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Hi Balazs,
I’ve had the 604‘s for a few years now. I actually ordered without the chance to audition first, based on a few reviews, the recommendations from users of this and another forum, and...

Uh-uh...

That’s what you would think! Of course I looked at the response curves before purchasing the speakers. The problem arose when the speakers did not perform as anticipated. It took them over a year to...

For a couple of months I’ve been streaming Tidal Masters through my DirectStream DAC via a Bridge II. On well recorded material, the improvement with MQA albums is pretty significant compared to...

Update - my 604s had a crossover setting issue that limited their HF response. Shindo fixed this. At this point, the speakers are broken in and I no longer need the super tweeters.

Francis,
Until Bill responds, I’m happy to chime in. From memory, my Latour 604s are around 24” out from the front wall and nearly 30” from the sidewall, 7.5 feet apart and slightly toed in to a...

Are you suggesting that I crack open my speakers and alter the Shindo designed crossover?

Me too, minus the 301. What a great system! I do find that super tweeters helped my 604's to sparkle. That was the last upgrade - no more for me at this time.

The 604 horns are about 34" high which is just about perfect ear height when I'm on my listening sofa. Imaging usually puts sound sources slightly above the horn height.

FWIW: The Fostex super...

Sorry Don, it was Bill (loop4fun) that told me that the 604's weren't broken in yet. I momentarily got confused because you both have 4's in your user names. I must be easily addled!

Thanks. You noticed the attenuators which coupled with various value capacitors allow experimentation and better integration with the 604's. A while back, you told me that the 604's were probably...

Before I bought the 604's, I also considered the Tune Audio Anima and did contact Manolis Proestakis. The 6.3 ohm minimum impedance killed my interest.

BTW, I'm now using super tweeters on my 604's with very agreeable results.
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Brian, I'll look forward to your reports as you head further down the rabbit hole... Many of us have looked down into the darkness with longing!

Sounds like kev313 is our resident expert on building horn speaker systems. I too considered assembling a horn system, but I bailed on that idea after realizing I'd be forced to do math.

Still,...

Stephen's system is really impressive. The Giscours and X30.8 pair very well in a hybrid way that you might expect - smooth, controlled, detailed. He also has Townshend super tweeters sitting on...

I'm looking forward to hearing Stephen's system soon. He still has field coil PLs, the 301, and the Giscours (and a Mr. T). We scheduled a listening session at his house for this Friday, but it's...

Chris,
Those speakers are awesome! I can't believe that you found something like that - vintage cabinets and so much history. I'd really like to hear your system. I think that I missed details...

Panzerholtz is pretty cool looking, in my opinion, especially for a more modern and slightly industrial look. In fact, I would have used that material if I hadn't gone with slate. However, it...

Sure, wood looks great. A lot of guys build wood plinths for their Lenco builds too. Jean Nantais builds wood plinth Lencos but they cost bank. I love the look of vintage Thorens or Garrards in...

Wow, that's fantastic! I'm happy for you.

Thank you. He's doing well. My ex wife had to fight to get them to operate and then fight again for basic care - antibiotics and IV fluids. Everything paid for in cash to the hospital. He lost 30...

Interesting! Well you just described, better than I, what I heard when I swapped out the Soundstrings for the Shindos.

Chris,
I think that I'd like to do a review of the 604's at some point. It took quite a while for them to burn-in, but they started hitting their stride consistently last week.

In my...

As an alternative to a Thorens based table, have you considered a Lenco based Solid9 or Solid12 turntable from Peter Reinders? They aren't terribly expensive and they get good reviews. He uses old...