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| Ribbon Tweeters??? The Mandolin uses a HiVi RT2EA. This driver has a 6db peak between 5k to 10k, goes out to the heavens on the top end on axis after that. 30% off axis, it is very flat to 10K,but rolls @ 18db per octave after 10k. . This speaker will most likely ne... | |
| best class a amp for a grand? You might find a Sumo Nine, they are getting old, but still a nice sounding amp... 60 to 8, 120 to 4 | |
| How far apart do you position your speakers ? I think Johnk just said it all. There are plenty of formula's, get one to work | |
| How far apart do you position your speakers ? Hi Wolf, To answer the question:"Doesn't the nearly infinite disparity between various speaker's responses in rooms, including tweeter off and on axis dispersion and woofer loading sort of obviate set-up formulae?" I don't thinks so. At least as f... | |
| How far apart do you position your speakers ? Hi Geoffkait, Why do you say "Most speakers are too far apart"... it is all based on your room size, and listening position. Where does 4 feet apart come from? Just curious | |
| Speaker crossover mod. Your advice? Also, Byron, I just went up and read Jeff's recommendations for sonic craft, he is right on. He is recommending some expensive parts. I am a really cheap mug. I would recommend that you go on flea bay. Do a search for Polystyrene capacitor... you ... | |
| Speaker crossover mod. Your advice? Byron, Just by looks, I'd say your parts are correctly labeled. A 10mfd Polypropylene is in general about the same size as a 100mfd electrolytic... In general only, different configurations are all different. I have a couple of .47mfd Teflons, the... | |
| open baffle speaker question Hi Hotmailjbc, Atmasphere explained it ideally, even though most planars, ribbons & electrostatics are open back, they are usually refered to by their own terms. Open baffle normally refers to cone drivers mounted without a chamber. What desig... | |
| How far apart do you position your speakers ? Hi Wolf, I used to do just that. I don't have a dedicated listening room and moved them back and forth. I finally made everyone go to the family room for tv/home theater and made my formal living room a listening room. I now just leave them out. ... | |
| How far apart do you position your speakers ? If you know what your speakers 30 Degree & 60 Degree off axis response curves look like, you will have a good idea if tow in is good for your speaker. Many, Many speakers have a high end rise on axis and at 30 degrees of axis are very smooth, ... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations Erin Bode.... a flair that leans pop, but undoubtably Jazz. I have 3 cd's all are recorded by a small record company called MAX JAZZ and are certainly very good to excellent recordings.The Little Garden.... Don't Take your TimeOver and Over | |
| How far apart do you position your speakers ? Hard surfaces reflect, corners or any angles amplify. The cardas measurements are really there with these things in mind. If you are 30 to 40 inches from any wall you are normally ok, less than that and you have a risk of bass being boosted or if ... | |
| How far apart do you position your speakers ? Daverz, As I stated above, I hadn't heard of it either, I have done many set ups recently and did the math after reading this thread. You will also read that I went back to the Cardas Method. I really recommend that you start there. Many have talk... | |
| Bass and Treble Dials Kijanki, Here are the Russian mylars Polyethylene-Terephtalate)K73They took alot of burn in, but after a couple hundred hours were quite good. | |
| Bass and Treble Dials Hi Kijanki, I have in my home electrolytics, poly carbs, poly props(metalized and pure film), paper in oil, poly styrene and teflons. I have played a bunch. I measure everyone to less than 1% tolerance. I don't have any mylars and generally agree ... |