ngjockey
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| Low budget, just for fun Fabulous? As I fondly remember, they had muddy bass, a hole in the upper midrange you could fall into and just a hint of highs. Still, much better than the crap in the big box stores. | |
| Genesis 300 transducers That's easy, the 300's had Carver ribbons, not BG, so neither are origional. I've replaced both RD48's on my 350's and the ones I bought it with were grey/white. Some confusion on whether they were origional or not. The 350's first came with Carve... | |
| Wanted: NHT X2 electronic crossover. http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649031953-nht_x2_crossover/ | |
| Why no DOOMS DAY sales? The Mayans just came out with a new calendar. Got the one with naked glyphs for the shop. | |
| Low budget, just for fun I like a challenge.http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Mission-700-Series-Bookshelf-Speakers-/140898449809?Those were the first speakers I ever bought... over 30 years ago.Add to that any Tripath amp ($20 to $100) and a cheap DVD player. | |
| great speaker buys on Craigslist In Canada, it's pronounced neighboor, like aboot. | |
| Big, big room -- which 10-20k speakers? It is the luxury of Cerwin Vega to not hear the stress of the neighbors pound on the walls and door of your apartment. | |
| great speaker buys on Craigslist Hey neighbour. | |
| Bent Audio Autoformer vs Tube Pre A Bent TVC kicked a SFL2 out. However, the rest of the system is nearly ideally suited for passives. Balanced is the way to go with these. | |
| Big, big room -- which 10-20k speakers? We're listening. Now, show me a C.A.R. T1 for 10 - 20 K. | |
| A market for DIY speakers on AudioGon ? You might get a third of your money back on the drivers if you broke them down and sold them on http://www.diyaudio.com/Other than that, enjoy the experience and pride in a job done. A lot of DIY projects end up donated to friends and family. Some... | |
| Slow speaker cables? Hard to define "fast" and "slow" as many other audio terms.Assuming "fast" and "slow" refer to transient and/or impulse response, Al mentions most of the factors, with the exception of "characteristic impedance" that can impact directly or combine... | |
| David Wilson must be a little annoyed... They're not just speakers, they're status symbols and deserve every bit of mockery and insult as much as praise. Perhaps more. | |
| Older is better - D/A chip? Some of the newer DACs have addressed the pre/post-ringing in the impulse response with minimum phase and apodizing filters. Ayre, with the Wolfram chip, documents that well. SACD also got that much improved. Another star goes to the dithered digi... | |
| Is it possible to have an accurate speaker Without getting into details about diffraction loss or baffle step compensation, if you want them "warmer", move them closer to the wall. |