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Yes the thread has been wayyyy longer than I ever thought it would be myself.
Is your active system Linn? or another kind?
That was/is the alternative as I own an all Linn system and only need one more amp and aktiv cards to be passive crossover free.
Linn has maintained all along that aktiv crossover and more amps is cheaper than high quality passive. (like Duelund level) It may be cheaper on the used market. New Linn amps are not cheap either.
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That has been an issue I have wondered as well is a very good passive better then aktiv? Aktiv has a circuit board and the effect of those components on the sound right?
Linn does talk about there new boards being better (which they may be) but that indicates weakness in the begining.
Duelund does seem to be signing up quite a few speaker companies to their list.
I am thinking of wiring a "A" network this weekend, which is less parts again. (one less inductor and one less tweeter cap) So somewhat less cost.
Sorry for the length of this thread but when I looked at doing any of the recommended choices people thought, none of them would have had me very happy.
My choices were
1. Sonicaps
2. Mundorf Supreme
3. Mundorf SIO (which is the one I thought I wanted without hearing ANY of the three I guess I like the oil idea)
I am glad I did not do any of the three to be honest as they all were downgrades in some way and some by a lot in my opinion.
What was strange is there were people who would say any of those are much better than the originals?
In the midrange the best cap I have heard so far is STILL the vintage. Duelunds are coming (now that owner is back from honeymoon) and I do hope they are better. (I "think" they will be)
This rebuild proved to be not as quick or as simple as I thought but I have learned a lot.
I thought I did owe it to the Klipsch though as for almost 30 years I have not wanted for anyone's speakers. How many people do we know who are always changing speakers and at great cost.
I do want to compare this system when done to a fully loaded Linn aktiv with their top speakers, just to see. Even with the Duelund (expensive parts!) I will still have chump change into this compared to a system like that. I do know this system smokes my current Linn passive system by a MASSIVE margin.
One thing you do not have with this is the look factor!
Yes the thread has been wayyyy longer than I ever thought it would be myself.
Is your active system Linn? or another kind?
That was/is the alternative as I own an all Linn system and only need one more amp and aktiv cards to be passive crossover free.
Linn has maintained all along that aktiv crossover and more amps is cheaper than high quality passive. (like Duelund level) It may be cheaper on the used market. New Linn amps are not cheap either.
G_24
That has been an issue I have wondered as well is a very good passive better then aktiv? Aktiv has a circuit board and the effect of those components on the sound right?
Linn does talk about there new boards being better (which they may be) but that indicates weakness in the begining.
Duelund does seem to be signing up quite a few speaker companies to their list.
I am thinking of wiring a "A" network this weekend, which is less parts again. (one less inductor and one less tweeter cap) So somewhat less cost.
Sorry for the length of this thread but when I looked at doing any of the recommended choices people thought, none of them would have had me very happy.
My choices were
1. Sonicaps
2. Mundorf Supreme
3. Mundorf SIO (which is the one I thought I wanted without hearing ANY of the three I guess I like the oil idea)
I am glad I did not do any of the three to be honest as they all were downgrades in some way and some by a lot in my opinion.
What was strange is there were people who would say any of those are much better than the originals?
In the midrange the best cap I have heard so far is STILL the vintage. Duelunds are coming (now that owner is back from honeymoon) and I do hope they are better. (I "think" they will be)
This rebuild proved to be not as quick or as simple as I thought but I have learned a lot.
I thought I did owe it to the Klipsch though as for almost 30 years I have not wanted for anyone's speakers. How many people do we know who are always changing speakers and at great cost.
I do want to compare this system when done to a fully loaded Linn aktiv with their top speakers, just to see. Even with the Duelund (expensive parts!) I will still have chump change into this compared to a system like that. I do know this system smokes my current Linn passive system by a MASSIVE margin.
One thing you do not have with this is the look factor!