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In Reply to: For me, it's not worth the trouble and expense posted by John Marks on June 9, 2023 at 11:36:41:
I recall the old IMF monitors 0f the early 70's that were covered in Formica but with it glued on with a glue that never got totally hard resulting in constrained layer damping. I you don't need a veneer finish that seems like a good way to finish a wood cabinet and also get a quiet cabinet.
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- RE: Harbeth Acoustics P3 ESR or XD version VS Falcon Acoustics LS 3/5A or Q7 Gold Badge - el34eh@yahoo.com 18:51:23 07/12/23 (0)
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- Falcon Q7 is the best 'LS3/5a' type speaker I've ever owned - mbnx01 15:13:55 06/11/23 (7)
- RE: Falcon Q7 is the best 'LS3/5a' type speaker I've ever owned - hahax@verizon.net 20:44:08 06/14/23 (0)
- Why would that be ? - peppy m. 17:09:56 06/14/23 (1)
- RE: Why would that be ? - Bill the K 22:12:41 06/14/23 (0)
- RE: Falcon Q7 is the best 'LS3/5a' type speaker I've ever owned - el34eh@yahoo.com 05:29:53 06/12/23 (0)
- RE: Falcon Q7 is the best 'LS3/5a' type speaker I've ever owned - el34eh@yahoo.com 16:40:50 06/11/23 (2)
- RE: Falcon Q7 is the best 'LS3/5a' type speaker I've ever owned - BCR 03:10:36 06/12/23 (1)
- RE: Falcon Q7 is the best 'LS3/5a' type speaker I've ever owned - el34eh@yahoo.com 05:21:29 06/12/23 (0)
- RE: Harbeth Acoustics P3 ESR or XD version VS Falcon Acoustics LS 3/5A or Q7 Gold Badge - BCR 06:23:02 06/11/23 (9)
- RE: Harbeth Acoustics P3 ESR or XD version VS Falcon Acoustics LS 3/5A or Q7 Gold Badge - el34eh@yahoo.com 08:21:24 06/11/23 (8)
- RE: Harbeth Acoustics P3 ESR or XD version VS Falcon Acoustics LS 3/5A or Q7 Gold Badge - BCR 11:47:29 06/11/23 (2)
- RE: Harbeth Acoustics P3 ESR or XD version VS Falcon Acoustics LS 3/5A or Q7 Gold Badge - el34eh@yahoo.com 12:15:25 06/11/23 (0)
- RE: Harbeth Acoustics P3 ESR or XD version VS Falcon Acoustics LS 3/5A or Q7 Gold Badge - el34eh@yahoo.com 12:04:16 06/11/23 (0)
- RE: Harbeth Acoustics P3 ESR or XD version VS Falcon Acoustics LS 3/5A or Q7 Gold Badge - Freo-1 10:05:56 06/11/23 (4)
- RE: Harbeth Acoustics P3 ESR or XD version VS Falcon Acoustics LS 3/5A or Q7 Gold Badge - el34eh@yahoo.com 12:00:28 06/11/23 (3)
- Great Choice! - Freo-1 13:10:01 06/11/23 (2)
- RE: Great Choice! - el34eh@yahoo.com 05:29:59 06/12/23 (0)
- RE: Great Choice! - el34eh@yahoo.com 16:36:25 06/11/23 (0)
- Are you familiar with this link that compares the different LS 3/5A manufacturers? - alaskahiatt 13:07:37 06/9/23 (3)
- RE: Are you familiar with this link that compares the different LS 3/5A manufacturers? - el34eh@yahoo.com 08:14:25 06/11/23 (0)
- RE: Are you familiar with this link that compares the different LS 3/5A manufacturers? - louie3 13:13:53 06/10/23 (0)
- RE: Are you familiar with this link that compares the different LS 3/5A manufacturers? - el34eh@yahoo.com 13:28:40 06/9/23 (0)
- May I make a radical sugestion??? Or three or four??? - John Marks 08:40:40 06/9/23 (19)
- Here's a radical suggestion. - Mike K 07:11:43 06/11/23 (1)
- RE: Here's a radical suggestion. - hahax@verizon.net 21:16:51 06/11/23 (0)
- RE: May I make a radical sugestion??? Or three or four??? - Bill the K 21:07:36 06/9/23 (3)
- It's to reduce edge-diffraction effects on the tweeter's response - John Marks 11:21:36 06/10/23 (1)
- RE: It's to reduce edge-diffraction effects on the tweeter's response - Bill the K 20:25:23 06/10/23 (0)
- RE: May I make a radical sugestion??? Or three or four??? - John Elison 10:23:53 06/10/23 (0)
- RE: May I make a radical sugestion??? Or three or four??? - el34eh@yahoo.com 11:12:26 06/9/23 (12)
- My Eton-Fountek build is 11.25 inches high, so it can be done. - John Marks 11:32:39 06/9/23 (5)
- RE: My Eton-Fountek build is 11.25 inches high, so it can be done. - el34eh@yahoo.com 12:20:55 06/9/23 (4)
- My point being, if you can articulate what you want, perhaps Jim can design a one-off for you. nt - John Marks 15:59:45 06/9/23 (3)
- RE: My point being, if you can articulate what you want, perhaps Jim can design a one-off for you. nt - el34eh@yahoo.com 18:07:09 06/9/23 (0)
- Check out Tyler Acoustics as well - Freo-1 16:40:39 06/9/23 (1)
- Satchel Paige once said he learned how to pitch by throwing rocks at white boys. nt - alaskahiatt 19:56:48 06/9/23 (0)
- RE: By Height??? - B. Scarpia 11:25:24 06/9/23 (5)
- RE: By Height??? - el34eh@yahoo.com 12:27:53 06/9/23 (4)
- Whoa! Maybe you should ask Kareem what speakers he uses. :^) nt - alaskahiatt 13:12:36 06/9/23 (3)
- RE: Whoa! Maybe you should ask Kareem what speakers he uses. :^) nt - el34eh@yahoo.com 13:32:07 06/9/23 (2)
- It took me 70 years to like and accumulate jazz LPs. My preference - alaskahiatt 19:50:45 06/9/23 (1)
- RE: It took me 70 years to like and accumulate jazz LPs. My preference - el34eh@yahoo.com 20:26:08 06/9/23 (0)
- It's the damped cabinets that count...... - andy evans 03:12:25 06/9/23 (13)
- RE: It's the damped cabinets that count...... - hahax@verizon.net 10:00:19 06/9/23 (4)
- Thanks, I agree - John Marks 10:27:08 06/9/23 (3)
- RE: Thanks, I agree - hahax@verizon.net 10:43:00 06/9/23 (2)
- Do I recall that early LS3/5A crossovers included transformers? - John Marks 11:35:09 06/9/23 (1)
- RE: Do I recall that early LS3/5A crossovers included transformers? - hahax@verizon.net 11:49:47 06/9/23 (0)
- RE: It's the damped cabinets that count...... - el34eh@yahoo.com 05:50:51 06/9/23 (3)
- RE: It's the damped cabinets that count...... - hahax@verizon.net 10:45:44 06/9/23 (2)
- For me, it's not worth the trouble and expense - John Marks 11:36:41 06/9/23 (1)
- RE: For me, it's not worth the trouble and expense - hahax@verizon.net 06/9/2311:42:15 06/9/23 (0)
- Genelec makes aluminum speaker cabinets that are as inert as anything Magico produces. - peppy m. 05:15:57 06/9/23 (3)
- My DIY aluminium cabinet project.... - andy evans 12:08:04 06/9/23 (2)
- RE: My DIY aluminium cabinet project.... - hahax@verizon.net 15:31:26 06/9/23 (1)
- +1 on that!... N/T - musetap 10:41:30 06/11/23 (0)
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