What’s to get here, pragmatically speaking, is that the speakers (and acoustics) have always mattered the most to even approach "perfection," and trying to convince oneself we’ve actually accomplished that seems, if anything, unrealistic. Everything may matter to some degree, but certainly not all equally.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Best post on this topic, I was not going to touch Millercarbon's comment, as i could not come up with the excellent response you provide.
The Jadis DPL is a nuance superior to the 12AT7 I sold off.
The Jadis DAC is a nuance+... superior to the Shanling 3000.
The Defy7 is a nuance superior to RG's baby Gray/Allan Organ monos.
But now we come to speakers,
There are indeed weaknesses in the 6.5 single FR, addinga tweet corrects this.
I am running a Dayton FR 3.5 on top the 6.5 FR, which does compensate for some ambient highs.
The Vifa clone arrives next week, Then we can hear a FR + designated 91db tweet with the FR.
The Seas Thor was like listening to a wet blanket thrown over the speaker.
All of Granesen's designs are 92db/lower , None of his offerings will work for my tube amplification.
The purpose of this topic was answered last night 3am as i awoke with the realization that...
The lower the efficiency of the speaker, the less effective the tube amplification.
Now i know above I was more than forgiving allowing speakers with a 92/91 db rating to be employed with tube amplification. I have to revoke and condemn that generosity.
In my book, the new numbers are 93/94db efficiency.,
Why did I change?
Because every quality FR efficiency #'s begin at 94db.
So if a speaker is not 94db/higher, the speaker will not make the ideal match for tube amplification.
Speakers for tube amplification begins at 94db.
This would be the FR class of speakers.
AT 93db, you are now on the threshold of compromising a tube amplification from its highest range of performance.
I rest my case.
I so wish I had understood these things wayy back 2000 when i started my speaker quest in the topic, Speaker shootout at the OK Coral...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Best post on this topic, I was not going to touch Millercarbon's comment, as i could not come up with the excellent response you provide.
The Jadis DPL is a nuance superior to the 12AT7 I sold off.
The Jadis DAC is a nuance+... superior to the Shanling 3000.
The Defy7 is a nuance superior to RG's baby Gray/Allan Organ monos.
But now we come to speakers,
There are indeed weaknesses in the 6.5 single FR, addinga tweet corrects this.
I am running a Dayton FR 3.5 on top the 6.5 FR, which does compensate for some ambient highs.
The Vifa clone arrives next week, Then we can hear a FR + designated 91db tweet with the FR.
The Seas Thor was like listening to a wet blanket thrown over the speaker.
All of Granesen's designs are 92db/lower , None of his offerings will work for my tube amplification.
The purpose of this topic was answered last night 3am as i awoke with the realization that...
The lower the efficiency of the speaker, the less effective the tube amplification.
Now i know above I was more than forgiving allowing speakers with a 92/91 db rating to be employed with tube amplification. I have to revoke and condemn that generosity.
In my book, the new numbers are 93/94db efficiency.,
Why did I change?
Because every quality FR efficiency #'s begin at 94db.
So if a speaker is not 94db/higher, the speaker will not make the ideal match for tube amplification.
Speakers for tube amplification begins at 94db.
This would be the FR class of speakers.
AT 93db, you are now on the threshold of compromising a tube amplification from its highest range of performance.
I rest my case.
I so wish I had understood these things wayy back 2000 when i started my speaker quest in the topic, Speaker shootout at the OK Coral...