These risers tilt the speakers back to aim the tweeters at seated ear level
https://critesspeakers.com/heresy-slant-risers.html
https://critesspeakers.com/heresy-slant-risers.html
L-Pads. Speakers Awful Without Them, New Ones Ordered
I removed the L-Pads, the tweeters are way too bright, screechy above mids. Disturbing. Played my best source: R2R, Sgt. Peppers. Normally magnificent. Unlistenable!
Using my Chase Remote Control to cut Treble temporarily, until new L-Pads arrive.
I ordered these 16 ohm pads:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/153892668925
mine don’t have the issues he discusses, my insulation is modern, crossovers are tar filled metal cans, not much heat in 6.3 cu ft; these and originals were large ceramic body.
Will put the tweeter ’Brilliance’ ones in first, listen. Then add ’Presence’, listen, decide: leave in, or out. IN more than likely. They (orig and 1 set of replacements) have been IN for 62 years.
My original bronze ones came from original Fisher console, they were a custom version, still labeled ’Brilliance’ and ’Presence’.
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Many of these old Electro-Voice designs had L-Pads (16 ohm used AT37 Attenuators; 8 ohm used AT38). 2 way have one. 3 way designs have two: ’Brilliance’ and ’Presence’.
You can balance the drivers to each other, and to each space, and as you age, ability to hear highs diminishes, you can creep the tweeters up speck by speck. Imbalance due to irregular spacing: adjust each individually
I’m not going to measure and install a fixed resistor, I want future adjustability.
’L-Pads: Terrible Idea’. Bullshite, everyone who ever heard them loves them!
And, let’s not forget, the originals, with L-Pads, first one mono speaker, later two for stereo, are the designs that made these companies successful.
Using my Chase Remote Control to cut Treble temporarily, until new L-Pads arrive.
I ordered these 16 ohm pads:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/153892668925
mine don’t have the issues he discusses, my insulation is modern, crossovers are tar filled metal cans, not much heat in 6.3 cu ft; these and originals were large ceramic body.
Will put the tweeter ’Brilliance’ ones in first, listen. Then add ’Presence’, listen, decide: leave in, or out. IN more than likely. They (orig and 1 set of replacements) have been IN for 62 years.
My original bronze ones came from original Fisher console, they were a custom version, still labeled ’Brilliance’ and ’Presence’.
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Many of these old Electro-Voice designs had L-Pads (16 ohm used AT37 Attenuators; 8 ohm used AT38). 2 way have one. 3 way designs have two: ’Brilliance’ and ’Presence’.
You can balance the drivers to each other, and to each space, and as you age, ability to hear highs diminishes, you can creep the tweeters up speck by speck. Imbalance due to irregular spacing: adjust each individually
I’m not going to measure and install a fixed resistor, I want future adjustability.
’L-Pads: Terrible Idea’. Bullshite, everyone who ever heard them loves them!
And, let’s not forget, the originals, with L-Pads, first one mono speaker, later two for stereo, are the designs that made these companies successful.
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I just spoke to Bob Crites’ son, (I think he said Mark, my memory sucks, I should have asked) They are still doing business. Two boards, a pair of real 16 ohm L-pads each, $100. + tax/ship. https://critesspeakers.com/electro-voice-crossovers.html I am going to return the ones I ordered (they already shipped), and buy these. |
intactaudio This is a new separate discussion, but it came up in an earlier discussion, I removed them based on advice in that thread. So, this was an answer to everyone: I tried, it sucked, I need em. If you scroll down the E V Six link, the wiring diagram at the end shows 5 selectable resistances for the tweeter and midrange together. It has to be a rotary control with 5 specific positions. I posted a find of an E V Six, local pickup only in CA, great price. If I lived there, I would be over there in a heartbeat. Posted here, some response. Posted on the Speaker Forum, not a single response. I am not known there. I have friends here that help me with everything I do. You have been helpful here also. I like it here! |
I promised myself to stay out of this, but on the bottom of p.2 of the brochure, Figure 3, you have a schematic of the crossover with values. You could easily rebuild that exact circuit, at least that switchable segment, with modern high quality parts. That would change nothing in relation to adjustability and tonal balance and would probably upgrade the pure SQ, just because modern parts are better. You might consult any number of speaker builder types on the subject of what to use. You could have your cake and eat it too. |
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