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1: Speaker Asylum, Is this resistor calibrated, each ridge is 5% of total type, or move/ measure (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-22, 21:50:23 (104.35.189.164)
So if you slide the clamp two notches, is that a known amount, or do you have to measure each movement to know change.? Just be a bit of pain if in crossover for tuning to have to uncouple from rest o .......
2: Speaker Asylum, Thats what i had said bit he said no (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-22, 14:01:54 (104.35.189.164)
It seemed like only purpose and the poster was spot on his other knowledge of the pictured crossover, Also seemed adjustable due to known history of AudioNote of component trimming for driver perform .......
3: Speaker Asylum, Why soldered at clamp and not on fixed end tab then ? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-22, 08:49:58 (104.35.189.164)
The purpose of the clamp is a puzzle to me. If f fixed why not just use the resistor end tab .......
4: Speaker Asylum, Like " for others best sounding cap is one they can afford" (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-19, 08:26:00 (104.35.189.164)
Guilty of that here. Funny when it's written, but it's more true than I might want to admit. Not really sharing your observations on little sound difference ,but I also don't succumb to " costs more s .......
5: Speaker Asylum, No worries, Doubt you first to make trade offs (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-18, 21:23:54 (104.35.189.164)
It's always bit of eye opener when one figures out the Premo Parts use up 124% of the desired enclosure target volume, (plus the foil coil won't fit driver cutout) Good news though, the drivers utiliz .......
6: Speaker Asylum, If you keep the DCR same, the coil gauge is way too small (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-18, 08:50:32 (104.35.189.164)
If we could get air cores that have same DCR in a non- dental floss gauge, we wouldn't need cored inductors. In a hobby that has members convinced they can hear the direction of the fabric bias on cot .......
7: Speaker Asylum, Isn't point ( ii ) on every clients list (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-18, 08:32:26 (104.35.189.164)
Size of a cereal box that fully produces the 1812 orchestra that registers on the Rickter Scale. Trade offs and compromises in every dang one. Maybe some day I'll get one without any, yah right. Bit p .......
8: Speaker Asylum, Sorry but you should be concerned even when not in HF (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-17, 14:48:26 (104.35.189.164)
If a driver ( ultra high quality in this case) is designed and used for output up to 4500, it has no business being impacted by a non-air core inductor, for low power home audio use in a desired high .......
9: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Based upon photos of 50 s recording studios, seems your wrong (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-17, 12:23:06 (104.35.189.164)
Simple google search of photos and recording history sites, there were mixing consoles and near field setups in the 50 s and one of the vanguards had a 1947 date. Multiple web sites focused on the re .......
10: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Altec A7 - are you sure they were used for mixing? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-17, 11:18:39 (104.35.189.164)
I'm not doubting used in studios in playback, but mixing that seems out of scope for a Theater focused design. I would think most real mixing would e done with hybrid cone / horn like a 605 or 605a. .......
11: Speaker Asylum, I have boxes of inductors. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-17, 09:07:18 (104.35.189.164)
Not an area of lack of experience for me. I have no idea as to value, but Madisoud, US Coils, Falcon, PartsExpress and Solen all have air coil alternatives. Since ERSE no longer exists, source for qua .......
12: Speaker Asylum, What data are you looking for? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-17, 08:56:47 (104.35.189.164)
Uncertain what specific data you would like. Basics are with an iron ,steel, pressed metal powder, one gets less ( often far less) DC resistance, smaller size and less cost ( much less for big millHen .......
13: Speaker Asylum, Same smear (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-16, 14:58:15 (104.35.189.164)
Iron , laminate, pressed iron powder- fine for sub200 hz work but best not use for up to 5 k as in this case Low DCR vs high smear tradeoffs .......
14: Speaker Asylum, The iron core has to go. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-16, 07:55:50 (104.35.189.164)
For most drivers, maybe. For that driver with its resolving power and linearity, using iron core is a compromise you should reconsider. I don't see much difference between 84db vs 86 db as it relates .......
15: Speaker Asylum, AudioNote often is explaining its choices vs its price (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-15, 08:53:09 (104.35.189.164)
It's hard to justify SOTA pricing for 40 year old design and construction techniques . I actually like the implementation of a fine 8 inch two way. To me, the configuration might be the best trade off .......
16: Speaker Asylum, AudioNote did offer kit options, so may want to find if factorybuilt (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-14, 08:08:01 (104.35.189.164)
I'm not entirely sure what kit options were available but if home built,it's actually not a bad execution. I've see far worse (I've personally made worse ,eek !) I've also seen equal level of craftsma .......
17: Speaker Asylum, Think that might be a typeof fine tuning resistor (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-13, 22:28:32 (104.35.189.164)
Appears to be a variable resistor in that value changes as the clamp with soldered wire is moved along the body of the resistor I could as easily be seeing things Uncertain of this is a feature that .......
18: Speaker Asylum, Get in line, lots of "good" company (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-13, 22:14:33 (104.35.189.164)
There are a good number of ultra quality marks that often have "Construction Grade" parts in their high numerical value components be they coil, cap or resistors . $5000 marks are more affected by ind .......
19: Speaker Asylum, Appreciate videos. Lot to take in (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-13, 22:04:01 (104.35.189.164)
Cleared up some,spawned 20 more". ...- so if one then does this,then...-." questions . .......
20: Speaker Asylum, So outdoor stadiums you have multiple intersection listen plains (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-08, 08:10:43 (104.35.189.164)
Does your world model and make installation adjustments or trade offs Or would that fall into " we will use the Mark 7s along here and here but use the Mark 8 everywhere else" And then indoor or parti .......
21: Speaker Asylum, After getting the room placement do you ever modify your offerings (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-09-06, 10:58:22 (104.35.189.164)
Total novice of challenges faced in the sound reinforcement world here, and interested in the process. Trades offs in your world no doubt exist. So if you got info about placement options, do you choo .......
22: General Asylum, MacGyver Art (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-29, 15:10:05 (104.35.189.164)
Always fond of the elegant solution that often eludes me .......
23: Speaker Asylum, Uhm. Tone Contrls (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-25, 22:39:27 (174.218.80.228)
There is no Audiophile Oath Police That is why tone controls are added, be they located in preamp, receiver or speakers. Adds force to the sources that used tin can on string fidelity. Sometimes it is .......
24: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, With unique tv config might look to stage wedges (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-20, 09:01:09 (104.35.189.164)
A wedge stage monitor might be just the less set of compromises Don't have to make them Many offerings but not all are equal. Quality in Pro Audio comes at a more reasonable cost than hifi. ::: TOPIC .......
25: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, You will need to make compromises more than most (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-19, 16:23:05 (104.35.189.164)
You would have two Large hi efficient 3 way horn loaded speakers that will give dynamics with the " jump factor" on 10 watts. Most commercial available center channels will give an impression of dynam .......
26: Speaker Asylum, Dont need AI or AA, GOOGLE is enough (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-19, 15:42:03 (104.35.189.164)
Butterworth A signal processing filter that's designed to have a flat frequency response in the passband. It's also known as a maximally flat magnitude filter. Butterworth filters have a sharp initial .......
27: Whiner's Woad, No it has floor, walls, roof, far from zero. Relearn Buzzword Entropy (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-18, 08:40:05 (104.35.189.164)
Whatever Dude. .......
28: General Asylum, There are a couple of extreme performing new drivers, Purifi and thin waffers (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-17, 18:58:32 (104.35.189.164)
Very high respect for that innovated driver/motor/surround driver. Many firsthand reports from fellow home constructors, including yourself, that hype is warranted. Data for sub 4K hz almost a damn st .......
29: General Asylum, Money can not unilaterally overcome science (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-17, 10:52:00 (104.35.189.164)
Don't care how much a driver costs, still going to have edge reflections or internal waves or lobbing or cancelation or enclosure resonances or surface reflection influences or ...- Now you have been .......
30: General Asylum, Speaker design is just a balance of compromises (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-17, 10:28:39 (104.35.189.164)
Or choosing which approach downsides are less offending. Sometimes a wide baffle is a result not of the front but the inside. Golden rule boxes that focus on limiting internal standing waves, often re .......
31: Whiner's Woad, So you are say its neither new (24 yrs ago) and not an original idea (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-17, 09:21:33 (104.35.189.164)
Plagiarism maybe too. Damn, he must be depressed to know he's so far behind others .......
32: Whiner's Woad, RE: Gadzooks! Nt (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-16, 15:32:16 (104.35.189.164)
In a medium saucepan, combine ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and Dijon mustard together. Stir the ingredients to combine. Add the dry ingredients like paprika, garlic .......
33: Whiner's Woad, RE: Right, you're open to new ideas. As long as they're yours. Nt (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-16, 14:21:18 (104.35.189.164)
Keep a supply of nonperishable food and a 3-day supply of commercially bottled water per person (minimum of 3 gallons) on hand in case of an emergency. Good food choices are dried fruit; canned fruit .......
34: Speaker Asylum, Vibration - There is reality and there is Audio Reality (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-16, 12:08:05 (104.35.189.164)
Reality - tubes , resistors, capacitors and inductors have successfully functioned in rocket launches since the late 50's onwards. When my pants flapped at the VAB during Shuttle launches from pad B .......
35: Speaker Asylum, I tend to use external, cause the xovers are rarely "Finished" (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-16, 11:41:17 (104.35.189.164)
Joy in monkeying with them. "THIS might be better tha THAT" .......
36: Speaker Asylum, It is not commonn but not overly rare (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-16, 08:26:45 (104.35.189.164)
In commercial speakers it's far from common, but there are examples. In the Serblin era of Sonus faber, all crossovers were potted. More to preserve their secrets than their vibration control There we .......
37: Whiner's Woad, Actually -excellent example of clear thinking (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-15, 09:02:53 (104.35.189.164)
Keep working on refining your hypothesis, it has some merit but presently too broad and immature to evolve into theory. .......
38: Whiner's Woad, And oddly in this thread he disproved his own "theory" (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-15, 08:44:22 (104.35.189.164)
"Sound Quality is inversely proportional to Entropy" First he equates number of stuff and entropy as the same. You can have the same number size shape items and have different entropy. 12 cardboard bo .......
39: General Asylum, RE: stuff that almost everyone agrees sounds good .... (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-13, 11:17:59 (104.35.189.164)
Usually no matter the equipment used .......
40: General Asylum, What drivers have you already investigated? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-13, 11:04:50 (104.35.189.164)
How are you determining these drivers are not suitable? I'm assuming your target is a sealed topology. To get a sealed alignment to do 25 hz f3, you will need an amplifier that has transfer function .......
41: General Asylum, Went to that albums concert, they drop "head" ballons as on cover (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-10, 07:20:07 (104.35.189.164)
Snatched one. After couple years lost air. Finally trashed it when got married I always liked when he played Robin Trower songs with just one hand to show "Nah, You ain't Jimi" .......
42: Speaker Asylum, Those drivers are some real Unicorns (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-09, 15:31:34 (104.35.189.164)
They have to be early technology or extremely rare one off OEM from either very very early Dynaudio or undocumented units out of the earliest Morel days with Skannning. Uncoated cones by either I've .......
43: General Asylum, Ah but above port tuning bass reflex has lower IM distortion (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-09, 09:07:50 (104.35.189.164)
Simply because the cone is moving far less as it gets closer to tuning while the sealed is flapping away, but almost by definition a subwoofer is rarely only above tuning frequency There have been ma .......
44: Speaker Asylum, Think the 17w75 is a later replacement (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-07, 08:21:49 (174.218.85.120)
Both the no slot large dome paper cones and tweeters are very strange units. They have much the traits of Dynaudio but both membranes ( cone and dome) are not the plastic or silk. Wonder if those are .......
45: Speaker Asylum, Think it predates , uses Dynavox drivers (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-06, 23:26:23 (104.35.189.164)
The logo is oddly familiar and old Think this model predates Sig and CLA series Dynavox is a rare choice, but they had couple of outright bass brutes in small box from modest sized midbasses. Hard to .......
46: General Asylum, Well aware of the Tapped Horn (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-03, 14:32:35 (104.35.189.164)
Many a horn owner have been grateful to utilize that to maintain full horn topology without the need to tear out the wall and part of the foundation to build FLH subwoofers Also that design was gravi .......
47: General Asylum, Rotary then horn then infinite baffle then open baffle then Low Q direct (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-02, 09:13:53 (104.35.189.164)
Nothing else comes close if infrasonics extension is the goal. It gets louder and VERY efficient as it goes lower, dangerously so. Few people have the physical layout required True horn sub is best ov .......
48: Speaker Asylum, Sonus faber Extrema (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-08-01, 08:23:44 (104.35.189.164)
Original Class in sound Class in looks Requires robust and powerful amp due to crossover topology .......
49: General Asylum, Im glad I caught the TV performance Celine Dion at Olympics (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-27, 15:41:07 (104.35.189.164)
Announcer called it a Vocal Athlete Performance. Not certain how all that power with perfection can come out of that frame of a woman An not a bad stage location too Entire opening was refreshingly un .......
50: Speaker Asylum, You probably didnt go to theater for Rocky 18 either (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-27, 12:30:52 (104.35.189.164)
Think of all the grunts and wrinkled upper lips you missed until they got to the point. .......
51: Speaker Asylum, Define "small room" (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-25, 14:43:41 (104.35.189.164)
Any dipole speaker, no matter its construction or method, they need room from back wall or benefit of dipole greatly diminished and turns into a foe to be slain. LX5 series is not normally a small roo .......
52: General Asylum, I would start with The Source (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-24, 22:32:45 (104.35.189.164)
. .......
53: Speaker Asylum, With the added advantage of plainer response, reduced sidewall effect (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-24, 14:38:12 (104.35.189.164)
Big Sound with Ease Today we won't comment on the downsides, as each different approach has them. Dam-It ! .......
54: Speaker Asylum, Yes, there is often repeated sessions of head to wall banging (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-24, 14:31:43 (104.35.189.164)
Although hardly only religion in this hobby, it tends to have some of the most dogged members. But your observation f falling apart could be as easily said about the BBC LS3A clan, and that is nearly .......
55: Speaker Asylum, Units I refered to have only one driver (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-24, 14:21:03 (104.35.189.164)
Examples I was referencing were single driver units, no HF or Sub driver. Rare, usually very large/tall, usually with BLH or dual BLH or Transmission line. Different driver sizes, but 200 mm was usua .......
56: Speaker Asylum, Well, they actually do (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-24, 08:39:15 (104.35.189.164)
But for most, they have limitations that restrict their acceptance and the genres of music they perform believable You've been in this hobby/business long enough to know of the near religious nature .......
57: Speaker Asylum, Depends on your method of "...- below 120Hz" (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-24, 08:18:16 (104.35.189.164)
If you do passive filter, you will get below 2 ohms What amp are you planning to torture with this load? Car Audio, Pro or Sound Reinforcement Audio? SEAS does make an 8 ohm L10ROY, but sealed only, o .......
58: Speaker Asylum, Mass loaded transmission line Quater wave tower (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-22, 17:05:36 (104.35.189.164)
In that neighborhood 1/4 wave transmission line type enclosure .......
59: General Asylum, Sadly, your point is valid (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-16, 11:06:01 (104.35.189.164)
Yes the industry has moved on to chasing Oligarchs, cause you can't make much of a living selling moderately priced toasters (Spica TC50, Snell K, Joseph audio 25xl type units) to the masses that are .......
60: General Asylum, Funny my best sound was from wifes cell phone two days later (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-13, 16:44:12 (104.35.189.164)
High pass was almost cure. Almost like it was recorded at a show I didn't see. .......
61: General Asylum, Because not unusual, ear plugs were worn (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-11, 12:52:11 (104.35.189.164)
Hardly first rodeo, but I've attended large venue stadium with far far superior sound. I thought skill and technology had mitigated many of the problems but this was clearly done by someone who didn't .......
62: General Asylum, I was reading posts of concerts in other venues for this tour (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-11, 09:31:26 (104.35.189.164)
Two things came up in most posts by folks who seen them dozens of times over the years, was Keith engaged, animated and sound was really poor, with couple venues that were good. It was simply the over .......
63: General Asylum, Mick , Kieth and Ronny put on a Vigorous show in spite of the sound (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-11, 01:14:07 (104.35.189.164)
Sound never really improved, but the show went on and the last three can still put on a show. Never thought they'd make it to 40, but doing it at 80. .......
64: General Asylum, At LA Stones concert. The sound system is complete junk (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-10, 20:05:06 (174.243.144.40)
Not using SOFi stadium system Using their own All the quality of a white van speaker with the loudness button on treble turned off and a 85 db Lpad on midrange Seriously it sounds like a bad trunk mou .......
65: Speaker Asylum, A passive crossover for bass would weigh more than amp choosen (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-08, 09:36:06 (104.35.189.164)
Copper and iron are heavy when the parts are large due to the frequency range at bass region The amp pictured out of speaker is small in size and weight. class d amp type benefits Units only 60 lbs to .......
66: General Asylum, Whats YOUR opinion? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-07-03, 08:12:39 (104.35.189.164)
All you do is spam link posts .......
67: General Asylum, Thats for damn sure ! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-26, 11:24:01 (104.35.189.164)
With my shaking hands certain it would not come out without "wear" in the router process. .......
68: Speaker Asylum, There are several reasons why that works and also works against (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-22, 23:11:46 (104.35.189.164)
The main reason is ( or should be ) to mitigate and in some cases avoid the large and broad cancellation of the upper midrange when the listening axis is above the tweeter. Simple example, two way tw .......
69: Speaker Asylum, Possibly BRITE-O from Howard, Fine, and Howard (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-21, 18:05:24 (104.35.189.164)
Uncertain what your drivers are made of, so with more data we can refine answers But if lieu of more data, might want to grab some BRITE-O just don't try to get a spot out of your jacket .......
70: Speaker Asylum, Had used Fountek and LCY (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-19, 14:46:27 (104.35.189.164)
Well over decade ago Fountek was better but guy I built for pops ribbons about 3 years later and replacements were gone. New and I think better units were offered LCY. Didn't last and some oddities wi .......
71: Speaker Asylum, Shellac and Spar Varathane (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-19, 08:57:13 (104.35.189.164)
Zinsser Shellac has been a stable in my house and shop for decades. Drops can stiffen rejuvenate a MDF screw hole. Finish is quick n easy, plus simpler to coat inside of enclosure, spray like heck to .......
72: General Asylum, Bet the Manufacturer is delighted that one mid cone dust cap poked (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-18, 15:19:00 (104.35.189.164)
"Hey Sven , our product is featured in mag, let's have a look...-...-, You GOT to be kidding!" Brave brave builder to put ALL his screws into the Baltic plywood right out to edge. One slight miss ste .......
73: Speaker Asylum, Its odd the way they say it is and isnt MDF (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-18, 14:09:16 (104.35.189.164)
I read their brief description couple times and it's clear they are different but they also still say they are in some MDF exterior class and they use a fibrous base and proprietary binder under press .......
74: Speaker Asylum, Its recommended by manufacturerfor use as wall paneling (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-18, 09:01:40 (104.35.189.164)
One wall in a 10 x 12 room would cost $5760 in material alone. Wonder if De Beers will offer a paneling option. Recesses for some drivers might require all Richlite to be removed and mount to bamboo, .......
75: Speaker Asylum, Finally, an MDF product that makes very fine colored dust. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-18, 08:45:33 (104.35.189.164)
I think this week I'd like my router to make my shop Green, next week I think I'll do Red Dust. Be interesting to see a final product with the different available colors. Funny with mdf/resin and colo .......
76: Speaker Asylum, "The most important in loudspeakers are the cabinets" - Uh, No (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-15, 20:45:55 (104.35.189.164)
Nice pointing out a difference between you and your competitors Rauna, but no. Important, yes but probably third place. Bad drivers with basic crossover in worlds best enclosure is little match to a .......
77: Speaker Asylum, So is it a fashion material or lack of resonances you seek? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-15, 08:45:08 (104.35.189.164)
They are not always the same thing. Take heed of the Corian/lead weights info. Sometimes dense can result in a lower and more pronounced resonance. He made a bell and then had to add dampening. You wo .......
78: General Asylum, Then so did I (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-15, 08:06:47 (104.35.189.164)
Didn't know the room had any setup, when I went in the Dude was sitting in chair about to lecture on his technical journey. Have wanted to hear the Point Source too. .......
79: General Asylum, You did not miss a thing, but clearly i did (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-14, 08:35:00 (104.35.189.164)
Seems like I should take more time looking at details of units on the racks and shelves. Your eye and camera picks up details and nuances of artisans in the hobby. Much thanks for the pics and espec .......
80: General Asylum, Possibly teetering but not because the effort and passion are missing (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-11, 10:05:07 (104.35.189.164)
THE Show folks are trying hard to keep the event going and make efforts to expand, but multiple exterior forces are challenging. Two Big events of Munich and AXPONIA that occur just weeks before, drai .......
81: General Asylum, wolf von langa serendipity (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-10, 16:37:47 (104.35.189.164)
Mouthful MTM love hate deal 2 1/2 way maybe. ( can lessen baffle step on midbass while 1/2 can fill that loss) Can still build in MTM layout and try both 2 and 2 1/2 way .......
82: General Asylum, Noted (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-10, 16:11:23 (104.35.189.164)
I got phobia about not using same finish on attachment hardware to basket frames. I try to hoard my black screws, but much appreciate a new quality source. Much thanks BTW at audio show this weekend .......
83: General Asylum, Challenge to do so these days, but some CPR has temp revived it (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-06, 15:06:49 (104.35.189.164)
Challenge these days is finding a who followed by a where. CPR (Crappy Preamp Repair) here at home has again gotten it back up, but it has other warts that interrupt nice listening events. Matter of .......
84: General Asylum, Unlike boat owners, bit sad when a trusted goes down the road (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-05, 18:20:49 (104.35.189.164)
Or in this case to the HiFi heaven Appears the trusty Melos MA-111A has most likely played its last session Was only needed to work for awhile until I could get my hands on a ..... 25 years later. Ad .......
85: Speaker Asylum, Oh he has a whole line of HiEff large format with 5,6,7,8 mids (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-02, 16:44:23 (104.35.189.164)
He has developed a whole line of large format hi- eff speakers Along with. Er 50 other creations plus he has removed at least 40 other designs as the drivers are no longer available. .......
86: Speaker Asylum, Bit more (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-02, 13:42:54 (104.35.189.164)
If you get a chance to see the measurements, there is real method and a prime example that Troels is extremely skilled at working the crossover driver baffle combo. The shelving of both the tweeter ( .......
87: Speaker Asylum, Concern was addressedin driver and crossover (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-02, 11:46:51 (104.35.189.164)
Funny folks "accept an 8 inch driver" for say AudioNote or DeVore doing midrange but when unit is large and different it's a problem Troels has addressed the concern ( as much as can be ) with the ac .......
88: Speaker Asylum, Troels has a catalogue of exceptional crreations, unsurpased really (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-06-02, 08:30:09 (104.35.189.164)
Staggering actually and his enclosures are mostly understated but stunning in looks and performance based on science. Sadly being 8000 miles away, have only experienced two and in his early years bui .......
89: Speaker Asylum, No I don't think like you (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-24, 16:27:54 (104.35.189.164)
Flabby unnaturally performance is far from universal in Subwoofers Get a well designed one with quality amp / transfer function and good room placement ( not based upon cost alone) and svelte seamless .......
90: Speaker Asylum, You are correct, subwoofer is not your solution (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-24, 10:21:23 (104.35.189.164)
I think I understand what you are trying to achieve, and although sub would help with some instruments but would be more of a Moderate Sound with Boom, not Big sound. Big Sound is not loudness, but a .......
91: Speaker Asylum, Might also consider the newish MoFi 8 or 10 coax stand mount (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-24, 09:38:41 (104.35.189.164)
I have yet to experience it personally, but many have and numbers of reviews. It might be worth the effort to gain experience with. Now it's a plain Jane box compared to Avalons and it tends to look b .......
92: Speaker Asylum, Even in 1995, that would be a laterial move (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-24, 09:23:21 (104.35.189.164)
That 1995 review shows clearly in the measurements to be near match to his existing Avalons. That Solo hasn't been made in 20 years and I have experienced its performance many times at audio shows of .......
93: Speaker Asylum, Got a question on measurements (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-23, 08:44:07 (104.35.189.164)
Second time you posted measurements, but something has been bugging me since first post. You don't list the measurement parameters or smoothing so answer may be in them. That 3 db dip at 500 (or 3 db .......
94: Speaker Asylum, When was the last time for you? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-23, 08:06:51 (104.35.189.164)
Some people are constantly fooled when listening to horns. Others are fooled by single driver units. Whole bunched fooled on open baffle speakers daily. And of course many fooled by planar speakers An .......
95: Speaker Asylum, Merlin stand mounts are a lateral move, not a improvement towards big (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-22, 09:12:16 (104.35.189.164)
Merlin is often an answer but not in this case. Merlin is close to "42" as always the answer. .......
96: Speaker Asylum, Suggest Ocean Way Audio Eureka 8" two way (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-22, 09:08:26 (104.35.189.164)
Ocean Way is a ProAudio focused company but offer some home audio spin-offs. The Eureka is not small but not massive. They offer both a passive and active model in plain Jane wrappers in the ProAudio .......
97: General Asylum, Aftermarket hardtop (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-22, 08:42:53 (104.35.189.164)
Appears that some manufacturers offer aftermarket hardtops, but many are European vendors, appears some vendors did but no longer . Many for the Z4 but couple for 3 series. Pelican parts did have opti .......
98: General Asylum, A Trumpet playing in a room is loud (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-18, 08:16:05 (104.35.189.164)
So is a piano. So is many a singer. So the system needs to be able to play as loud as the instruments themselves. We all know the Touchstone Mantra "...-.. of course the final reference one needs to .......
99: Speaker Asylum, Seems look is Appropriate for playing Also Sprach Zarathustra (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-17, 10:42:50 (104.35.189.164)
At least HAL thinks so. I personally don't see ugly, and for large unit, does seem understated and not bold and vulgar as some of the floor to ceiling Monoliths of recent production offerings. Be inte .......
100: Speaker Asylum, Been 10 years it seems but sure the units were Air Squezers top to bottom (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-16, 22:32:55 (104.35.189.164)
Rusty memory but at lest their pitch was air motion transfer tech bottom to top but with different methods and materials. Didn't spend great deal of effort to fully understand all the mechanisms, but .......
101: Speaker Asylum, ESS has shown one off and on at audio shows for 15 years (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-16, 09:09:38 (104.35.189.164)
They used to have one at the headquarters in their show/listening room. I don't think it was an orderable product. Its performance was rough in the beginning and got refined in sound and looks. Last t .......
102: General Asylum, Cerwin Vega tagline " Loud Is Beautiful ...- If It's Clean" (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-16, 08:54:11 (104.35.189.164)
Also used "it's not Loud if it's Clear" Bit ironic clean and clear is not often associated to CV Yes cleaner sound often increases tolerable volume, right up to and past ear damaging levels. ::: TOP .......
103: General Asylum, All of us here at Asylum are Certifiable ! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-10, 14:18:28 (104.35.189.164)
It's just our Graduation Robes have the sleeves tied together in the back ! Not certain if many here have a piece of paper to prove it though. Congrats .......
104: Speaker Asylum, If still being made , suggest the ELAC Debut mark by Andrew Jones (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-09, 10:19:04 (104.35.189.164)
Although well past the debuted and buzz, the ELAC Debuted series was a well balanced performer in this price point. I will say your question got me interested in seeing what's up now. Even in the Used .......
105: General Asylum, Missed their chance, not 6 but should havegone to 11 ! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-08, 07:28:06 (104.35.189.164)
Cause 11 is more than 6 .......
106: General Asylum, So how do you do keep info to pics organized during the show (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-08, 07:23:33 (104.35.189.164)
First, Really much appreciated the detailed effort Been to decades of shows, so I know the impressions can meld or confused between rooms after the fact. You make effort to not only detail the room , .......
107: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, If not for the need for truncated frame, simple task (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-01, 14:28:29 (104.35.189.164)
The simple fact of initial model has truncated frames that use entire front baffle and that is issue Tweeter faceplate size is also limiting factor. Possibly Wavecore, but guessing at size from photo. .......
108: Speaker Asylum, The Logo location has secondary function for Ohm owners (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-05-01, 13:31:58 (104.35.189.164)
Think they use logo in their manual as a guide to the speakers orientation. Basically is to align acoustic batting/fabric to the back wall annd to orient the top tweeter. It was on different sides to .......
109: General Asylum, KBCA - If i turn tuner dial very carefully ...- (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-30, 10:34:42 (104.35.189.164)
Might get a faint signal of Chuck Niles tellin us which "Cattz" were playing on that last "Gigg" Been Jazz Day most days since 1975 .......
110: Speaker Asylum, I wonder about that. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-29, 09:21:41 (104.35.189.164)
What you say was good advice 10 years ago, but based on my last visit after 5 years to Guitar Center in March. The ProAudio entry level monitors of 15 to 10 years ago were great value and often equal .......
111: General Asylum, Somewhere Carl Spackler is rejoicing (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-27, 16:12:05 (104.35.189.164)
He always said people would catch on to his cleaning approach. .......
112: Speaker Asylum, Well there is that simple solution or buy C11WG-09-04 (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-27, 15:55:34 (104.35.189.164)
For $5 from a guy named Coner was also a solution I've used in past. .......
113: Speaker Asylum, An interesting initial option (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-27, 14:58:15 (104.35.189.164)
This isa new player, so haven't fully vetted it , but TS Paramus are in 5% range of measured (by others) original woofer in Qms, Qes and Qts, plus lower FS. More investigation as to fit or interface i .......
114: Speaker Asylum, Minimus 7 is so old even the replacements are long gone (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-27, 08:43:11 (104.35.189.164)
Not true but this situation has come up very 5 years or so. Research leads to a specific driver replacement, lots of folks pick it up over 3 years, then replacement is out of production, research lead .......
115: General Asylum, I just tell Jeeves the Butler (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-27, 08:25:19 (104.35.189.164)
I can afford one since I don't buy cable lifters. Swiffer and Microfiber towels .......
116: Speaker Asylum, Well done (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-26, 07:45:02 (104.35.189.164)
Easy to write advice, but yours is a true offer of experience. Kudos to you. .......
117: Speaker Asylum, Do not purchase without hearing based upon your SF issues (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-25, 10:09:25 (104.35.189.164)
If you had issues with your SF bass performance, you could be disappointed with a costly mistake without experiencing AN performance and their very specific and by design required placement. Also the .......
118: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Name usually associated with labyrinth,but appear back load horn (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-22, 15:38:31 (104.35.189.164)
Words "speaker" and "Stromberg-Carlson" usually refer to an enclosure that has an acoustic non terminated labyrinth to attenuate the back wave midrange and if of a length that can increase bass output .......
119: Speaker Asylum, Ah overlooked the font color (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-20, 08:12:23 (104.35.189.164)
And even after I followed link, not certain I know much more. Art with some function. .......
120: Speaker Asylum, What more can you tell us about mark in photo? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-19, 16:49:21 (104.35.189.164)
I'm not able to ID the model or the manufacturer to figure out what I'm looking at. .......
121: Speaker Asylum, The finish is not straight forward with cast (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-19, 16:32:28 (104.35.189.164)
Reinforced is required at the heights expected with design. Finishes for prominent permanent display require skill or the deep appreciation of abstract forms in finish is required. But no doubt wou .......
122: Speaker Asylum, Maybe best for speakers that need 16.5, 22, 27.5 and 32.5 inch tall (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-19, 09:00:47 (104.35.189.164)
Need a large cutting wheel to make them the best for most speakers. Each 27.5 inch stand weighs 106 lbs, might be a chore to move it to change toe in. .......
123: Speaker Asylum, More likely an issue with voicecoil windings or coil wrinkle (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-17, 16:35:29 (104.35.189.164)
If surrounds were not of correct size construction profile, then both would be wack. So voice coil and rarely a motor magnet is partial separated from frame. Lay flat on table. No issue but have the d .......
124: General Asylum, Midnight Special w/ Stereo Simulcast - prehistoric MTV live (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-13, 10:28:22 (104.35.189.164)
It was backed by Major Network money, was always quality vid and especially sound with the FM Stereo Simulcast in major markets. Some lip synced their Big Shot, but most were live. Spend early evening .......
125: General Asylum, Show Goers, Reviewers, and Dealers Golden Child 2005 to 2017 (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-13, 08:50:42 (104.35.189.164)
Lots of buzz Lots of Reviews Lots of Big Ad Dealers. Year after year Model after model. And then like the Australian band Men at Work, nobody listens to them anymore. For last 5 years or so, all the .......
126: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Ive had chance to hear lens implementaions from VMPS and Graham (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-12, 13:20:17 (104.35.189.164)
Appreciate the insight and explanation of the mechanisms involved. Until you mentioned it I didn't think of horn lens like the JBL Hartsfield (2390 ?) relating to the examples of a lens applied to a d .......
127: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Late 90's did the small driver large baffle, RadioShack FE102 ? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-10, 15:33:45 (104.35.189.164)
Bunch of DIY folks got in fury of making sets of those as it was purported to be a FOSTEX unit. It wasn't but bit of fun anyway. Was doing a number of Open Baffle studie also at that time,, took that .......
128: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Are there horn profiles or geometries that work better than others? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-10, 09:33:19 (104.35.189.164)
Unity - that what it was called back then , remember that now. EDIT - 25 years ago was gathering and Lambda Acoustics was builder of the demonstrated Unity - End EDIT Although not great in number but .......
129: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, tomservo - question on your small studio monitor (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-08, 15:08:29 (104.35.189.164)
You shared video that had a small studio monitor of your shop's creation It was stated to have a Synergy horn covering from 300 ish and up. Nearing 30 years ago at a local run what ya brung speakerbu .......
130: General Asylum, Its all Cosmic ! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-08, 14:32:07 (104.35.189.164)
These events actually ARE Maybe not like the direction of wire, but close in scale. .......
131: General Asylum, Sorry bout clouds (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-08, 11:38:39 (104.35.189.164)
49% No clouds Still clanging pans .......
132: General Asylum, Any U S inmates exploding gunpowder to chase Dragon from Sun. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-08, 10:22:48 (104.35.189.164)
If not it will blot out sun forever! Any inmates in totality? So should we be listening to Dark Side of the Moon or Holst Planents movements? .......
133: Speaker Asylum, Ridged titanium too short beat by cardboard boxes of correct height (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-06, 10:32:24 (104.35.189.164)
Correct height for speaker design and stable is far more important than all other considerations. Most stands are overkill in design and materials although there are some Anvil Weight Bookshelves that .......
134: General Asylum, Okay it may be a Rabbit Hole of videos, but waky talented fun (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-05, 14:25:08 (104.35.189.164)
Nice set of chuckles throughout. Never would have experienced without your suggestion. Thanks .......
135: Speaker Asylum, Have you thought of getting feedback in the ProAudio forums? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-02, 08:11:52 (104.35.189.164)
The mark you are interested in has a much more experienced world in ProAudio. The mark of interest doesn't seem to have nearly that level of first hand use in home audio. But I'll bet a good number of .......
136: Speaker Asylum, Wait a minute here, Many speakers in Pro Audio have same perfornmance (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-01, 15:38:09 (104.35.189.164)
You make it sound like ATC is only, when in reality there are a number of speakers focused on recording industry that have long history of producing highly accurate speakers. And they too have same f .......
137: Speaker Asylum, No doubt purists of golf only use one club (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-01, 09:21:23 (104.35.189.164)
But not all shots end up on fairways, need different tools for different lay of the ball But not all recordings are fairways either, and most one club purists just end up taking "drops" rather than a .......
138: Speaker Asylum, Think I reversed E and K (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-04-01, 08:08:38 (104.35.189.164)
Think original poster had a smell bookshelf parts and wanted to make floorstander model The floor stander for most of its time was a paper Vifa while most of the versions of the bookshelf model were P .......
139: Speaker Asylum, You'll end up with a fine sounding speaker (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-31, 21:07:41 (104.35.189.164)
But it won't be a K. It's always bit challenge with Snell as models letters stayed same but drivers changed. The E was often a poly Peerless and K was a paper Vifa. The reason that parallels exist b .......
140: Speaker Asylum, Yeah he should have tower speakers against wall, 4 ft apart (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-31, 08:32:14 (174.218.85.51)
With the equipment rack in between. Like many folks have, possibly you too So if the Original Poster had just said " standmount speaker 30 inch off floor and 12 inches from back wall" , that sounds .......
141: General Asylum, Taxidermy Dune Sand Worm added to Trophy Room (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-28, 08:15:13 (104.35.189.164)
Do miss Steve. .......
142: Speaker Asylum, As i read that, its the amp at risk (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-24, 08:43:15 (104.35.189.164)
It says input protection circuits prevent excessive signal when no AC input. = speakers protected. BUT it then says amp is at risk if IT has no short protection. I would also say that this mark is alm .......
143: Speaker Asylum, "...- better than ...- ". In what areas are you trying to better? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-23, 09:09:28 (174.218.80.139)
To more pointedly answer your question, we need more insight into what YOU want better. As a point, reader might think that since sealed, you would be "better " with a reflex speaker for more bass. B .......
144: Speaker Asylum, So taking a esotar tweeter out and put a 3 inch midrange is a solution? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-20, 14:15:01 (174.218.87.35)
That was like watching a guy put a suspension lift kit on a 56 thunderbird to allow 44 inch mudder tires cause it might rain. .......
145: Speaker Asylum, I wonder what the shipping cost of 2387 pounds would be ? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-18, 11:40:25 (174.218.64.103)
Probably more than my $5 contribution Do you think a post n pile floor joists could withstand the weight of a car? .......
146: General Asylum, I wonder if any manufacturer could put tone controls on ...-. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-10, 08:31:31 (104.35.189.164)
But wouldn't that require owners to commit "Audiophile Sin" and actually use them !!? .......
147: General Asylum, You clearly stated facts, but thats not how you sell magazines (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-10, 08:24:03 (104.35.189.164)
Or generate buzz and internet chatter. One must build multiple (minimum of two) "camp of specific view" , then get readership to join a camp, then camp member can start rationalizing why they joined t .......
148: General Asylum, There was also a hook up rage to get center channel (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-05, 16:36:16 (104.35.189.164)
Mono, Stereo, ThreeEo I faintly recall it was run wire from each negative and put a single speaker in a series hookup. Results were much on the same level of ". Wow that's kinda cool ...-...- Okay eno .......
149: Speaker Asylum, Yeah, but those are another level of performance (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-05, 16:16:34 (104.35.189.164)
Cone drivers are pricey, but worth every penny Dome mid is pinnacle of the soft domes, period (sorry Neumann) Tweeters they make outstanding, OEM Vifa they used, not so much. .......
150: Speaker Asylum, Well done (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-05, 08:58:44 (104.35.189.164)
Didn't see the e, just saw o M&K roots Very informative .......
151: Speaker Asylum, I don't think it is "one" but "ono" or "on note" (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-05, 08:40:55 (104.35.189.164)
But never heard of either mark .......
152: Speaker Asylum, Do seem to fit in room size and style than initial mpressions (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-04, 10:15:25 (104.35.189.164)
Room size does allow the speaker's horsepower to be utilized. Although not a fan of this type of cut for Oak veneer and because of that overlooked an effort putout by the speaker manufacturer of this .......
153: Speaker Asylum, Sometimes its as much the hunt as the final result (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-03, 21:32:48 (104.35.189.164)
Most marks don't keep the itch at bay for all that long. This set might suffice for a longer time than most. .......
154: Speaker Asylum, Heard my first in 1974 in an EPI mark (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-03, 21:24:07 (104.35.189.164)
Sadly within couple weeks they didn't survive dorm life. Knew they were far better than the "phenolic ring tweeter" used en masse of that day. .......
155: Speaker Asylum, Robust and articulate (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-03, 21:12:21 (104.35.189.164)
They are very well rounded in ability to be light on feet while easily thump, punch and kick with vigor. Enclosures are not inert but that was expected, but not overtly so. Fundamentals and small deta .......
156: Speaker Asylum, My longest project, but only took an afternoon to make !? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-03, 08:02:13 (104.35.189.164)
This project was one of the longest in duration for me. But actual work time was just an afternoon. Over 15 years ago it was clear that the Scandinavian era of VIFA was at an end after the purchas .......
157: General Asylum, Put a string on it, fly like kite for outstanding reception (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-01, 08:15:01 (104.35.189.164)
Plus you can find after the big blow. .......
158: General Asylum, Companies Lifetime not yours (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-03-01, 08:10:35 (104.35.189.164)
Don't think we can count on anything more than that. .......
159: General Asylum, "live, unamplified music ". Well that eliminates 85% off music and venues (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-28, 10:30:48 (104.35.189.164)
The old "live, unamplified music" gauge but vast vast majority of music and venues would be excluded. Not only large venues, but even in coffee shop or night club, amplifiers and speakers. So no Doo- .......
160: Speaker Asylum, Ive no experiece with the lense array line, the evo line only 15" based (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-25, 20:53:17 (104.35.189.164)
Not the 12" version. I expect it to be similar in presentation and may intergrate in most people's rooms better. Like most large format horn hybrid speakers unless coaxial, require some distance to li .......
161: Speaker Asylum, Which size of Zingali are you interested in. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-25, 09:11:45 (104.35.189.164)
Zingali makes everything from very small to gigantic. I have heard a good number of the large to gigantic and couple small ones, all though I show conditions. At shows I always search out horn loaded .......
162: General Asylum, Hit several 4 to 5 years ago, more nostalgia than passion (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-20, 09:26:22 (104.35.189.164)
They are bars first and foremost. Expect the same level of listening manners by the patrons as if it was a trivial pursuit night. If bar is of any size, it requires staff, with a number f them that r .......
163: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Interesting, thanks (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-18, 11:35:34 (104.35.189.164)
Nice insight Like the 10 meter and its direct relationship to the 1w/1m standard. Fairly certain most of my home audio creations would sound / measure more like a mid squaker at 40 feet than a complet .......
164: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Are there present standards for that segment, not home audio? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-18, 08:47:47 (104.35.189.164)
In the pro audio / sound reinforcement are there standards for performance measurement that are not a normal home audio standard? I could see, as an example, that polar response of a given setup would .......
165: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, I am puzzled by some JBL. Tech sheets list measured at 15 feet (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-18, 08:26:17 (104.35.189.164)
Was doing some digging on vintage JBL model crossover and was puzzled that JBL listed efficiency at 80 db. I knew the drivers fairly well and thought it to be miss print, but then saw this rating was .......
166: Speaker Asylum, Interesting and unkown mark to me the S99 Athena (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-18, 08:08:43 (104.35.189.164)
Your insight has a place all of our audio purchases, chasing rare/cherished and willing to pay is a cornerstone of the hobby. But L-100 are not actually rare as production numbers were huge and the .......
167: Speaker Asylum, Yes i lived my youth in that time, JBL was the name (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-17, 23:16:24 (104.35.189.164)
Visited number of shops and we did stare at the JBL. Line up with the Blasé Orange Foams and the squat L300, and in the real sound room the L-212 (real eye opener on broader approaches to Hi Performan .......
168: Speaker Asylum, Decent A25 s for 350 to 500, guess best not to say out loud (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-16, 23:27:43 (104.35.189.164)
An unknown demographic might jack up the price .......
169: Speaker Asylum, Well it was once said you could almost Weld With Krell (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-16, 23:20:51 (104.35.189.164)
Many models were well suited to tough loads. Interesting read from your link on some novel hi-tech materials and overlapping five way. Infer that one of the hard mid domes runs fairly low, like 275/3 .......
170: General Asylum, Well done (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-16, 17:10:03 (104.35.189.164)
Game Set Match .......
171: Speaker Asylum, 1.2 ohms load, 2 ohms over low 3 octaves, not for faint o amp (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-16, 17:05:13 (104.35.189.164)
Youser! From description of bass units in article uncertain where to get redone, maybe Human speakers. .......
172: Speaker Asylum, Yeah but they are a Pinto not a Mustang (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-16, 16:52:40 (104.35.189.164)
Yeah, I mostly knew why there was a hype buzz from the sellers but wondered which demographic they are being sold to and don't they have the same SAF / WAF that all generations have had since the L100 .......
173: Speaker Asylum, Who is buying these 50 year old referb JBL L100 for $2400? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-16, 11:11:53 (104.35.189.164)
Seems every week for past 18 months there are price increases for JBL L100 that are 50 plus years old? It's not so much the age but, the idea that these actually sound goo enough to warrant $2000 pric .......
174: Speaker Asylum, Extremely rare, you should pay top dollar for these (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-14, 07:59:46 (104.35.189.164)
Or you could at least respond to advice you requested. .......
175: General Asylum, Want to see my collection of Mick Jagger's Lips? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-13, 09:09:19 (104.35.189.164)
From infant to Geriatric. .......
176: Speaker Asylum, They used to print that in every paper catalog, then html sort (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-10, 08:19:46 (104.35.189.164)
Pages and pages of data to help identify possible candidates from a replacement perspective and size specific projects. Needed a notepad to keep track of candidates, some sizes like 7 inch diameter co .......
177: General Asylum, True, you can't always get what you want ...-. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-10, 07:57:42 (104.35.189.164)
But I often get what I deserve. .......
178: General Asylum, Would you do this years farewel of Stones and Eagles? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-09, 22:55:09 (104.35.189.164)
The mega cost of quality seats in a quality setting aside, would these mostly not dead acts get you to try attending? .......
179: General Asylum, Your intentions are clearer (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-06, 10:33:37 (104.35.189.164)
I was not able to locate JL-350x, only a coax tweeter midbass combo C2-350x. Understand your approach of only changing a part of the system. If possible, nearly more important than bass blocking, is .......
180: Speaker Asylum, Yes we know (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-06, 08:50:21 (104.35.189.164)
But actually not much of mass as few made in auto terms But your statement is the go-to when audio salesmen/marketers are cornered by the product's arrogant pricing model is being pointed out . Anothe .......
181: Speaker Asylum, When MiniMaggies launched at shows, they used novel approach (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-06, 07:55:44 (104.35.189.164)
Magnapan seemed to only set up at shows for a product launch (smart on wallet). For the desktop launch , they had on the quarter hour presentations, but didn't tell what you were going to hear, and al .......
182: General Asylum, If putting in new speakers, then put cap required , not existing (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-06, 07:28:31 (104.35.189.164)
It is more than possible that your new speakers will be able to perform and sustain performance at a lower frequency. This then would allow/require a different value of cap. Somewhat like replacing a .......
183: Speaker Asylum, Thats the price of TEN 2024 Corvette LT1. ! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-05, 12:12:48 (174.243.149.11)
One has nearly 457,000 fine tuned parts, while the other has couple hundred. One requires only energy to function, the other requires many other complex devices to work One has fine styling, the other .......
184: Speaker Asylum, Think i recall that design to have complex xover (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-03, 08:13:19 (104.35.189.164)
Got all the Dynaudio kits and think that had Avery complex multi component crossover Even with a phase correcting X shaped section that I studied and could make sense on how to design. Mids and tweet .......
185: Speaker Asylum, Been close to 18 years since Dynaudio stopped selling drivers only (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-03, 08:04:20 (104.35.189.164)
Except car audio offerings but all 4 ohm and many with high qts for sealed non reflex installations. .......
186: Speaker Asylum, Clearly one big difference (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-02-01, 09:14:56 (104.35.189.164)
You can buy a new HiVi, but can really only get at best a 15 year old used most likely Dynaudio. In its day, and possibly anytime, the Dynaudio was by far the second best Dome midrange available to bo .......
187: Speaker Asylum, It costs more than its 650 lbs in silver (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-01-25, 22:45:14 (104.35.189.164)
You'd have to add another $50,000 to the 650 lbs of silver to even out "Their" scales !! Cool didn't come to mind after that reality hit. .......
188: Speaker Asylum, Seems getting more than you think (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-01-17, 11:16:48 (104.35.189.164)
So for a pair $120 drivers $30 crossovers $200 enclosures and binding posts, badges, covers So about $350 in parts and only 2 times to buy at 700. Good deal 1 And most manufacturers would ask 4 times .......
189: General Asylum, Dang, i blinked and 20 years went by (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-01-09, 09:46:36 (104.35.189.164)
Was a good time had by all Too may "Suits" courting Oligarchs at CES nowdays .......
190: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Sorry im having hardtime wording my question (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2024-01-05, 08:29:33 (104.35.189.164)
I'm not doing good job of communicating my question Original poster wanted horn loading from 40 to 250 for a specific driver You responded with a model to fit that 40 to 250, but you also gave a model .......
191: General Asylum, Andfor those same titles, couldnt find a CD that bettered (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-30, 19:22:21 (104.35.189.164)
Worked at CAD/CAM company with global sales sites. I got copies from Japan, UK, Germany from my sales tech aides contacts. All claimed special pressings, most were not significant over original. Now i .......
192: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Puzzled by your two examples vs desired output range (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-30, 10:54:51 (104.35.189.164)
First, I'm not as experienced in horn modeling/building as direct radiators So my puzzlement is not the model examples but the assumptions/requirements you took in generating the examples. So the na .......
193: General Asylum, Nice to have Inmates Gotcha Back events (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-29, 20:29:28 (104.35.189.164)
Much respect .......
194: Speaker Asylum, Images from B&W plus present day for sale, all are right red (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-27, 21:14:07 (104.35.189.164)
When facing the rear of the speaker, the three pairs are red right. If you're questioning if internally connections are switched that's a diffferent and most unlikely unless they have been "upgraded" .......
195: Speaker Asylum, The money of the nuclear and space races (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-24, 08:47:03 (104.35.189.164)
"This requisition from Huntsville Alabama says the need a 250kw audio amplifier, maybe we should sent them two just in case" .......
196: Speaker Asylum, That is a very menacing object in that photo (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-23, 09:40:18 (104.35.189.164)
I almost get the same feeling if I were looking at an unfused artillery shell. I fear the potential acoustical output of that completed and installed unit. .......
197: Speaker Asylum, Funny how 1 mm influenced my interest (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-23, 08:44:37 (104.35.189.164)
Been tossing around for a larger dome low fs tweeter, most are 34 or 35 mm and so I associated the 30mm Wavcor n that group , but it's just 1mm more than say the Scanspeak 29 series and some SEAS. Fun .......
198: Speaker Asylum, Do you have experience with either TW30 or Wavecor (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-22, 21:13:58 (104.35.189.164)
Although aware of the Wavcor brand but have no experience with either. The TW30 is interesting for bigger size low Fs type projects, have you any experience with either company or driver ? Maybe a lin .......
199: General Asylum, Pictures show robot arm incloded (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-22, 09:44:24 (104.35.189.164)
But it doesn't blend in as the rest of the unit Actually worth some industrial design kudos. .......
200: Speaker Asylum, Fun read. Interesting measurements. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-22, 09:31:04 (104.35.189.164)
Probably better tools graphs than original designers had in late 60s I do think a key point about the time and culture was missed about the roll off of bass and treble. EVERY receiver had bass and tre .......
201: Speaker Asylum, There are no 4 in voice coils offered by scanspeak, SEAS or Focal (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-21, 13:30:05 (104.35.189.164)
Or what's left of Vifa , Audax Hi-Vi and only in some subwoofers from Peerless line These makers often have drivers used in some of the finest speakers on the market, with far fewer having the large c .......
202: Speaker Asylum, Alternatives to the A26RE4 (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-21, 10:06:57 (104.35.189.164)
Ain't many, most older, and modern marks are $$$$$ Seems like about every ten years or so I too get interested in a large format midbass with very well behaved roll off to make an updated Dynaco A25. .......
203: Speaker Asylum, Most drivers offered for home audio do not use 4" voice coils (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-21, 09:11:48 (104.35.189.164)
The ATC,DYNAUDIO,MOREL,and SKANNNING are about the only ones, vast majority are 1 to 2 inch voice coils The A26 driver is a Dynaco A25 driver design upgraded updated with design and measuring tools no .......
204: General Asylum, Remind me of cable railing attachments for stairs (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-17, 08:38:07 (104.35.189.164)
Not antenna mounts, don't go 90 degrees and no way to "fix" them at any angle. They also could be rod ends for manufacturing machines .......
205: Speaker Asylum, Nice reminder of the front back screw baffles (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-15, 22:54:18 (104.35.189.164)
Good call out on the screw attachment vs glue. Mostly forgot that suggestion. Think I got visual issue with screws on baffles and purged that nugget. Think I Might want to fool around with that some .......
206: Speaker Asylum, Since i have witnessed the procedure, you seem the one in need (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-12-06, 08:03:55 (104.35.189.164)
Your argument is found wanting. It's almost like you are saying iron doesn't rust. Enjoy your religion and leave the truth to others. .......
207: Speaker Asylum, It appears you were mistaken then (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-11-29, 08:14:15 (104.35.189.164)
Since I have witnessed first hand the remagnitzing of JBL 2440 s by Dr Edgar as he repurposed old PA units for his Edgarhorn when he shared a shop with ImageDynamics who had setup for mag of subwoofer .......
208: Speaker Asylum, 2000 years? Why so many PA ALNICO needed remagnitzing (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-11-22, 15:02:46 (174.193.200.30)
Once you put serious power for extended periods (100's hours not 2000 years) there was a need to have companies that offered remagnitzing services to the ProAudio world. Think some still exist. Techno .......
209: General Asylum, I think some care should be taken with this product (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-11-20, 11:24:42 (104.35.189.164)
I have no experience with this product I might be cautious. The product states that is a pre paint no wash off and interacts with paint applied. Sounds like not the first product I might use on painte .......
210: General Asylum, Thats a top notch components home constructed speaker setup (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-11-03, 12:11:59 (104.35.189.164)
Assuming this is the second system to the ESL room, and is more than suited to continue the planar sound signature of the Big Boys but at a more casual setting. Not many would incure the cost of RAALs .......
211: Speaker Asylum, Might consider some taped hornsubs (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-11-02, 23:00:04 (104.35.189.164)
Bit more lumber but same complexity level as an isobaric and often a truly new experience rather than a possible lateral move. That might be a future consideration for you at least. .......
212: Speaker Asylum, What sonic benefits are you expecting over your dual sealed subs now. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-11-02, 09:22:00 (104.35.189.164)
I'm concerned that you are seeking an improvement over your present dual sealed subs, and you end up with same performance with only a smaller enclosure as a benefit. Even though you have 4 drivers , .......
213: Speaker Asylum, Your description is not isobaric (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-10-31, 09:54:53 (104.35.189.164)
The key to if it is isobaric is that one of the pair of drivers to not exit into the room, just into the enclosure The units you refer to are just dual driver subwoofer. Still good but not technically .......
214: Speaker Asylum, Define isobaric? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-10-30, 23:17:25 (104.35.189.164)
If you are referring toa single driver running through a restrictive vent, or two drivers sharing a small airspace/ enclosure (drivers back to back with connecting tunnel or face to face) loaded in a .......
215: Speaker Asylum, Well it really was not a technical marvel with tight tolerances (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-10-29, 08:37:07 (104.35.189.164)
It simply a 1 cubic foot box running 4 ohm woofer full range , a cap only on tweeter. Several GRS , Pioneer and couple Daytons available would do decent and no doubt with all the 4 ohm car Audio Units .......
216: Speaker Asylum, Driver not moving but port is at maximum output (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-10-23, 09:54:48 (104.35.189.164)
That is then the resonance frequency of the driver/port/enclosure combo In the Stereophile plot attached the port output is red line. Notice at its peak the driver lot blue has a big dip in output. Th .......
217: Speaker Asylum, Gota chuckle out of first unit picture on top of Blue "workbench" (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-10-11, 12:02:02 (104.35.189.164)
I have used my Blue "workbench" for so many apply finish/paint to projects (not just speaker) its top is the most protected indescribable color top on the block! .......
218: Speaker Asylum, Dark gray actually (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-10-11, 09:02:21 (104.35.189.164)
No complex finish. Enclosure used for different driver combos over the years 20 years ago I stopped confusing speaker building with furniture building. 100 of hours on wood products working and finish .......
219: Speaker Asylum, Nicely done ! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-10-10, 19:32:29 (104.35.189.164)
Could not see that detail originally but nicely done implementation . Seems that list of details never ends except in trade-offs. .......
220: Speaker Asylum, Funny thing happened on a Merlin TSM study project (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-10-10, 13:37:51 (104.35.189.164)
The Merlin TSM is a well respected speaker and I sometimes build my own of speakers just to understand the designers choices. Some marks I've done over the years were sonus fabre Concerto, spica tc 50 .......
221: Speaker Asylum, Recommend a chamfer on the inside edge of midbass cutout (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-10-10, 08:12:06 (104.35.189.164)
That little edge can be source of a nasty 1000 to 1400 hz reflection that really can be seen on spectral-decay plot. But of course you need to leave some of the thickness at each screw mounting point .......
222: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Very nicely put together (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-10-05, 08:04:47 (104.35.189.164)
Was initially puzzled by each having two sets of connector posts but of course two coils per side. I think the T92A fits in very nicely as few conventional HF drivers can hit that 100+ db mark, but th .......
223: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Stunning with taste and style (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-10-04, 15:42:05 (104.35.189.164)
Always a pleasure to see your refined touch on your creations. I thought you had some Cy creations at one point but possibly bad memory. His stuff was dead quite even on 100 db plus setups. Are you us .......
224: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Been many a year since i climbed your stairs to that room (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-10-04, 09:42:19 (104.35.189.164)
Had often wondered over the past years what evolution that room had experienced. Couldn't believe you ripped out previous built in room horn subs to make even newer ones. Conicals now I see. And as al .......
225: Speaker Asylum, If it aint broke ( but suprised that aint broke by now) (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-09-16, 15:41:02 (104.35.189.164)
First , if you like why change? Second, the plate amps on that level of m&k subs were not known for long life. Been asked number of times about replacement amps over the years so you are ahead of the .......
226: Speaker Asylum, Klipsch RF series are not without detractors (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-09-11, 09:47:50 (104.35.189.164)
Klipsch RF series are love hate category of speakers. The version one series had some significant issues with unbalanced sound and market driven over technical driven performance. Several measurement .......
227: Speaker Asylum, The clarification was informative (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-09-07, 09:59:02 (104.35.189.164)
That was the world that Dr Edgar lived so understand your point. I'll remember to keep that term to myself as it has meaning to me on describing the actual useful range of a driver, whatever the excep .......
228: Speaker Asylum, RE: But Mass is not what rolls off a woofer. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-09-05, 17:52:21 (104.35.189.164)
It is a term I learned from Dr Edgar to describe " yeah it has a freq response that implies a wide range but it's really only able to do decent linear response up to the first significant roll off". .......
229: General Asylum, I did specifically choose hyperbole to mean exaggeration not false (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-09-04, 12:01:53 (104.35.189.164)
Specifically chose that term to represent text exaggeration, not that DSP can be used to greatly improve a system/room. The text in several areas, especially in overview and summary implies (maybe ev .......
230: General Asylum, "SAM extends the bass of any supported speakers". Clearly hyperbole (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-09-04, 10:16:55 (104.35.189.164)
Bit skeptical on such a broad statement, especially for a reflex or transmission line speaker where the physics of box to tuning point is not so easily over me by transform functions of the signal I'm .......
231: Speaker Asylum, That driver does not go to 1500, its first mass roll of is 550ish (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-09-04, 09:35:17 (104.35.189.164)
That 1500hz point is marketing, simple glance at supplied freq curve says at best 500, but that is outstanding for a 15" flat cone large surround sub woofer driver. Most 15 subs are hard pressed to hi .......
232: Speaker Asylum, The only thing that is unique in crossover is he 4.5khz trap (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-09-01, 10:07:11 (104.35.189.164)
Not saying you should upgrade , but the speaker by speaker uniqueness was the mid bass resonance trap, the remainder of the crossover is same. They measured each Polydax driver, wrote on magnets the .......
233: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Fellow home constructor who taugh me its not fail if learn (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-08-31, 12:55:12 (104.35.189.164)
In the late 1990s early 2000s there was a SoCal bass list (way to communicate groups before forums) that would spawn some gatherings and run what ya brung events Through that I was able to spend time .......
234: Speaker Asylum, I found some measurements, its there in large quantities (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-08-15, 15:26:06 (174.243.153.173)
Even the relatively small units Stereophile reviewed, the vertices are a disaster. Even the text associated to the measurements say it clearly "The Impact Monitor's vertical radiation pattern suggest .......
235: Speaker Asylum, The distances are enough even for midrange comb filtering (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-08-15, 14:55:51 (174.243.153.173)
They may make attempts at mitigating the issue, but I'm not convinced on eliminating or not applying. Got any links to measurements that confirm the companies statements ? I'm certain their marketing .......
236: Speaker Asylum, How ? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-08-15, 14:42:24 (174.243.153.173)
Those hi freq sources are far apart, not certain physics has been overcome or the explanation needs to be shown in measuments, not just words. .......
237: Speaker Asylum, Some Marks dance with comb filtering more than they need to (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-08-15, 13:01:39 (174.243.153.173)
And a few of their higher models look like a guy had too much coffee, a hole saw and a Madisound Catalogue open to the tweeter section. .......
238: Speaker Asylum, Got chuckle on "ferrofluid cooling tweeter" isnt that White Van marketing (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-08-14, 22:32:00 (174.243.149.17)
Absolutely nothing wrong with ferrofluid drivers, but it was more a budget level marketing check mark than on$10K mark. .......
239: Speaker Asylum, The graphs are painfull,but most listeners wont hear it (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-08-14, 12:41:26 (174.243.128.102)
You can get away with sins above 11K for most folks, especially from the age group I see at audio shows The ultra hi frequency is a bit of mess and the bit bigger issue is the. Sub 1K spectral-decay p .......
240: General Asylum, But most CD players already have "a plate". Its called The Case! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-08-14, 12:20:24 (174.243.128.102)
Unless it's a Walkman, then it's plastic. .......
241: Speaker Asylum, My speaker matts/acoustic batting 1 box, yours 1 warehouse (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-08-13, 15:47:48 (174.243.145.43)
Everything in hi-eff is required to be much bigger. Table saws, work benches, CLAMPS, work area, parts storage, radius cutters and don't dare to get your hands between two large compression drivers on .......
242: Speaker Asylum, All that concern for just an sub (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-08-13, 10:06:01 (174.243.145.43)
Binding posts on a sub are least of your bottom octave worries/challenges Also after awhile the weight and wiggle and move and a leak between the wire and the sealant happens. Have several bookshelve .......
243: General Asylum, If only had a few more dials it would be survivable (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-08-08, 22:46:06 (104.35.189.164)
How would you know when to stop adjusting! .......
244: Speaker Asylum, Old tricks new daugs? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-08-06, 22:39:20 (104.35.189.164)
There were many Marks commercial built or kit or speaker house brand that used the Scanspeak combo of 18w8545 mid bass and 9900 tweeter. The North Creek version was head and shoulders above vast major .......
245: Speaker Asylum, Only at audio shows (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-07-31, 09:32:52 (104.35.189.164)
I've heard all3 marks passive and active but only in show conditions All 3 versions were full range floorstanders disguised as a golden ratio box This active version uses the best drivers of all thre .......
246: Speaker Asylum, Bar to success is set higher when MFGR says not repairable (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-07-16, 16:12:02 (104.35.189.164)
Usually the MFGR knows the technique but wonder if the XBL design feature is either technically or legally the source of "can't fix" I'd venture to say that it took some effort and often to open that .......
247: General Asylum, Prestige Show-Off is NOT new, think McIntosh of 1950's (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-07-12, 11:36:28 (104.35.189.164)
Look at any advert on Hi-Fi in the 50s and early 60s, it isn't just men but the whole new atomic family. The right lawnmower, the right TV console, the right Jello molds, and the right garage door. Pr .......
248: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, And for most home audio types, so are horns (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-07-10, 15:09:06 (104.35.189.164)
Along with single driver types, all are niche in home audio. Doesn't mean that they are either inferior or superior, just not as many takers as mid to low efficiency speakers. And open baffle bass and .......
249: General Asylum, Modern violins are very good, so are some 325 years old (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-07-07, 08:48:54 (104.35.189.164)
And there is some 40, 50 year old stereo equipment that still to this day are very very good, often a better experience than with great deal of contemporary equipment. But there were a ton in the " br .......
250: Speaker Asylum, Thought you might find the 5db peak at 4700 to show up in wild mode (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-07-05, 09:51:41 (104.35.189.164)
Based on your graph of the 5" ish Purifi, that the 5db ringing around 4700 would possibly be a bit much. The scaling on the graph you provided sorta masked it, but rest of curve and 2nd/3rd order dist .......
251: General Asylum, Big to small. B&W, ATC SCM25, GENELEC 8010 (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-07-03, 09:48:05 (174.193.138.33)
Not certain why only one of the small GENELEC, possibly communication with the studio rooms on the flanking TV screens .......
252: Speaker Asylum, Not mine, ever! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-07-02, 11:23:40 (174.193.141.145)
Not mine I agree that a screwdriver would help I might though suggest, remove screws, remove blown driver, put replacement driver, then tighten screws. .......
253: Speaker Asylum, It's often called a phase plug, but bit more for cone n ring radiators (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-30, 22:43:42 (104.35.189.164)
Nasic idea is to diminish the interference of one side of cone or ring radiator(rr) to the other side of the cone or re Both the JMR unit shown and Davis tweeters are about the only ones using cones w .......
254: Speaker Asylum, It just might work (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-30, 17:20:18 (104.35.189.164)
An idea that came after couple cold ones The CL advert is classic " Awesome speakers, work and sound great! Tape on one woofer to damp a buzz. Recently used them in this condition as sound reinforcem .......
255: General Asylum, Audio Forums? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-30, 09:56:48 (104.35.189.164)
Like this thread, a subject that once again is generating a endless cyclical debate of tubes vs solid state, digital vs vinyl, subs bad, esoteric and narrow speaker religon. Another one person's opini .......
256: Speaker Asylum, Sensible concerns and valid solution (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-23, 18:23:50 (104.35.189.164)
Warrants extra caution when possible impact to the fundamental design choice of the speaker like your units having significant importance of first order benefits of time/phase. Your approach and setu .......
257: Speaker Asylum, Quality of method and type of xover may overshadow benefit (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-23, 08:26:42 (104.35.189.164)
I cringe a bit when people talk " sub, mains and crossover " A number of xovers mess all octaves to "relieve the mains of the bottom octave" . Cheap components like single giant value electrolytic cap .......
258: General Asylum, Walked into first in four years local audio shop. Time warp (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-23, 07:52:10 (104.35.189.164)
Few months back went to local hifi shop for first time in four years. And I was greeted by a scene of deja vue. Records in racks, turntables on most flat spaces and displays of complete systems based .......
259: Speaker Asylum, Humorous observation (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-18, 10:11:57 (104.35.189.164)
Got a chuckle out of your summary, "itching to replace before receiving" True Asylum Affiliation .......
260: General Asylum, No matter how many chairs, those are the three I look for (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-18, 09:58:14 (104.35.189.164)
This bobsled approach works and in practice at a show, I dont care how many chairs, this is all I see in a room. If none of the three (or two in small room), then I wait until open or come back. All o .......
261: Speaker Asylum, That is a loss but beat the odds with quality offerings (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-15, 20:38:58 (104.35.189.164)
One of the few hobbyist that turned into professional success. His offerings from DIY and then Pro were well executed and in many configurations/components. Units on used market hold moderate value, .......
262: General Asylum, The real thing caught my eye also (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-15, 08:25:09 (104.35.189.164)
It really stuck out to me as excellent in industrial design and its appearance in the room made me wait till music was done to ask "I dont know what it does, but what is that cool looking thing?" ::: .......
263: General Asylum, Are the Sanders in your present setup? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-14, 23:03:37 (104.35.189.164)
If you are referring to the Sanders Electrostatic/Dynamic hybrid and associated electronics, then I totally agree that they were one of the rare few that consistently sounded excellent at multiple sh .......
264: General Asylum, Silly post (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-14, 09:03:11 (104.35.189.164)
Yes please give me photos of the stands of spectators, not cars of Le Mons. Todd has shared this level of quality photos and extensive coverage at his cost for over a decade. He works hard to give fo .......
265: General Asylum, Some security concerns by show folks with thumb drives (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-13, 19:38:13 (104.35.189.164)
Not universal but caution is understandable. I just bring cds .......
266: General Asylum, Anothers impressions (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-13, 13:30:24 (104.35.189.164)
Mine Bleed thru - oddly I thought that the temp walls between the ballroom area displays were the best at blocking sound bleed thru better than the many dozens of show locations I've attended. Regular .......
267: General Asylum, There was a room setup (mostly) with Klipschorns (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-13, 09:34:43 (104.35.189.164)
They didn't seem to fit in corners, so they could only utilize one wall as horn extension. Shoehorned would be the term. Music was played but room size impacted the performance and didn't show actual .......
268: General Asylum, Did anyone visit the Man on the Moon room? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-12, 09:20:54 (104.35.189.164)
I only know that in the multiple trips by the room, it was full so I passed. I have no idea what the special approach to using two sets of speakers (2 side by side on left and 2 side by side right) an .......
269: General Asylum, They did at least have spunkier music selections (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-10, 22:28:48 (104.35.189.164)
Doing the reel-to-reel gig to cranking levels of ELP, Metallica and Zeppelin along with some show go to,s Brave as some selections were recorded back in the day a bit "gritty and overloaded" and that .......
270: Speaker Asylum, Crossover is just a 5mF cap and selectable resistors, 94 db bit high (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-02, 10:06:17 (104.35.189.164)
Not worked with it, do you think it is robust enough for a 6db at 3000hz with 1100 fs. The 94 db would need more padding as orig was 90ish on a good day. Gotta believe there is wealth of first hand ac .......
271: Speaker Asylum, Seems a consistent freq profile for.number of SEAS w16 family (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-02, 09:44:37 (104.35.189.164)
Good number of SEAS w16 ( mag , nomex, and graphene) family have nearly the same frequency profile of being 10 db higher at 1000hz than 100hz. Might suggest a 2.5 way in your mtm but still will need s .......
272: Speaker Asylum, Recall your journey, might have longer term suggestion (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-01, 22:54:21 (104.35.189.164)
Do recall your previous call outs for dead 808 tweeters and their uniqueness. Search for unobtainiums ain't fun. If the JBLs don't ultimately work out, might consider the Audax rectangle plate tweeter .......
273: Speaker Asylum, + 1 on looking to Morel and Audax TW034 possibly (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-01, 22:39:48 (104.35.189.164)
Morel often fits the lower Fs, lower cost requirements with multiple models that tend to be xover forgiving. The Audax is holdover from 10 inch two way speakers days, been a LONG time since heard/used .......
274: Speaker Asylum, More to chew on for sure (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-01, 21:58:46 (104.35.189.164)
Encountered number of specialty groups that have sets of quick comparison values. The bass and sub bass focus on set that deal with power dissipation vs coil length (or there abouts) and the hi-eff si .......
275: General Asylum, Answers to a technical question rarely solve a human interaction issue (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-01, 10:00:16 (104.35.189.164)
Ot seems if it makes sounds then it is a "speaker" and speakers are not allowed per agreement. I tend to agree the only real offering that may work is a console. It looks like a credenza and artifact .......
276: Speaker Asylum, Interesting take (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-06-01, 09:27:42 (104.35.189.164)
Like that attempt at simplifying the understanding Still doesn't seem to have any motor attributes that would set the power boundaries. Maybe kinetic energy potential vs density or weight. Seems like .......
277: Speaker Asylum, But useful for what? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-31, 13:21:20 (104.35.189.164)
I have read that PF article multiple times and I'm not certain what this Factor can be used for. It says something about the density of a come/diaphragm but it doesn't say why having a high or low num .......
278: Speaker Asylum, Interesting, thanks for link (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-31, 08:39:56 (104.35.189.164)
The link you provided answered my question, thanks. The following statement should not be in a proposal "The practical utility of the Agility Factor metric should be obvious" That comes off as an att .......
279: Speaker Asylum, Unfamiliar with term "Agility Factor" in relation to speaker drivers (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-31, 07:18:38 (104.35.189.164)
What is this factor made from and what does it convey about a specific driver? .......
280: Speaker Asylum, Madisound is also offering that kit with enclosures (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-22, 12:50:04 (104.35.189.164)
Not certain what xover components each site offers so uncertain if a one for one comparison .......
281: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Rethm speakers but probably used ones (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-17, 09:47:12 (104.35.189.164)
For decades Rethm kept to the single driver back horn designs, so would add that to your list of used Mark's to look for Present designs have dropped the single back loaded for bass driver enhanced wi .......
282: Speaker Asylum, Exploded views and components are part of Ad Campaign (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-15, 11:44:06 (104.35.189.164)
Simple images search for Mofi Source Point 10 driver will give you lots of impressions. There is bit detailed info or history on the requirements and design details in Stereophile review to determine .......
283: Speaker Asylum, How about a three prong wrench putter wrench, site wrench (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-14, 21:59:48 (104.35.189.164)
The golf putter wrench has some merit or modify or inspire. .......
284: Speaker Asylum, Maybe a gift tool you got in past like this (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-14, 08:17:53 (104.35.189.164)
Or a small socket with three angle grinders touch radially .......
285: General Asylum, Why settle for one instrument when you can have whole band (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-10, 09:47:24 (104.35.189.164)
Although they came in early binary digital paper rolls or metal disks, they are being converted to midi readers. And they are half the price. I can't imagine the mechanical complexity of these units t .......
286: Speaker Asylum, You know , I overlooked the impact of just 4 db (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-08, 21:19:31 (104.35.189.164)
I read it and said hey that's a number greater than three db , but think you understood its overall less impact than number suggests. In looking at measurements of reviewed TL line of speakers (PMC as .......
287: Speaker Asylum, SEAS Thor description says otherwise (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-08, 15:43:07 (104.35.189.164)
I was bit taken aback when you stated that Thor was a no ouput TL, so was reading up on it at seas.no site. They claim otherwise "The transmission line produces 4 dB of bass lift from 20Hz to 110HZ, .......
288: Speaker Asylum, So it's an elegant implementation of decades old technology (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-08, 15:28:26 (104.35.189.164)
1964 is too early but 70s had multiple implementations of that alignment for both bass and midrange mostly in English marks. These recent ones though are elegant in design while most others are basic .......
289: Speaker Asylum, Unlike reflex above resonance, TL output is always out of phase (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-07, 22:58:09 (104.35.189.164)
The cancellation is related to the distance from terminus to driver along with the line length (1/4 1/2 or full), much like an open baffle as I recall. But can also be as result of relationship betwee .......
290: Speaker Asylum, Jim Griffin line array - been awhile (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-07, 10:54:18 (104.35.189.164)
Early 2000s had alot of buzz around line arrays in DIY circles, with Mr Griffin being near the forefront on quality information. Many of us tried our versions of that and some shared at gatherings. Th .......
291: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, I might have to set aside afternoon if I ask you a more than basic Q (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-07, 10:31:27 (104.35.189.164)
I really appreciate the level of info you provide, takes some time to absorb. Need to look up what range the B&C high freq ring radiator portion of coax is designed for (and xover) to more fully grasp .......
292: General Asylum, Did you have that level of pageantry succeeding the 12th Duke? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-07, 08:55:23 (104.35.189.164)
I at least encountered the word tautology in a real life discussion for the first time. Thanks. .......
293: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Basic question on the coax horn match (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-07, 08:45:29 (104.35.189.164)
I assume that on these type of units, only the midrange can utilize different horn geometries and hi freq driver is single geometry? Or can a different hi freq horn be attached to this drivet also ? H .......
294: Speaker Asylum, Number of Mark's used the Thor type TL, do they cancel 150 to 250hz? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-07, 08:13:23 (104.35.189.164)
TL in bass with output have the classic TL canceling of the output in the 150 hz range. Think recent measurements by Stereophile on an Alta Audio unit show these canceling well. Never thought or measu .......
295: Speaker Asylum, Were those the A17WG of old or a newer version? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-06, 08:35:21 (104.35.189.164)
They offered several different tweeter coax versions. The Vifa Coax series ( except for the M&K 4") are very rare, with a interesting demand by folks looking to use a low powered tube amp building uni .......
296: Speaker Asylum, But readers don't see those exchanges , just the prase (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-04, 15:59:06 (64.183.6.194)
An hence why there is a understandable belief audio journalist are more a company mouthpiece instead of potential customer representative . If we don't see the manufactures questioned hard and journal .......
297: Speaker Asylum, Did you ask obvious tough questions when presented these units (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-05-03, 16:46:22 (174.243.146.35)
Like "What challenges did comb filtering of the flat mids did you overcome?" "What was the rational of using iron core inductors and sand cast resistors in a statement speaker?" " how do you overcome .......
298: General Asylum, They have ! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-30, 08:54:22 (104.35.189.164)
Haven't you found it yet? I think you dream of a world that should be satisfied with everyone owning a Ford Model T. Truly built as a car for ll mankind. .......
299: Speaker Asylum, BrianHP - PE Vifa M18-08-08 mark (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-27, 14:18:40 (104.35.189.164)
Since came from Areial Acoustics, tossed together a mini-Model 10T (except finishes reversed on enclosures) Paired with Vifa PL11WG and Vifa D25ag. Fun but not a Vifa M26 growl unit. Still does f3 of .......
300: Speaker Asylum, Your active xover is not a standalone solution (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-27, 09:01:59 (104.35.189.164)
Its clear from the xover schematic that both these drivers need more than crossover points to make them sound good. There are contour filters to flatten certain parts, it has impedance contour comps a .......
301: General Asylum, Continuous, until I open the driver side door (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-27, 08:49:38 (104.35.189.164)
Amps at home go off first. They wail a bit if Preamp is turned off first. Car has mind of its own .......
302: General Asylum, Think some of the mondo sized power cords need higher clamp force (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-26, 10:46:08 (104.35.189.164)
I have no idea about the Mark's you mentioned, but I've got some outlets that spit out "wall warts" transformer Good deal of the audio specialist power cords appear far heavier and greater leverage th .......
303: Speaker Asylum, You are not alone, 10 years of the same issue with other owners (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-25, 16:15:01 (104.35.189.164)
There are posts 10 or more years or older lamenting the lack of solution from Infinity. There are at least well written manuals about the actual model numbers and the actual crossover. Think that is J .......
304: Speaker Asylum, Always too many, but never really enough (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-24, 13:10:32 (104.35.189.164)
Understand about too many. Most of my creations dont last too long. These M18 were bought as backups for hometheater three ways that have orig M18WO-09-08 that are at 20 years old . . The other unit .......
305: Speaker Asylum, BRIAN HP - PE Scanspeak M18WO-27 buyout mark (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-24, 11:10:43 (104.35.189.164)
Brian HP Share project from Partsexpress Scanspeak Aerial Acoustics buyout M18WO-27-08 These drivers are fresh, 2014 date, clearly made by Scanspeak Denmark. The gold plated connectors and the plastic .......
306: Speaker Asylum, Yes, industry turned back on audiophiles, wrestling for Oligarchs (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-23, 09:04:12 (104.35.189.164)
The reality is that there are not enough everyday audiophiles to sell enough "toasters" to make nice ends meet. So there is a total emphasis on selling a few units to a very small number of humans. Th .......
307: Speaker Asylum, Pics I've seen seem like cross btw Rave and Refinement (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-18, 09:42:54 (104.35.189.164)
Many of the 5 driver 4way type with the gentile leaf tweeter handling high end, with moderate sized midrange/midbass units, followed by "that's probably more than enough bass" bottom end, with sing .......
308: Inmate Central, Mr Victor and the bat (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-18, 09:23:41 (104.35.189.164)
I have not been a part of one of your threads in 8 or more years. While back when AA was bit hotter Hope you and business continue for more years to come (Edit - Oh I see this thread got moved to a vo .......
309: Inmate Central, He might need to pawn shop his pair after that signing (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-17, 16:06:28 (104.35.189.164)
But then NFL owners were not thrilled that Washington's team only got 6 billion! .......
310: Speaker Asylum, Nesotrovic bass force balance system (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-17, 15:53:52 (104.35.189.164)
Believe that is the patent you mentioned As I can make out, Nesotrovic uses two drivers using same motor,puts one on a large cone and another on a smaller cone in the same sealed enclosure. So an 8 wi .......
311: Speaker Asylum, Mucho thanks, nailed 5 unobtainiums! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-17, 15:18:44 (104.35.189.164)
I am in your debt. I hope at some time to return favor. Grabbed 5, with two of them I haven't seen offered since 1998. The 08-08 version of the Vifa M18. The 09-08 version was the one usually offered. .......
312: Speaker Asylum, Appreciate the info, but caution (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-17, 14:50:35 (104.35.189.164)
I have had inventory from other manufacturers. Be sure you have measuring equipment and buy more than you need. Some inventory is overstock. Some inventory is out of spec to be used in their released .......
313: Inmate Central, Who else can buy $285,000 speakers launched at Axpona (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-17, 14:40:53 (104.35.189.164)
Maybe some bitcoiner exec's or private orbital company CEOs too. .......
314: General Asylum, Appreciate info (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-16, 13:32:29 (104.35.189.164)
Up high outside "chamber" and normal mic requirements and distance. Will give a shot , thanks for idea/ info .......
315: General Asylum, What parameters and equipment is required for gen test of speakers (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-16, 09:13:20 (104.35.189.164)
I've never done that type of testing with a loudspeaker. If emphasis and faults can be found after couple generations, could help refine the hard to refine. What conditions (like test environment to .......
316: General Asylum, There was some " generosity " in using the term accurate (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-16, 08:54:51 (104.35.189.164)
I will confess that at times I generously use the term accurate to really describe overly forward and edgy. I am trying not to offend possible owners of gear and their musical preferences. ::: TOPIC:: .......
317: General Asylum, Yeah, might think those would be a bit dark sounding (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-15, 15:29:04 (104.35.189.164)
Enjoyed the chuckle .......
318: General Asylum, Contemporary trend/ability takes accurate into antiseptic territory (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-15, 15:00:19 (104.35.189.164)
Compound that trend across amp/digital/hi-tech speaker materials result in a ready ability to expose/emphasize flaws in both system and rooms. I'm not pining for dull or nostalgic sound to be the benc .......
319: Speaker Asylum, Fibercrete - that's probably where I tied to Nautilus (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-14, 09:51:47 (104.35.189.164)
I probably assumed the 801 hexhead material was used but made round, knowing the Designer Nautilus was a mold based process. Never thought to ask, just nodded that company on forefront of minimizing d .......
320: General Asylum, Pro audio market (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-14, 09:31:31 (104.35.189.164)
A different set of math is maintained in that market although the Focal seems to tried to bring hifi pricing to "home recording" trend Performance of that driver won't go unnoticed in the industry bas .......
321: Speaker Asylum, Have they always been Alum, or some like Nautilus casting shown? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-13, 22:25:55 (104.35.189.164)
Thought some of the Mark's around the Designer Nautilus release timeframe were using a non metal molding process much like the flash scene in the video. That is a thought not vetted though ::: TOPIC:: .......
322: General Asylum, Link to quality measurements by Gravesen (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-13, 22:00:37 (104.35.189.164)
Driver hits alot of good to excellent Mark's of performance. .......
323: General Asylum, May you and yours recover quickly (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-13, 21:44:28 (104.35.189.164)
Not the time for surround talk Hope to soon take up that discussion after all yours rebound .......
324: General Asylum, Purified surrounds (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-13, 17:56:28 (104.35.189.164)
Heard several Mark's at audio shows and there have been a number of home constructors who know their chops. All very positive experiences so far. I just can't think that overtime, the stress multiplie .......
325: Speaker Asylum, Was disappointed that creation of the unique mid ball was not presented (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-13, 12:52:44 (104.35.189.164)
Wood press for main body, but nothing about the very important mid chamber, the real differential from most of the competition. Possibly more protective of that info and deservedly so .......
326: General Asylum, No grandson Kubli conquered half the known world (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-12, 16:49:45 (104.35.189.164)
Grandpa half of China Grandson half of world Kublia was wise in incorporating many non Mongol/Chinese into his government. Didn't implement a one type fits all. But it also went back quickly to previ .......
327: General Asylum, I didn't realize Kubli Khan was a Westerner (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-12, 15:00:14 (104.35.189.164)
Since he conquered more land and people than any other nation in history. I dont think he did that by asking nicely. .......
328: General Asylum, That is a good point (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-12, 14:52:19 (104.35.189.164)
"...There will be no mistaking it's success or failure in a demo " Fair point .......
329: General Asylum, Backside of Paul Klipsch's lapel (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-12, 11:32:28 (104.35.189.164)
Color me more than skeptical, that version will deliver on promises. .......
330: General Asylum, Two different music and each can be heard by separately? What? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-12, 09:48:20 (104.35.189.164)
"...have multiple listeners each with their own sweet spot but they can actually listen to two different pieces of music simultaneously without hearing what the other people are listening to " I clear .......
331: Speaker Asylum, You are probably right (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-11, 22:37:05 (104.35.189.164)
They would know that's were the midrange needs to go .......
332: Speaker Asylum, Look to car audio, lots of pods (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-11, 17:08:32 (104.35.189.164)
Some for standard or slightly smaller than standard, good number of 1 inch diameter pods, damn near all are 4ohm, few at 6ohm BUT the cost of many are somewhat eye opening. You can get the pictured Vi .......
333: Speaker Asylum, Re-reading that boring nostalgia, I have to laugh at myself (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-11, 12:13:03 (104.35.189.164)
Not at what was written, but because of an early 2000`s project I resurrected this spring while our rains came. It an open baffle midbass, planar magnetic tweeter reduce sidewall reflection exercise. .......
334: Speaker Asylum, We agree far more than you carry on (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-11, 09:49:56 (104.35.189.164)
The original question was a straw man. Is there an advantage to mounting a tweeter on top. I answered that yes there is less to worry about reflections when working a crossover over a baffle mounted .......
335: Speaker Asylum, Maybe 15 years before that some offerings were made (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-10, 15:28:49 (104.35.189.164)
Think even in the mono era I saw catalogs with add on hi frequency drivers not horn loaded. .......
336: Speaker Asylum, Magnitude seems to be misunderstood (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-10, 15:20:16 (104.35.189.164)
Over 50 years of building and measuring drivers and loud speakers seems to be enough for me to put some balance to your statements. Of course almost all designs have tradeoffs. You just seem to be hun .......
337: Speaker Asylum, Modern implementation of this approach Larsen speakers (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-10, 12:02:54 (104.35.189.164)
Interesting reading that Sonab folks referenced Snell folks and Larzen folks reference Sonab folks Clearly different final approaches for each company, but clearly ones that achieved there goal with .......
338: Speaker Asylum, Be honest, there is ideal and then there is real world (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-10, 11:46:05 (104.35.189.164)
"Make it work..." are you trying to make it sound difficult Again far easier and better than "making a tweeter on a flat baffle work" I thought you were better versed in actual measurements of baffle .......
339: Speaker Asylum, Yeah you dont get to play by exact same rules with a horn (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-10, 00:05:47 (104.35.189.164)
Advantage you ( but you could still have some with bit of baffle if crossover is out of horn bandwidth) Or were you talking about the Tabby! .......
340: Speaker Asylum, To a far lesser degree than any mounted on baffle then (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-09, 23:59:23 (104.35.189.164)
You're no stranger to measurements. I think you know the magnitude of difference in that location smooth or not over a flat baffle of even 4 inches. Yes extremely contoured baffles are another approac .......
341: Speaker Asylum, Yes very much so, less front baffle reflection, measurable too (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-09, 11:57:24 (104.35.189.164)
Heck ya a benefit. Far easier to do a crossover without having do deal (much) with cabinet refraction You might see some traditional all on front baffle speakers will have tweeter offset from centerl .......
342: Speaker Asylum, Have replacement diaphragm on hand (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-04-04, 09:21:43 (104.35.189.164)
Your design is banking on the designed in safety factor of this driver. You will need a resonance frequency trap in addition to ANY order xover, cause that 600hz is big and dominate. No ferro in that .......
343: General Asylum, We see $$$ system, owner sees a tool, like tablesaw to carpenter (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-31, 09:53:48 (104.35.189.164)
You have a room full of masters of art, and a $$$ system and its considered "work space", I'm guessing that owner of $$$ system only sees it as another useful tool to get his job done. Like a German c .......
344: Speaker Asylum, Still around (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-30, 15:59:37 (104.35.189.164)
Still doing their thing. They had the manger bending wave unit available for home constructors. And totally forgot the square wave claim and couple more unique capabilities. Heard both pro and home c .......
345: General Asylum, For folks raised on Bluetooth, a 1966 Ford Gt40 is super car (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-30, 10:41:53 (104.35.189.164)
Lets put this talk in perspective Most , if not all, the people who are exposed to this setup would never had experienced equipment and performance of this level For around here it's a vintage no long .......
346: General Asylum, The angled units "presents" the media, adds to the overall environment (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-29, 15:19:00 (104.35.189.164)
Nice continuous reminder, this room is asking for more to be listened to. Turned the other way would hide why this room exists And heck yes, I'd claim it had a acoustical purpose on my resume ::: TOPI .......
347: General Asylum, That pic does convey a orderly, even classroom setting with style (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-29, 14:10:39 (104.35.189.164)
Nice job of incorporating the sound treatments into room, they add, not subtract to the overall theme, very inconspicuous. Interesting angle tilt to the book and media wall storage, did that present a .......
348: General Asylum, Coiled wire is lo-pass (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-29, 12:51:45 (104.35.189.164)
Sorry speaker crossover joke. .......
349: General Asylum, "... but for a select few this unit may be the answer" (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-29, 11:54:41 (104.35.189.164)
In other words, you'd be nuts to buy it. .......
350: General Asylum, Read that his was a far bigger quest to make 12ax7 (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-29, 11:44:10 (104.35.189.164)
5 years of legal battles and US Senator involvement just to get equipment bought into his possession. I recall when the WE 300B return happened in early 2000s, big splash at all the shows and press. S .......
351: General Asylum, That must have been harder than if you had one owner house (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-29, 11:30:54 (104.35.189.164)
There must have been a strong requirements that the room must NOT be single purpose, must not look cluttered, must be "student proof" of being messed with and can be shown off to endowments providers. .......
352: Speaker Asylum, Most of giant wmtmw units, you have to stand to be in spot (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-29, 10:03:03 (104.35.189.164)
Or on elevated sound mixing boards This is even more true with the first order as not only height but distance from unit to achieve the desired time coherence. Btw a true D'Appolito must have a acous .......
353: Speaker Asylum, Always wanted my speakers to be warm when they got wet (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-26, 12:32:40 (104.35.189.164)
Baby sheep wool makes another trendy return from the 70s again in 80s and again 90s, skipped the 00s and again .... Had a fellow home constructor who said he blew moths out the port in a wool lined r .......
354: Speaker Asylum, Many well respected makers dont have that level of quality (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-23, 21:27:59 (104.35.189.164)
May not be state of art but levels above many with air core inductors, most caps are NOT electrolytic and spy some nice quality wireround resistors. Now is the xover any good, would not know but ofte .......
355: Speaker Asylum, It's not 80 its 83 actually and already includes baffle step (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-23, 16:09:18 (104.35.189.164)
Over stepped actually, but Loki has a number of issues that are as concerning SEAS T-class clear cone tech is not their finest hour. Seen measured issues with the Vienna Acoustics models and Loki coax .......
356: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Think bit more info for focused answers (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-22, 09:01:57 (104.35.189.164)
Agreement there but we do need a bit more info as the OP had a broad spectrum and slightly vague on what specific area of help and experience. I think about all I could give to the questions would be .......
357: Speaker Asylum, Radio Shack Minimus 7 (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-22, 08:47:13 (104.35.189.164)
Tons available, you can be picky on versions and condition You said the ones you had were good, what were they? Might give is better idea on suggestions .......
358: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, A PM6A results in a very different folded horn than a Tannoy Gold (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-21, 09:59:17 (104.35.189.164)
Just to be sure, you are talking about a rear back folded horn as neither the pm6a or gold are suited to a front folded horn as they do full range. The physical size of the drivers are very different .......
359: General Asylum, Right. Are there no outstanding cars just outstanding roads? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-20, 15:17:31 (104.35.189.164)
Same road, ten different cars and only the 911 was engaging Road or car ? Same recorded piece , ten different systems and only the klangfilm Bionor Lamm Ind was engaging Recorded piece or system ::: T .......
360: Speaker Asylum, Enlightening, appreciate (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-19, 21:06:19 (104.35.189.164)
Lower distortion, high power fits with this design goals by Nakamichi .......
361: Speaker Asylum, Sure, but what do you guess the voice coil looks on the 3 stack (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-19, 10:48:41 (104.35.189.164)
Well versed in driver/motor/mags after 5 decades of building home speakers But I am highly interested in seeing what the design of the voice coil on a tweeter were 3 of the stacked mags are force and .......
362: Speaker Asylum, WAIT we've been down this path just last month (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-17, 18:08:31 (104.35.189.164)
You brought this issue up last month So kits are unobtainium and you've moved past fix and want replace Okay different challenge Give some time, will see what even physically fits, then mp e on to xo .......
363: Speaker Asylum, May not be realistic in this case (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-17, 17:52:14 (104.35.189.164)
Finding unobtainium is very difficult. Finding a pair of unobtainium may need Musk level of finances .......
364: Speaker Asylum, Get it repaired, substitutes really don't exist (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-17, 15:55:22 (104.35.189.164)
The cylinder is not cardboard tube but stacks of magnets ( with at least one in a "bucking" configuration. No doubt heavy as hell Very specific tweeter in both physical and requirements as this 808 un .......
365: Speaker Asylum, True 3rd order, plus coax is tricky (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-17, 10:07:20 (104.35.189.164)
3rd minimum for safety and power, but tend to like 4th for sound over 3rd except for maybe MTM configurations Coax is tricky. They often sound real good and then you take measurements and are puzzled .......
366: Speaker Asylum, To meet listed power rating (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-17, 09:35:31 (104.35.189.164)
Vifa did same thing in the data sheets of units of the 80, 90s Bit surprised that the mid response as other SEAS Reed cone drivers are more well behaved in th 3000 to 5000 range, and the rising respon .......
367: General Asylum, Sorry but banning is not justified as it was for We dont speak its Name (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-13, 09:48:56 (104.35.189.164)
He has not gone down a path yet worthy of an official ban. He thrives on argument, multiple decades, multiple websites The only effective counter I can suggest is silence. Dont engage, dont post, don .......
368: Speaker Asylum, But bass will be much less than his present bw 602 (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-13, 09:26:11 (104.35.189.164)
That was one of the things that I used when making suggestions. Figured it needed 6.5 or 7 in bass driver But the TSMs were one of the first I thought of to fit the room size, music preferences, the v .......
369: General Asylum, Ironic you asking for proof when you never provide any. But here's one (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-12, 19:45:11 (104.35.189.164)
You do know this place have a search function Just type in Romy in Author, it's all there .......
370: General Asylum, Actually he was physically threatening folks and wishing cancer on children (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-12, 12:37:10 (104.35.189.164)
We dont speak its name was truly a bad individual in all aspects of interaction with fellow humans. We dont speak its name ultimately picked to wishing cancer on the wife and children of a poster that .......
371: Speaker Asylum, Excellent info, here are some Mark's of Merit (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-12, 12:24:54 (104.35.189.164)
Your follow up info was well detailed Couple of Mark's that might fit. Some are direct sales SalkSound SalkSurround II or Plus Tyler Acoustic T1 monitors Vandersteen 1Ci+ floorstanding GR Research XL .......
372: General Asylum, Yes I understand he is just another vessel of only hi-$ to experience music (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-12, 11:33:26 (104.35.189.164)
He is just another part of the industry members and especially industry press and reviewers that perpetuate that "prices greater than a new car" should be expected if you want to be a part of this hob .......
373: General Asylum, First no speaker should cost as much as TWO Maerati MC 20s ! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-11, 16:54:45 (104.35.189.164)
And anyone who does pay that price should be in hiding not on video proclaiming superiority. 350,000 for a speaker is beyond obscene pricing based solely on pandering to Oligarchs egos not sound or p .......
374: Speaker Asylum, More info pls - music types, volume levels, sound prefs, and amp used (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-11, 09:21:58 (104.35.189.164)
Got room size and stands and had bw602s and budget More detail on what you like about present setup, what you want to change or not like. What type music and at what levels will help refine our sugge .......
375: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Is your purpose to be helpful or just abrasive? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-04, 10:44:35 (104.35.189.164)
Your "Experience but with Attitude" seems bit raw and bit out of place. .......
376: General Asylum, Grateful Dead 1974 Tour (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-03, 09:23:09 (104.35.189.164)
The small venue setup .......
377: Speaker Asylum, Looks like refinement to SEAS KingRO4Y Mk III Speaker Kit (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-03-01, 09:45:12 (104.35.189.164)
SEAS has been consistent in offering coax drivers for decades. Other manufacturers dabble but SEAS has always pushed even when many weren't interested or listening Several of the offerings in last 12 .......
378: General Asylum, So you saying I need to upgrade brain not equipment (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-25, 14:26:14 (104.35.189.164)
If brain is most important, how does one upgrade to a new one? " I was auditioning with Cole Porter brain but liked the Carlos Santanas brain better" I guess you point was people are different with e .......
379: Speaker Asylum, How about recommending something you actually experienced (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-23, 10:07:49 (104.35.189.164)
The vast majority of your posts are just video links to obscure manufacturers that you are mostly just parroting others claims. BTW $33,000 is never a bargain if your talking about home audio speakers .......
380: Inmate Central, Wrong forum (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-22, 09:39:18 (104.35.189.164)
Unless she flipped a preamp or a interconnect as beads, not really what this part of the internet is to be used for. For most, just trying to find different subjects than the news noise .......
381: Speaker Asylum, Well, sort of (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-16, 09:50:51 (104.35.189.164)
Having done bit of research on that era, the lower end just didn't cut it with the WE and RCA . Both the required size for bass, and the output was not to level of the mid and treble. Tinny is the mar .......
382: Speaker Asylum, Can you afford replacement cost for one driver? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-12, 12:11:30 (104.35.189.164)
First, I have never seen or heard unit you reference, but have some experience on price vs real price on radish vintage speakers. Overall, Diatone Mark's and parts are rare outside of Japan and some p .......
383: Speaker Asylum, It seemed like good number were horn loaded (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-12, 10:03:38 (104.35.189.164)
Very early setups were all horn loaded no matter the driver approach. I did see some detailed patent pending drawings of floor to ceiling non horn Electrostatic layout much like SoundLabs big inits. W .......
384: General Asylum, You said system, but really focus on component, very different. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-12, 09:45:16 (104.35.189.164)
For me at least I have very different mindset when listening to a person or professional system, than I do when evaluating a component I might want to add to my system. When listening to a system, I'm .......
385: Speaker Asylum, Silent to Talkies movie speaks - Surprised 1st drivers Electrostatic? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-12, 09:06:26 (104.35.189.164)
Was interested if there was an explosive growth in speaker makers during the fast transition from Silent movies to Talkies. Had to be to do the transformation of tens of thousands of theaters. But unl .......
386: General Asylum, RE: Californi Audio Labs dac Sigma (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-08, 09:35:18 (104.35.189.164)
Pardon, sto usando solo il traduttore per il mio italiano, ma anch'io ho un Cal Audio Sigma fallito. Anche il mio trasformatore ha fallito, ma non è stato in grado di individuare riparazioni affidabil .......
387: General Asylum, The sitting room with Xmas tree n New year tree was spotless! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-08, 09:25:19 (104.35.189.164)
Lots of clues to this person's compartmentalization of lifes important vs unimportant. .......
388: General Asylum, I'm guessing owner sees as being "saavy" (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-08, 09:16:35 (104.35.189.164)
As I looked over these setups, I could swear many were collections of a season's Audio Show combos! Things I have personally seen, like the Callix horn setups, Cabasse in the hall, couple others flash .......
389: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Appreciate the quality feedback (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-08, 08:14:49 (104.35.189.164)
Thanks to all for insights. Just a unit that caught my eye that I though had some interesting twists and opportunities for learning. Turns out somewhat. .......
390: General Asylum, Its possible that the term Streaming has more than a Service as def. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-06, 12:06:09 (174.193.157.173)
I often shortcut the term "Streaming Service" to "Streaming". Kinda like the saying all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares. For many advanced digital media playback folks, they .......
391: General Asylum, And there are some that can design and build Audio equipment (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-06, 11:55:09 (174.193.157.173)
I'm wondering what they might think if you said you could not bias a amp or solder a board or crossover. And some are even better than I at poetry. .......
392: General Asylum, RE: Californi Audio Labs dac Sigma - translation from Italian (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-06, 11:45:40 (174.193.157.173)
Good evening, I'm looking for the wiring diagram of the California Audio Labs SIGMA dac to be able to replace the power transformer that has burned out. Can you help me? Does anyone know the output vo .......
393: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, At times I wonder if we would had gotten a Khorn if software existed (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-04, 13:54:29 (174.193.128.231)
Never know, but could see software suggest " not recommended " would undo the creation process, resulting in less diversification. The old art/innovator vs pure science dilemma. I'm a science type, bu .......
394: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Oh yeah saw those years ago (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-04, 13:46:14 (174.193.128.231)
Actually have had couple opportunities to do some hands on work with them, but its knowing with any certainty what a mod or change would impact, where on 2d or straight folded a bit more understanding .......
395: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Somehow the Khorn 3d folding has always been hard to visualize (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-04, 10:58:31 (174.193.137.158)
I've had plans, exploded views, 3d renderings of Khorn for 40 plus years along with others like Jensen Imperials, Stromberg-carlson. Even dug out my very old copy of Badmaieff and Davis How to Build.. .......
396: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Do you feel that the additions hurt design? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-04, 10:09:49 (174.193.137.158)
The wings you highlighted with red arrows to affect the design performance? .......
397: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Probably built before 19 existed but just guessing (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-04, 10:05:58 (174.193.137.158)
Plus who doesn't want a set of refrigerators in your livingroom. Probably why it's all setup in garage photo BTW I hope all is well with you and your people Rod, haven't exchanged info with you in .......
398: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Ah , cork , of course , thanks (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-04, 09:59:05 (174.193.137.158)
Silly me, of course it looks like cork Thanks .......
399: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, On the tweeter horn extension another question (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-04, 08:01:02 (104.35.189.164)
Thanks for details Questions on horn extension If the builder had not contour the top and bottom but made them straight like the sides would not that be a draw back ? I also can't make out what mater .......
400: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Interesting creation Altec folded horn bass with horn tweeter, comments? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-03, 23:32:59 (174.193.135.109)
Like to get some opinion and evaluation of a unit I came across on Craigslist It's a klipshorn like folded bass horn and an interesting extension to the tweeter horn Couple of questions for the more .......
401: Speaker Asylum, Actually my recommendation was for you to pick up spares (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-03, 22:29:17 (174.193.135.109)
I got shelves of tweeters and the gold look puts me off slightly. But I will say the little 4" two way you made was a very handsome implementation using the dark front baffle as contrast. ::: TOPIC: .......
402: Speaker Asylum, Mr Mark's- madisound $89 now for Audax TW025A28 Gold Dome (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-03, 10:22:26 (174.193.140.169)
Audax TW025A28 1" Gold Dome Tweeter. $89 Know you spoke and used this unit. That price reduction is interesting and somewhat alarming. Might want to buy a couple both for present value and possible d .......
403: General Asylum, You confused, you sell flying saucers , but say they don't exist? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-03, 09:12:43 (174.193.140.169)
"Similar to, audiophiles who believe in hoaxes and scams probably believe in flying saucers too." But on the Machina Dynamica there is a product to buy FLYING SAUCERS FOR WINDOWS So your saying your .......
404: General Asylum, And you can't grasp or explain science and engineering You folded (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-02, 17:25:50 (174.193.157.173)
Must really bother you that you AGAIN failed at an argument We can all tell by using the dodge of spelling and 4 letter words you folded. .......
405: General Asylum, That's an outright lie, you only dodged and avoided real information (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-02, 12:39:23 (174.193.157.173)
Outright lie. There is no input by you that addresses the question just total dodging. One more bit of sweat for you. Hold on, Im going to say science. SCIENCE. It's okay, just put your head betwee .......
406: General Asylum, I already did twice on this thread, you to blind to see (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-02, 09:31:12 (174.193.157.173)
I've already did that on this thread string, twice! I made them in preparing for exactly this situation that you would pull this 5 year old level of stunt And you predictably fell right into it I kne .......
407: General Asylum, There is nothing creepy about you showing your knowledge (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-01, 16:19:23 (104.35.189.164)
For most, that's what is done around here : sharing knowledge, exchanging ideas, and offering conflicting viewpoints Stop sweating, it's just science and there should be enough time tonight for you t .......
408: General Asylum, It surely ain't a question (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-01, 13:59:37 (174.193.140.169)
It's simple you write anywhere you like about the following question Why and how do speaker manifactures use a anechoic chamber from a science perspective not marketing? After your done, it will be re .......
409: General Asylum, I only asked question, you show us your understanding of science (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-02-01, 07:42:25 (104.35.189.164)
Where is the logical fallacy in that question? I think I can hear you squirm and sweat even through the internet .......
410: General Asylum, Why when you are cornered by science, do you go Hare Krishna ? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-31, 15:00:43 (104.35.189.164)
I'm guessing it's because you don't have all you claim to possess. You got gift of gab, technobable dictionary, and marketing ploys. Do you know exactly how and why speaker manufacturers use anechoic .......
411: General Asylum, Why are you afraid of science and engineering? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-31, 14:31:12 (104.35.189.164)
It must be cause you fear them. Does single variable permutations to a baseline in consistent environment ring a bell or does it make you sweat? Spare me your "set yourself free" response, its old :: .......
412: Speaker Asylum, BSR 10 band equaliser is the unit that made it "equal to the best" (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-30, 14:01:45 (104.35.189.164)
I have no idea what that amalgamation of equipment would actually sound. One paragraph with at least a half dozen potential problems (4 tweeters - what is the impedance load on 40 year electronics) J .......
413: Speaker Asylum, Yes , true , much same challenges (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-30, 13:52:50 (104.35.189.164)
Clear points, thanks .......
414: General Asylum, Thanks for details (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-30, 13:49:09 (104.35.189.164)
Just not much first hand info or users. My brief time also had the "cleaner' sound: somewhat lean but IMHO highly accurate." .......
415: Speaker Asylum, Actually the hump is not like mini monitor , much lower (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-30, 07:54:07 (104.35.189.164)
The Cremonas hump is much much lower on frequency and broad. I know exactly what your referring too with mini monitor, built in that hump on several units I've built over years. I have to rely on mea .......
416: General Asylum, How long owned and what speakers? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-30, 07:37:08 (104.35.189.164)
Wide variety of amps, how would you describe what the E-250? .......
417: General Asylum, Seems like solid unit (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-29, 21:24:59 (104.35.189.164)
I also must admit that the clean color .......
418: Speaker Asylum, Prob eye on price, but those subs not good for Cremonas (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-29, 21:07:42 (104.35.189.164)
I'm guessing your suggestions had a strong eye on costs for the original poster, especially the needing 2. The Cremonas (and the other two Sf) have very bumped up 40 to 120 HZ and the two subs you ref .......
419: Speaker Asylum, Elipsa then Stradivari (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-29, 16:05:35 (104.35.189.164)
I'm guessing you probably knew these marks. But I wonder what you mean about needing more because of a bigger room Almost all of the Seblin era Sonus Faber floorstanders are closer to sub with two way .......
420: General Asylum, Interesting (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-29, 15:08:30 (104.35.189.164)
Not an artifact I experienced but my time was not long and all the components were unknown. Thanks for feedback .......
421: General Asylum, I'd like to hear about Accuphase Laboratory (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-29, 11:44:39 (104.35.189.164)
Accuphase Labs I rarely hear or read about Accuphase, but of the ones I've actually experienced, they are extremely good, refined sound and robust with a capital R. So are tons of other brands, but e .......
422: Speaker Asylum, Good to hear. Maybe even more new found listening enjoyment (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-23, 21:37:19 (104.35.189.164)
Enjoy your rare gems even a bit more after what you've learned of their history and avid followers. Also might give them even more TLC on wipe down and polish .......
423: General Asylum, But it is low quality ultra low power. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-23, 21:28:07 (104.35.189.164)
Those " shock resistant walk-abouts" are not often packed with refined sounding milliwatts. But units of similar size but of much higher quality are often present at local or regional audip shows that .......
424: Speaker Asylum, Also does your unit have a "tone" knob at speaker wire hookup l ? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-23, 10:04:18 (104.35.189.164)
I see the D model (2S-305D) has a three position dial knob. This knob may also be a source of issue if bad contacts or loose solder joins, . You may want to repeatedly rotate knob, work it bunch ::: .......
425: Speaker Asylum, One other fundamental test (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-23, 09:46:04 (104.35.189.164)
It is remotely possible that issue is not with driver but xover. A fundamental test is to find music selection that always shows flaw or bad sound, then swap "bad" tweeter into "good" tweeter speaker .......
426: Speaker Asylum, Missing screw on retainer ? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-22, 12:48:48 (104.35.189.164)
That could have resulted in the slight misalignment overtime and vc rub sound. When you said you took apart, did you mostly take retainer off and cleaned or did you pull the cone/vc assembly out of th .......
427: Speaker Asylum, Suitable replacements may be possible (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-21, 23:23:20 (104.35.189.164)
Never a good sign when manufacturer doesn't have repair units. But the very design of range of the driver in question for the 3.3 may allow for several options. I was unable to find exact size of driv .......
428: Speaker Asylum, Diatone 2s-305 is rare and very desirable, parts in US very tate (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-21, 20:10:52 (104.35.189.164)
So if you truly have a 2S-305, you are going to be shocked at value and replacement parts cost with additional cost of getting international shipping. Quality tweeters are $400/500 easy. There are NO .......
429: General Asylum, Our Latest Offering - Laced Lined Monkey Coffins (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-18, 16:33:51 (104.35.189.164)
Only available in our double wall thickness models. .......
430: Speaker Asylum, That's a Paradox (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-18, 16:23:21 (104.35.189.164)
The smallish two way with Focal TC120. I assume that speaker family belongs to you. If so have a question on the ads 710 set. I last really heard them back in 1974 and they were a milestone in my audi .......
431: Speaker Asylum, Almost like your request was already designed with this offering (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-16, 23:38:38 (104.35.189.164)
As if someone was reading your requirements .......
432: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Rare and hard to find but doubtful they better than rotating units you tried (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-16, 10:21:34 (174.193.194.77)
Only found them in electronics surplus/recycle shops Stuff used in 60's and 70's defense/aerospace industries that got scrapped in 80s and 90s. Units I found were mostly 4 ohm with some real dusty uni .......
433: Speaker Asylum, Get an orginal, not a new to the air motion tech (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-16, 09:43:32 (174.193.194.77)
ESS has been at this on large scale and unwavering for decades. .......
434: Speaker Asylum, Focal JmLabs Daline 3.1 (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-14, 23:27:59 (104.35.189.164)
Not that high availability, but the JmLab Daline 3.1 would be a mark worth considering. Smallish size, but with a dual voice coil driver configured in a 2 1/2 way mode loaded in to a transmission line .......
435: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Dr Edgar shared shop with Image Dynamics and had magnatictizer (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-08, 09:53:25 (104.35.189.164)
That was when they were in Torrance Ca Appears like now in Ontario Ca. They may still be found of the Good Dr and might remag your drivers out of respect. Just a thought .......
436: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Thanks for pic, hat gave me pause (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-07, 23:56:02 (104.35.189.164)
Nice to see both horns and hat again. That small resistor is, uhm, small. Wonder if it is used to pop and save the driver with higher output amps. But really was ticked under and hard to identify. : .......
437: General Asylum, Enlightening, appreciative the quality, lot to digest (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-07, 23:13:03 (104.35.189.164)
Quality and density of information though makes couple of my forehead veins throb trying to absorb and dissect. Too much time between these type of interesting and challenging posts around here of la .......
438: General Asylum, Award winning backstroke (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-06, 11:33:17 (104.35.189.164)
That was the entire focus of your post. Dont bump your head when you get to other side, hard to see when doing Olympic level backstrokes. .......
439: General Asylum, But one could easily show that you also work by marketing ploy (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2023-01-06, 09:56:44 (104.35.189.164)
One also might conclude that, along with techno-buzzword dictionary, marketing ploy is all you got. Toole and Oliver accomplishments will still be used long after you and I are worm food. ::: TOPIC:: .......
440: General Asylum, 3 varieties- wrap/decorate, party/dinner, and reflect/family (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-12-23, 12:47:23 (104.35.189.164)
3 different varieties for 3 different set of holiday activities Wrap presents or decorate house or tree - just about any type or era. From classic Nat to modern Norah. Party or dinner - instrumentals .......
441: Speaker Asylum, 269 examples to choose from (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-12-23, 11:53:10 (104.35.189.164)
Olds is new again again and again. .......
442: General Asylum, Old ghost of old dude for sure (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-12-21, 10:20:14 (104.35.189.164)
Might call you Marley from now on. Old ghost who unlike Ebinezer never repented Seems if you hate it so much, why comment on thread about it. Plenty of time during year to be contrarian, at least mos .......
443: General Asylum, QED (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-12-18, 11:52:12 (104.35.189.164)
As we just proved, it's not indisputable. .......
444: General Asylum, It is not indisputable logic (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-12-18, 11:32:58 (104.35.189.164)
Of course the logic is disputable. Most users wouldnt really know how to use one any more than "I like that sound" Use of eq does not solve all room modes or equipment or speaker issues Adding anoth .......
445: Speaker Asylum, Ironic he proved that wrong after Duntech and started Dunlavy (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-12-17, 12:59:02 (104.35.189.164)
Same designer with same xover topology same driver arangement ,but sorry the Vifa tweeter in Dunlavy was no match for the Dynaudio and Morel used in the Duntechs. But more often a speaker is improved .......
446: General Asylum, Wires, interconnects, room treatments and stands (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-12-17, 09:00:30 (104.35.189.164)
All the stuff that has no moving parts or has electrical components that age/burn out/ dry out. Wires sit on power poles for decades. Car " interconnects "( wire lines) last for several decades Room t .......
447: Speaker Asylum, Sorry was a joke not a real question (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-12-16, 09:44:12 (104.35.189.164)
Ironic that the box said keep upright but driver on top IS tipped over. .......
448: General Asylum, Whizzer cone (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-12-16, 09:38:09 (104.35.189.164)
And some very innovated ways (shapes cuts even holes) have been attempted to make the whizzer to measure as good as they can sound. .......
449: Speaker Asylum, In the first picture, what does it say on the box? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-12-13, 23:20:51 (104.35.189.164)
I'm wondering if they were trying to avoid the orientation that the new driver is now in on top of box. Sort of a "Fra Jeel Lay" moment of humor .......
450: Speaker Asylum, Magnepan has been the standard unit of value for over 30 years (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-12-08, 10:08:12 (104.35.189.164)
They have had an entry level unit that has rendered high resolution playback at extremely low price for decades. The accolades heaped on LRS are just repeats of models like MMG, MMC , etc. High perfor .......
451: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, You seem to have a bit of Hi-Eff arrogance (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-11-23, 09:16:31 (104.35.189.164)
I'm bit taken back by this nose thumbing you seem to have taken. Even after 50 years of speaker building, I don't claim to not be willing to learn, but kinda soured on the self confidence arrogance th .......
452: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Really? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-11-23, 09:02:01 (104.35.189.164)
Interesting. I'd like to see this driver measurements myself to more fully understand and experience your math guidelines. Do you know of any such published measurements of this or driver like this? .......
453: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, I don't think modeling would tell the whole story on this odd driver (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-11-22, 20:50:57 (104.35.189.164)
Modeling will work on determining the normal boundaries of the performance (bass output, enclosure sizes, power handling, etc), but due to the significant masking by the oversized coax horn and the 10 .......
454: General Asylum, This is how my whole body "rolls its eyes" (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-11-17, 23:12:22 (104.35.189.164)
Nearly same pose seen at hunting events, auto race tracks and fishing stores. .......
455: General Asylum, A first - horn profile braced to keep from truly being destroyed! (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-11-11, 22:00:48 (104.35.189.164)
Vibration control taken up few notches when confronted by 8 by 12 foot piston. Somehow the enormity of your creation makes a sonic boom even that more impressive as they are generated at 5000 m. ::: T .......
456: General Asylum, 1 hz Eminent Technology Rotary Infrasonic woofer. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-11-11, 08:58:55 (104.35.189.164)
The door to the demonstration room flexed against the lock plate with a perfect 1 second stick. The playback of a seismic earth quake was truly scary. The oddity and danger with this approach is that .......
457: General Asylum, Prior to lockdowns, visited three in LA area (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-11-07, 11:23:51 (104.35.189.164)
Two used klipshorns, the other was altec vot. Most of the focus is this mysterious thing called vinyl playback. Two of the places had DJs that had no clue to the equipment used and very narrow interes .......
458: Speaker Asylum, Better when fleshed out (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-11-06, 23:13:59 (104.35.189.164)
After doing the building speakers as hobby for five decades tried or seen and heard many great new things , I'm always skeptical of not well defined claims of the next new thing Kinda sounds like a la .......
459: Speaker Asylum, You failed to state why this material is deserving of usage (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-11-06, 08:25:38 (104.35.189.164)
About all I got was its dense and good for cutting boards The history of loudspeakers has MANY dense materials used, but good number had drawbacks. Too heavy Rings or thrums Can't use screws or bolts .......
460: Speaker Asylum, acoustic polarity or driver electrical polarity, not always the same thing (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-11-04, 10:33:58 (104.35.189.164)
Think you are referring to driver electrical polarity, as crossover topologies can necessitate an electrical inverted polarity to maintain Acoustic polarity through the crossover region of the shared .......
461: Speaker Asylum, Lots of manufacturers of servo motion subwoofers, genesis, infinity velodyne (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-11-04, 09:54:58 (104.35.189.164)
Near a dozen I can remember Some on very inexpensive models like infinity and Yamaha Velodyne, Genesis, infinity and Sunfire all had models that were hi end performers Seen even kits that you can atta .......
462: Speaker Asylum, Couple of possible marks (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-26, 14:47:39 (104.35.189.164)
Klein and Hummel have some but think active only HEDD Main towers but number of their lower models do the " either ported or sealed" which is often a compromise for either alignment. I am uncertain i .......
463: Speaker Asylum, Reference Docs confirm complex and transmission line (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-26, 09:55:02 (104.35.189.164)
Interesting read on the Nac B&W partnership and the complexity of everything Midrange was Transline Crossover Very complex and very tight hi power components. Required to meet and sustain 120db for m .......
464: Speaker Asylum, Not for the faint of skill or lack of $$$ (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-23, 12:49:43 (104.35.189.164)
This appears to be a many component and high order complex design. Based mostly on a rebuilt offering on Ebay, but aware that era flagship was well engineered. Required too as one of first usages of a .......
465: General Asylum, Switch speakers between systems and then report back (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-23, 11:53:52 (104.35.189.164)
It may come down to a compression driver that determines the signature difference more than the topologies .......
466: General Asylum, You seem to lack basic knowledge on vert and horizontal polar response (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-18, 14:32:35 (104.35.189.164)
Especially achieving that on a multi driver loudspeaker requiring a crossover. I might suggest you start with the Loudspeaker Design Handbook. It's a good starting point for a novice. Even after 5 de .......
467: General Asylum, Except for the fact speakers are designed to be chair height listening. (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-18, 09:08:28 (104.35.189.164)
Science and design reality do get in the way of your advice Seems to happen frequently .......
468: General Asylum, HiFi fits in HiFi "furniture" , not always fit in sideboards or Credenzas (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-17, 15:37:49 (104.35.189.164)
With HiFi furniture most components fit , not nearly so for normal living furniture being repurposed. A quarter inch less can render furniture unsuitable. It can be done but ~80% of the offerings you .......
469: Speaker Asylum, Based upon that logic, what are we to make of your selling ladies gloves? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-14, 10:41:21 (104.35.189.164)
Do you keep your Fabulous Glamorous card too? I get it, just a side hustle deal to support interests, not a passion based activity. .......
470: General Asylum, Seems a bit off of Heavy Metal lifestyle to use white gloves during setup (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-14, 10:34:06 (104.35.189.164)
Kinda like a caveman using a napkin .......
471: Speaker Asylum, So you now have them listed on Ebay, did you even fire them up? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-13, 09:57:32 (104.35.189.164)
Asking ~$600 total is optimistic for a regional no name unit. I made mistake thinking you were a fellow hobbyist seeking information not just a flipper needing ad copy. .......
472: General Asylum, So it's a bait and switch marketing campaign? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-09, 10:30:30 (104.35.189.164)
Seems to be a classic approach of "you get almost the same performance at just 1/3 the price of the one on the brochure" but at 10 times cost of the ones you've been using for decades. Are you okay .......
473: Speaker Asylum, Over driven is realitive, small mags on non-robust drivers dont take stadium power levels (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-09, 10:09:14 (104.35.189.164)
Seen some 60's cheap speakers that had bass units were more like a passive radiator than a driver due to weakened flux, but the mags were size of a three quarters not 8lb sound reinforcement drivers. .......
474: General Asylum, So " industry insiders" are now leading the charge of obscene media pricing (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-09, 09:36:59 (104.35.189.164)
They did such a bang up job of supporting taking hardware to completely out of reach pricing, they now feel the need to lead the charge of media outlandish pricing Of course they are doing the " indus .......
475: Speaker Asylum, Alnico in old speakers are not always a good thing (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-05, 20:13:26 (104.35.189.164)
Many marks lose magnet flux intensity after decades , so recharge of mags may be required. .......
476: Speaker Asylum, Appears to be from a regional mark from the Austin TX area in 1980's (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-10-05, 10:54:09 (104.35.189.164)
Some appear in thrift store finds or craiglist in the Texas area One example is discussed over on Audiokarma in some length as to if transmission line. They do not appear to be white van speakers and .......
477: Speaker Asylum, Larsen speakers have been uncommonly good each time I've had a chance (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-09-27, 09:50:28 (104.35.189.164)
Although only heard at shows, the half dozen times or so have been very good experiences. I almost always go back to those rooms Of course purpose built to go up against walls near corners, but that .......
478: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, We all have heard good number of horns that are distorted and rude (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-09-23, 09:21:50 (104.35.189.164)
Be they direct or hi eff horn loaded it's all about the quality of construction and implementation. No free pass on horns or hi eff BTW almost all of the speakers I hold on high regard are hi eff horn .......
479: Speaker Asylum, Not an easy thing to move on from a open baffle midrange (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-09-15, 21:35:59 (104.35.189.164)
Always hard to say until you sample both, might miss that open baffle mid more than you thought No knock on the Dynaudio as they have a range of quality marks, but you can find dozens of infinite baf .......
480: Speaker Asylum, Can you ,for our reference, tell us what Mark's you found not having your preference? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-08-25, 15:37:15 (104.35.189.164)
What marks have you listened to that don't have what you are looking for? This can help us figure offerings that have more of what you are looking at getting One person's hearing heft while others mig .......
481: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Not quite clear on some of your details (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-08-20, 16:23:55 (104.35.189.164)
Let me ask a question to help clarify your info If I have a 2 inch square port with a port speed of X, but if use 4 ports of 1 inch square ( same area I believe ) will each of the 4 ports have a speed .......
482: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Sorry when you referenced area ,I was reading volume (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-08-20, 12:41:19 (104.35.189.164)
Equal Area was said. My brain heard equal volume. Multiples are also selected for lower mach value. .......
483: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, ".... one port of equal area" bit unclear as with two ports the length is doubled (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-08-19, 15:36:51 (104.35.189.164)
I think I understand what you meant, but if one created a box and wanted to use 2 ports, wouldn't the port need to be twice as long as a single port of same diameter and each port area would be twice .......
484: General Asylum, Appears to be a CNC professional who likes to create (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-08-16, 07:57:29 (104.35.189.164)
Metal lathe and 3axis in the adjoining shop .......
485: General Asylum, Think they should have done a bit more sanding on the veneer (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-08-15, 17:52:31 (104.35.189.164)
Possibly with an angle grinder .......
486: General Asylum, Then you must invest on the downtime heavy duty waterproof storage (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-08-15, 17:38:32 (104.35.189.164)
Proven heavy duty solutions must be invested in Will also require it's own security chain lock to foundation or beam .......
487: Speaker Asylum, Think your idea against long dimension brick wall will work (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-08-08, 16:09:17 (104.35.189.164)
Solid wall should not add vibrations to your music. .......
488: Speaker Asylum, Exactly which Ohm Acoustic model as many models were omnidirectional (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-08-08, 10:37:13 (104.35.189.164)
The model of Ohm speaker you mention is not listed and as over half of models were omnidirectional. As such omnidirectional would generate very different answers than models that are conventional forw .......
489: Speaker Asylum, Is that a 2001 movie reference? (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-07-28, 09:51:13 (104.35.189.164)
I'm wondering if I should grab a bone and smash things .......
490: General Asylum, Ceramic heaters but not to heat up vinyl but to heat up (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-07-28, 09:43:39 (104.35.189.164)
Magnets on carts, improves signal .......
491: Speaker Asylum, Depending on xover order , tweeter outside often warranted (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-07-25, 11:10:31 (104.35.189.164)
Tweeter offset like that to help reduce edge diffraction often has a far better polar response to listening position and driver acoustic alignment with tweeters on outside. During the 80s and 90s many .......
492: General Asylum, Yes several (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-07-25, 10:39:43 (104.35.189.164)
Takes alot of science and execution plus a deep room to make the physical distance between drivers to blend together Not something for a 10 by 12 foot room Most of these setups were created by the ow .......
493: Speaker Asylum, The car folks seem to not be bothered by WAF as many here (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-06-23, 11:01:35 (104.35.189.164)
"Plenty of room for the baby seat on top, Dear" .......
494: Speaker Asylum, 2 ohm is from car audio youth interest, trying to tap that market (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-06-22, 09:53:28 (174.193.211.1)
2 ohm is well accepted 8n car audio Possibly that company wants to tap into that market .......
495: Speaker Asylum, They made many models without servo (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-06-15, 09:01:29 (104.35.189.164)
Original poster would have to provide model info and issue to get further recommendations .......
496: Speaker Asylum, What if its 24 years old (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-06-14, 15:45:22 (104.35.189.164)
Original poster should tell what issue is Many Velodyne and M&K have continued to be useful with a plate amp switch .......
497: General Asylum, Bit of bad timing with other strong shows (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-06-12, 23:07:19 (104.35.189.164)
Axponia and Munich drained away global talent, much were small, local or startups. Not without some gems, some surprise and stalwarts. There were good mix of source types, vinyl, tape, digital and str .......
498: Speaker Asylum, References to midrange but no direct midrange quality as with treble bass (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-05-27, 09:54:11 (104.35.189.164)
Treble to midrange Treble quality Bass to midrange Bass quality (But no midrange quality) Be interested in if implied with other categories. .......
499: Speaker Asylum, $6000 extra for a 4 component xover with a transformer coil to boot (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-05-08, 10:01:24 (104.35.189.164)
A completely arrogant price .......
500: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, It's possible to hurt one's ears even with low efficiency Diatone offerings (0.00)
Posted by Edp on 2022-05-03, 21:03:11 (104.35.189.164)
But might take a bit of power .......
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