yoyoyaya
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| Basic question about sensitivity @OP There is no problem using a 4 ohm speaker with your V12 as long as the speaker is fairly close to it's nominal impedance. But you probably want something in the region 87dB. But if you are sill happy with your 805s, I wouldn't be rushing out t... | |
| Basic question about sensitivity @OP what I meant by polarising is that some people love LS50s and other's for some reason don't like them at all. In fact, that may be due to the fact that they are a tough speaker to drive. I went back and had a look at John Atkinson's measuremen... | |
| Basic question about sensitivity @OP and Erik_Squires, I just took another look at the LS50 Meta's measurements - it has a couple of tough impedance/phase dips in the bass and low midrange and it's insensitive, so might not be the best choice for the amp in triode mode. However, ... | |
| The Ultimate in Smoke and Mirrors? BUT... @OP What effect/s do you hear and where have you used them? That's a genuine question. I have a number of them that came in some pre owned gear. But I removed them as their adhesive had failed. I discovered they were there when I heard them rattli... | |
| Basic question about sensitivity @OP. Just speaking to your opening post. I think it would be well worth you while listening to a pair of P3 XDs. As you will gather from some of my posts on other threads, I'm not overly enamoured of the direction B&W have gone in voicing thei... | |
| Basic question about sensitivity @OP. I owned a pair of 805s for a number of years. Very nice loudspeakers and not difficult to drive. The newer 800 series - the floor stand speakers in particular - are a different kettle of fish entirely. | |
| Basic question about sensitivity @erik_squires - not disagreeing, but at least Stereophile and Hi Fi News are trying to be as informative as possible. But what the EPDR measurements of a range of speakers do tell us is that, in general, speakers are harder to drive than most manu... | |
| Table,cartridge,phono...where to put most of my money? @OP - what is the digital front end in the system that the analogue setup will be compared to? | |
| Basic question about sensitivity The EPDR measurement used by Hi Fi News and Stereophile gives a better indication of how difficult a load a speaker will present to the amplifiers. The B&W 800 series are a good example of speakers that are relatively efficient but difficult ... | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? @OP - A vast amount of high end gear gets traded in to dealers who frequently have a long term relationship with their high end customers. That may or may not end up on generalised sale sites like Audiogon or Hi Fi Shark. A lot of it gets trickled... | |
| Fleetwood Deville vs Wilson Sound What's a Wilson Sasha "tier"? There are large differences in SQ between the different models of Sasha. | |
| Effects of concrete as base for subs, speakers and potentially equipment @OP If you have wooden floorboards, one problem with putting concrete slabs under speakers is that it can be difficult to get the slab to be stable. Personally, I favour making platforms of thick ply and screwing those into the floor. That provide... | |
| Aggrivated tinnitus from speakers? @OP 85dB is quite loud so listening at a lower volume level will help. However, improvements to room acoustics and probably a more refined speaker will too. However, I would still be careful with the volume levels. You may be tempted to play loude... | |
| Tung-Sol kt170 tube started glowing brighter @OP The tube is starting to red plate. Don't try to rebias the tube as it will only hasten it's demise. | |
| Martin Logan vs. Everything In my experience, people who like electrostatics very rarely switch to cone based drivers. (I know most MLs are hybrid) but they are fundamentally electrostatics. |