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Post Subject: Numbers versus listeningPosted by Paul S on: 3/12/2007
I also got tired of reading all the DIY posts on the S&B 102. And yes, I have done the numbers, and it would be possible to adversly affect bass with high impedance feeds and/or long, bad cables feeding this unit, coupled to a low impedance load/amp. But my own set-up is pretty much the opposite, with short cables and low-impedance (200 Ohm) feeds and 41K input for the ML2s. Ironically, this unit "acts as if" it is buffered in my system.
Who knows how these do under 35 Hz or so, really, not I, but they simply kick ass to/above that point, with no let up. On the Sheffield D-to-D Leinsdorf "Valkerie" (yeah, yeah, I know...) the bass is simply overwhelming, and no compression whatsoever at any volume I would care for.
Of course, I continue to evaluate my gear indefinitely, and I am still the same whore I always was.
BTW, this Bent guy, John Chapman, also makes a total Vishay R-based unit, for those who either want to save some $ or who might not be able to use the trannies, for whatever reason.
I have not tried the Placette active, but all other R units muffle/kill pretty much everything, hence my gambit into TVC, and so far, so good.
Best regards,
Paul SRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site