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October 16, 2015, 12:52 AM
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Re: Low output impedance valve pre-amp recommendations?
I've heard tales of the Atma-Sphere MP-1 preamplifier driving 32-ohm speakers. It has an output impedance of 30 ohms.
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October 16, 2015, 12:41 AM
Thread: Hello From Dave at ZenWave Audio
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Re: Hello From Dave at ZenWave Audio
Welcome Dave... we meet again! Good to see you here. Very best of luck with your speaker endeavor!
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October 16, 2015, 12:12 AM
Thread: Kii Audio - Three
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Re: Kii Audio - Three
Agree 100%.
Imo using diffraction is the wrong way to get pattern control. The slightly delayed re-radiation off the diffractive discontinuity has a psychoacoustic downside that imo outweighs its... -
October 11, 2015, 05:13 PM
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Re: Different speakers or just an unforgiving room?
If the problem is indeed off-axis radiation pattern "flare" at the bottom end of the tweeter's range, then the Spatials should be a significant improvement in that area, as they have very good...
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October 11, 2015, 04:46 PM
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Re: Different speakers or just an unforgiving room?
Yes, and unfortunately that means my perspective is likely to be skewed... I tend to mostly look for the role speakers might play in this or that problem. I'm kinda like the guy whose only tool is a...
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October 11, 2015, 01:47 AM
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Re: Different speakers or just an unforgiving room?
What you're hearing may be a radiation pattern issue.
The Micro Utopias combine a 6" woofer with a 1" tweeter. I would guess the crossover is in the 2.5 kHz ballpark, but the exact frequency... -
July 16, 2015, 06:48 PM
Thread: Audio Dealers
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Re: Audio Dealers
I've been selling my own brand direct since 2006, and for most of that time one dealer in particular has let me know repeatedly that he'd like to sell my speakers. Up until recently I haven't been...
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July 16, 2015, 12:26 PM
Thread: What happened at WBF
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Re: What happened at WBF
Since this thread has become a commentary on reviewers, I'd like to come down on the side of welcoming and treating them with the same respect and courtesy that is extended to other members. I...
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July 16, 2015, 02:12 AM
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Re: 12,000 ft./3 room. Multi-sub help needed please.
I have zero experience with wireless subs, sorry.
But I do have experience with multisub systems. I use four passive subs driven by a single shelf-mounted amplifier. The four subs are wired in... -
July 16, 2015, 01:40 AM
Thread: Audio Dealers
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Re: Audio Dealers
Thank you, Cyril! Yes my speakers tend to be tube-friendly, and quite a few people use them with specialty tube amps like SETs and OTLs. But they'll work just fine with solid state as well, either...
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July 15, 2015, 11:41 PM
Thread: Audio Dealers
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Re: Audio Dealers
So I go to the "Forum Rules" page and this is the first thing I see:
"If you are retailer or manufacturer, you are encouraged to promote your business."
Mike, you had me at hello.
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July 15, 2015, 07:15 PM
Thread: What the ?? NBS Butterfly
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Re: What the ?? NBS Butterfly
Walter Fields of NBS thinks well outside the box when it comes to speaker design. He has intentionally been secretive about what's going on with the Butterfly so out of respect I'm not going to try...
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July 15, 2015, 03:41 PM
Thread: The Right Timbre !
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Re: The Right Timbre !
Timbre is significantly influenced by not only the first-arrival sound, but also what's happening in the reverberant field. That's why we listen to piano recitals in recital halls rather than in...
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July 15, 2015, 03:16 PM
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Re: Surround speaker distances… help needed please….
I would go with the 80 degree location and count myself a thousand dollars richer. I'd go with monopoles, positioned as close to the ceiling as you reasonably can, each one aimed at the farthest...
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July 14, 2015, 10:01 PM
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Re: What needs to happen for you to suspend disbelief
In my experience, in order to "get lost in the music", two things have to happen.
First, the system has to do something so well that it sounds real in that area. It can be timbre, coherence,...
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I or anyone interested should see if FEDEX offers a domestic "LAST MINUTE RATE" for shipping heavy items within CONUS. Have no clue at this point - but when I have some time, I'll check. ...
Shipping Overseas 498 pounds w/3...