bright with them in, but I try it every so often... .......
101: Been a while since I measured. (5.07)
Posted by grantv on 2021-07-02, 20:47:22 (72.143.230.128)
IIRC I'm right around 10', great overall balance. Currently tweets in, but I switch up every so often... .......
102: RE: Perhaps, the textbooks are wrong. ;-) (5.07)
Posted by Swamis Cat on 2014-07-29, 09:03:20 (24.13.197.89)
Thanks for sharing, JBen. Like I said, I have two pairs and would love to try bi amping the older ones some day (currently they are sitting there sadly with no amp), The person in question is indeed t .......
103: RE: Strange but true subwoofer tales... (5.04)
Posted by Swamis Cat on 2014-10-07, 05:31:12 (99.59.116.133)
Hi Mark, I have one Rythmik sub, with a goal of getting a second one next year. I have two DWMs, which I initially bought when I only owned the IIIa's. The IIIs really needed the mid and upper bass he .......
104: Re: Anyone else watching the Magnats on ebay? (5.04)
Posted by jameskerry on 2002-03-31, 18:54:47 (63.199.241.228)
could'nt tell if those were the tweets on top or microphones! they are, however generating lots of interest! .......
105: Same here. I like the tweets outboard, so its 3 left and one right. /nt\ (5.02)
Posted by HenryH on 2007-12-22, 08:15:50 (74.214.45.172)
Henry Cogito Ergo Spud .......
106: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (5.02)
Posted by vinylheathen on 2017-09-12, 20:29:33 (141.255.166.168)
Interesting. I am wondering if the degree of toe in affects this too. .......
107: RE MMG tweets in 45 degree toe in... (5.02)
Posted by BigguyinATL on 2017-09-13, 09:08:34 (66.89.12.158)
main HT room .......
108: Re: Re (5.02)
Posted by JB on 2007-01-11, 11:48:23 (71.214.216.228)
Move the tweeters to the outside ( swap sides , left for right )and see if you like it better . I have my MG IIIa's with tweets out . Joe .......
109: RE: Outside or Inside (4.97)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2011-12-17, 00:08:25 (24.7.96.217)
Thanks for the kind words Emsquare. I think you sum it up superbly. It depends! Anyhow here is a link where I try to explain things. Also Rooze is correct and is taken from an inmate who first mention .......
110: Agree somewhat. Until you have pretty good electronics etc, the room is not much of an issue IMO (4.93)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2011-02-26, 13:25:50 (24.209.146.206)
I am tired of the 'fix the room' howling. When a lot of the room fixing looks like geek city. Sorry, fixing a room so it sounds decent but in the process making it look like some outer space movie set .......
111: RE: watchin' Leno, swapped 3.6's so tweets on inside, no listen until tomorrow though. (4.93)
Posted by HiOnFi on 2010-05-24, 04:04:36 (98.203.125.33)
why would think they have to attach? THey are heavy. They rest there .......
112: RE: watchin' Leno, swapped 3.6's so tweets on inside, no listen until tomorrow though. (4.92)
Posted by HiOnFi on 2010-05-24, 05:10:43 (98.203.125.33)
Not very resourceful are you? Ever heard of velcro? .......
113: RE: Magnepan Driver Alignment (4.92)
Posted by Norman M on 2010-12-04, 15:10:56 (67.85.108.24)
If I understand this correctly Hoshi's tweets are separated into a panel all by themselves. No Tympani (which I know) allows for such. .......
114: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (4.92)
Posted by jimf42 on 2017-09-22, 08:26:50 (205.254.147.8)
Currently in on my MGIIIa setup...definitely more toe in required, but imaging great improved. .......
115: Re: MG3.6 fuses (4.92)
Posted by loony on 2005-08-14, 06:17:20 (68.79.118.50)
My 3.6's purchased in March are 3.0 amp on the tweets!!! loony .......
116: Crossover break in. Crossover is IMO what breaks in for the tweets nt (4.88)
Posted by Elizabeth on 2011-09-12, 14:34:02 (72.128.76.202)
. .......
117: RE: RE MMG tweets in 45 degree toe in... (4.88)
Posted by vinylheathen on 2017-09-13, 14:08:08 (141.255.166.168)
That is a lot of toe in! .......
118: RE: watchin' Leno, swapped 3.6's so tweets on inside, no listen until tomorrow though. (4.88)
Posted by IEaudiodude on 2010-05-19, 22:53:38 (76.174.99.173)
Hmmmmmmm I thought you had everything set up just perfect ??? .......
119: RE: Good amp for ribbons? (4.88)
Posted by john65b on 2014-12-20, 05:04:12 (73.36.40.81)
Krell KSA-50, or better yet, a Pass Labs F5 on the mids / tweets... .......
120: RE: RE MMG tweets in 45 degree toe in... (4.88)
Posted by paul3 on 2017-09-15, 15:59:00 (73.254.173.171)
How does one confirm with complete certainty when her Magnepans are perfectly, optimally placed? .......
121: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (4.88)
Posted by josh358 on 2017-09-16, 17:42:54 (196.52.2.67)
Damn, I knew there was a reason mine were in! I have to drop the ice cream and do Atkins again . . . .......
122: RE: Ins and outs (4.88)
Posted by neolith on 2020-09-28, 10:03:24 (174.81.71.248)
I have had Maggies for 40 years and I have come to the conclusion that the answer to the question of tweets in or out and the meaning of life is "yes". .......
123: RE: Tri-amping & power amps? (4.88)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2012-08-06, 22:35:33 (24.6.239.64)
Lol. 1st it is dawn not down but I can see why you might think that :) 2nd this is a great question!!! I certainly see your delima. I have some options: 1. You could do your class d option. Wyred4soun .......
124: RE: watchin' Leno, swapped 3.6's so tweets on inside, no listen until tomorrow though. (4.87)
Posted by thebordas on 2010-05-23, 15:44:33 (69.253.103.168)
How did you attach the mapleshade footers to the top frame(s). .......
125: RE: Age old question, tweets in or out? (4.83)
Posted by josh358 on 2012-03-30, 18:13:50 (64.252.2.149)
I think it depends on a lot of factors -- room, position, model (since crossover patterns differ). .......
126: RE: From a practical standpoint... (4.83)
Posted by guitar slim on 2013-11-11, 07:41:39 (12.150.244.167)
Thanks, Dave. Yes it does help. I've messed with every bit of my mids and tweets, but have never had the socks off my bass panels. .......
127: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (4.83)
Posted by BDP24 on 2017-09-16, 17:35:17 (67.189.82.60)
Josh, that's why older guys, with their inevitable weight gain, almost always position their Maggies tweeters in ;-). .......
128: RE: Magnepan needs your help (4.83)
Posted by josh358 on 2019-11-26, 03:26:34 (32.212.92.17)
LOL Well, it's going to be a smaller audience since these are designed for smaller rooms, so maybe he'll do tweets in anyway. :-) .......
129: Forget to mention the tweeter fuse bypass.... (4.81)
Posted by Marc Bratton on 2004-12-14, 22:06:28 (209.179.168.31)
...which costs you nada, and gives you clearly better treble, unless you get too rowdy with the OutLaw and blow your tweets. .......
130: RE: Yes, it matters. (4.79)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2008-12-01, 19:33:01 (139.68.134.1)
Awesome Al, Thanks for the great info and I should have some time to do this by the end of the year. Do I need to double the recipe and put them on both drivers?? or just the tweets? .......
131: RE: MMG's-Tweets in or out? (4.79)
Posted by bluesman60 on 2011-02-08, 05:26:35 (24.213.137.154)
Thanks for the advice. I guess some experimenting in order. Is there a general distance the tweeters should be apart relative to the listening area? Just for starters that is... .......
132: RE: Age old question, tweets in or out? (4.79)
Posted by Alan G. on 2012-03-27, 09:06:28 (69.140.210.135)
Interesting! I've never been able to get the Maggies to sound right with the tweeters out. There is always a vagueness to the images on the soundstage. Bass is not as precise. .......
133: RE: Bi-amping (4.79)
Posted by panhead on 2014-08-25, 21:32:54 (12.30.80.194)
How much power do you use on the mid/tweets? Just guessing I would think using the same amp (that for me would mean 2 more Cam 200s - and I have seen them at attractive prices) would be more balanced .......
134: RE: agree: tweets in (4.79)
Posted by watts on 2017-02-18, 07:40:12 (64.180.218.155)
If I listened to classical predominantly, I would have them in also. It is the rock recordings that are unfortunately mixed to be played back in cars that require the tweeters out. .......
135: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (4.79)
Posted by vinylheathen on 2017-09-14, 12:11:56 (103.25.58.64)
Good man. Equal toe in for each speaker is an often overlooked issue. I can hear it when there is a just a few degrees difference. .......
136: as mood dictates (4.79)
Posted by Green Lantern on 2017-09-16, 12:39:27 (68.8.187.59)
tweeters in will give me a more detailed intimate presentation; tweets out will expand the Universe in my room -which is ok at times too .......
137: RE: f@#!$@%&#%^~!@$@^& (4.79)
Posted by akino on 2009-01-06, 04:57:30 (99.141.249.206)
Nice work... I can tell because you did two at once! You are becoming master of maggie ribbon tweets I think! Cheers, Andy .......
138: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (4.78)
Posted by Satie on 2017-09-12, 13:06:43 (174.105.247.238)
Out on the long wall In on the short wall In with square and irregular rooms .......
139: RE: resistor clarification (4.78)
Posted by George6 on 2020-05-29, 13:11:09 (66.45.237.19)
1 ohm Mills on the tweets, 1.2 ohm Magnepan ceramic on the mids for 3.7i .......
140: FWIW.. (4.78)
Posted by Green Lantern on 2003-01-19, 22:55:25 (68.101.206.167)
those are the tweets DIY'ers and folks looking to refurbish old planars use. I've seen them ref'd here more than once. HTH's good listening- GL .......
141: Re: I love Maggies, but they are a PAIN IN THE BEHIND !!!!! (4.74)
Posted by tonyynot on 2005-01-25, 09:14:16 (67.166.5.6)
I think in your room if your gonna try putting the tweets on the outside, I would bring them in off of those side walls about another foot each . I know it sounds like a lot but you might be suprised .......
142: MMG Impedence? Individual Portions? (4.74)
Posted by bogardus on 2007-01-20, 11:20:11 (71.85.156.134)
I'm considering biamping my MMGs... Have amps in mind for the tweets (www.ezamps.com), but will need something for the woof panels... How low do they go? .......
143: RE: Variable Loudness Adjustment (4.74)
Posted by bluesman1960 on 2011-02-08, 15:30:58 (24.59.123.74)
Hi, yes I did and thanks. I've already resigned that a sub is in order and have ordered one. Right now they sound pretty good, I'm playing with angle, toe-in, tweets in/out etc. .......
144: Bi-amping (4.74)
Posted by DustyC on 2014-08-24, 20:48:56 (24.251.128.119)
Really worthwhile on the 3 series. Sweet tube amps on mids, tweets with a beefy SS amp on the bass panel. .......
145: RE: Tweets in or Out? A perennial topic-My experience w/.7 (4.74)
Posted by Satie on 2017-05-27, 10:15:08 (184.58.110.124)
Sidewalls and center for HT purposes with a very crowded T IV for mains. .......
146: back out (4.74)
Posted by G Squared on 2020-10-08, 10:47:12 (129.6.165.206)
The tweets are staying out. Like Shuni said I get a bigger soundstange and still have a rock solid image. The positioning is more critical. .......
147: RE: watchin' Leno, swapped 3.6's so tweets on inside, no listen until tomorrow though. (4.74)
Posted by thebordas on 2010-05-23, 08:07:34 (69.253.103.168)
What's with the funky stands and the brass doohickies on top of the panels?? Are your Maggies upside down or something?? .......
148: RE: Yes - hot iron & apply heat for the minimum amount of time possible. :-)) nt (4.70)
Posted by Davy on 2010-08-24, 16:36:14 (92.40.162.215)
Thanks Andy, Understood! Hopefully my tweets might have tabs though! Cheers, Colin .......
149: RE: agree: tweets in (4.70)
Posted by Utley1 on 2017-02-19, 21:21:12 (74.101.33.32)
Have the opposite view after many hous of experimentation. I have a big room 26x18x12.I play classical, organ and opera. Also is most revealing with piano .......
150: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (4.70)
Posted by ahendler on 2017-09-12, 14:40:14 (108.249.169.177)
Depends on the room and your setup. Also the type of sound you prefer. Easy to try both so find out for yourself what you like. There is no right or wrong answer to your question Alan .......
151: RE: RE MMG tweets in 45 degree toe in... (4.70)
Posted by Norman M on 2017-09-16, 06:59:21 (69.124.229.144)
"How does one confirm with complete certainty when her Magnepans are perfectly, optimally placed?" One has to wait until after they've died and gone to heaven. .......
152: Wrong question (4.70)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2012-03-27, 08:26:34 (24.6.239.64)
Hey Blues, It is not the in or out position of the tweeters, but the distance BETWEEN tweeters that is important. Think about it. When you switch from in to out or vice versa you really are changing t .......
153: RE: Setup (4.69)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2010-08-01, 15:17:52 (99.39.1.49)
Yeah you can do that and it would be a good test...though with them in is what you are now used to...so IMHO that is a more legitimate test. Rather see a l/r swap with the tweets where they are now... .......
154: RE: Nearfield or farfield (4.67)
Posted by TitaniumTroy on 2013-11-05, 20:56:20 (108.245.106.78)
I sit at a distance of 9'6 with 4'10 between my speakers, not much room to place my speakers anywhere else. Also tweets are on the inside and it is against the short wall. .......
155: RE: Tweets in or Out? A perennial topic-My experience w/.7 (4.67)
Posted by pictureguy on 2017-05-27, 10:27:18 (68.6.222.217)
The logistics of hanging a panel must be pretty tough. But, I'm sure if motivated AND you could do 'that' to your space (WAF allows) you may get away with it. Now? Tweeter UP or DOWN! .......
156: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (4.67)
Posted by Desafinado on 2017-09-14, 21:45:36 (204.83.48.179)
Watts: I'm not sure about your situation, but if I tried that belly technique my speakers would, over time, be almost magically moving closer and closer to me!! .......
157: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (4.67)
Posted by vinylheathen on 2017-09-17, 12:34:16 (37.130.229.150)
Ok, that is very interesting, as the stock MMG manual only provides guidance to set up with the tweeters in. But of course this may not apply to a modded MMG. .......
158: What about phasing when the tweeter is backwards? (4.67)
Posted by kff on 2021-05-15, 04:19:12 (100.14.59.116)
Looking at the output graphs, Audio Technica cartridges might not be the ones to use when the tweets are backwards with their high end bump. .......
159: I'm going to DIY, but I did read the manual (4.67)
Posted by kff on 2006-10-11, 20:19:38 (68.80.203.143)
and found the need for jumpers. Doesn't anyone use pictures in the manuals anymore. Anyway I'll need to reglue a few sections on the woofer but the mids and tweets are now working. Thanks. ::: TOPIC:: .......
160: RE: MMG's-Tweets in or out? (4.66)
Posted by IEaudiodude on 2011-02-07, 12:02:17 (76.167.189.8)
I was happy with mine inside and speakers tipped in the more vertical position. but it all depends on your room your seating and what you hear when your in your sweet spot, with 1.6's I like them bett .......
161: agree: tweets in (4.66)
Posted by DrChaos on 2017-02-17, 13:00:28 (108.171.135.185)
I've preferred tweeters in for every maggie I had, and I listen to mostly classical. If you want soundstage wider, move the speakers out. And I also like modest toe-in, less than generally recommend .......
162: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (4.66)
Posted by watts on 2017-09-15, 12:25:21 (142.26.99.195)
That makes up for the loss of hearing over time :) I put in my test tone cd tracks recently. Couldn't hear anything over 16Khz. Getting old..... .......
163: RE: "place your seating position 7 feet from the speakers for a perfect triangle"... (4.66)
Posted by Jesse111 on 2008-06-18, 14:36:02 (74.228.175.211)
Yes of course you're correct Andy. But with my basic advice for a starting point, I assumed he could deduce the point of location measurements. Such as if they are seven feet apart he could try sittin .......
164: Reversing ribbons (4.64)
Posted by Cory M. on 2007-03-08, 14:58:16 (208.107.78.105)
Hey Andy, I just flipped them again to their "normal" position to refresh my memory, reversing polarity on the Xover inputs and sub, playing one song, then flipping back- same volume, tweets on outsi .......
165: RE: Magnepan MG 1.7 or "old" 3.6R (4.63)
Posted by RickeyM on 2012-03-18, 16:48:51 (66.233.67.17)
I vote for the 3.6R. Those ribbon tweets, ah ... .......
166: RE: Setup (4.62)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2010-08-01, 13:36:58 (99.39.1.49)
PGuy, Man it sounds more like the tweeter positioning is what you are hearing. Firming up the center is what happens when you get the tweets in the right position or closer together. Try turning them .......
167: RE: With 37' of space, yeah 10' out. I would put tweets on inside edge for 15' wide (4.62)
Posted by The peleton on 2012-01-12, 02:34:21 (98.198.99.90)
you may or may not have the same experience as I did - but I despise my squeezebox touch - Ive had nothing but trouble with it - sounds so so .......
168: Re: Please help with MMG Crossover (4.62)
Posted by BobCat on 2003-06-09, 12:29:32 (65.121.248.178)
Hi, My MMGs don't have a woofer shunt, just the 12ufd caps for the tweets, and the 2.2mfd inductor for the mid/woof. Where are the sonicaps available? BobCat .......
169: Agree completely (4.60)
Posted by Dr.Jazz on 2006-11-14, 09:36:05 (69.183.167.78)
My experience has been with 1.6s, 3.6s, and 20.1s I like them wide and I have them on my long wall, so tweets are IN. Good Luck AL .......
170: RE: I can't recall anyone admitting damage to the tweets on a 1.6 (4.60)
Posted by Rod H. on 2008-04-15, 09:01:47 (71.117.229.230)
I can think of one way it *could* be done. If a person had his Maggies set up for biamp and hooked the mid-bass amp output to the tweeters...! Rod .......
171: RE: Innie Vs Outie differences (4.60)
Posted by ejman on 2013-07-20, 17:20:31 (68.186.28.74)
OK, some more careful listening reveals that tweets out results in a slight decrease in soundstage depth. Damn - these trade offs are a pain. Why can't we have a magic button that does it all? ::: TO .......
172: RE: bi- amp magnepan 3.6 - slope (4.57)
Posted by watts on 2009-09-29, 07:25:22 (142.179.17.102)
perhaps the soundstage improves once the phase issue is sorted? It has been talked about that the phase needs to be changed between the mid/tweets when going to a symmetrical setup. .......
173: RE: Hey Guys, opinions on my MMG placement please. (4.56)
Posted by bluesman1960 on 2011-02-26, 08:13:07 (24.59.123.74)
Thanks Guys! I may try tweets in again. Seems to me that distance from the listening position would affect that. I was curious as to what other Maggie owners have experienced in their room. ::: TOPIC: .......
174: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (4.56)
Posted by Desafinado on 2017-09-12, 22:35:39 (204.83.48.179)
With my T-IVa I favor tweeters out (17 foot short wall). For SMGa and MMGs tweeters in with a much closer spacing in the same room. .......
175: How would you stack them? (4.56)
Posted by Mike K on 2021-02-06, 08:13:21 (216.228.191.161)
Hang 'em from the ceiling? If you use two per side, do you put tweets inside, outside, together on each side, opposing on each side, or ??? Sounds like a project to keep you busy for quite a while! Tr .......
176: Re: Where to purchase USED Maggie Tweeters Cheep (4.55)
Posted by nrthrnlght on 2001-01-28, 06:51:26 (205.188.200.139)
I highly doubt that you're going to find any used Maggie tweeters. The only reason I can think of for someone to have used tweets lying around is because they're blown--otherwise, why talke them out o .......
177: RE: I am a tweets inside person. I actually moved my maggies further apart (4.55)
Posted by Medium Jim on 2011-12-17, 19:13:02 (70.141.255.108)
Hi Elizabeth: I did exactly that, moved them a bit farther apart and it got real good! Thanks, Jim .......
178: RE: hat's off to the Gunn man- (4.55)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2008-02-24, 22:23:42 (67.188.119.227)
Hey Gl, For some odd reason I couldn't reproduce the 'pin-point' imaging previously experienced. SOunds like a phase issue on the tweets to me. Glad you got it going. .......
179: RE: watchin' Leno, swapped 3.6's so tweets on inside, no listen until tomorrow though. (4.53)
Posted by thebordas on 2010-05-24, 04:54:40 (69.253.103.168)
Because if anyone bumped the panel or if I play Shostakovich's 5th symphony at concert level they could fall and damage the speakers or the crossover below:O( .......
180: Re: 30 _good_ watts... (4.53)
Posted by bogardus on 2007-01-15, 23:35:44 (68.188.34.209)
I've been considering taking my Marantz 2230, and putting a crossover between the preamp and amp sections... Run the bass with the Hafler, and the tweets with the Marantz... .......
181: RE: yes (4.53)
Posted by powermatic on 2008-07-15, 06:35:41 (66.220.124.16)
"there are two pairs of wires leaving them (the speakers themselves have two pair of connectors)". Right-but to biwire, you need two pair of binding posts-one for woofs, one for tweets. These are se .......
182: I'd go out. (4.53)
Posted by grantv on 2008-06-18, 14:10:00 (24.67.96.184)
I'd say out, start with about 5'-4" between insides of speakers is OK. 5'-4" would work with tweeters out, but is probably too close for tweeters in. P.S. I have my 3.6 tweets out in a 17' wide room, .......
183: MMG's-Tweets in or out? (4.52)
Posted by bluesman60 on 2011-02-07, 10:40:00 (24.213.137.154)
How are most of you MMG owners positioning the tweeters, in or out? In my set up I will be sitting about 10-11' from the speakers plane, speakers about 66% of that apart... .......
184: 1.6 break-in......... (4.52)
Posted by e-newt on 2004-05-06, 10:28:21 (67.173.117.102)
I followed some of the advice I got from an earlier post. And thanks again to all my fellow inmates. I toed them in so the tweets are converging in front of the listening position and noticed some imp .......
185: RE: Maggie poll: Tweets In or Out? (4.51)
Posted by watts on 2017-09-14, 19:03:26 (64.180.216.84)
Wow; high tech. I stick a tape measure end to the wood part between the tweet and mid stuck to my belly while in seating position left speaker then right... .......
186: When 'yer right, 'yer right. (4.50)
Posted by RickeyM on 2010-04-03, 17:41:07 (72.81.177.113)
Off the cuff, I'd assumed (dangerous, I know) that ribbon tweets started with the "R" designation. I'd still like to hear some IIIa's & 2.5R's head-to-head tho'. .......
187: RE: watchin' Leno, swapped 3.6's so tweets on inside, no listen until tomorrow though. (4.49)
Posted by Mando on 2010-05-20, 09:48:13 (216.54.56.99)
I'll bet you an adult beverage that you'll switch back :) Mando .......
188: RE: Tweets in or Out? A perennial topic-My experience w/.7 (4.49)
Posted by grantv on 2017-05-26, 06:51:21 (184.68.34.106)
Definitely room dependent. At 11' wide I'd also go tweeters in. With tweeters out I'd think sidewall absorption at first reflection point would be a big benefit. .......
189: RE: Tweets in or Out? A perennial topic-My experience w/.7 (4.46)
Posted by pictureguy on 2017-05-26, 19:05:45 (68.6.222.217)
For my 1.6s I settle on tweeters 'in'. However, there are 4 logical setups for maggies. Tweeters In or out and pole piece forward or backwards. Try all FOUR and you may be surprised. .......
190: RE: Maggie TWT repair (4.46)
Posted by Swamis Cat on 2014-05-25, 08:50:38 (24.13.197.89)
Escher, Is there notable deterioration in the sounds of the tweeters as they age? My tweets are over twenty years old now, and my sense is that they have lost some sparkle. However, I am not sure that .......
191: RE: RE MMG tweets in 45 degree toe in... (4.46)
Posted by paul3 on 2017-09-18, 12:29:01 (73.254.173.171)
I just downloaded the REW software (coincidentally I already have a Behringer mic), I'm mystified now, but am looking forward to learning how to use these tools. It will be a healthy exercise, especia .......
192: RE: Proper toe-in MMG (4.46)
Posted by gentlegiantfan on 2010-04-09, 05:12:45 (72.184.48.203)
The question is too wide open ... without your room dimensions, speaker placement, listening spot, tweets in or out etc. It's almost meaningless. But to answer your question, mine are toed-in about ha .......
193: RE: Cardas provides a starting point. (4.46)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2010-06-10, 19:30:39 (24.7.103.234)
Well, I can look at that again and see what that looks like in this room. Since my subs will be part of the mags now, it might behoove me to give the bass placement some more respect than I had to whe .......
194: RE: MMG TO 1.6 initial thoughts (4.46)
Posted by russ69 on 2011-02-28, 22:42:55 (98.148.234.198)
I think you might be hearing the characteristics of your Adcom amp a little more. What you describe is exactly what an Adcom 555 sounds like, IMHO. Put your tweets on the inside if they are too bright .......
195: RE: Two woofers moves cost up over $2k (4.46)
Posted by DrChaos on 2011-08-21, 11:39:11 (68.183.162.64)
It's also possible the tweets on the minis are being actively amplified, given the picture. Of course the crossover could still be passive and inside the big box below. (What's in the boxes? Amps of .......
196: RE: Audio Reviewers Meet You're Subscribers (4.46)
Posted by TitaniumTroy on 2020-03-19, 21:42:59 (107.77.195.190)
Ha, I knew it! Personally in the Ultra Audio category, I like YG Acoustics, Magico and speakers that use ribbon tweets and Acuton ceramic drivers, .......
197: RE: Simple easy question about the Maggie XO-1 (4.46)
Posted by grantv on 2021-06-11, 08:44:07 (205.250.176.28)
I think if going that route an active xover is a better option. I am vertically bi-amping (one amp for left, one amp for right) on my 3.6's... (horizontal is one for tweets/mids, one for bass). ::: TO .......
198: RE: After Market Stands For LRS (4.46)
Posted by FX35 on 2020-06-04, 17:04:31 (84.25.122.240)
Stands can help, anything that lifts them up a bit higher off the floor and reduces swaying should improve things, those hinges on the stock feet are just total crap. But first you need to get your se .......
199: Re: Tweets outside = Larger soundstage (nt) (4.45)
Posted by RCA on 2001-05-22, 03:30:07 (24.66.198.238)
i have reviewed the MUGS shots and comment made here. I came to the conclusion that it depends on the distance between speakers, room size and listening distance. So the best solution is do some trial .......
200: Re: Pictures of my setup....56K (--OK (4.42)
Posted by SHIF on 2004-10-14, 17:54:39 (24.5.229.71)
Question about the speaker placement: With the Maggies this close to the side walls, does having the tweets on the inside allow for the bass panels to acoustically couple with the walls? Have you trie .......
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