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In the Thread: The Loudspeaker (Troels Gravesen project); Finally!
Post Subject: A 4 Box Solution?Posted by Paul S on: 8/13/2023
Like I’ve said, my aim was to find/build a pair of
speakers that could be driven “full range” by one of my Marantz MA-9S2 amps per
stereo channel, and these speakers would have to give me greater insight into
Bruckner in order to fill the bill. I put “full range” in quotes because, now
that I have stronger, deeper LF I can hear “what it would be like” to have ULF.
And so it goes. Does this mean there is a problem with TL bass? Perhaps the apt
analogy is adding a helicopter deck to one’s luxury yacht. After all…
Meanwhile, it seems like these “95 dB” speakers play
louder at the same volume settings than my “97 dB” Basszillas. Not that this is
the first time in my audio experience I’ve noticed this sort of discrepancy.
One case in point is my Visaton TL 16 H (horn) super tweeters, which definitely
play louder than my Audaphon UHF ribbons, at least they contribute more at
higher volumes. And I think this is part of the phenomenon, that the
lighter-weight, “more efficient” drivers choke up when the going gets tough. I
have to say, the TL drivers have sounded better and better as I’ve played them
more and more, not in the sense of some “ever-present” quality or qualities,
rather they do a better and better job with “soundstage” and rendering dynamic
and tonal differences. If I was happy before, I am becoming fairly content with
these speakers. I suppose it’s in my nature to push my sound system
occasionally, just to do it. A nice 10 - 12” vintage driver powered by a small
SET can produce some intoxicating music. But it does not make Bruckner happen
for me. The Loudspeakers and my amps do make Bruckner happen for me, and the
combination makes Casals or Manitas de Plata sound pretty good, too; in other
words, they seem to “scale” well.
Paul S
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