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Paul S
San Diego, California, USA
Posts 2,671
Joined on 10-12-2006
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43
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27705
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27608
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"Advice" on The Loudspeakers
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So far, the The Loudspeakers have handled everything I
have tasked them with, and I have actually gotten a lot more in the way of
Music than I imagined I would when I started with The Loudspeakers. I haven’t
tried to alter these speakers in any way as I have explored what they can do.
Rather, I have moved the speakers around and tried different listening
positions, and I have played with “tuning” my source gear, including cable
swaps and messing with my tonearm and cartridge settings, also driver loading
in my phono stage. I have mentioned that The Loudspeakers are “very revealing”,
and this quality gives me not only unmatched Music playback but it also allows
me to “look into” the contributions of the various components that make up my
system. Components I do not mess with are my amps; my TVC (transformer-based volume
control); the (Chimera) IC cables between my TVC and my amps; my T3000 SUT; CD transport; DAC (already messed with by John Wright). Everything else is subject to tweaking, although I very seldom mess with my TT,
and rarely my tonearm, apart from VTA, which I quickly check and set for every
LP, according to the repeatable VTA system I developed. I hope it augers well
that I tweak less and less as time passes, as I have settled in with this
system that includes The Loudspeakers. I
wish for everyone the Joy I derive from Great Music that The Loudspeakers have
made available to me.
In closing, I want to repeat two important considerations
for anyone pondering The Loudspeaker project. First, not all amps are going
to drive The Loudspeakers. Do your homework and be sure you choose your amps
wisely, based on the loads The Loudspeaker drivers and X/Os impose, also the
exponential demands The Loudspeakers make on amps if you want them to be as
dynamic as they can be. Second, I repeat, I very strongly recommend NOT
changing Troels’ design in any way until you have gotten the best from the
stock design, which might take you a year or more. Above all, do not second
guess Troels’ design or ass-u-me you can improve on it by rounding corners,
adding ports, tweaking X/Os, changing drivers or driver locations, etc., etc.,
and if you do, don’t complain when your speakers disappoint you. Lastly, I am
very glad I chose the Visaton TL16H super tweeter, but it did take a while for
the drivers to break in. Also, the TL16H is dynamic and extended enough that
you will absolutely hear your front end with this super tweeter! I do not think
the TL16H is “hard” at all, but it is very “revealing”, for sure. If you need a
“soft” tweeter to compensate for system problems, do not choose the TL16H.
Paul S
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