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1: News Asylum, Sonic Craft Specials (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2013-03-22, 14:36:37 (99.157.0.239)
Sonic Craft is currently offering some serious deals! These deep discounts are limited to stocking inventory only. For details, see our Specials link below: .......
2: Discount Drive, Sonic Craft's big 20% off Sale! (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2009-11-18, 22:04:39 (70.245.46.28)
The sale ended January 18th, 2010. .......
3: News Asylum, Sonic Craft's annual sale just got better! (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2007-10-16, 14:48:05 (192.168.1.7)
That's right! The annual "Ten Days of Terror", just became "Twenty Days of Terror"! Do not delay, it will be gone before you know it. .......
4: News Asylum, Sonic Craft's annual sale just got better.... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2007-10-15, 18:11:18 (64.185.41.191)
That's right! The annual "Ten Days of Terror", just became "Twenty Days of Terror"! Do not delay, it will be gone before you know it. .......
5: News Asylum, Sonic Craft's annual sale just became twice as great! (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2007-10-13, 15:25:11 (205.209.253.50)
That's right! The annual "Ten Days of Terror", just became "Twenty Days of Terror"! Do not delay, it will be gone before you know it. .......
6: News Asylum, Sonic Craft's annual sale just became twice as good! (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2007-10-13, 02:44:26 (64.185.41.163)
That's right! The annual "Ten Days of Terror", just became "Twenty Days of Terror"! Do not delay, it will be gone before you know it. .......
7: News Asylum, Sonic Craft's annual "Ten Days of Terror" Sale..... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2006-10-24, 00:08:11 (64.185.41.136)
Well, it is that time of year again! Is it me, or did the last year just fly by?!@# Don't let time get away from you. Soon, October will be gone and so will this sale. .......
8: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Darn (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2005-09-02, 12:18:36 (216.167.170.247)
John, The Sonicap Gen I does not have its shield marked (what most people refer to as the polarity). However, both the Gen II and Platinum have a short lead which is shield connected. So.....if you we .......
9: Tube DIY Asylum, Re: Filament Voltage level and sound quality Q... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2005-01-23, 21:21:48 (64.185.13.229)
Greg, You seem to have your facts twisted. > "Soniccraft states that they lower the filament voltage on the 6SN7's and that in addition to increasing the tube life, that it will also produce an impro .......
10: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: So about this Black Hole stuff... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2003-09-05, 21:45:44 (64.185.13.67)
Dear Sir, A little BH5 is good. More seems to be better. You can use partial coverage by appling strips. Due to the mass loading affect on the driver, one generally need not worry about the volume it .......
11: Speaker Asylum, Re: Hmmm....... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2002-07-30, 18:17:55 (63.147.106.35)
>"You seem to have an agenda here". Yes I do, I am tring to understand your publicized methodology concerning passives tol. specs. >"You say close parts tolerances are silly". This is incorrect. I sta .......
12: Speaker Asylum, Re: Common guys, it's hard to question VMPS prices... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2002-07-30, 12:11:09 (63.147.106.35)
I am not questioning his speaker prices, but rather his capacitor assertions. I will also state that high tech caps can be more costly to produce than most drivers. .......
13: Speaker Asylum, Re: Hmmm....... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2002-07-30, 11:58:23 (63.147.106.35)
Does this mean that you are not going to answer my two question nor tackle the issue I presented in the second paragraph? .......
14: Speaker Asylum, Hmmm....... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2002-07-29, 21:42:44 (63.147.106.19)
Well, if you already trim the cap values to 0.005-0.0005% tol., why are the new caps worth $1,200 dollars more? I believe this is the reason you posed that warranted such an increase in price. BTW, wh .......
15: Speaker Asylum, Re: Hand Peeling Capacitors - Mr. Cheney/Infinicap (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2002-07-29, 16:11:31 (63.147.106.119)
"Hand wound" how? I am not following you here. Are you implying that they are not wound on a machine? .......
16: Asylum Feedback/Support, Thanks! nt (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2002-03-19, 19:39:38 (63.147.106.19)
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17: Asylum Feedback/Support, Is it possible to edit my Moniker......... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2002-03-17, 13:25:23 (63.147.106.29)
While keeping everything else the same? .......
18: Planar Speaker Asylum, Actually............. (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-10-08, 21:47:30 (63.147.106.27)
I do not know where Brad got his info on the different vertical heights. I have never stated that there where multi vertical positions in which the ribbon responded well. I found that a vertical windo .......
19: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: *anything* is possible (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-08-13, 23:04:07 (206.103.95.254)
Tell us of these new speakers, or is a secret? .......
20: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: GR Research (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-08-13, 21:17:01 (206.103.95.254)
>I understand much has changed since you parted 2 1/2 years ago. Oh, I'm sure. .......
21: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: GR Research (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-08-12, 23:28:11 (206.103.95.254)
Yes, I do know Danny at GR (Glowacki/Richie----originally) Research. Yes, I have heard them------they have some very good things going for them. He is going to a new custom 4" driver, but that unit is .......
22: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Your points are well taken. (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-08-12, 16:00:51 (206.103.95.254)
Hmmm. It is good to hear you liked them. If you keep them, you should try a few upgrades specifically BH5. It makes a big improvement. So does the Theta. .......
23: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Your points are well taken. (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-08-11, 22:10:34 (206.103.95.254)
How did the Paradox 1 perform in your room? Did you like them for the money? .......
24: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: acoustic measuring equipment advice sought (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-26, 00:04:52 (206.103.95.254)
There are several types of equipment out there that will meet your needs, but many use a transfer function to approximate phase. Because of its ease of use and medium price, I would recommend Clio 4.0 .......
25: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: are you a sports fan, Dr.J? (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-20, 14:01:48 (206.103.95.254)
Mike wrote: >>[Dr.J]>My point is that in order for your upgrade to be truly (sp) superior, it needs a price to performance ratio by which it can be compared. >>Says who? I do. >>Just the very fact tha .......
26: Planar Speaker Asylum, The point is................... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-19, 20:18:58 (206.103.95.254)
you hold others accountable for their claims even to the point of personal attacks, yet your claims have little crediblity. Mike wrote: >>You asked me about a Tripath amp and I gave you the manufactur .......
27: Planar Speaker Asylum, UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-19, 17:03:17 (206.103.95.254)
Mike, I called the link you provided me with (thanks :~). It seems that anyone can sell anything for as low as they would like if they have no product. Try to order one, and tell us of your findings. .......
28: Planar Speaker Asylum, Who else should I contact, because............... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-19, 16:28:48 (206.103.95.254)
when I spoke with Dick yesterday he said they were being recalled pending re-design. He said that they are a HT zone amp designed and built in Taiwan (actually he first made a slip saying Chi). Very f .......
29: Planar Speaker Asylum, That does not make sense......... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-19, 15:32:49 (206.103.95.254)
The regular price is $400. Based on the mark-up built into the price of electronics---------they are almost giving it away. Mike, why are they selling it so cheap? Any ideas? Is this the same model yo .......
30: Planar Speaker Asylum, Does anyone know................. (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-19, 15:14:11 (63.147.106.58)
what brand and model "Tripath" amp MikeCh is refering to here: >>I take it you must be familiar with the now notorious Tripath amp that sells for around $250. Fine full-range amp - terrific bass amp! .......
31: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: that's why I recommend the same amp manufacturer (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-19, 01:35:57 (206.103.95.254)
I forgot-------Planar Forum. Just bringing out another veiw. As to the smaller (same manufacturer) amp, sure the top couple of octaves only require about 10% of the power. However, with SS amps the bi .......
32: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: it's all in the transcript (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-19, 01:17:27 (206.103.95.254)
Mike wrote: >>[Dr. J]>My memory is becoming very poor. I don't remember saying any of that, but I am positive that my name is not Brad. >>It just seemed rather obvious that his expert was you. Perhaps .......
33: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: desperation (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-19, 01:00:35 (206.103.95.254)
Mike wrote: >>[Dr. J]>40% of the KS upgrade address issues that your upgrade won't touch. >>That's good. I don't require a 22db boost in output at 32hz (and neither do most other R645 users). I forgot .......
34: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: in my very limited bi-amping experience (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-18, 00:16:00 (206.103.95.254)
You bet! It can get pretty pricey when tring to obtain a single amp that comes close to doing it all well. How many systems out there enlist a tube amp for the highs and a high current, high damping f .......
35: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: possible reasons why he's so defensive (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-17, 23:50:29 (206.103.95.254)
Mike wrote: >>Dr. Jeff, it really doesn't require a PhD to properly execute a bi-amplification setup on an R645! True! But there are other issues that will not be addressed. Since you seem to have unl .......
36: Planar Speaker Asylum, Really......... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-17, 21:38:03 (206.103.95.254)
I think you are right. I forgot your position here. There is always at least one on every forum. Mike wrote: >>There's no need to get nasty, Dr.J. It's clear what I asked of you and what your reply wa .......
37: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: can't brad speak for himself? (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-16, 22:15:20 (206.103.95.254)
I think he was having trouble discerning fact from fiction. Mike wrote: >>Your customer, Brad, has a reputation for posting highly questionable information here on the board. Recently he stated that b .......
38: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: why on earth so defensive? (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-16, 20:35:52 (206.103.95.254)
When one defends his veiw, do you find a defensive stance out of place? I am almost always pressed for time, so my efficient (quick) replys my seem rough. I assure you they are not meant that way. Pa .......
39: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: step back for a second and take a look... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-16, 01:14:04 (206.103.95.254)
Mike wrote: >>Not necessarily! All that really needs to be done is to jump across the low-pass inductor and remove one end of the cap leads from the signal path. I agree that as long as one is already .......
40: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: caps up, caps down (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-07-15, 23:52:54 (206.103.95.254)
So, if what you are saying is true, then upgrading the coupling caps on a pre-amp is a real pissing away of money. To say nothing of all the delusional individuals who have reported a complete transfo .......
41: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: that's a curve John would be proud of (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-06-23, 03:15:02 (206.103.95.254)
The lobing as you call it is room cancellation. The reason you do not see it on that curve is because the room reflections are gated out and the bottom end is measured near field (like 1/4" from the s .......
42: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: at those LFs cabinet acoustics aren't a factor (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-06-23, 02:58:25 (206.103.95.254)
Yes, the cancellation of which I speak is that huge emitting surface called the cabinet which tends to work out of phase with the drivers. Losses include the rebound effect of the cabinet. ::: TOPIC: .......
43: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Can you explain the 22db gain at 32hz with KSU (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-06-23, 00:04:13 (206.103.95.254)
JAZZMAN WROTE: >Is the 22db gain at 32hz theoretically possible by doing the Kitchen Sink Upgrade? In room yes. >How do you explain the 22db gain at 32hz by doing the Kitchen Sink Upgrade? There are c .......
44: Planar Speaker Asylum, Looks like our time is up........... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-06-22, 23:33:58 (206.103.95.254)
Thank you for the extremely civil manner in which all of you have conducted this thread. Best regards, Jeff Glowacki .......
45: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Measurements of R645 from Audio Ideas Guide review magazine (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-06-22, 23:07:27 (206.103.95.254)
I am not, nor will I take issue with the Newform R645. This is a very successful speaker design. The popularity, if nothing else, is proof of that. Can it be improved on? IMO yes. The curves that you .......
46: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: what precisely is BlackHole 5? (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-06-22, 22:19:09 (206.103.95.254)
MART WROTE: >Is it ann artificial box enlarger like polyfill (for those unfamiliar with loose acoustic fill not only diffuses sound waves which makes it a low-pass medium, but it alters the volumetric .......
47: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Dr.J - one more question (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-06-22, 18:46:53 (206.103.95.254)
MIKE WROTE: >Sould BH5 be able to control some of the extreme lobing that the R645 is exhibiting? BH5 in this application will not control the room. >In your experience, is this type of response commo .......
48: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Kitchen Sink Upgrade questions? (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-06-22, 18:23:39 (206.103.95.254)
This strays from the questions that I am answering here, but if you will give me a call, I would be happy to address your questions. I will note, that even with an active x-over, the cabinet damping a .......
49: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Kitchen Sink Upgrade questions? (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-06-22, 18:04:05 (206.103.95.254)
KEVIN WROTE: >Could one possible shortcoming of the KS upgrade to the Newforms have been not reinstalling some of the original polyfil back into the midbass cabinet? No. >As others have noted, removin .......
50: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: I have two... (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-06-22, 17:44:01 (206.103.95.254)
1) No. However, room gain is playing a large role in Brad's findings. In the case of the 645, I feel that poly-fill is greatly effecting the port response. Increasing port output plus room gain can be .......
51: Planar Speaker Asylum, Kitchen Sink Upgrade questions? (0.00)
Posted by Dr.J on 2001-06-21, 22:47:28 (206.103.95.254)
I do not normally post on audio forums, nor do I plan to start. I do not mean to offend, but this kind of thing requires more time than I can spare. However, based on the confusion and misinformation .......
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