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A local GSC member took me up to THE Show, in Newport Beach, CA. This was the first audio show I've attended in over 25 years. It was way more frenetic than any audio show I remember. Lousy sound everywhere, of course, and no good music, and the c...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I do not care about all of Nilsson Pass amps; I feel that all the same and all are very sub-qualified. A few years back Mr. Pass went for his low-powered SS single-ended amps and they might be more interesting. The Cat[/qu...
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[quote user="drdna"]Thanks tuga. It is a nice article, but my French is a little rusty. It seems that he does very little more than explain the limitations of stereo versus binaural reproduction.
From this came the schools of thought of quadropho...
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I always thought that I have to have a dedicated thread where I would upload all those unhappy emails that audio-morons from around the world send me. This is so entertaining and surprisingly demonstrable! Here is I got just now. It comes from Kerry ...
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[quote user="drdna"] The altered topology of DSET has the potential to have disadvantages. There is increased overall system complexity and this often seems to be a negative. Beyond this, it is difficult to expound, for me, on the specifi...
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[quote user="Knightcrawler"] The 1808 was designed for a large vented enclosure. Just looking at the TS numbers would indicate a large vented box to be best. It also worked well in horn loaded designs as well. [/quote]I did not says what it was desig...
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Cody, this is a kinder, gentler GSC than in earlier times, but FYI your ingenuous intro is just the sort that used to draw heavy fire here. The only reason I have responded at all is because you got me thinking about what I do and don't like about el...
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I realize that some people have been raised from infancy with the Lowthers, take them to bed, etc., so I do not mean to do anything here other than air some recent thoughts on the subject and perhaps get a discussion going about these drivers and pos...
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Well, when we are talking about Cogent we need clearly differentiate two things: the Cogent’s drivers and the Cogent’s installation. The problem is that since Cogent’s drivers are something so called “compression drivers” then their performance might...
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Too bad I had to continue today with the original 6N6Ps! LIke I care right now!I imagine there are people who read these posts and wonder if the ML2s are "worth it", as I did for a couple of years. If by "worth it", you mean do they truly...
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I always advocate that a civilized audio-practicing person must have one playback. I very much did not like the Morons who have multiple duplicating amplifier, speakers and multiple listening rooms. For sure they all produce slightly different fl...
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Tuga, clarity is certainly an important prerequisite for true dynamics, where "dynamics" is the musically meaningful idea of differences as applied not only to SPL but also to "rate", such as the space/contrast/interval between a 1/8 note and a 1/16 ...
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Regardless of whether or not I understand you and your Milquiades, I do understand for the first time in 40 years the value of a real change in my audio perspective, which the ML2 immediately provided for me. This is not to say that I have alre...
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I'v read the book (missing a few of the last pages). The boook definetly have som useful information. Especially about setup, placing speakers at different positions and some decent and brief info on acoustic treatment. Unfortunately, there is in my ...
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In your earlier piece about how to use the S2 'properly' you wrote"Whatever happens between the 400 and 2,5 is pretty much unnecessary for you garbage. So, get any known to you soft capacitor of 3uF and place it in series with the S2 driver. This wil...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Ok, can you in subjective trims describe what do you feel is wrong with your sound. disregard the speakers and channels, tell juts your pure reaction to what it is. The cat[/quote]Romy, I now see you were asking a totally d...
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I don't think Silbatone has any obligation to 'progress' a concept in the same way that an art gallery or museum has no obligation to modify or improve on its exhibits. They are just showing what is or rather what was.For what it's worth, I do think ...
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[quote user="Purite Audio"]The veneering is top quality, did you hear them Stitch?Keith.[/quote]Yes, the quality of making is top but to be fair to other manufacturers, they do a good job also. I think, the finish is more important than the sound qua...
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I care less about Bret and his business, in fact I have no idea who is he. Since he use audio as business then what distinct him from any other audio whore. A purpose of any business is supply demands and capitalize on the frustrations, investin...
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I'm wondering if part of this "glycerin" sound of ribbons is just "ribbon sound", or purely frequency dependent, or if it has to do with the size of a given ribbon at a given frequency. But why should ribbons not be subjected to the same demand...
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hi Romymy name is Angelo. I am swiss/italian, live in brazil the last 10 years . I grew up assisting my father buiding speakers and comercialize them in small numbers. I where listening for many years on Klipschorn replica with altec 416-8b...
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There are at least two threads going here. I am onto the idea that Lamm has finally released his latest-and-greatest uber-amp, and I am trying to glean some idea of how it performs, other than the political mirror test. Obviously the...
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Shannon, from your questions I "understand" that you want to drive lifeless speakers with a hybrid amp that features a 6E5P first stage. Is that what you want to do? What do and don't you like about your present set-up? What do you hope to change an...
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[quote user="guy sergeant"]Ok, so imagine I'm someone living in the US with a keen interest in playing my collection of CD's and LPs. I need some speakers priced between 5000 and 10000 dollars to go with my 25 watt tube amp. I won't buy Edgars becaus...
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The problems I've had with small DHTs have had nothing to do with tone, which has been SOTA in some cases, IMO. The cheap-o Wright's 6SN7/2A3 pairing is excellent with respect to tone and even with respect to "authority", within its limits...
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Hi Cat[quote user="Romy the Cat"] However, here is where the trick begins. Putting the headphones on, playing them along with the big loudspeakers system and adjusting the volume of the “big system” (primary the LF channel) it is possible to take the...
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Hi,[quote user="cv"]Fairly sure it was a typo, but the bigger the airgap, the *lower* the inductance, all else being equal.We need a large airgrap for a 6C33 due to the high current. The advantage is that the airgap linearises the BH characteristic o...
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[quote user="Amir"]I am not expert and my experience is limited but What I think is Macondo could outperform other horn systems in right setup.[/quote]Soundwise, my Macondo is a very interesting thing although Romy's may well be somewhat different, I...
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[quote user="Paul S"]"High-efficiency electrostatic speakers"??? Is this not an oxymoron? My friend, Mark, who sometimes visits and posts in this form, has gigantic Sound Lab 'stats. He hates SS, and he uses VTL Wotan tube amps to drive them, 1.200W ...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]
Unfortunately there was no further explanation, analyses, or a desire to look deeper (as usually on internet audio). [/quote]Glad you enjoyed the "Philosophy" section by Imai-san... some of his old writings deeply influe...
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