johnk
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| Does It have to be loud? audiophiles think they have speakers that play extremely loud however a dB meter will confirm to them that what they think is loud is actually just huge amounts of distortion giving the appearance of loudness You make a great argument for horn... | |
| Sonus Faber Driver Blowouts You may need to set the home theater to small for mains. | |
| Sonus Faber Driver Blowouts Speakers are 10 years or so old a 2 way puts a lot of stress on midwoofer toss in modern adhesives foams etc many are failing and that maybe a issue I have not noticed any longevity in modern design and it seems that many modern loudspeakers etc a... | |
| Seeking Speaker Recommendations altec model 15 | |
| Hearing loss , speakers or headphones ? I suggest speaker that sounds good at lower SPL ranges many times that ends up being a large efficient speaker. I have also had good luck with planar types sounding good at lower levels. | |
| Best subwoofer below 40Hz for Magnepan .7? Running military grade sub bass system its about 1000lbs and it doesn't crack concrete but it can bend the steel door to room when running tests. Since I know a bit amount about material science I would say expansion contraction due to thermal str... | |
| How can Wilson Audio speakers sound that good if they are using OEM drivers? Was talking with a European speaker rep about a new diecast basket I said cool you mean like hotwheels use? | |
| How can Wilson Audio speakers sound that good if they are using OEM drivers? Loudspeakers are the sum of there parts and design not the sum of the materials used in it. Carbon nano tube research on them shows they may be carcinogenic since carbon tubes are nano sized they easily penetrate skin and cell walls. B&W is al... | |
| Need some Speakers with sensitivity >90db Electro Voice JBL Altec at that small price thats what I would buy. One other benefit is if you buy right these brands may increase in value plus they are easy to mod upgrade or repair and sound wonderful and full on low power. | |
| calling all Guru;s, Ideas on audiophyle high effeiciency speakers solicited High eff is over 100db medium about 90+db up ohm load also effects ability to drive and must be considered. Most high eff designs use large cone area many need to be multiway over 3-5 way depending on end goal and range required. I would suggest y... | |
| Best 845 tube out there? best 845 is a 300b | |
| Stereo Subwoofer Pairing What you want to do is set up a distributed node subwoofer system using multiple subwoofers in different locations in the room this will smooth out bass nodes and peaks. You can use any brand to do so no real need to match manufacturers just freq... | |
| Who has heard the new Pass XA25? A pass xp10, amp had trouble driving our Odins , did well on horns and pretty good on 1.7 maggies so I stand by the easy to drive if you want to get the best out of it. I still prefer SET amplification in my main systems but if I didnt have a few ... | |
| Who has heard the new Pass XA25? I have had a chance at hearing one enjoyable very good for SS if you have easy to drive loudspeakers still I prefer a SET amp why I didn't purchase plus I have a few 1st watts about. But if looking for small power SS pass should be near or top on ... | |
| Why do many discussions about sonic performance disintegrate into technical discusions? Ignorance is bliss |