1: Vinyl Asylum, Rega Arm on VPI HW19? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-04-12, 11:41:22 (66.115.181.176)
For the last thirty-two years I have listened to a VPI HW 19 ll turntable with an Eminent technology ll air bearing tone arm. I have developed a vision problem and I am tired of messing with the ET ar .......

2: General Asylum, RE: And, she can play the piano fairly well ... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-04-10, 14:27:56 (108.66.255.10)
Other than a few very brief hesitations she did a lovely job of playing. I was disappointed she didn't take a bow following the performance. .......

3: General Asylum, RE: My poodle can tell when I've made a change all the way from the kitchen. Nt (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-04-08, 09:51:31 (5.62.24.33)
When I was a young man I had a standard dachshund named Shark who would come running anytime I began playing the piano. He made it very evident that he enjoyed solo piano. .......

4: General Asylum, RE: That sweet spot... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-03-28, 17:54:55 (108.66.255.10)
Howard, before I agreed with any of the criticisms in this thread I would have to hear your system in your room. Sometimes asymmetrical arrangments can give surprisingly good results. .......

5: General Asylum, RE: Setting up Audio in the Basement (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-03-28, 17:45:56 (108.66.255.10)
Abe, your room looks great. I envy you. .......

6: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Yep.... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-03-28, 17:42:00 (108.66.255.10)
By the way, PakProtector I like your screen name. I too am a big fan of Larry Niven science fiction. .......

7: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Yep.... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-03-28, 17:38:07 (108.66.255.10)
OP, if I were you I would instead consider a horn loaded sub. Our fellow Asylum member Bill Fitmaurice has available a number of plans for good horn subs. I chose his HT Tuba horn loaded 25 Hz quarter .......

8: General Asylum, RE: "Tinnitus Effect"........ (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-03-23, 10:02:33 (5.62.24.40)
2021 is the year for a major 17 year cicada appearance. Perhaps there is an upside to that in that it will mask my tinnitus for a while. .......

9: General Asylum, RE: Wow very talented! (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-03-19, 09:11:55 (5.62.24.58)
Thanks for posting the video RGA. I enjoy innovative sounds such as this. .......

10: Speaker Asylum, RE: +1 Mills MRAs (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-03-16, 09:05:33 (5.62.24.14)
I read speaker specs often, but generally consider them to be more advertising than science. Specs pale into insignificance when I get a chance to hear a speaker with my music. .......

11: General Asylum, Sounds That Can kill (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-03-14, 11:36:54 (5.62.24.11)
The excerpt quoted below and the link relate to a short article about dangerous sounds. I found it to be interesting. The moral of the story is don't build or buy sub woofers which can play an honest .......

12: General Asylum, RE: Wrong attribution. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-03-13, 09:30:27 (5.62.24.14)
If I were writing about someone such as Duke LeJune producing a product I don't think merely is a word I would use. Also Duke is always quick to give Dr. Geddes credit for the idea. .......

13: General Asylum, RE: Inventor of cassette tape passes away (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-03-11, 11:51:18 (5.62.24.28)
I have an old Nak ZX-7 that still produces a good SQ with metal tapes of LPs. May the inventor rest in peace. .......

14: General Asylum, RE: Highly reviewed (regarded) equipments that turned out to be disappointing (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-02-22, 10:16:18 (108.66.255.10)
For me the biggest high end component disappointment was a Conrad Johnson PV5 preamp I bought new back in the 1980s after reading a Gordon Holt review of it. It sounded wonderful just as Holt had sai .......

15: General Asylum, RE: Jerry Raskin - Needle Doctor RIP (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-02-18, 13:29:13 (5.62.24.14)
I once talked to Mr. Raskin about new needles for a Columbia floor standing folded horn acoustic wind up phonograph my father bought new in about 1927 or "28. He told me that if I got more details on .......

16: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Caption This Pic (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-02-18, 10:36:15 (5.62.24.14)
Caption this pic. .......

17: General Asylum, RE: Yes, I am listening... ~ caption this ~ (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-02-14, 08:39:42 (108.66.255.10)
"I told you not to buy that damned class D amp. Now the drums sound like buzzard shit hitting a tin roof." .......

18: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Bi-amping horns with a digital x-ove... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-02-10, 13:20:43 (108.66.255.10)
I tri-amplify my DIY horn speakers with a DEQX DSP, and I am very pleased with the results. .......

19: General Asylum, RE: What's given you the most musical pleasure: live or recorded? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-02-05, 10:19:02 (108.66.255.10)
When I attend Atlanta Symphony concerts or New Orleans jazz club performances I often think that there is no way I could enjoy the music as much at home. On the other hand the last few big rock concer .......

20: Speaker Asylum, RE: We always wondered where Robin Williams lived (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-31, 09:30:29 (108.66.255.10)
Luminator, your opening post is most excellent. You made me feel that I had been there. .......

21: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Welcome back! n/t (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-31, 09:08:07 (108.66.255.10)
Welcome back, Freddyi. We missed you. If I wasn't so pleased with my horn bass I would probably build a Karlson just to see if I like it. .......

22: General Asylum, RE: They outperform. Hel-loo! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-30, 10:55:37 (108.66.255.10)
My Nak ZX-7 still sounds quite good playing high quality metal tapes I recorded from new LPs back in the day. I think it compares well with most CDs. .......

23: General Asylum, RE: Sea Shanties are the Current 'craze' (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-29, 09:30:18 (108.66.255.10)
Skilled talented singers doing a crummy little song. .......

24: General Asylum, RE: Do you listen to random tracks or full albums? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-25, 11:29:52 (108.66.255.10)
It depends on my mood and the music. When listening to classical music I feel like a low brow hayseed if I don't play a complete work. .......

25: General Asylum, RE: For Ms. CfL it's "Ruby Tuesday" by the Rolling Stones (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-23, 12:56:04 (108.66.255.10)
Did that bit about making love for twelve hours straight include foreplay and bathroom break or was that just rapid copulation the whole time? .......

26: General Asylum, RE: Ever seen the movie? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-23, 10:01:03 (108.66.255.10)
When I turned 14 on 8-30-64 the #1 Bill Board song was "Where Did Our Love Go" by the Supremes. That doesn't seem very applicable to a guy who has been married to the same lovely woman for almost fift .......

27: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: RIP Dr. Bruce Edgar (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-19, 09:06:45 (108.66.255.10)
I never met Dr. Edgar, but I did exchange e-mails with him, and I found him to be a most knowledgeable and helpful person. I am saddened by his demise. .......

28: Speaker Asylum, RE: Controlled-pattern speakers, cross-firing (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-17, 10:49:31 (108.66.255.10)
Flat panel electrostatics like the Sanders pair shown or Acoustat 2=2s I used to own do have a very narrow sweet spot, but when you are in that sweet spot they image like a View Master. .......

29: General Asylum, RE: It's not so much a question of what's wrong with the Audio Physics... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-12, 10:22:33 (108.66.255.10)
As a rapid cycling manic depressive I have almost always known that on some days it is pointless to even turn on my stereo. Exercise helps a great deal. Even though I am almost seventy-two I still get .......

30: General Asylum, RE: for some reason, upon seeing your post (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-09, 09:25:49 (108.66.255.10)
This is a remarkably wonderful little thread. I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. .......

31: Speaker Asylum, RE: Seeking DIY Subwoofer Guidance (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-08, 13:06:51 (108.66.255.10)
My subs are Bill Fitzmaurice designed HT Tubas which I use in an all horn loaded DIY system. These subs are 1/4 wave 25 Hz corner horns. I think they are very good. Construction plans are very reasona .......

32: General Asylum, RE: Slowly I turned... step by step, 28 millimeters by 28 millimeters.... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-06, 09:39:43 (108.66.255.10)
If Jesus had wanted things to be metric he would have had ten disciples instead of twelve. Just joking. I have been fairly comfortable with the metric system ever since high school chemistry and physi .......

33: General Asylum, RE: Pop quiz: how small can something be and still affect the sound? Nt (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-02, 09:12:12 (108.66.255.10)
The stylus on the tip of my phono cartridge cantilever is pretty small, but I find it has a significant effect on SQ. .......

34: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Happy High Efficiency Holidays! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2021-01-02, 08:56:04 (108.66.255.10)
Happy New Years y'all. May your 2021 speakers all be 99dB/w/m or better. .......

35: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Front horns: FR cone vs. comp driver (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-12-28, 09:17:42 (108.66.255.10)
I have found that horn mids and highs work best with fully horn loaded systems. I use Bill Fitzmaurice designed HT Tuba folded bass horns along with Oris 150/AER BD3 for wide range and Fostex t900a su .......

36: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Happy High Efficiency Holidays! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-12-26, 09:01:50 (108.66.255.10)
Merry Christmas to all and to all great listening in 2021. .......

37: General Asylum, RE: An Alternative (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-12-15, 13:18:37 (108.66.255.10)
David Berning advertises the use of cryo treated parts in his ultra expensive 211/845 OTL amplifier. .......

38: Speaker Asylum, RE: DisContinued? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-12-13, 11:16:18 (108.66.255.10)
If I were you I would call Klipsch and ask them. .......

39: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Hey Batman, how's come you're hiding this nifty Amp Stand in your Gallery? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-12-08, 09:21:56 (108.66.255.10)
Impressive workmanship. I might make a clone of your amp stand. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. .......

40: Speaker Asylum, RE: Multiple woofers in a cabinet (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-12-06, 09:13:59 (108.66.255.10)
Putting two drivers in a box sized for one driver is roughly analogous to cutting the box size for one driver in half. An under sized box will as a general rule raise the low frequency extension. ::: .......

41: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: "the less a transducer travels generating waveforms the 'faster' it is" (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-12-05, 08:57:14 (108.66.255.10)
Years ago when I used 2+2s I read that they had a plastic sound. I didn't hear that. Now that I use Oris 150 ABS plastic horns with horn woofers and super tweeters I am told by fellow horn devotees th .......

42: General Asylum, RE: Bing and "Bowie" (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-12-04, 08:58:28 (108.66.255.10)
That is a rare treat. Thanks for posting it. .......

43: Speaker Asylum, RE: Handcrafted doesnt mean vibration free cabinet (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-11-22, 09:01:33 (108.66.255.10)
Vibration is not a problem. The teak truncated pyramid which is the base of the horn stand contains 105 pounds of fine white sand. The 2" diameter tube which supports the horn is thick walled bronz .......

44: Speaker Asylum, RE: better than foot crafted cabinets, I would think... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-11-21, 09:02:48 (108.66.255.10)
When I planned to build a pair of fully horn loaded speakers I wanted first of all that they sound like real music, but I also wanted them to have a distinctive and pleasing look. This is what I ca .......

45: General Asylum, RE: Everybody get this year's new Music Direct catalog? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-11-19, 09:27:35 (108.66.255.10)
I keep my Music Direct catalog beside the toilet in my workshop bathroom so I can look at the pictures while I go. I haven't received one this year. I hope I haven't been dropped from their mailing li .......

46: General Asylum, RE: I Don't Go To Concerts, But Would To See This Guy! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-11-14, 09:11:56 (108.66.255.10)
Excellent music expertly performed. Thanks for posting the link. .......

47: General Asylum, RE: Calling all Audrey Hepburn Fans!!! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-11-11, 09:07:11 (108.66.255.10)
I've always thought Audrey Hepburn was one of the world's great classic beauties as well as being very talented. .......

48: General Asylum, RE: I have tips for the afflicted (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-11-11, 09:02:30 (108.66.255.10)
B Scarpia, I'm surprised by your negative impression of physical therapy. I did physical therapy after knee surgery and found it to be very efficacious. .......

49: General Asylum, RE: Try the Daily Audiophile (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-10-30, 13:26:15 (108.66.255.10)
Hi, 13th Duke of Wymbourne, I really appreciate you posting the link to The Audiophile Daily. It is a real treasure trove for a audio article junkie such as I. I am surprised I've never run across it .......

50: General Asylum, RE: Agreed... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-10-25, 10:29:39 (108.66.255.10)
kootenay, thanks for posting the link to Jim Hall, Concierto. Good music. I just ordered the CD. .......

51: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: LOL, Schitt audio! Their customers are beta testers. nt (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-10-20, 09:29:05 (108.66.255.10)
My wife and I bought a new McIntosh 2105 power amp in 1972. I passed it on to my son. It is still playing fine in my son's basement party room driving a pair of Bose 901s, Series 1 that are also hand .......

52: Speaker Asylum, RE: It will "work" (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-10-02, 14:30:18 (108.66.255.10)
If the LS 50s are your only speakers what you are missing is bass, the power and glory of recorded music. .......

53: General Asylum, RE: Caption This Picture...... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-08-09, 10:01:20 (108.66.255.10)
"Bubba's time machine only worked for traveling seven minutes into the past or the future, but he kept it anyway because it was too heavy to carry out." .......

54: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Oris horn colorations (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-06-27, 09:34:44 (108.66.255.10)
I use AER BD3s in Oris 150 horns. I can't say how the Oris horns would sound unequalized since I have used a DEQX DSP with them from the beginning. With the DEQX speaker correction, room correction, t .......

55: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Front horns: FR cone vs. comp driver (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-06-02, 08:26:49 (108.66.255.10)
I use Oris 150 front horns driven by AER BD3 8" drivers. I employ them as wide range drivers in a three way, triamplified, fully horn loaded DIY system. In my opinion as well as in the opinions of fel .......

56: General Asylum, RE: It's 102!.... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-28, 10:44:02 (108.66.255.10)
Once again I agree with Ozzy. I am not convinced of the correctness of the theory of anthropogenic global warming. There have been far too many failed predictions and too much deceit. .......

57: General Asylum, RE: How old are audiophiles here? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-27, 10:23:56 (108.66.255.10)
I'm about to turn 71. I should be old enough to know better, but I still have the upgrade bug as I have had for more than a half century. .......

58: General Asylum, RE: It's 102!.... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-27, 09:35:27 (108.66.255.10)
I agree with Ozzy. I triamplifly my speakers with one Class AB stereo amp and two class A stereo amps. The amps run hot, but they don't heat up the room. AC takes care of that. .......

59: General Asylum, RE: Silly Question: What does "tight" Bass mean to you? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-23, 14:01:25 (108.66.255.10)
Tight bass is bass that is tonally correct played by woofers that promptly start and stop when the signal does and is free of boomy room resonances. The best bass in my opinion is bass from good horn .......

60: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: change in output settings (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-20, 09:02:22 (108.66.255.10)
Hey L:aszlo, I bet your system sounds great. I owned Acoustat 2+2s back in the 1980s and loved them. I still sometimes regret selling them. I love the way flat panel electrostats image. .......

61: General Asylum, RE: Speaking of old, any music you've been listening to for more than 50 years? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-19, 10:08:32 (108.66.255.10)
In 1955 when I was six years old my older sister received an LP of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto as her main birthday gift. I fell in love with that concerto and classical music at first listenin .......

62: Speaker Asylum, RE: My La Scalas have the Birch plywood plain finsh (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-17, 09:37:23 (108.66.255.10)
John, I have owned Klipschorns and enjoyed them immensely. If memory serves me correctly their sensitivity is 105/dB @ 1w/1m. .......

63: Speaker Asylum, RE: Stacking (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-17, 09:32:09 (108.66.255.10)
Bill the K, I think you might referring to Doctor Joseph d'Appolito, a brilliant and friendly professor and speaker designer. Note that a d'Appolito array requires not only a vertically symmetrical dr .......

64: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: YOLO dream amp list? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-17, 09:23:13 (108.66.255.10)
I bought a First Watt F3, single ended, single gain stage, Class A, J-FET output transistors power amp to use with my DIY tri-amplified horn speakers. I liked it so well I bought a second one. These a .......

65: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: ElectroVoice brotherhood (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-15, 09:14:23 (108.66.255.10)
Those who want to hear a really good horn tweeter should check out the Fostex t900a, t500a or other modern horn tweeters. .......

66: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Crossover Point? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-12, 07:54:08 (108.66.255.10)
Oxidation of your aluminum horns can be stopped by blocking air from reaching the aluminum. A coat of a clear acrylic lacquer is a very long term solution, but just a good coat of automotive wax can s .......

67: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Cable elevators (lifters) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-07, 14:13:45 (108.66.255.10)
The music my system plays sounds so good I don't bother with tweaks of this sort. I do however still use two VPI magic bloks. .......

68: General Asylum, RE: This is a matter of what is good business. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-05-01, 13:29:49 (108.66.255.10)
I say a pox on Apoxna. .......

69: Speaker Asylum, RE: Specimen Horns (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-04-24, 08:58:51 (108.66.255.10)
I am a horn guy and very fond or at least tolerant of horn speakers of all sorts, but the Specimen horn speakers appear to me to be novelty items instead of serious high fidelity horn speakers. ::: TO .......

70: General Asylum, RE: Nothing more cheerful than the voices of children, this, aptly titled, "See You Again" (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-04-24, 08:43:12 (108.66.255.10)
Beautiful children singing beautiful music. Very uplifting. Thanks for posting it. .......

71: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE:proof that tubed amps are better? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-04-15, 14:39:35 (108.66.255.10)
I used tubed components from McIntosh, Conrad Johnson, Sophia, Cary Audio, etc. off and on from 1972 to about 2016. In 2016 I was using Cary Audio 2a3 mono blocks to power the midrange and super tweet .......

72: General Asylum, RE: An audio directory (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-04-11, 13:42:04 (108.66.255.10)
I have a number of the old Audio magazine Directories from the 80s and 90s. The nearest thing I have seen to those old wish books is the Absolute Sound's "2019 Ultimate Directory to High End Loudspeak .......

73: General Asylum, RE: His audio system doesn't hold a candle to this... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-04-11, 13:34:05 (108.66.255.10)
Kitchen cabinets painted to match Lucille's Cadillac don't seem strange to me. My Oris 150 horns are painted Lexus Black Cherry to match my wife's Lexus. .......

74: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: horns (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-04-09, 13:54:15 (108.66.255.10)
Eso, I am truly impressed by the visual feast your system presents, but how does it sound? .......

75: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: horns (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-04-08, 11:53:08 (108.66.255.10)
What speakers provide the low bass? .......

76: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: What's up Tom! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-04-07, 13:12:24 (108.66.255.10)
I, a fellow horn lover, am dazzled by the quality and beauty of your workmanship. What are the nominal frequency ranges of the various horns. .......

77: Speaker Asylum, RE: what volume low (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-04-02, 15:05:28 (108.66.255.10)
Before I booted up the computer to check my favorite websites I was listening to Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto on my big fully horn loaded tri-amplified DIY speakers at what I consider to be a .......

78: Speaker Asylum, RE: Would bleach/water mixture hurt speaker finishes? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-03-29, 14:15:02 (108.66.255.10)
Both bleach and hydrogen peroxide can bleach and lighten some wood finishes. According to everything I have read on the subject the virus remains viable on surfaces for seventy-two hours at most. Just .......

79: General Asylum, RE: 1918 Pandemic .. history worth finding out about.... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-03-25, 10:02:52 (108.66.255.10)
My father ,who was born in 1895, was in the USA Army stationed at Camp Lee, Virginia in 1919 and 1920. He often told the story of how during the height of the pandemic they emptied out their frozen me .......

80: Speaker Asylum, RE: Thank you Craiger56 & Ivan303... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-02-29, 08:59:48 (108.66.255.10)
Duke's very informative posts to this thread make me freshly aware how lucky we are to have professionals such as Duke and Bill Fitzmaurice as members of our crazy audiophile forum. .......

81: General Asylum, RE: Earlier today ... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-02-23, 10:05:39 (108.66.255.10)
The sound track to "House of Flying Daggers" is keeping this old man bopping around the room at the moment. .......

82: General Asylum, RE: Using Roon EQ to add a little sparkle to top end (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-02-03, 09:30:48 (108.66.255.10)
Perhaps adding a super tweeter would be worth considering. .......

83: Speaker Asylum, RE: WTF!!! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-01-30, 12:59:37 (108.66.255.10)
One of the advantages of DIY speakers is that the builder is not afraid to make major changes to the speakers until they do sound right in the room. I got my triamplified, fully horn loaded, DSP corss .......

84: Vinyl Asylum, Who Has the Oldest Working Turntable (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-01-21, 09:40:23 (108.66.255.10)
My regular TT is a VPI HW-19 Mk2 with Eminent Technology 2 tone arm I bought new back in the late 1980s, but that is not my oldest TT. In the same room I have a floor standing Columbia wind up phonogr .......

85: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Reconsidering recommending LP Gear. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-01-18, 09:20:04 (108.66.255.10)
My experience supports the idea of buying a good turntable that will last for the long term. Back in 1986 I bought a VPI HW-19 table and Eminent Technology 2 tone arm. Other than replacing a wiring ha .......

86: Speaker Asylum, RE: I was wondering the same (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-01-16, 09:34:44 (108.66.255.10)
I have put a similar high gloss finish on MDF and plywood by repeatedly painting them with West Marine epoxy resin with mucho sanding between coats. .......

87: Speaker Asylum, RE: Gorgeous . . . but unnecessarily complicated? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-01-14, 16:43:35 (108.66.255.10)
The quality of his workmanship is above reproach, but I can't help wonder if a simpler cabinet might have offered sonic advantages. .......

88: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Loud-O-Clock, indeed! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2020-01-07, 11:21:54 (108.66.255.10)
In 1972 I bought a new Mac 2105 to drive a pair of Bose 901s, Series 1. It is still powering the same 901s in the basement party room at my son's house. It has been like an old friend and reliable as .......

89: General Asylum, RE: Wonder how Schiit Class-A type... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-12-29, 09:31:26 (108.66.255.10)
I am a big fan of nelson Pass designs. I replaced Cary Audio 2a3 mono blocks with two pair of First Watt F3 JFET output, single ended, single gain stage pure class A amps amplifying the wide range hor .......

90: General Asylum, RE: The tears of the children that make them give that great tonality. nt (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-12-13, 09:47:02 (108.66.255.10)
What does Nt mean? .......

91: General Asylum, RE: A Music-Themed Movie, Coming Dec. 25th! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-12-11, 16:38:00 (108.66.255.10)
Sounds wonderful. I will be sure to see it in January. .......

92: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: tuba sub..which one? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-11-06, 08:49:58 (108.66.255.10)
I use Fitzmaurice designed HT Tuba corner horns in a triamplified, DSPed rig along with Oris 150 wide range horns driven by AER BD3 drivers and Fostex T500a bullet super tweeters. The HT Tuba subs rep .......

93: General Asylum, RE: Something New, Something New - The Beatles (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-11-04, 11:45:30 (108.66.255.10)
My first was a smart seventeen year old high school senior. I was a sixteen year old eleventh grader. No, wait, never mind. My first LP was Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto in B flat minor on the Sp .......

94: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: diy build project : mid bass cabinet; a few good hands (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-11-01, 11:51:26 (108.66.255.10)
I have built many DIY speaker enclosures, some of them quite nice. I had no idea how to do the wood working before I read how to books, bought tools and material and started trying. .......

95: General Asylum, RE: Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-10-14, 09:24:46 (108.66.255.10)
Happy Thanksgiving right back to you, Jonesy. Our (US) official Thanksgiving doesn't come for more than a month, but any day is a good day to be thankful, especially when the stereo is sounding partic .......

96: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: TAD/Vitavox with Altec (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-10-08, 10:30:51 (108.66.255.10)
I agree with morricab. I find that many modern horns such as Oris, Orphean, Azura horn, TAD horns and many others are sonically superior to Altec horns. .......

97: General Asylum, RE: who says high-end isn't 'hip enough' for the millennial's? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-08-25, 09:14:29 (108.66.255.10)
While waiting on my wife to complete a doctor visit yesterday I wandered into a nearby Walmart. I was very surprised to see that the store had almost as much space devoted to LPs as it did for CDs. Mo .......

98: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Responses to the Klipschorn review in Stereophile (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-08-15, 09:49:13 (108.66.255.10)
I read the Sterophile review of the K-horns. I have owned K-horns and currently own more modern fully horn loaded DIY speakers. I feel that the reviewing circumstances and measurement methodology were .......

99: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: free: bass bins (nj pickup this weekend aug 10-11) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-08-13, 12:00:27 (108.66.255.10)
It seems almost an insult that no one took you up on your generous offer of the excellent looking bass bins, but they are rather largish. It takes a special spouse to accept bins that large. Fortunate .......

100: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: M Noise (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-08-03, 11:00:55 (108.66.255.10)
M Noise sounds like a useful idea, but good luck on getting speaker manufacturers to accept and implement it. .......

101: General Asylum, RE: RIP Rutger Hauer (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-07-27, 10:35:25 (108.66.255.10)
Long live Blade Runner, one of the great movies of my time. .......

102: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Sub-$1000 amp for high efficiency speakers? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-07-27, 10:25:26 (108.66.255.10)
I agree about the excellence of the First Watt F3. I use two of them with my DIY triamplified horn system. .......

103: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: 15 inch 40hz to 1k driver. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-06-28, 17:19:59 (108.66.255.10)
Speaking in my official capacity as a Geezer I can tell you it is not only possible to design good speaker alignments, but also damned fine ones, without the help of any computer. Back in the 1980s I .......

104: Speaker Asylum, RE: For All You Kappa 9 Fans (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-06-27, 11:51:48 (108.66.255.10)
Beautiul speakers, downright sexy. .......

105: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Early Avantgarde Unos and Duos - Ditching the Scaffolding (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-06-11, 14:39:09 (108.66.255.10)
Excellent design and execution, cawson. My hat is off to the quality of your craftsmanship .......

106: Speaker Asylum, RE: Cost and pics would be nice and (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-06-10, 17:52:29 (108.66.255.10)
I second the suggestion that two or more subs make it easier to get the bass just right. .......

107: General Asylum, RE: "Tighter Bass" "Tight Bass" (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-06-07, 13:44:47 (108.66.255.10)
I have found that a good room correction DSP such as the DEQX and others can "tighten up" the bass a great deal. .......

108: General Asylum, RE: The final piece of the puzzle (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-06-04, 11:25:52 (108.66.255.10)
When you can't find an appropriately sized piece of wood why not just make one from a piece of larger stock. .......

109: General Asylum, RE: Jazz? I have maybe one or two albums. Otherwise, mostly hate it still (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-06-04, 11:07:50 (108.66.255.10)
For me it was classical music in 1956 when I was six years old. My sister got an LP of Tchaikowsky's First Piano concerto for her 12th birthday. I fell in love with it. She later gave me that album. I .......

110: General Asylum, RE: D-Day veteran, 90, beats (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-06-01, 11:46:04 (108.66.255.10)
Great song! It is real poetry of the best sort. My respect is large for Mr. Radford for his service, writing skills and remarkable voice for a ninety year old. .......

111: General Asylum, Re: Disturbed the Sounds of Silence thread below, more lovely harmony (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-06-01, 11:33:41 (108.66.255.10)
Marvelous harmony. We human beings are easy to please. Just assemble a group of people who sing appropriate even order harmonics, and our ears sit up and smile. .......

112: Speaker Asylum, RE: When you buy in the future, can you post about it so people know what to avoid? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-05-31, 11:15:05 (108.66.255.10)
My opinion of Acoustat is very different from yours. I had Acoustat 2+2s for years and absolutely loved them. For years I regretted selling them up until I got my present horn system built and up and .......

113: Speaker Asylum, RE: Rockport Avior Speakers with a stunning stack of 6 REL Gibraltar G1 subwoofers. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-05-18, 09:01:40 (108.66.255.10)
How does the system sound? .......

114: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Klipsch Cornwall mk3 special ed. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-05-06, 18:25:59 (108.66.255.10)
The F3 is an excellent amp. I use two F3s to power the Oris horn wide range and the bullet super tweeters in my triamplified system. The F3s replaced Cary Audio 2A3 monoblocks. I don't ever miss the t .......

115: Speaker Asylum, RE: Subwoofer finishing options (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-04-27, 18:41:04 (108.66.255.10)
I know this might make sound like an old fashioned geezer, but I think the most attractive finish for any speaker cabinet including subs is to build the boxes, fill any voids (I use marine epoxy doped .......

116: General Asylum, RE: Um, she in the Rockville store adjacent to Montgomery Mall? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-04-21, 11:06:10 (108.66.255.10)
I too miss Radio Shack. In addition to poor management I suspect the younger generation's lack of interest in DIY projects helped seal their fate. .......

117: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Tri Amped System (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-04-14, 13:03:08 (108.66.255.10)
I hold the opposite opinion to you on DSP. I tri amplify my three way horn system using a DEQX HDP 3 DSP. I find that the benefits of speaker correction, room correction, time and phase correction dig .......

118: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: would 12mm Baltic birch be sufficient for an 0.83 scale La Scala driven hard? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-04-13, 14:01:19 (108.66.255.10)
My HT Tuba bass corner horns are build of 1/2" void free many ply Baltic birch. I don't hear any audible resonances. .......

119: Cable Asylum, Just Curious (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-04-01, 19:10:44 (108.66.255.10)
Has anyone ever done testing such as the tests John Atkinson runs on speakers being reviewed in Stereophile or other tests to determine if speaker output differs when the speaker cable is cheap stuff .......

120: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Frankenspeaker Transformed (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-03-12, 10:50:45 (108.66.255.10)
I have a mono system in my basement workshop. It uses a DIY speaker with Dyunaudio drivers. It sometimes surprises me at how involving good music played mono can sound. .......

121: General Asylum, RE: Good techs are expensive (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-02-06, 11:18:54 (108.66.255.10)
I have had excellent results with Pass Labs and First Watt on receiving warranty service on amplifiers I bought used. Choose your manufacturers carefully. .......

122: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Please! Just stop it! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-01-25, 09:11:27 (108.66.255.10)
Inmate51, if you read my original post you will see that I used the term wide range driver. .......

123: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Possibly Dumb Question (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-01-24, 09:37:05 (108.66.255.10)
Something I wonder about is why are wide range drivers such as Fostex, Lowther, Voxativ, etc. specified to be suited for front horns or for back horns but not for both. Wouldn't the load the driver se .......

124: General Asylum, RE: Sometimes as audiophiles, we ... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-01-19, 10:43:43 (108.66.255.10)
I agree with you about the good music, Tom, but I also provided my son and daughter with good bedroom systems, 1980s Mirage speakers, good Yamaha receivers, etc. The good music took root and grew, but .......

125: General Asylum, RE: What was your audio epiphany ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2019-01-10, 11:28:29 (108.66.255.10)
My audio epiphany happened in 1971 when two owners of a store which didn't even sell high end audio gear invited me and my wife into a back room of their store to hear a pair of KLH 9 electrostats pow .......

126: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: By the way (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-12-28, 10:15:36 (108.66.255.10)
Please provide a link to your post in Vintage. .......

127: Speaker Asylum, RE: Beautiful and ingenious (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-12-25, 18:52:27 (108.66.255.10)
Thank you very much. .......

128: Speaker Asylum, RE: All good points! (nt (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-12-25, 17:01:27 (108.66.255.10)
I have been building DIY speakers of my own design for over forty years. I have had a good run, but my biggest problem has always getting crossovers good enough to feel I was getting the best out o .......

129: General Asylum, RE: Season's Greetings from Canada... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-12-25, 13:07:06 (108.66.255.10)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. .......

130: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: my recently completed 2 way if anyone's interested (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-12-15, 19:27:31 (108.66.255.10)
Beautiful workmanship, cspieker. If they sound as good as they look you really deserve to be proud of them. .......

131: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Hey Fred (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-12-10, 10:50:30 (108.66.255.10)
I wish Fred as well as all the other inmates a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. .......

132: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Flare formula for the corner of a room ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-12-03, 11:01:28 (108.66.255.10)
Pix, I don't wish to dampen your initiative, but building folded plywood corner horns is such a chore if I were you I would consider building a corner horn for which plans of proven designs are readil .......

133: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: It seems that most of the "old guard" has switched over to high-efficiency speakers. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-11-17, 13:42:51 (108.66.255.10)
My favorite speakers before the horns I presently own were Acoustat 2+2s with JBL 18" subwoofers. I regretted selling them until I got my horns up and running. The resolution is similar, but the stats .......

134: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: avante-guard mid-bass horn? and other large 200 hz horns (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-10-08, 13:28:40 (108.66.255.10)
"Oris 150 use 250 xover point & that looks bigger." Bert Dopenberg, the designer of the Oris 150 recommends a 160Hz or higher crossover for that horn. .......

135: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: I need more zing... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-09-26, 10:37:07 (108.66.255.10)
I have been really pleased with Foxtex t900a bullet tweeters I added to my Oris horn/AER combo to cover the range above 8kHz. The addition of the bullet tweeters added a shimmer or zing to the sound t .......

136: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: New Thread (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-09-02, 10:42:25 (108.66.255.10)
The big difference between the K-horns and the HT Tubas is that the HT Tubas play strongly for about one-half octave or more lower down than the K-horns, and I am a deep bass lover. I particularly enj .......

137: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: New Thread (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-09-01, 10:00:37 (108.66.255.10)
I used to use Oris 150s with bass bins of Klipschorns for the bass with DSP correcting the time difference between the Khorns back in the corners and the Oris out in the room. That was good sound. The .......

138: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, New Thread (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-08-31, 18:55:38 (108.66.255.10)
I feel that it is time for a new thread on the Asylum, but I can't seem to think of anything good to post. Freddyi, do you have any ideas? .......

139: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Really? this enire Forum is the personal Phantasy arena for Freddyi? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-08-21, 11:26:15 (108.66.255.10)
I much prefer Freddyi's posts and ideas to an idle forum going for days at a time with no new threads. .......

140: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: How to decide 8/15 Ohms impedance on Decca/Kellys? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-08-13, 11:47:11 (108.66.255.10)
Have you tried measuring it? Just measuring DC resistance with a multi meter should show which it is. .......

141: General Asylum, RE: Sadly, my friend and audiophile cohort of nearly 30 years lost his battle with cancer this week (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-08-10, 14:09:25 (108.66.255.10)
Se, I offer my condolences for your loss and congratulations on the cool idea of an urn shaped like a 6C33C-B. .......

142: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: xover considerations - power vs axial response ? don't see that rise w. Edgar 100Hz horn (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-07-22, 11:15:10 (108.66.255.10)
A phase plug makes an audible improvement in the sound of AER drivers in my Oris 150 horns. .......

143: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Possibly.. Once the Audiologist measures exactly What you Can and Cannot Hear . (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-07-18, 13:19:33 (108.66.255.10)
When I build speakers I don't settle for a sound that is adequate for old ears. I try for a frequency response that will sound complete and realistic to anyone including my nine year old grand daughte .......

144: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Fedex brought new horns home... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-06-12, 19:53:20 (108.66.255.10)
What sort of horns was the Fed Ex man delivering to you when he wrecked your car. .......

145: Speaker Asylum, RE: what threw me off (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-06-02, 08:36:23 (108.66.255.10)
I believe the dual binding posts are for bi-wiring the speakers if you choose. I have a pair of Mirage M-290 speakers with a similar arrangement of dual binding posts. The lower posts connect to the w .......

146: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Folded horn and time-align (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-05-13, 11:52:03 (108.66.255.10)
The only practical way I know of to time align a multi horn speaker, folded bass horn or not, is with DSP and multi amping. I got the idea to do this with bass folded corner horns and wide range and t .......

147: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Quit worrying (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-05-10, 14:03:38 (108.66.255.10)
While they are not the particular models you mentioned I do use First Watt solid state amps, a pair of F3 stereo amps, to power wide range horns, AER MD3s in Oris 150 horns (180 Hz to 8kHz),and Fostex .......

148: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: HOM = High Order Mode(s)... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-05-01, 14:01:16 (108.66.255.10)
To my admittedly old ears a well executed tractrix flare horn avoids much of the distortion being discussed. http://www.diale.org/pdf/The%20Tratrix%20Horn%20Contour.pdf .......

149: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Poor man's Westminster Royal (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-05-01, 13:53:34 (108.66.255.10)
Where are the tweeters? .......

150: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Best all-around 8" FR (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-04-27, 19:31:59 (108.66.255.10)
I don't know what the very best are, but I do know I really enjoy my AER MD3s. .......

151: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Active triamp: pros/cons? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-04-22, 13:24:32 (108.66.255.10)
I can't comment on your equipment, but I do favor tri-amped three ways with steep crossover slopes. My horn rig uses a DEQX DSP unit for all digital crossovers, time, phase, speaker and room correctio .......

152: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: So many subs, so little time. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-04-11, 18:36:21 (108.66.255.10)
KanedaK, this suggestion might seem downright unhelpful in consideration of your thread title, but what I've almost always done when in your situation is take my time, save money up and only decide af .......

153: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Sealed enclosure subwoofer and SPL (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-03-27, 18:50:50 (108.66.255.10)
It is impossible to answer your question without complete T/S parameters of the driver, but as a conservative old horn guy I find it unlikely. Trust your ears and/or an SPL meter. .......

154: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: zero dynamics achieved with K-horn and 3W SS amp (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-03-19, 10:10:23 (108.66.255.10)
I agree. Back when I owned K-horns a pair of 2a3 mono bloc SETs powered them nicely. .......

155: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: What is considered best sounding Lowther driver (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-03-14, 14:08:03 (108.66.255.10)
When I wrote my previous posts on this thread I had no idea how much the AER-BD3s cost now. Now I do. I was stunned to learn that AER's list price for the BD-3 is 3,900 Euro each, 7,800 Euro or $9,642 .......

156: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: What is considered best sounding Lowther driver (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-03-14, 08:59:18 (108.66.255.10)
Hey used-hifi. Sorry to take so long to respond to your 3-10-18 post. I just noticed it. To begin with I didn't consider the AER's higher price to be better. That is why I bought the less expensive Lo .......

157: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: What is considered best sounding Lowther driver (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-03-08, 17:03:28 (108.66.255.10)
I think it is hard to describe the best of any line of drivers without regard to cabinet type. I think that for front loaded horns the PM4a's are Lowther's champs. I owned a pair of PM4As that I used .......

158: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: DH-SAT-XL fullrange double horn for 2x 6,5" FR (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-02-10, 21:29:45 (108.66.255.10)
Interesting, hm. What do you use for deep bass? .......

159: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Technics SST-1 rarity (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-01-31, 13:59:39 (67.166.204.51)
I have a mono system with a good Dynaudio speaker and cheap electronics in my basement work shop. Music in mono can be quite engaging as long as you don't expect it to sound like a stereo. ::: TOPIC:: .......

160: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Tweeter horn damping (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-01-27, 19:19:23 (67.166.204.51)
My Oris 150 horns which cover the range of 180 Hz to 8kHz are ABS plastic. I never heard any resonance or ringing from them, but I stuck thick bands of Mortite all the way around the horns about 4/5 o .......

161: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: what might our digital age sound like if the recording chain were all single ended topology? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-01-22, 14:06:53 (67.166.204.51)
Freddyi, I totally agree with you on the sonic virtues of single ended and simple amps. A couple of my stereo amps are class A, single ended, single gain stage, solid state, First Watt F-3s. I can't s .......

162: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: what might our digital age sound like if the recording chain were all single ended topology? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-01-22, 13:56:05 (67.166.204.51)
Don't forget Neil Young has a vested interest in bad mouthing vinyl since he a principal owner of a digital download company, Pono. .......

163: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Used a Parametric EQ or DSP. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2018-01-07, 15:55:28 (67.166.204.51)
Decades ago I bought a couple of Yamaha graphic equalizers and tried equalizing several different systems. I never got a sound that sounded smooth and musical to me. On the other hand I am really sold .......

164: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Subwoofer for corner horn (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-12-23, 14:07:16 (67.166.204.51)
I second this suggestion. My HT Tuba subs really please me. .......

165: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: bf tuba HT sub :NJ (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-11-04, 11:56:37 (67.166.204.51)
I have been using Fitzmaurice HT Tuba subs with Oris 150 horns and Fostex t900a bullet tweeters for about ten years. I am very very pleased with the HT Tubas, but my impressions are undoubtedly colore .......

166: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Xinkak FS-Gold Speaker Cables (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-10-17, 11:11:44 (67.166.204.51)
Bill, you failed to touch on the vital role of the insulation used in making up the cables. It has been conclusively proven that cables sound best when the insulation is adequate to prevent short circ .......

167: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Something no-one has mentioned yet but its important: (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-10-13, 14:10:33 (67.166.204.51)
I haven't heard the J2s, but I use a couple of First F3s with my horn rig, and I love them. .......

168: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Attenuating Amplifier Output for Horn Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-10-09, 16:46:07 (67.166.204.51)
Have you considered putting an inline fuse between power amp and speaker? .......

169: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Jbl in the seventies epitomises everything that made usa the best country in the world. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-10-04, 17:18:35 (67.166.204.51)
I remember falling in love with a pair of L200s at a stereo store in Birmingham, Alabama in late 1972. The store was one of dozens in Birmingham back in the glory days of stereo. Before I could ever a .......

170: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: an advantage of high efficiency speakers? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-09-16, 18:16:04 (67.166.204.51)
bare, I totally agree with you about class A amps and about Nelson Pass designs. My triamplified DIY horn speakers use Pass First Watt F-3 single ended, single gain stage, pure class A, J-FET output a .......

171: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: I don't think you'll see any hifi amplifiers advertised as 'pure class B' (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-09-16, 16:59:44 (67.166.204.51)
Some vintage amplifiers are pure class B. In 1972 my wife and I bought a McIntosh MC 2105 power amp. It is a class B amp. Our son is still using it in his basement party room where it does quite well .......

172: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Pic Of Project (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-09-06, 17:39:58 (67.166.204.51)
Nicely built cabinets. How do they sound? .......

173: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: -18dB (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-08-31, 17:44:19 (67.166.204.51)
I always think of a driver's real world sensitivity in terms of its output over the frequency range it "should" cover. In terms of a system you'll play for friends and relatives 20kHz extension is qui .......

174: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Will This Work ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-08-19, 11:08:28 (67.166.204.51)
May I suggest that in the future you say, "I negotiated a diminution in the price in a manner reminiscent of a brilliant Jewish negotiator." It means exactly the same thing, but it will keep the PC po .......

175: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Jensen bass horn with Hartley woofer (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-08-14, 13:48:08 (67.166.204.51)
It looks like it would be a blast to build, but for serious music and/or home theater I think more modern horn sub designs from Bill Fitzmaurice, Dr. Edgar and others would give much better performanc .......

176: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Current Eminence B102 (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-08-06, 11:01:10 (67.166.204.51)
The frequency response graph for the B102 at the Eminence website shows no 300 Hz dip. Assuming that source can be trusted the dip would appear to be enclosure or room related. http://www.eminence.com .......

177: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Bamboo plywood for Klipschorn (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-07-30, 16:04:39 (67.166.204.51)
I am a big fan of high density, many ply Baltic birch plywood for speaker enclosures in general and folded bass horns in particular. .......

178: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: What qualifies as a high efficency speaker? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-07-24, 13:44:20 (67.166.204.51)
I agree with you about 100dB/1w/8 ohms. Through many many different speakers over decades about 100dB seems to me to be the point where things come alive. .......

179: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Good to hear! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-07-06, 13:03:36 (67.166.204.51)
Years ago Dr. Edgar took time to advise me on placing horn woofers in sand boxes. I followed his advice. It sounds great. I am delighted he is feeling well. .......

180: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: ??? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-06-23, 17:42:36 (67.166.204.51)
cboy168, I hope you don't mind me asking, but how old are your AERs. I use AER MD-3s in Oris 150 front horns. I love the drivers, but I would not be using drivers with foam surrounds if I thought anyt .......

181: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: You need to quit answering questions w more questions... it's obnoxious (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-06-14, 14:28:25 (67.166.204.51)
Lokie wrote: " No need to go to all this trouble and answer all these obnoxious questions... it's the room and it's a common thing." I respectfully beg to differ. Kanedak can only get the most useful .......

182: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Analog ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-06-06, 09:20:35 (67.166.204.51)
KanedaK wrote: "At some point I might wanna try the HD version of the miniDSP but somehow going digital freaks me out. " I went digital with a DSP from DEQX. I have never regretted it. Some folks such .......

183: Speaker Asylum, RE: Question about the Klipsch recommendations (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-06-04, 10:39:44 (67.166.204.51)
I owned a pair of K-horns for several years. I listened to them full range briefly then disconnected the mid and high horns and used the bass bins along with my wide range and super tweeter horns. I f .......

184: Speaker Asylum, RE: I've hiked Glacier (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-05-10, 10:59:14 (67.166.204.51)
I wonder how the system sounds? .......

185: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Help Needed Selecting The Right Hi-Efficiency Subwoofer (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-05-03, 19:17:19 (67.166.204.51)
I use a DEQX HDP-3 DSP for Xover, time, distance, phase, speaker correction room correction, etc. Crossovers are nominally at 200Hz and 8kHz, All slopes are 96 dB/octave. The speakers are tri-amplifie .......

186: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Help Needed Selecting The Right Hi-Efficiency Subwoofer (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-05-02, 18:42:15 (67.166.204.51)
Some subwoofers certainly are high efficiency. I use Bill Fitzmaurice's HT Tuba folded corner horn subwoofers in my triamplified horn rig. They are good subwoofers; tight, controlled, tuneful, powerfu .......

187: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: like already said Multiple drivers for each pass band. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-04-24, 10:52:25 (67.166.204.51)
I am like Tre' in being a bit (a great big bit?) confused on this subject. I accepted the idea that doubling the number of drivers increases efficiency by 6 dB decades ago When Dr. Joe d'Appolito was .......

188: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: 105db/meter NON horn loaded speakers (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-04-22, 17:01:53 (67.166.204.51)
You know, used-hifi, Bill Fitzmaurice gave you the correct and quite practical to implement answer to your question right off. You might have said thank you instead of continuing to act as though you .......

189: Speaker Asylum, RE: Question??? I thought it was a typo (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-04-18, 12:20:30 (67.166.204.51)
irtime wrote, "A question is if we had knees facing the other way what would a chair look like? Now that's a question." I grant you that is a damned fine question. The only animal I could think of wit .......

190: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: How to reproduce the full dynamics of a scissor cutting paper without clipping (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-04-18, 09:56:56 (67.166.204.51)
I place Mr. Burwen's sound system firmly in the category of wretched excess. I really wonder I I sat down to listen to a good recording of a lady with a guitar and a beautiful voice if it would sound .......

191: Speaker Asylum, RE: Outdoor Speakers Sound Degradation (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-04-17, 11:31:43 (67.166.204.51)
tomservo knows vastly more about this subject than me, but I might be able to add a (hopefully) interesting little note. Several decades ago when I was much more energetic than now I had a pair of goo .......

192: Speaker Asylum, RE: why do you guys treat people this way? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-04-17, 10:39:50 (67.166.204.51)
Back in 1999 I had the idea to combine DSP and horns. I was particularly excited about the prospect of using folded corner horns for bass and placing mid and high horns out in the room where they w .......

193: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Low inertia of the moving masses, so as to get closer to the mechanical impedance of air, is what matters! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-04-14, 10:20:46 (67.166.204.51)
Dennis wrote "In both cases, rather large radiating surface areas are the best way to fully engage the room at low distortion." Dennis, may I safely assume that you consider horns to be large surface .......

194: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Felt to absorb tweeter reflections? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-04-10, 07:15:31 (67.166.204.51)
I have used really dense wool felt on a number of enclosures I've built. I found it to be more effective over a wider range of frequencies at absorbing sound waves than any foam I've tried. My experie .......

195: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: REVIEW: Audio Note Kit 03 - Standard Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-04-06, 08:43:39 (67.166.204.51)
How sensitive (efficient) are the Audio Note speakers. I am familiar with 2a3 SETs having owned some. Will the ANs rock with 2a3 power? .......

196: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: If one does not do Facebook does one exist?.... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-04-04, 08:58:03 (67.166.204.51)
I exist just fine without Facebook, and I always have. Part of my objection to FB is belief in the old saying,"Fool's names and monkey's faces often appear in public places." Also I don't like Zuckerb .......

197: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Tasteful finish for baby Classic horn ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-03-29, 07:42:52 (67.166.204.51)
Freddyi, you really do good work work with your joinery and finish with birch plywood. I am impressed. .......

198: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: 100% active for over 10 years (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-03-24, 19:31:41 (174.49.99.113)
I also totally agree with both of you. The best cap in the signal path between the power amp and the driver is no cap at all. I started using various active electronic crossovers in 1982. The first wa .......

199: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Help Building Zu Essence Clones.. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-03-21, 08:40:15 (174.49.99.113)
Hi, Mr.9iron, Welcome to the best room in the Asylum. There are plenty of speaker builders here. I am one of them. When I first read your thread title my first thought was getting the right drivers w .......

200: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Vishay and Wima DC Link Caps in H.E. speaker Crossovers (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-03-18, 20:15:34 (174.49.99.113)
I feel as though I am reading serial advertisements. Also I don't believe steel is a suitable material for HF caps, even if the caps are a steal. .......

201: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Super tweet diaphram replacement (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-03-14, 10:37:49 (174.49.99.113)
I agree with Hornlover about the problems with attempting replacement with a diaphragm other than the designed one. Seemingly minor differences in diaphragm and voice coil can effect significant chang .......

202: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: There are two different kinds of horn (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-03-11, 20:11:25 (174.49.99.113)
I remember once listening to a pair of Tannoy speakers with pepper pot HF horns, and in that room and with that system they honked like wild geese. .......

203: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: There are two different kinds of horn (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-03-09, 20:06:09 (174.49.99.113)
I have to disagree with you about horns which honk. Among other horns I use DSPed Oris 150 horns driven by AER-MD3 drivers. I hear no honk. .......

204: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: A simple cabinet (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-03-03, 07:03:37 (174.49.99.113)
I like your thinking, bare. Back in the early 1970s when my budget for speaker experimentation was zero dollars and zero cents, and people could still salvage useful items from trash dumps, I fitted a .......

205: Speaker Asylum, RE: repairing small cracks in woofer cones... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-02-04, 14:08:33 (174.49.99.113)
What Mr. Elison said is sad but true. Those speakers might still have some use, but to listen to music you need to recone or replace them. .......

206: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Custom full-range folded horn cabinets (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2017-01-19, 16:01:00 (174.49.99.113)
I strongly agree that horns work best in all horn systems. The sound from horns has an agility and dynamic immediacy that other speakers don't have. A seamless blend of horns with direct radiators is .......

207: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Merry Christmas to All (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-12-25, 08:53:04 (174.49.99.113)
I wish all my fellow Asylum inmates a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year. One of the things which brightens my days is signing on to the High Efficiency Speaker Asylum and discovering an intere .......

208: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Yes, I Have! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-12-15, 09:30:18 (174.49.99.113)
Perhaps I am just too slow to pick up on aggressions and insults , but in my opinion High Efficiency Asylum is a quite civilized website compared to many others I regularly visit. That is one of many .......

209: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Fostex alnico tweeters (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-12-13, 08:44:01 (174.49.99.113)
Hey, awsjr. I played the Oris horns in a two way setup with the bass bins of a pair of Klipschorns providing the bass. DSP corrected for the time difference caused by having the Khorns back in the cor .......

210: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Fostex alnico tweeters (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-12-12, 10:05:17 (174.49.99.113)
I find your mention of First Watt amps interesting. For a long time I used Cary Audio 2a3 SET monoblocks to power the wide range horns and bullet tweeters of my rig. I replaced those with a pair of Fi .......

211: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Fostex alnico tweeters (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-12-12, 07:05:37 (174.49.99.113)
Thanks for the compliment, claudejel. I did consider polar dispersion along with many other factors before I decided that the best compromise to try was the tweeter crane. After cobbling it all toget .......

212: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Fostex alnico tweeters (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-12-11, 09:09:51 (174.49.99.113)
Hey, belyin. The way I mounted the Fostex bullets with the Oris Horns is a method I would only recommend to someone who uses DSP, is retired, has plenty of time on their hands and really really enj .......

213: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Fostex alnico tweeters (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-12-10, 12:12:08 (174.49.99.113)
I use Fostex t900a bullet tweeters above Oris 150 horns driven by AER MD3 drivers. I have listened to this combo for years and I am still really pleased with the sound. One thing which might make my e .......

214: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Who likes their Lowthers with tweeters (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-10-17, 13:16:45 (174.49.99.113)
I haven't used Lowthers with tweeters, but I did use Lowther PM4s in Oris 150 front horns and felt a need based on both listening and measurements to add super tweeters and try that combo. Before I go .......

215: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Sansui SP-3005 project confusion (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-10-07, 14:47:24 (174.49.99.113)
Now that you mention it, while I have heard Sansui speakers I have never had a chance to take one apart to see what's what. It is always possible that good drivers were crippled by badly designed encl .......

216: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Sansui SP-3005 project confusion (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-10-05, 18:57:01 (174.49.99.113)
MaxHifi, if you are approaching your Sansui speaker project as a research study to learn more about speaker drivers and enclosures I applaud you and urge you on. I have invested untold hours playing w .......

217: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: The stuff with the card stock laminated onto it? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-10-04, 13:59:11 (174.49.99.113)
I used construction foam of this sort as a filler in the cabinets of a pair of three way d'Appolito towers with Dynaudio drivers I built years ago. Instead of using the foam as flat slabs I laminated .......

218: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Bass reflex vs acoustic suspension vs inf. baffle (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-09-09, 17:17:28 (174.49.99.113)
dca140, your question is too tall an order to be reasonably handled in a forum like this. I suggest that you read a good loudspeaker Design and construction "how to" book then return here with more sp .......

219: General Asylum, RE: Yeah, I'd hate having to dust my gear on a regular basis... (nt (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-08-17, 09:23:15 (174.49.99.113)
Life is sweet when you belong to a forum with humor this good. .......

220: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Top-end response of Altec 288C/803B combo.? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-06-26, 20:38:26 (174.49.99.113)
Kloss, this is a bit off topic for the thread, but I have often wondered how classic horns such as the old Altecs compare to newer horns such as the Oris horns or Azuras. I am old enough that I heard .......

221: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Does the criticism of line arrays apply to HORN line arrays of limited length? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-06-20, 08:49:58 (174.49.99.113)
I concede that Paul Joppa is vastly more knowledgeable on this subject than I am, but I am still curious as to the configuration and components and their arrangement you had in mind for a horn line ar .......

222: Speaker Asylum, RE: The distortion is all I listen for on my Mac 275/C2500 combo. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-05-18, 18:38:33 (174.49.99.113)
Some solid state does sound lean, but other solid state definitely does not. I use a Pass Labs x-150 as a bass amp on my triamplified speakers and a pair of First Watt F-3 stereo amps for the mids and .......

223: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Should Be Great (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-05-16, 13:03:16 (174.49.99.113)
Hi Anthony R. Guarnera, I apologize for going off the thread topic. I'm not being critical, but I'm a word junkie and I haven't been able to find a definition for the word coyancy after doling a Googl .......

224: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Pass Labs $86.000.00 (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-05-03, 12:42:26 (174.49.99.113)
I totally agree with you about Pass amps, fantja. I have neither need nor desire for Pass Lab's XS line, but the three Nelson Pass amplifiers I use to tri-amplify my DIY horn speaker system are absolu .......

225: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Single driver love/hate ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-04-17, 21:01:04 (174.49.99.113)
I very much agree with others who have already posted to this thread. The best sounding way to use allegedly full range drivers is to instead use them as wide range drivers. I've used Lowther PM4s bri .......

226: Speaker Asylum, RE: future of transducers (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-04-13, 18:22:20 (174.49.99.113)
If the RF resonant cavity thruster or EM drive truly is generating thrust without any reaction mass as experiments by NASA, the Chinese Space Agency, Italian and British experiments all seem to verify .......

227: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: 2 watts was a figure of speech..I meant to say at similar volume levels.... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-04-13, 08:16:36 (174.49.99.113)
Iczerman, despite repeatedly being asked what equipment you are comparing you have repeatedly failed to respond with specifics. If you want informed responses to real questions you have to do your par .......

228: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Here It Is With Pics!!! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-04-10, 16:58:45 (174.49.99.113)
Looks like my kind of speaker! .......

229: Speaker Asylum, RE: What are these? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-04-09, 18:45:05 (174.49.99.113)
Back in the mid 1980s I built four surround speakers based on plans I purchased from Audio Concepts, Inc. The enclosures are small two way enclosures using Dynaudio 17W75 mid/basses and the D28AF Dyna .......

230: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Lansing horn pic (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-03-31, 12:07:51 (174.49.99.113)
I am a big fan of the Fostex bullet tweeters. I use a pair of t900a for the top end of my horn rig. .......

231: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Lansing horn pic (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-03-31, 10:43:27 (174.49.99.113)
How do they sound? .......

232: Speaker Asylum, RE: Nice looking Wilson Watt Puppy clones (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-03-24, 14:51:32 (174.49.99.113)
Dan, if you built these speakers then I say they are certainly nice looking though my personal tastes do not lean toward the bright shade of blue. If you are thinking of buying these speakers I might .......

233: Speaker Asylum, RE: Cheap and easy fix for woofer? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-03-24, 14:37:59 (174.49.99.113)
In years past I have had pretty good results repairing deteriorated surrounds with aliphatic resin (white Elmers glue) thinned with a little water and applied in light multiple coats. Having never use .......

234: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: That grey rope caulk a.k.a. Mortite (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-03-10, 17:15:57 (174.49.99.113)
I'm just offering an alternate suggestion here and not saying my way is better, but an attractive sack such as a nice pillow case filled with fine sand can accomplish mass loading of horns quite e .......

235: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Emilar eh-500 (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-03-10, 12:08:45 (174.49.99.113)
I placed this post on the wrong thread so I deleted the text and photo. I will repost it on the proper thread. .......

236: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: ship them (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-03-07, 14:33:51 (174.49.99.113)
thetubeguy1954 , I'm fearful of seeming harsh and judgmental, but if I found myself in your situation I would feel morally compelled to "make whole" both buyers. One gets the drivers and the other is .......

237: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Horn loaded 15" driver (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-03-06, 10:42:21 (174.49.99.113)
Bare, I respectfully beg to differ with you about the typical superiority of bass reflex enclosures over horns for bass. I have built and used bass reflex enclosures with good drivers. Most recently w .......

238: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: double bass horn as armchair (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-03-06, 10:03:37 (174.49.99.113)
There are many who would argue with me, but in my experience a pair of woofers, each fairly near the main speakers, offers real improvement in the sound for serious music listening. This is especially .......

239: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Might work great 4 hard rock but what about metal? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-02-21, 08:52:20 (174.49.99.113)
Kloss, I'm just curious. What is the Fc of the big RCA bins? .......

240: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: How much linearity=low distortion is necessary in Horn subs?? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-02-14, 10:14:06 (174.49.99.113)
Good question, Rafaro. I too am interested in good answers. I hope some of our more knowledgeable members respond. I am very pleased with the sound of my HT Tuba horn subs. To my ears distortion is ve .......

241: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: 845 SET vs Sugden Class A Amp with Avantgardes (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-02-09, 09:56:33 (174.49.99.113)
I second Eric B's suggestion of First Watt amplifiers. I used Cary Audio 2a3 SET monoblocks to power the midrange (actually wide range) and bullet tweeters of my triamplied DIY horn speakers for years .......

242: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: True scale (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-01-29, 15:03:39 (174.49.99.113)
Kloss, I hope you have a pair of them. I mean the horns for stereo use, not the granddaughter. Come to think of it I have a pair of granddaughters and that's cool too. .......

243: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Advantages of front horn with cone driver (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-01-09, 20:47:12 (174.49.99.113)
Initially I used Lowther PM4s, or PM4As as some term them, to drive my Oris 150 horns. There was much to love about them, but I was never completely sold on them. In an attempt to improve my horn spe .......

244: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Herb Reichert: Our Man At Stereophile (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-01-08, 14:53:20 (174.49.99.113)
Folded horns can work quite well. I have a pair of Bill Fitzmaurice designed HT Tuba folded corner horn subs that provide very clean tight tuneful bass to accompany a great variety of music. They blen .......

245: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Science isn't great at reproduction of art (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2016-01-08, 12:04:24 (174.49.99.113)
You better be careful, Kloss. If you're not careful folks will begin accusing you of being wise and eloquent. .......

246: Speaker Asylum, RE: Impedance and sensitivity valuse are an average for most speakers (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-12-20, 08:57:10 (174.49.99.113)
airtime wrote: "And sometimes too much sensitivity isn't a good thing!" All other things being equal, and of course they never are, I am puzzled by the idea that too much sensitivity can be bad. My ex .......

247: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Advantages of front horn with cone driver (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-12-07, 19:20:03 (174.49.99.113)
I use a DEQX HDP-3. Judging by what a monumental chore it is to measure and calibrate the speakers and to do the same for the room I don't think it could in any way be considered mini. After programmi .......

248: Speaker Asylum, RE: And your vast experience tells you that one approach in building speakers (TL) is vastly superior to others? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-12-06, 14:46:36 (174.49.99.113)
I respectfully beg to differ. Horn bass is the best I have ever heard. If you have the space front horn bass is unsurpassed by any other loading system. Even folded corner horn bass such as K-horns or .......

249: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Advantages of front horn with cone driver (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-11-24, 20:43:02 (174.49.99.113)
I add my seal of agreement to Jim D's post which I take as a compliment to more modern and mathematically designed front loaded horns such as the Oris 150 or Dr. Edgars salad bowls. I do have a dog i .......

250: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: he horn fun under $750 (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-11-23, 13:29:35 (174.49.99.113)
Very impressive looking indeed, Merdy. The fact that it still needs tuning and adjusted just means more fun to come. The elements of the speaker system are good enough to justify whatever amount of ti .......

251: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Morricab... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-11-07, 20:53:13 (174.49.99.113)
NHow. That wasn't so hard was it? .......

252: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Morricab... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-11-07, 13:11:17 (174.49.99.113)
Tod.A, I am fearful of presenting myself as a fussy person, but I suggest that this thread might be interesting to more inmates if you gave us at least a hint regarding what Morricab is right about. : .......

253: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: compromises - at what frequency is the first horn in the system most critical? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-10-17, 12:20:41 (174.49.99.113)
I know it will mark me as an apostate heathen to many in this asylum, but the problem of the great physical distance between the drivers in the various horns can be easily corrected by a good DSP. My .......

254: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: 2A3 gots serious soul :-) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-10-11, 09:07:35 (174.49.99.113)
I have owned and listened to numerous different tubed amps & preamps since 1972. For years I powered the mid range (actually wide range) and tweeters of my triamplified DIY horn speakers with Cary Aud .......

255: Speaker Asylum, RE: What's the deal with Harbeth?... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-09-28, 15:52:31 (174.49.99.113)
Thanks for your response, misstl. I had been thinking of my room as being remarkably symmetrical, but after reading your response I reconsidered, and yes, there is a stuffed leather chair closer to th .......

256: Speaker Asylum, RE: What's the deal with Harbeth?... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-09-26, 16:14:13 (174.49.99.113)
Speaking of balance controls I have a problem in that it always seems to me that my stereo shifts images over to the right. I checked the relative output of the two speakers with an SPL meter at the s .......

257: Speaker Asylum, RE: "What's your thoughts" (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-09-25, 17:46:32 (174.49.99.113)
I am. .......

258: Speaker Asylum, RE: "What's your thoughts" (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-09-23, 19:34:20 (174.49.99.113)
Eight foot ceilings are much less problematic with line source, horn or other controlled dispersion speakers. .......

259: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: mouth extension ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-09-23, 18:52:33 (174.49.99.113)
Freddyi, It's nice to have back on the forum. Quite some while back you mentioned some health problems and not long after that you pretty much quit posting. I'm glad you are back. .......

260: Critic's Corner, RE: Wait a minute here.... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-09-13, 11:40:42 (174.49.99.113)
The Nilsson song is great music. When I started playing the My Fair Lady "without You" I thought well once again I find that there is no accounting for taste. .......

261: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I didn't say "you" did, I was providing a clarification. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-09-13, 11:07:50 (174.49.99.113)
Who or what anointed you, kuribo? .......

262: Speaker Asylum, RE: What new speakers to replace my Magnepans? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-09-13, 09:59:01 (174.49.99.113)
The DEQX HDP-3 is absolutely not a monstrosity of a preamp. It is in fact a fine highly musical and useful audio component. It is a real chore to properly calibrate and program, but if one has the int .......

263: Speaker Asylum, RE: That's helpful (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-09-13, 08:20:34 (174.49.99.113)
majordude wrote: "I like cables, tubes, large boxy speakers, turntables, transformers, big heat generating amps, humongous equipment stands, old dusty records, stained and broken cd cases, crazy panel .......

264: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I disagree with your point and furthermore.... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-09-08, 15:40:01 (174.49.99.113)
morricab wrote: "Because for significantly less than that one can get a better sounding Class A or AB amp (SS or tube) most likely and it will definitely be better sounding than a less expensive Class .......

265: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Center channel to match horns (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-08-20, 11:30:49 (174.49.99.113)
Thank you very much. I am in the process of adding some additional brass bracing which will run from the bottom of the truncated boxes up to the board on which the Oris horn and tweter crane are moun .......

266: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Modern SS Power Amp for Vandy 2ce (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-08-17, 18:58:27 (174.49.99.113)
I have a Pass Labs X-150. I haven't had it all that long, but so far I haven't found a speaker it doesn't work well with. Sweet amp. .......

267: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Center channel to match horns (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-08-17, 17:34:53 (174.49.99.113)
I too do not use a center channel speaker between my horns when using them to watch movies. I switch it from a two channel stereo to video surround sound by routing the signal through a surround sound .......

268: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: VITAVOX Bitone 6201 (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-08-15, 21:14:45 (174.49.99.113)
Hey, Kloss. I notice your wind up console phonograph in the photo. I still have a Columbia wind up console folded horn phonograph about the same size and configuration as yours. What makes mine specia .......

269: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Sand Box Amplifier Stands (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-08-14, 20:41:38 (174.49.99.113)
Thanks for the response. The sand I've used with different speakers I've built is children's play sand from Home Depot. It is never dry, but I clean up a large area of the concrete parking pad beside .......

270: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Sand Box Amplifier Stands (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-08-13, 19:16:28 (174.49.99.113)
Hey, EduardG, thanks for telling me that. I discussed sand boxes with Dr. Edgar (online) before building the ones I use under my folded corner horns. He was right. .......

271: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The Asylum "Find" box is your friend (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-08-08, 14:37:07 (174.49.99.113)
Thank you very much, 1973shovel. I have some reading to do now. .......

272: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Sand Box Amplifier Stands (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-08-07, 17:40:16 (174.49.99.113)
I use sand boxes under the folded corner horns of my tri-amplified DIY horn speakers. I also use sand damping in the stands for the midrange and tweeter horns. I am considering building at least one s .......

273: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Sand Box Amplifier Stands (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-08-07, 17:38:18 (174.49.99.113)
I use sand boxes under the folded corner horns of my tri-amplified DIY horn speakers. I also use sand damping in the stands for the midrange and tweeter horns. I am considering building at least one s .......

274: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: And he advocates using a cheap Pioneer receiver as an amp... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-08-07, 17:17:05 (174.49.99.113)
Does he also praise the antichrist and wear white shoes after Labor Day? .......

275: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-07-23, 16:10:37 (174.49.99.113)
Check out Bill Fitzmaurice's horn speaker plans. I ordered his plans for the HT Tuba corner horn subwoofer cabinets. The plans are very complete and professionally done. I am highly pleased with the c .......

276: Isolation Ward, RE: Proof that consciousness creates reality. Welcome to the Matrix. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-07-19, 12:55:12 (174.49.99.113)
Interesting article, 4everyoung. Thanks for posting. A book length treatment of this subject I enjoyed is "Biocentrism" by Dr. Robert Lanza. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_11?url=search-alia .......

277: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: 110dB/W HORN linear array with pictures (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-07-18, 15:27:24 (174.49.99.113)
They are visually impressive, powerful looking. How did they sound? .......

278: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Once you taste tubes it is hard to go back, err not really (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-07-16, 19:20:18 (174.49.99.113)
Since morriicab mentioned First Watt in his post I decided to add my two cents worth. I used Cary 2a3 SET monoblocks to power the midrange and tweeter drivers of my triamplified DIY horn loaded speake .......

279: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Dayton D250P/MCM 55-1880 Econowave update Part 2. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-07-16, 13:17:31 (174.49.99.113)
I know the D250P is a compression driver. My post specifically referred to the woofer which I erroneously assumed was also a Dayton product. My bad. If excuses mean anything I have a good one. I am a .......

280: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Dayton D250P/MCM 55-1880 Econowave update Part 2. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-07-16, 06:57:20 (174.49.99.113)
Your project seems a good one. I don't have experience with the particular Dayton woofer you're using, but I have much experience with the Dayton Audio RSS390HF-4 15" Reference HF Subwoofer 4 Ohm. It .......

281: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: KISS rules in audio... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-07-13, 19:09:35 (174.49.99.113)
Different strokes for different folks. The best sound I have ever had is my present rig with Bill F's HT Tuba corner horn subs, Oris 150 horns with AER MD-3 drivers and Fostex t900a bullet tweeters. I .......

282: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Tuba HT Low Pass (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-07-13, 17:17:33 (174.49.99.113)
I like the sound of my HT Tubas crossed over at 160 Hz, but that is with a 96dB/octave crossover slope accomplished with a DEQX. .......

283: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Help Needed (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-06-02, 06:29:32 (174.49.99.113)
A quick easy way to convert volume measurements from one system of measurements to another is to use a conversion calculator such as that found at: http://www.sciencemadesimple.net/conversions.html :: .......

284: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: latest open baffle project (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-05-24, 14:20:45 (174.49.99.113)
Nice work, sober1. I bet they sound great. Is the absence of a baffle surrounding the basket of the rear firing midrange designed to limit its lower frequency output? .......

285: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Solid wood cabinet (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-05-23, 09:36:01 (174.49.99.113)
I totally agree about dense many-ply Baltic birch as an excellent choice for speaker boxes. Properly braced it can be as non-resonant as MDF, and it is much more pleasant to cut and join. If you pract .......

286: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Solid wood cabinet (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-05-22, 15:08:47 (174.49.99.113)
Resorcinol glue will hold rosewood joints together nicely if the joinery is close fitting. Resorcinol doesn't have the crack filling qualities of epoxy. For added strength wipe the surfaces to be join .......

287: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Box for Tannoy DC question... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-05-18, 17:40:53 (174.49.99.113)
Re: Getting T nuts out. The easy way to do that is to thread an appropriate sized machine screw into the T nut and tap the head of the machine screw with a hammer. .......

288: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: My 15 inch two-way speaker project (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-05-14, 19:43:50 (174.49.99.113)
Good for you. I too know the gratification of building a speaker system you really like. It brings to my mind that really old saying, If listening to music on your stereo is as much fun as going to th .......

289: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: The 2015 Klipsch design is great value (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-05-03, 12:58:52 (174.49.99.113)
I like speakers with narrower dispersion characteristics. When I was putting together my present horn system my goal was a 90 degree conical dispersion. The best of the old systems I owned years ago w .......

290: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Scientifically magical exciting time we live in !! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-04-30, 19:08:50 (174.49.99.113)
The NASA tests are (with differing amounts of propulsion reported) a repeat of the Chinese experiment and the earlier English experiment. .......

291: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Scientifically magical exciting time we live in !! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-04-29, 19:47:24 (174.49.99.113)
Since the topic is scientifically magical times we live in check this out. 'Impossible' Space Engine May Actually Work: NASA It's really starting to look as if an "impossible" space propulsion technol .......

292: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Power Solid State Power Amp for Avantgarde (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-04-25, 16:50:37 (174.49.99.113)
I really6 like the music I hear from my horns using Nelson Pass' First Watt F-3 JFET amps. .......

293: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Scientifically magical exciting time we live in !! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-04-25, 16:44:19 (174.49.99.113)
I wonder what sort of speakers the ETs use. .......

294: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Low pass filter for Edgar's Midbass horn (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-04-21, 22:59:18 (174.49.99.113)
This sort of question is so dependent on the room where the speakers are located, the tastes of the listeners, etc. I think if I were you I would listen to all the possibilities. The best setting is w .......

295: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Karlsson K-15 soon ready for play (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-04-12, 18:15:04 (174.49.99.113)
I look forward to you letting us know how they sound. Your craftsmanship is clear and admirable. I suspect your design has great potential for playing beautiful music. .......

296: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: I Agree (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-04-08, 08:59:49 (174.49.99.113)
The speakers are gorgeous, tubeguy1954. Did you build them? .......

297: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Out of all the systems.... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-04-06, 15:48:41 (174.49.99.113)
When it comes to speakers and amps I have really run the course. I've had boxes with cheap Pioneer electronics, Magnepans and McIntosh, electrostats, more boxes, Klipschorns with Cary 2a3 SET monobloc .......

298: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Tone Tubby 12" Hemp Cone in Bass Reflex???? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-03-24, 11:17:23 (174.49.99.113)
In order to have drivers commensurate with the expenditures you've made for other components in the proposed system you could have your choices of most woofers on the market. I would say that if the J .......

299: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Finally, a breath of fresh air. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-03-13, 14:32:58 (174.49.99.113)
For some one like me who has been an audiophile since back in the days when interconnects were patch cords that really was a breath of fresh air. .......

300: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Karlson K-15 original or modified port? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-03-03, 22:51:43 (174.49.99.113)
The fact that Freddyi (I hope that I got his moniker right) hasn't chimed in on this makes me worry about him. I remember that he mentioned some health problems in previous posts. I sure hope he is OK .......

301: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnavox 12" alnico : useful for ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-02-27, 19:52:23 (174.49.99.113)
I really don't mean to be a smartass, but if I had a few of those drivers I would heat them up until the thermoset adhesive which holds the nice little alnico magnets on releases then I would clean up .......

302: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Magico Ultimate III (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-02-17, 17:28:40 (174.49.99.113)
Last time I checked the Magico Ultimate 111 had a price increase up to $650,000.00 per pair. You should have snatched up a pair or two back when they were only 600 grand a pair. .......

303: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Efficiency & Resistance (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-02-15, 11:53:06 (174.49.99.113)
I don't mean to be disagreeable, but there are exceptions to the statement, "If you have no taps, as is typical with solid-state amps, then you have a limited voltage, in which case the voltage sensit .......

304: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: +10 (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-02-04, 12:59:56 (174.49.99.113)
Georgeous speakers, amioutaline? (A). I bet they really thrill playing Mahler. I agree with you about Bruckner. .......

305: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Bye (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2015-01-08, 11:07:39 (174.49.99.113)
Kloss, I will truly miss your posts on this forum. I have most especially enjoyed all the photos of good looking, over the top horn speakers. If you would just continue showing us what you build now a .......

306: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: EV 6615 bass horn (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-12-28, 18:46:07 (174.49.99.113)
djk, I don't wish to seem harsh or condemnatory, but I find your one word response, "lame" to be an example of very poor communication. What, pray tell, are you proclaiming to be lame? Is it the EV 66 .......

307: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: witch hunt (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-12-22, 20:01:13 (174.49.99.113)
Kloss, before I accept your blanket condemnation of High Efficiency Speaker Asylum members as always being mean to manufacturers I would like to know if we have made you feel rejected or mistreated. .......

308: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: "If you really truly want help, then post ALL the details"... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-12-20, 14:31:20 (174.49.99.113)
Aren't transistors alien technology? I already answered this question for him in my post above. .......

309: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Well. Yea. You do sort of. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-12-20, 13:06:02 (174.49.99.113)
E1Woodrow wrote, "Aren't transistors alien technology?" No they were invented right here on Earth. If memory serves me correctly they were a Bell Labs invention. .......

310: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Best 15" Horn Drivers (not for TH) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-12-18, 19:39:41 (174.49.99.113)
Please keep us posted on this project. It sounds like an absolute adventure. .......

311: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: AGAIN Why no rear and front HORN loaded MIDRANGE drivers in Pro sound ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-12-11, 21:06:56 (174.49.99.113)
ell, Rafaro, since you asked so emphatically I must say your idea sounds like a sure fire formula for time muddled, phase distorted midrange sound. If you do not understand why this is so you really m .......

312: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Duplex 50/40 corner boxes. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-12-09, 22:13:06 (174.49.99.113)
Garogole, I do not blame you for being proud of the test results your bass horns have displayed. The results are exemplary, but I wonder why you haven't described how they sound to you when playing mu .......

313: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: with your room?... is a lock for Khorns, sub not needed... Horn bass will smoke a sub-nt (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-12-07, 20:21:51 (174.49.99.113)
Mr. Steady, I apologize for my confusion. I have splendid excuses, but I'll not bore you with them. Thank for the compliment on my idea for my speaker system. If you are ever in the vicinity of Atlant .......

314: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: with your room?... is a lock for Khorns, sub not needed... Horn bass will smoke a sub-nt (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-12-07, 14:36:43 (174.49.99.113)
Mr. Steady wrote: "Horn bass will smoke a sub-nt" I do have good corners and walls specially strengthened for bass corner horns. I owned and used the bass bins of a pair of K-horns for four or five y .......

315: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: How to raise the total resistance of a speaker (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-11-30, 18:57:43 (174.49.99.113)
Maxhifi wrote: "The reason why there aren't many high impedance speakers, is that when you use a solid state amplifier (as most people do), the amplifier will deliver less power into a higher impedanc .......

316: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Cary service (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-11-21, 20:05:20 (174.49.99.113)
I ran Cary 2a3 monoblocks for years. I always found the people at Cary to be competent and helpful. .......

317: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Cy Benneman (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-10-29, 17:01:03 (174.49.99.113)
T%hank You. .......

318: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Cy Benneman (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-10-28, 17:16:02 (174.49.99.113)
The horn loudspeaker in the photo is gorgeous. Is there a website which gives any details on it? .......

319: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: slot loaded OB (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-10-08, 11:16:06 (174.49.99.113)
When you get the project well started and when it's completed please treat us to photos and description. .......

320: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: AER (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-09-30, 13:33:40 (174.49.99.113)
I totally agree with belyin about the AER drivers. I had Lowther PM4-A drivers in Oris 150 horns. I replaced them with AER-MD3s, and the improvement was obvious and substantial. I very highly recommen .......

321: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Made a bit of progress see pic (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-09-28, 11:01:54 (174.49.99.113)
Kloss, I look forward to seeing the better photos, but just like everything you build they already ooze coolness. My all time favorites of your creations are still the big boys which used two Oris 150 .......

322: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: benefit from bi-wiring (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-08-05, 21:39:57 (174.49.99.113)
In Reply to: RE: Why would single driver speakers benefit from bi-wiring? posted by Bill Fitzmaurice on July 18, 2014 at 16:29:12: "And yet, some people say they can hear the diff." I imagine these mi .......

323: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: OMA Ironic (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-08-04, 17:08:42 (174.49.99.113)
Thank you, noroom4squares. I will look for it. I too play LPs and have since 1955 when I was a lad of 6 yrs. old. Anything I like as well as this I usually buy LP for home and CD for car and boat. ::: .......

324: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: OMA Ironic (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-08-04, 17:02:24 (174.49.99.113)
Hornlover and Bill F., I very much agree with the two of you about outrageously priced audio components. This reminds me of Paul McGowan's daily online blog today. I hope I'm not breaking any rules to .......

325: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: OMA Ironic (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-08-04, 15:40:16 (174.49.99.113)
Thank you, noroom4squares, for introducing me to Harry Partch. The music is fresh (to me) and splendid! Please post again in this thread to tell me what CD I can purchase from Amazon or elsewhere whic .......

326: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: What active crossover are you using? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-06-22, 17:48:48 (174.49.99.113)
I'm sure it would be nice if your xover lasted another 35 years, but what would be absolutely splendid would be if I lasted another 35 years. .......

327: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: What active crossover are you using? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-06-21, 16:07:31 (174.49.99.113)
I use the DEQX HDP-3 DSP with my three way all horn DIY system. I like the results it gives very much. Even though I have programmed the DEQX myself a number of times with useful results when I read o .......

328: Tubes Asylum, RE: Tube Advice Requested (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-06-19, 18:46:33 (174.49.99.113)
Hey elektron. Actually I already know quite a bit about the history of my Moscode 600 and the people associated with it, especially Harvey Rosenberg, aka: The Tube God, aka: Dr. Gizmo. This came not f .......

329: Tubes Asylum, RE: Tube Advice Requested (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-06-19, 08:59:56 (174.49.99.113)
Hi elektron and Eli. In just one day you two have changed what was a concern into a lucky break and a buying opportunity. I wish all life's concerns ended so well. Thank you very much for the informat .......

330: Tubes Asylum, Tube Advice Requested (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-06-18, 17:04:28 (205.188.116.141)
Hey Y'all, I usually inhabit the High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, but I have a question which seems best asked here. I have an old NYAL Moscode 600 Maxi hybrid power amp which I bought new nearly thirt .......

331: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: OB horn project completed (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-06-09, 10:06:18 (174.49.99.113)
Forgive me if the following makes me sound like an ignorant fool. It is not based on knowledge but instead on imagination and visualization. It seems to me that when the cone travels forward it is pu .......

332: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Highest Efficiency Home Audio Speaker ever made? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-06-07, 12:44:11 (174.49.99.113)
It only matters to High Efficiency Speaker fans. If you are not one you might be on the wrong forum. .......

333: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: If the first watt is hot, (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-05-29, 15:00:23 (174.49.99.113)
The obvious answer to that question is for speakers of lower sensitivity. I use a pair of First Watt F3 stereo amplifiers to amplify the wide range and super tweeter horns in my horn loaded tri-amplif .......

334: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Klipsch Cornwall 2's vs JBL 4425 ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-05-13, 09:27:44 (174.49.99.113)
I have owned and used Klipshorns, Klipsch Fortes as well as vintage JBLs. For the mids and highs I prefer the JBL sound, but I have no doubt many serious audiophiles would hold the opposite opinion. A .......

335: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Fraud Alert (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-04-03, 11:32:55 (174.49.99.113)
Thanks for the various comments and advice. I take this all quite seriously. I am embarrassed to admit what browser I was using. It was AOL (A, Oh Hell). My wife and I have a kept a little $5.00 per m .......

336: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Fraud Alert (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-03-30, 16:17:49 (174.49.99.113)
My personal e-mail account was recently hacked, and was used to send out hundreds of pieces of spam. A friend called me with a warning after he received some sort of advertising that included a person .......

337: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: REVIEW: Avantgarde Trio Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-03-30, 13:58:22 (174.49.99.113)
Moray James wrote: "The loudspeaker system efficiency will always be set by the lowest efficiency speaker in the system and in your case that will be the woofers. There is no possible way that your wo .......

338: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Horn-cobble your speakers? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-03-14, 23:59:03 (174.49.99.113)
The Horn-hobble reminds me of the Magic Screen Magnifier which was marketed back in the 1950s. It was a plastic Frensel lens or diffraction grating or something of the sort. Placed over the screen of .......

339: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Lowther Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-03-05, 09:52:57 (174.49.99.113)
I use3d to have a pair of PM4A's I used in Oris 150 horns. They were OK, but I got more realistic and musical sound when I replaced them with AER MD3s. .......

340: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: 5 watts enough for 94 dB efficient speakers? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-02-02, 19:56:35 (174.49.99.113)
You need to take into consideration what music you listen to. If pretty woman with guitar singing ballads is your thing it sounds like plenty of power. On the other hand symphony orchestra crescendos .......

341: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Nice inside horn pic (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-01-11, 08:48:11 (174.49.99.113)
6bq5 wrote: "That would be the Left channel?" At the risk of presenting myself as a contentious, argumentative person I will mention that that appears to me to be the right channel. .......

342: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: JBL L200B restored - efficiency rating? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2014-01-01, 20:48:41 (174.49.99.113)
I remember the L200B well. Back in 1971,72,etc. I seriously lusted to buy a new pair. I always enjoyed their big dynamic sound. .......

343: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Hey Sam, Anticable Problems?? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-12-14, 10:01:09 (174.49.99.113)
I've never used Anticables, but the description on their website leads me to believe they should be fine for a high end system. Are you having a particular problem or do you just want to try something .......

344: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Wretched Excess Grand Prize Winner (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-12-01, 19:09:49 (174.49.99.113)
"That looks like an awfully reflective listening room. Also, dark star does not sound like something I want to subject my organs to....:-) JH" It doesn't look like a listening room at all to me. It lo .......

345: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Wretched Excess Grand Prize Winner (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-12-01, 15:55:00 (174.49.99.113)
I have yet to figure out if this is just a very tongue in cheek joke or if there is an actual product. That fact notwithstanding I am already hard at work figuring out how to make my DIY horn rig go " .......

346: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Internal Speaker wire/cablevs external (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-11-30, 20:43:57 (174.49.99.113)
I just bought one of Nelson Pass' First Watt amplifiers, my second one. I found it interesting that Mr. Pass' only advice on speaker wire was that it be less expensive than the amplifier. I love debat .......

347: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Help With Selecting the Proper Subwoofers to Use With Sachikos (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-11-12, 19:41:06 (174.49.99.113)
Sorry for the delay in responding. Yes, my HT Tubas are 36"X36"X24". I don't know how important it is, but I will mention that based on advice from Bruce Edgar the HT Tubas sit in sand boxes contai .......

348: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Help With Selecting the Proper Subwoofers to Use With Sachikos (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-11-10, 20:56:30 (174.49.99.113)
Since Bill F. mentioned me I will go ahead and chime in. I use Bill's HT Tubas driven by Dayton Audio RSS390HF-4 15" Reference HF Subwoofer 4 Ohm. At a nominal 160 Hz the HT Tubas are crossed over to .......

349: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: EV 18W's ...here's mine. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-11-09, 15:11:15 (174.49.99.113)
The EV 18Ws appear to be real vintage classic drivers. The big question is how do they sound. I have a pair of JBL 2245H 18s I've owned for at least thirty years. They are great old drivers, but they .......

350: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: infrahorn (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-10-31, 08:05:57 (174.49.99.113)
I find your subject to be quite on topic enough to be interesting to a horn fan such as I. It is an interesting post. .......

351: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: All this "back and forth" is really pointless....... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-10-28, 20:24:25 (174.49.99.113)
I somehow seems both ironic and a bit sad to find a loud speaker enthusiast who is bothered by "going back and forth." .......

352: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Check These Speakers Out! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-10-24, 18:37:22 (174.49.99.113)
Go for It. I bet they will be dramatically good. I use the t900-a bullet tweeters in My DIY horn rig, and I love them. .......

353: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Actually I don't know your preference. Which one (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-09-26, 19:21:32 (174.49.99.113)
I am an old man with many decades of interest in live acoustic music and audio behind me. I have at one time or another heard excellent systems based on large floor standing speakers from Altec, Klips .......

354: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Azurahorn (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-09-23, 15:56:35 (174.49.99.113)
I have Oris 150 horns, and I am very well pleased with them, but I have heard and read many excellent reports on the Azura horns. I believe either horns are good enough to justify investing a great de .......

355: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: High Eff. Speakers And Turntables (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-09-18, 19:47:11 (174.49.99.113)
My speakers are quite high sensitivity DIY horns. My TT is VPI HW-19, arm is Eminent Technology II air bearing. I have had best results (to my ears) from high output MC cartridges. Years ago I was a p .......

356: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: If you're using a DEQX you can't all that critical... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-09-04, 19:24:40 (174.49.99.113)
I have to strongly disagree with you about the DEQX. I use the DEQX HDP-3 in an all horn sysatem of subatantial quality. The sound is remarkably good. .......

357: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: THAT's a bowl! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-08-14, 15:23:04 (174.49.99.113)
I totally agree Angeloitacare, If I ever win a lottery jackpot I am going to equip myself with all manner of over the top toys of that sort. .......

358: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Plastic Horns (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-08-08, 10:49:23 (174.49.99.113)
I too use Oris 150 horns driven by AER (MD-3) drivers. I don't hear any colorations, but then as recently as 60 years ago I could hear much better than I can now. Even though I didn't hear any ringing .......

359: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: With a good understanding of CAD all things are possible... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-08-05, 20:46:00 (174.49.99.113)
eso, it sounds as though you actually know what you are doing. I admire that in a man. I have over 40 years experience building speakers. I like to think I'm pretty good at it for a self taught amateu .......

360: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Are all 1/4 Wavelength sub bass horns physically limited to be "Thumpers" ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-07-22, 15:15:16 (98.192.68.235)
My knowledge of horn design and response is inadequate for me to answer your question mathematically or theoretically, but I have a pair of Bill Fitzmaurice designed HT Tuba horn subs which are admitt .......

361: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Ping: All 'fullrange horn' and 'fullrange tractrix' Gurus and Officionados (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-07-16, 20:35:40 (98.192.68.235)
Kloss, I wish I lived near you and could visit now and then to check out your projects. I am a pretty good woodworker, but you rock. .......

362: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: "The use of two 12" drivers gives you the cone area of a 24" woofer " (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-07-12, 14:55:23 (98.192.68.235)
I believe there is still substantial confusion here about Sd. The nominal diameter of a driver typically includes the surround. Normally only about one-half of the surround is part of the sonically em .......

363: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Open Baffle vs Cabinet vs Horns (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-04-15, 14:37:26 (98.192.68.235)
I have been using DEQX DSPs (presently the HDP-3) with my triamplified horn systems since 2004. I totally agree with Steven's post. The post PDC 2.6 versions of DEQX offerings accomplish so much and s .......

364: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Amazing Water & Sound Experiment (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-03-15, 15:37:52 (98.192.68.235)
Good story, Paul. Back in 1976 my wife and I were living in a house we were trying to sell. We got a great little Black Labrador Retriever puppy we named Charlie. Lacking a fenced yard to keep him out .......

365: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Amazing Water & Sound Experiment (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-03-13, 17:03:14 (98.192.68.235)
The link below takes one to a little (2:17) video featuring a powered subwoofer, a sine wave generator, a soft rubber hose and a water supply. I think it is really cool and visually exciting. http://w .......

366: Speaker Asylum, RE: What to do with Bose 901 Series 1? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-03-06, 13:53:04 (98.192.68.235)
My wife and I still have a pair of Bose 901s, Series 1, we bought new in the autumn of 1972. They still play in our bedroom system powered by a McIntosh MC2105 power amp that we bought at the same tim .......

367: Speaker Asylum, RE: These would probably be just what he's looking for... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-01-30, 18:47:27 (98.192.68.235)
Bookshelves are for holding books. The floor is for holding loudspeakers. .......

368: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: brief Klipsch impressions (K-horn and H-1) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-01-28, 16:21:26 (98.192.68.235)
Hey Fredyi, I will immediately admit you have better testing abilities, instruments and experience than me and accept your conclusions as the gospel. I'm kinda embarrassed to admit it now, but my conc .......

369: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: brief Klipsch impressions (K-horn and H-1) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-01-27, 20:40:48 (98.192.68.235)
I owned a pair of stock K-horns for almost two years and once had a pair of dealer loaner Heresys in my home for a week. Naturally I loved the excitement of the killer dynamics with the K-horns, but o .......

370: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: open baffle design? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-01-18, 10:21:12 (98.192.68.235)
Far and away the best source of open baffle speaker design and implementation information is Seigfried Linkwitz's (he of Linkwitz-Riley crossover fame) website at: http://www.linkwitzlab.com/page_inde .......

371: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Fostex FF series` (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2013-01-15, 12:58:20 (98.192.68.235)
I agree with badman that the frequency extremes are the great problem with fullrangers, but fullrangers make some of the most excellent upper bass/midrange/lower treble drivers in existence. I use ful .......

372: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: horn systems pictures (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-12-22, 19:37:24 (98.192.68.235)
Very interesting post. Thanks. I especially like the built in concrete bass horns. .......

373: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: You need professional help :-) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-09-19, 20:28:24 (71.204.47.134)
scooter wrote: "All copper is 4.74 Billion years old." I respectfully beg to differ regarding the age of "all copper." For copper to exist in the primordial cloud which formed the Sun and the other va .......

374: Tubes Asylum, RE: 2nd EML (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-08-29, 22:25:00 (71.204.47.134)
Guys, I really do appreciate all your suggestions and comments. The JJ 2A3-40s sound particularly good. They cost more than I was hoping to spend, but what High End product doesn't. I will check out a .......

375: Tubes Asylum, I need suggestions on 2A3 Replacement (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-08-28, 15:04:40 (71.204.47.134)
Hi, everyone. I am an audiophile, horn speaker enthusiast and DIYer. I lack any in depth knowledge of good brands and sources for tubes. I would very much appreciate suggestions of brands and sources .......

376: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: A boy and his horns (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-08-13, 12:50:52 (71.204.47.134)
Kloss, I truly hope your son has a speedy and complete recovery from his surgery. God bless the both of you. .......

377: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: 160hz lowthers. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-07-16, 21:35:42 (71.204.47.134)
I decided to post into this thread because my solution regarding what drivers and enclosure to use below a horn nominally crossed over at 160Hz are so drastically different from those suggested by .......

378: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: JBL goes BMS (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-05-08, 13:20:03 (71.204.47.134)
JBL certainly makes it sound like great news? Have you heard them yet? .......

379: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Giant Horn Speakers and Time Alignment .... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-03-07, 15:14:08 (76.105.96.203)
Personal Note to cids and coytee: Having admired Kloss' work for many years and corresponded with him years ago I suspect his giant multiway horn system sounds very good indeed. There are many paths t .......

380: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Who sells McCauley (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-03-06, 13:14:48 (76.105.96.203)
Perhaps you would find the McCauley Dealer Locator app. to be useful. It is located at: http://www.mccauley.com/dealer_locator.cfm All it took was a quick Google search. .......

381: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Best use for conical bass horn (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-02-24, 12:23:50 (76.105.96.203)
Gorgeous little girl in a gorgeous horn! As a grandfather who builds speakers I can easily imagine what a double whammy of gratification you must get showing the two together. If you don't mind me ask .......

382: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Fostex T900a Tweeters. (Thanks John K.) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-02-20, 18:19:31 (76.105.96.203)
Hi Belyin, Thanks for the compliment. Yes I do find the sonic results to be worth the effort especially now that I have had seven years to forget what a pain in the ass it was to fabricate and assembl .......

383: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Don I Have A Question For You. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-02-20, 18:06:08 (76.105.96.203)
Hey tubeguy1954, Your questions were: 1) Have you ever used back-loaded horns? 2) Are the front horns more sonically pleasing or correct? 3) What driver/cabinet types are you using below your Oris .......

384: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Fostex T900a Tweeters. (Thanks John K.) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-02-20, 08:45:57 (76.105.96.203)
After consideringf many different possibilities I made what I arbitrarily call a tweeter crane. The major structural members of the crane arte 2" thick teak after mucho sanding. Sonically I find th .......

385: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Fostex T900a Tweeters. (Thanks John K.) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-02-19, 12:08:12 (76.105.96.203)
I too use Fostex t900a bullet tweeters (along with Oris 150 horns driven by AER MD-3s and a pair of Bill Fitzmaurice's excellent HT Tuba corner horn subwoofers), and I totally agree with every good th .......

386: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Your not moving air your creating a wave (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2012-01-06, 12:41:26 (76.105.96.203)
It seems to me that you are wasting time attempting to remove suspected gnat turds from ground black pepper. Please tell us how one creates sound waves in air without moving air molecules. I never tho .......

387: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Should we design for bragging rights or human perception (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-12-24, 10:54:21 (76.105.96.203)
For those of us who are amateur speaker designers and builders I believe we should remember that we are hobbyists and design for whatever provides us the greatest pleasure within the constraints of ou .......

388: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Moderator : Why has my topic been deleted ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-10-23, 04:06:59 (76.97.246.14)
This seems a reasonable question to ask. .......

389: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: JBL 2245H (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-08-26, 09:08:27 (76.97.246.14)
I have a pair of 2245Hs with foam surrounds. I didn't evenm know they made one with a cloth surround. .......

390: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: It was once somewhat meaningful (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-08-19, 19:17:00 (76.97.246.14)
Badman, it appears to me that you are living up to your name. Your original statement, "Now, it's just a pay for tag deal. And people buy into it. "I can have THX sound in my living room!" Well.. yeah .......

391: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Lowther of AER for front loaded HORN (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-08-06, 11:41:38 (76.97.246.14)
I use AER MD-3s in my Oris 150 modified tractrix front horns. I am exceedingly well pleased with them. The AERs are very coherent, smooth, high resolution drivers. The AERs replaced Lowther PM4As in t .......

392: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: stories (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-07-31, 19:17:21 (76.97.246.14)
You know, sniffles, I have no idea why what I do or do not believe about speaker wire or patch cords is so important to you as to incite you to becoming so insulting, even to the point of calling me a .......

393: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: stories (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-07-31, 10:49:11 (76.97.246.14)
Hey, Squiffles, I didn't mean to set you off, buddy. Your post strikes me as the sort of condemnation one might expect from someone who has spent big bucks on speaker wire and feels threatened upon en .......

394: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Internal speaker wire (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-07-30, 10:47:42 (76.97.246.14)
Bill, thanks for the link to the Roger Russell website. It very much confirms what my ears have been telling me for the last forty years or so. One problem my home made speaker cables used have with .......

395: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Internal speaker wire (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-07-26, 11:16:37 (76.97.246.14)
I have always found it satisfactory to use high purity OFC copper wire without excessive inductance or capacitance to make up my speaker cables and use the same wire to internally to wire the speakers .......

396: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: The single driver experiment, turns out extraordinary result. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-07-19, 14:38:20 (76.97.246.14)
I a a bit confused by your description of the enclosure as a quasi open baffle/sealed box. A few details of this alignment would be much appreciated. .......

397: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Your Help Is Needed, Please! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-07-14, 19:15:29 (76.97.246.14)
Back in 2004 I bought a very nice pair of Khorns with beautifully figured walnut veneer for $2,200.00. I used them for several years then sold them for $2,200.00. That makes the LaScala clones seem aw .......

398: Speaker Asylum, RE: In defense, (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-06-30, 19:42:38 (76.97.246.14)
About thirty years ago I used my 901s (Series 1, acoustic suspension) as rear channel speakers in a surround sound rig. They were remarkably good in that application. Otherwise their shortcomings beca .......

399: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Hi Eff Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-06-08, 12:37:27 (76.97.246.14)
Tubebuilder, I appreciate you posting the link to the article about tube friendly speakers. It is excellent. .......

400: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: A little too spaced out vertically for me (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-05-30, 12:59:51 (76.97.246.14)
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401: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Re: bicycle sound system: don't do it. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-05-12, 17:34:11 (76.97.246.14)
I have to agree with Frank on this subject. I am a hardcore audiophile, but I've never tried to listen while riding my bicycle for the reasons Frank mentioned. Also my present motorcycle, a 1100cc BMW .......

402: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Horns and Opera music (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-02-09, 07:32:55 (76.97.246.14)
I totally agree regarding horns and reproducing classical music. My wife and have been attending classical symphony orchestra concerts for at least forty years, and we have season tickets to the Atlan .......

403: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: I will keep my big old Magneplanars (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2011-02-02, 16:20:34 (76.97.246.14)
I've owned Magneplanars, electrostatics, three way Dynaudio d'Appolito towers, etc., but none of them provided the realism and musical excitement of my present, three way, DIY horn loaded system. ::: .......

404: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: PM4A- AER (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-12-03, 13:35:23 (76.97.246.14)
Point taken. .......

405: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Loudspeakers and magnet types . The sound of Alnico? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-12-01, 21:57:14 (76.97.246.14)
I don't know that I am qualified to offer a valid judgement on Alnico vs. ceramic magnets. In regards to the belief that Alnico magnets in drivers have some special magic which allow them to sound bet .......

406: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Open baffle construction - need suggestions (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-11-27, 16:37:09 (76.97.246.14)
While I haven't used sand in an OB construction I have used it in several other speaker construction with excessent results. I am particularly impressed by the results of having enclosures or horns si .......

407: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Hey Brennan, This is just what you need (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-11-22, 09:37:54 (74.184.253.193)
If I could afford $50 a pop for fuses I would buy a bunch of music software instead, .......

408: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Lowther DX4 rubbing voice coil (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-11-22, 09:32:55 (74.184.253.193)
Hey,Doc, I realize you've already cured your problem, but in case others use this thread for the same problemn I thought I would add that my best results in cleaning out the gaps in a pair of PM4A's w .......

409: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: sorry - Not worth discussing. nt. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-11-10, 21:38:09 (74.184.253.193)
Paul, I suggest youare wasting your time by attempting to engage in an intelligent exchange of information with Vince S. I recently tried to discuss DEQX with old Vince. He said he had the 2.6, and it .......

410: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: you can build them (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-10-27, 00:05:44 (74.184.253.193)
Vince S. wrote: "half a million lines for software is way too much... :-)" On what facts do you base this opinion? .......

411: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: you can build them (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-10-24, 13:26:35 (74.184.253.193)
Vince, I'm sorry that I was apparently trying to beat a dead horse that you and I had already beaten together. I didn't remember. I had a 2.6 up until the HDP-3 came out. The 2.6 admittedly had proble .......

412: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: you can build them (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-10-23, 14:24:37 (74.184.253.193)
Hi Vincent, The horn in the photograph you posted is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. I first ran across your website a long time ago. After seeing the photos and reading the text re: making round .......

413: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: you can build them (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-10-23, 14:13:22 (74.184.253.193)
Vince S wrote: "Not this deqx stuff that is highly praised by some in this forum..." I am very interested in learning what experience you have that lead you to make the above quoted criticism of DEQX. .......

414: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Mortite? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-10-23, 12:42:58 (74.184.253.193)
David Yost wrote: "Harvey Rosenberg liked modeling clay warmed-up in a microwave for horn/cabinet damping. Haven't tried it myself, but I think the smell would take a while to get used to." Back in 19 .......

415: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Mortite? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-10-23, 12:27:23 (74.184.253.193)
Thanks to all of you who responded to my post. I intend to check out the Dynamat Xtreme, but I will probably use the Mortite first in case I don't like what I hear with the damping of the horns so tha .......

416: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Mortite? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-10-20, 10:29:15 (74.184.253.193)
I am considering adding Mortite to the outside of my Oris 150 horns for vibration damping. In the past I saw Mortite often reccommended for this purpose, but I can't remember seeing it mentioned in qu .......

417: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: spent time with a K-HORN now nothing is the same....... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-10-19, 15:49:16 (74.184.253.193)
The biggest improvement I ever made on my K-horns, back when I owned them, was to tri-amp them with a DEQX HDP-3. I Used a powerful Moscode hybrid amp on the bass, Cary 2a3 SET monoblocks on the mids .......

418: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Horns for Hi-Fi - what happened ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-10-12, 18:56:00 (74.184.253.193)
From my personal perspective I would say that for many of us horn loving audiophiles horns became a became a DIY product instead of something available at a retail audio store. Over the last forty yea .......

419: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: REVIEW: Acoustic Horn Ah! 300 Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-09-19, 19:13:07 (74.184.253.193)
It sounds like a splendid system, Paul. I use the DEQX HDP-3 with a three way horn system. You wrote:"(At my relatively low crossover point of 400 Hz it would not allow me to use anything more steep .......

420: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Considering that Dr. Edgar recomments ... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-09-12, 08:35:40 (74.184.253.193)
I use sand boxes containing 125 lb. of sand each under Bill Fitzmaurice designed HT Tuba horn subs. I am extrewmely well pleased with the bass I hear. .......

421: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: long throw horn for hifi? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-08-31, 18:12:16 (74.184.253.193)
There was a time in my life, when my wife and I were working our way through college, when I was so broke I gladyly made all manner of adaptations, compensations and complications to cobble together s .......

422: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Question on horn woofers (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-08-29, 10:46:11 (74.184.253.193)
"Also consider the horn may be a bit shorter when starting from a large throat, but still needs be a minimum of 1/4W to work well." An exception to this is corner horn woofers. I use the Bill Fitzmaur .......

423: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: AER in Oris horns (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-08-03, 18:55:51 (74.184.253.193)
I believe the picture below will answer your question . .......

424: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: AER vs PHY (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-08-02, 11:38:31 (74.184.253.193)
I use AER-MD3s in Oris 150 horns, and they are part of a system that gives me the best sound I've had afterr 40+ years of building and buying speakers. However the system is triamplified three way, an .......

425: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Choose your poison (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-07-29, 20:59:42 (74.184.253.193)
SLM, I think your post sums this subject up quite well, and also highlights the great advantage available to we who "roll our own" loudspeakers. .......

426: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: cable specific for high eff. 1-8 watts (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-07-15, 15:58:59 (74.184.253.193)
I found weltersys' comments to be humorous ones which happened to differ from your opinion on this subject. I disagree with him also. I am an Audioquest fan. But that difference of opinion would never .......

427: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: cable specific for high eff. 1-8 watts (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-07-15, 14:27:53 (74.184.253.193)
My goodness Btbluesky, seems to me you are being a bit defensive and judgemental in youir response to weltersys, aren't you. I think his post was right at home on High Efficiency Speaker Asylum. What .......

428: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: what ribbon tweeter to match with iwata horn? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-07-15, 14:08:56 (74.184.253.193)
Like Jonny I use a Fostex bullet tweeter, the t900A. It is in combination with AER-MD3 drivers in Oris 150 horns. Bill Fitzmaurice HT Tuba corner horn subs and the DEQX HDP3 dsp complete the speakers. .......

429: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Oh, and... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-05-07, 22:33:27 (74.184.253.193)
Paul, I enjoyed your posts for what I learned from them, and then it occurred to me that I very seldom see a more helpful or thoughtful response to a question from a fellow inmate. I just thought I w .......

430: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Klipsch on big SS? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-04-29, 22:12:51 (74.184.253.193)
"Hi, anybody ever tried very high efficiency horn speakers (100dB or more) on a vintage Technics SE-A5? " This would not be my choice unless it were the only choice I could afford at the moment. Then .......

431: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Chicago Horn Club (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-04-29, 21:25:41 (74.184.253.193)
"Joe, your friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by thei .......

432: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Any mid bass drivers that compare to a JBL 2123? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-04-03, 12:44:03 (74.184.253.193)
They are a bit pricey, but I am very well pleased with a pair of AER MD3s I use in the range of 160 Hz to 7 kHz with 96dB/octave rolloff slopes. They will easily meet your frequency band needs have a .......

433: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: 15" vs 18" bass (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-04-03, 10:58:37 (74.184.253.193)
I use Bill F's HT Tuba corner horns with a 15" driver, the http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=295-468&vReviewShow=1&vReviewRand=9813448 The bass is very deep, controlled, impactfu .......

434: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Zu's claims are outrageous (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-03-20, 20:37:49 (74.184.253.193)
"Bass is supposed to sound big. 6.5" is not a woofer size." For that matter neither is 8" or 10" a woofer size. .......

435: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Altec 604-E´s suitability for OB? (long!) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-03-20, 20:22:51 (74.184.253.193)
Hi Tom, I am curious. Does your experience with OB bass include the various S. Linkwitz designs such as the Audio Artistry Beethoven or his DIY designs? Good Listening, Don Reid .......

436: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Westminster Royal SE and stuff ... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-02-28, 14:17:32 (74.184.253.193)
Allright. I'll admit I'm envious as hell, but I'll just learn to live with it. .......

437: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: What is good for cleaning my new Horn speaker ? I'm thinking (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-02-21, 19:52:38 (74.184.253.193)
The horn appears to be a casting. If this is the case wouldn't sand blasting be a good place to start. I'm an old foundry man. .......

438: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: DTQWT (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-02-09, 13:21:59 (74.184.253.193)
"Loud is Beautiful if it's Clean! " Amen! .......

439: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: What amp for a JBL Hartsfield? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-02-07, 23:08:53 (74.184.253.193)
I can't tell you what amp to use with the Hartfield. I just wanted to tell you I envy you the speaker and the plunge into Mono. I did the very same thing with a "heritage" mono sysxtem I put together .......

440: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: alternative driver for klipschorn used as subwoofer? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-02-06, 08:02:27 (74.184.253.193)
djn wrote: "I can't comment on Bill's design...never heard it. But, are your drivers brand spanky new??? Some drivers take a bit of time to break in and if you only listened for 15 minutes, that is no .......

441: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: alternative driver for klipschorn used as subwoofer? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-02-04, 17:21:46 (74.184.253.193)
Hey bobbyj, I used the bass bin of a pair of K-horns under Oris 150 horns with AER MD3 drivers for several years. The timbre and tightness of the K-horn bass was an excellednt match for the very fa .......

442: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, DSP xover, time & phase correction for K-horns? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-01-10, 10:33:00 (74.184.253.193)
I wonder if any inmates have experience using a digital sound processors such as the DEQX to tri-amplify Klipshorns and get the time, phase and room corrections right. That was on my audio to do list .......

443: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Horns, listening distance and DSP (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-01-08, 09:07:04 (74.184.253.193)
"Hello, for a Oris 150 take two ALPHORNs each." Please elucidate. .......

444: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: You meant balls??Gay interior designers love BOSE or B&O (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-01-06, 19:17:13 (74.184.253.193)
"No way around it :)or we better look for a desperate "wall flowers" who will take all the shebang ,horns subwoofers and tubes" I strongly beg to differ. For the last 39+ years I have been married .......

445: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Tannoy Westminster Royal SEs (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2010-01-03, 12:31:37 (74.184.253.193)
Please forgive me if this is a sacreligious question, but how do they image? .......

446: General Asylum, RE: How many music players do you have? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-11-15, 16:35:34 (74.184.253.193)
I can only count seventeen off the top of my head including six in my workshop. However I do have one in particular that might give me a little distinction. I have a Columbia wind-up mechanical phonog .......

447: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Is AER MD3B much better than the MD3? Me too. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-11-15, 16:26:47 (74.184.253.193)
Hey Y'all, If anyone knows the answer to Mr. Sea Monster's question about these AER drivers I too would find that answer to be very interesting. Don .......

448: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: 60 minutes HOT Debra winger propaganda (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-10-30, 19:43:20 (74.184.253.193)
Dear Tomservo, Whenever I see the terms Hot and Winger associated I immediately flash to scenes of the ever lovely, multitalented Miss Debra Winger, sans clothing, in the movie, "An Officer and a Gent .......

449: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, High Tech Vibration Supression (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-10-26, 19:38:46 (74.184.253.193)
The link below is to an interesting short video re: software based vibration suppression. I wonder how long it will be until it's applied to damping box resonances in some mega $ speaker box? http://v .......

450: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: implement bullet tweeter (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-10-02, 22:53:29 (74.184.253.193)
Hey Skudra, Your plans seem very sound. I expect they will prove to be very rewarding. Be aware that the DEQX can be a considerable chore to program until you get the hang of it. The results justify a .......

451: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: implement bullet tweeter (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-10-02, 12:19:33 (74.184.253.193)
Dear Skudra: I use Fostex T900a bullet tweeters above Oris 150 horns driven by AER MD3s. The bass comes from a pair of Bill Fitzmaurice designed HT Tuba folded corner horns driven by Dayton RSS390HO-4 .......

452: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Definition of high efficiency. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-09-29, 16:35:55 (74.184.253.193)
I consider anything below 104dB@2.83V@ 1 meter to be medium efficiency. .......

453: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: 100Hz Vs. 140Hz horn (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-09-06, 09:53:42 (74.184.253.193)
When considering the nominal cutoff frequency best for integrating woofers or subs into a system without degradation of mids and highs one is only working with half the equation. The other equally .......

454: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: If you think that's good for a laugh.... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-08-29, 14:55:49 (74.184.253.193)
WOW! Four 515-Bs for only $238,000.00. I would snap them right up, but I promised my6 wife that I would only spend one-quarter million dollars on drivers for my next speaker project, and I've already .......

455: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Chicago Horn Club Meeting next Saturday (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-07-19, 13:12:44 (74.184.253.193)
If the horn club would just hold their meetings in Atlanta I would join immediately! .......

456: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: LOL!! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-02-14, 09:09:29 (74.184.253.193)
Those who speak truth say the bigger the speaker the smaller the droop in low bass response (ie. below 25Hz) when played at real life duplicating levels. .......

457: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Reply to Bill Firtzmaurice (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-01-24, 10:18:47 (74.184.253.193)
Hey Bill, Floor vibration is the problem I wish to address. The floor in my old house is carpet, pad and 3/4" particle board over 1X4 solid pine subfloor, but whenever I play large powerful subwoofers .......

458: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Thank You Dr. Edgar (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-01-23, 17:10:33 (74.184.253.193)
Dear Dr. Edgar, Thank you very much indeed for your highly informative and entertaining post in response to my question regarding sand boxes as a support and vibration damper for use under very large .......

459: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Constrained layer vibration absorber is a great idea, but ... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-01-23, 16:47:50 (74.184.253.193)
Hey Bill, The woofers for which I am now planning to build sand boxes are your Home Theater Tubas. I am hyper pleased with these enclosures with the drivers I chose, and contrary to what a remarkably .......

460: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Constrained layer vibration absorber is a great idea, but ... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-01-23, 16:28:31 (74.184.253.193)
Hey Richard BrassNut Greene, Thanks for your post. Most fortunately for me my wife is a music lover who has a good ear, appreciates a high end sound system and is incredibly understanding regarding au .......

461: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Ping Dr. Edgar & Others re: sand boxes (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-01-22, 20:17:17 (74.184.253.193)
Dr. Edgar, In a previous thread you mentioned using sand boxes under the bottom plate of horn woofers or subwoofers when those horn woofers are sitting on a plywood floor. Will you please provide a ge .......

462: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: 25Hz or lower ... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2009-01-04, 18:11:58 (74.184.253.193)
Dear cids; Coincidentially I have finally (after nearly making a second career out of them) finished up a pair of 18 cubic ft. Bill Fitzmaurice designed Home Theater Tuba corner horn subwoofers, each .......

463: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: can u help? need fast sub for horn speakers and big room (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2008-03-18, 07:58:44 (64.12.116.141)
Hi hpc, I use bass corner horns which are about a path length of 8 or 9 feet behind Oris 150 wide range horns. By using the time alignment feature of a DEQX PDC 2.6 digital crossover and time-phase-ro .......

464: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Karlson in 2008 - will it survive? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2007-12-16, 17:30:02 (64.12.116.141)
Hey Freddyi, I agree with tubesguy. The only question worth asking is will the Karlson survive after the day (hopefully many, many years in the future) when you boogie off this mortal coil. Don Reid : .......

465: Speaker Asylum, RE: E=MCsquared..., Enzo We are Two Peas in a Pod! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2007-10-23, 19:07:46 (64.12.116.141)
Dear Enzo; Thank you so much for your insightful, intelligent, spledndidly welcome and brilliantly encrytped e-mail, only decipherabble by manic depressives with genius level IQs, follow-up. It is inc .......

466: Speaker Asylum, Ping Albert Einstein or Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2007-10-23, 11:35:53 (64.12.116.141)
Hey Y'all, My main stereo includes DIY speakers comprising the bass horns of Klipschorns and Oris 150 horns with AER MD3 drivers. Crossover, time/phase alignment, room correction, etc. is provided by .......

467: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Ping Albert Einstein or Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2007-10-19, 14:21:59 (205.188.116.141)
Hey Y'all, My main stereo includes DIY speakers comprising the bass horns of Klipschorns and Oris 150 horns with AER MD3 drivers. Crossover, time/phase alignment, room correction, etc. is provided by .......

468: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Vincent Brient's full horn system (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2007-10-13, 10:22:28 (205.188.116.141)
Hey Y'all, I checked out the website accessed through the provided link, "Haute-Fidélité". As best as I can figure virtually every word on the website is so hopelessly misspelled as to make the whole .......

469: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Looking for horn builder to build me a pair of horns (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2007-09-06, 08:13:51 (64.12.116.141)
Hey Gera, Bill Fitzmaurice's website has a list of recommended horn builders. This may be found at: http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/Builders.html Good Luck, Don Reid .......

470: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: Bass dispersion (dipole versus monopole) makes a significant difference in most rooms (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2007-01-27, 23:14:27 (64.12.116.131)
Hey Y'all, Dipole bass systems do provide real advantages over omni directional monopole bass systems. Corner placed subwoofers, Bill Fitzmaurice's horn loaded subwoofers in corners are my current cho .......

471: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: What's the obsession with dispersion? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2007-01-27, 21:16:07 (64.12.116.131)
Hi Dominic, In my opinion bolstered by more than forty years of critical listening and more than thirty-four years or designing, building and listening to high end loudspeaker systems only narrow disp .......

472: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: Deqx, Aer, valves... (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-12-28, 01:38:09 (64.12.116.131)
Hey Vincent, I have been using a DEQX PDC2.6 P with Oris 150 horns driven by AER Md3s and the bass horns of Klipschorns with Cary 2a3 monoblocks powering the AER MD3s and highly modified New York Audi .......

473: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: Klipsch Corner Question -- Tailboard Seals (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-12-21, 11:54:00 (205.188.116.66)
Hi Brixton77, I too own a lovely pair of 1980s vintage Klipschorns. I'll have to admit I am not familar with the seals of which you speak, but I am eminently pleased with the bass performance otf my K .......

474: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: What Is the Biggest Mistake You've Ever Made? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-12-19, 13:42:34 (205.188.116.66)
Hey Y'all, Speaking in my official capacity as a brain damaged rapid cycling manic depressive with a history of paranoid delusions and psychotic episodes I have to admit I've made some marvelously awf .......

475: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: Surround sound, Here? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-12-02, 11:48:19 (152.163.101.6)
Hey Zene, My main two front channels are Oris 150 horns driven by ARER MD3s (109/2.83V/1m sensitivity) and the bass horns of Klipschorns (104dB/1w/1m. There's no center channel speaker, and I use four .......

476: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Ping Freddyi (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-11-28, 12:34:25 (205.188.116.66)
Dear Freddyi, I sincerely apologize for my unseemly and uncivilized comments of yesterday about your fondness for Karlson speaker enclosures. I placed this apology here as a new post in hopes that you .......

477: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: Why do Karlson couplers produce a more visceral sensation than DR & most horn? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-11-27, 21:36:11 (205.188.116.66)
Dear Freddyi, Actually Karlsons don't do all the wonderful things you think they do. You are just so damn hung up on them that you clearly believe that they walk on water, turn dog turds into Godiva c .......

478: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: What's the light bulb trick?(Oris Horns) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-11-25, 06:28:42 (152.163.101.6)
Hey Etch, I like the Oris 150 orns really well, especially with the AER MD3 drivers. I've been building speaker systems for over thirty years, some quite sophisticated, but the system based on the Ori .......

479: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: What's the light bulb trick?(Thanks) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-11-24, 12:57:39 (152.163.101.6)
Hey Etch, Thanks for the link. I'm listening to AER MD3s in Oris `150 horns. I already have two different phase plugs plus brass diffusion crowns I bought from Bert D. I'll probably not get around to .......

480: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, What's the light bulb trick? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-11-23, 20:24:50 (152.163.101.6)
Hey Etch, I would be sincerely grateful if you would tell me where or how I might learn the about the light bulb trick. Thanks in Advance, Don Reid .......

481: Tubes Asylum, Good Everday 2A3 tubes (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-11-02, 08:07:02 (64.12.116.131)
Hey Y'all, I'm new to this forum, but I'm an old regular on the High Efficiency Asylum. I have a pair Of Cary 2a3 SET mono blocks I use to power AER MD3s in Oris 150 horns. The only output tubes I hav .......

482: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: Ping Don Reid-Hey Kloss (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-10-18, 08:59:32 (64.12.116.131)
Kloss, Sorry about the problem. The e-mail address is reiddw@aol.com. My phone # is 706-234-0490. Don Reid .......

483: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Dipolar Horns Help (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-10-15, 19:02:35 (64.12.116.131)
Hey Y'all, Ever since I set up my Oris 150/AER MD3 rig I have been fasinated with the idea of buying a second set of Oris 150 horns (hopefully used and cheap), and playing with setting up double, fron .......

484: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: Fostex T500 a (Hey Kloss) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-10-15, 09:54:35 (64.12.116.131)
Hey Kloss, I've no doubt you are right about many speaker builder wannabes leaving drivers in closets, but that isn't my story. I've turned out many varied systems over the last 33 years, but a head i .......

485: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: mauhorn (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-10-14, 13:03:33 (152.163.101.6)
Dear Dr. Edgar: I know you are a highly intelligent and competent man from your great speaker designs and "Speaker Builder" articles. Also I have been a paying customer of yours. Why is it that you ca .......

486: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: Fostex T500 AMK2 Super Tweeter (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-10-13, 17:46:16 (152.163.101.6)
Gentlemen, Thanks for the tip on the T500 AMK2 Super Tweeter.I have a pair of T500As I haven't even mounted yet. Now I'll have start saving up for the AMK2s. I'm Outa' Here, Don Reid .......

487: Amp/Preamp Asylum, A Digital Amp to replace a pair of 2a3 SET monoblocks? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-09-25, 05:10:19 (64.12.116.131)
Hey Y'all, I am presently listenting to the digital output of various disc players into the digital inputs of a DEQX PDC 2.6P. I set the DEQX crossover at 160 Hz with a 96 dB/octave slope lowpass feed .......

488: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: I crave new stuff (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-09-19, 15:41:06 (152.163.101.6)
Hey Y'all, My fifth cousin thrice removed, Bubba Vanderbilt-Rothschild, listened to some of those heartstoppingly splendid new speakers, and before we could get his cardiovascular system fully functio .......

489: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: That's knowledge, baby. (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-09-15, 09:43:43 (205.188.116.66)
Hey Y'all, I was crazy about that Edison filament gum until I got old and it started sticking to my dentures. Bye, Don Reid .......

490: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: I DO WHATEVER MY RICE CRISPIES TELL ME TO DO (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-08-14, 11:56:29 (205.188.116.66)
Hey Y'all, Speaking in my official capacity as a brain damaged(TBI)rapid cycling manic dpressive with a history of paranoid delusions and psychotic episodes I feel compelled to tell you that I find yo .......

491: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: Pispeakers! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-08-13, 12:55:54 (64.12.116.131)
Hey Y'all, I agree with you about Pi-Speakers. I asked Wayne if he knew of any plans for a folded corner horn which could be adapted to work well with my JBL 2245H 18" vintage woofers. He excitedly re .......

492: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: Re-read now DEQX changes all (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-08-12, 08:30:10 (205.188.116.66)
Hey Y'all, I think that if you will give it an honest try you will find that anyone who is intelligent and methodical enough to properly calibrate and program a DEQX PDC 2.6 can achieve a wonderful so .......

493: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: I Hate Boomy Bass - recommendations? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-08-12, 05:09:27 (205.188.116.66)
Hey Y'all, I'm playing Oris 150 horns with the bass provided by the bass bins of Klipschorns. A DEQX PDC 2.6P does crossover and room correction among other things. The bass is as tight and controlled .......

494: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: Lessons in love (of basshorns) (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-07-20, 08:18:01 (205.188.116.66)
Johand, Thank you very much for your informative and remarkably comprehensive response to my question about the built in bass horns. The Christmas I have in mind is probably one which follows my winni .......

495: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: lowther...what is your favorite lowther cabinet or enclosure ? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-07-01, 11:03:56 (64.12.116.131)
Hey Y'all, The 4As I used to own sounded best of all in Oris 150 front horns. Don Reid .......

496: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: $$$ No Object.... Dream Hi-Eff Speakers?!? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-07-01, 10:53:49 (64.12.116.131)
Hey Y'all, I might be too easily pleased, but I would just keep my present speakers, the bass bins of Klipschorns, AER MD3 drivers in Oris 150 horns, Fostezx t900A horn tweeters and a DEQX PDC 2.6P di .......

497: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: ?High frequency limits of down firing woofer? (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-06-05, 17:12:47 (64.12.116.131)
Gentlemen, Thank you very much for your responses. As always the Asylum is a goldmine of useful information. My next step is to get busy, hook them up, and listen. Thanks, Don Reid .......

498: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, you have it so easy (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-03-03, 18:27:34 (205.188.116.66)
Hey Y'all, My tip is that it doesn't take great material or high precision power tools to do very precise, beautiful wood working as long as you remember the cardinal rule, "If at first you don't succ .......

499: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: DIY active bass for front horn - advice please (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-02-24, 13:33:59 (152.163.101.6)
Hey Steve, I have Oris 150 horns driven by AER MD3 drivers. Bass is provided by the bass horns of an old pair of Klipschorns. A DEQX PDC2.6P pre-amp, electronic crossover, time room and speaker correc .......

500: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Re: Onken W Plans - I have them!!! (0.00)
Posted by Don Reid on 2006-02-17, 05:23:19 (152.163.101.6)
reiddw@aol.com Thank You, Don Reid .......

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