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In the Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO

Post Subject: Goto's Advance StagePosted by twogoodears on: 4/4/2011

Thanks, Roman... I strangely (?!?) feel me like a schoolboy at his first primary schoolday... virtually ALL my (limited) audio knowledge, vanished... and I'm dealing with brand-new problems, like a crossover with fixed slopes and cut-off frequencies which do not allow me to properly fine tune the four ways, now about the same (high) efficiency.

It's something which will bring me further in musical satisfaction, as the actual system is capable with some definite music to perform superbly: actually percussions and grand-piano being the best.

On voices and my broad ancient music (Astree, Telefunken, Seon) collection... well, the "schoolboy" will have to learn how to deal with the lesser performance, micro-detailing and harmonics, actually and not so strangely, not approaching the overall beauty and balance my best German-made 27 cm single speakers or my earspeakers are capable.

I'll sure have to learn more about (good) digital crossovers, allowing me to use a steeper (24 or even 48 db/oct.) slope between bass and mid-low, in order to keep quick low-end response AND improve - for example - the so beautiful double-bass harmonics or the harpsichord "wood", instead of someway to much "thick" strings and plucking plectrums, only...

Furthermore, the ambient and listening position, you're right... spending money in audio gears isn't enough... Reinhard pushes me on "Sprungantwort" , you on "DpoLS"... whatever the name, everything must "click" with me, the listener, and the room... it's not a mythical happening, BUT something I already experienced.

Yesterday afternoon, I switched to my baffles with simplest available rig: Mayer preamps, Partridge/300B monoblocks, as I was annoyed by uneven balancing of the BIG system... the sound clicked with the room and I like a circus bear, began to shake my head and humming at this or that music...

No way to fool or being fooled... as always, Music first...

I'm well aware I'll have to re-learn from scratch on how to squeeze the best from the multi-amped, horns system...

Best wishes for the task will be much appreciated.

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