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| 300b, x45, 211, etc. Hi Bio: nope, the speakers were a mess The tubes were driving a tractrix horn loaded lowther ex4. 120 Hz horn. Then I had to use a suitable bass driver capable of playing the game (that was fine, a Supravox 400 did the trick). Then, not surprising... | |
| Tweeter quest Measure the existing audax. 4kHz isn't a bad xover point; I would choose the cheapest (i.e. Chinese) true ribbon that has the right nominal sensitivity (i.e. ~equivalent to the audax -- or higher).Can you find out the hi pass particulars and if th... | |
| 300b, x45, 211, etc. For SET amps, I think you haveto consider the amp and speaker as one unit. Very nicely put! Indeed, in the old times, the speaker came with its amp -- together. Remember those old radiogrammes (or whatever they were called) and radios?The 1610 is ... | |
| Tweeter quest Nick, forget it -- unless pmc themselves help you out with indispensable info on their speaker "voicing", the crossover schematics and the characteristics of the tweet you're now using.In order to replace the tweet with a ribbon you need to mate i... | |
| Very short speaker cable length recommended? Even with interconnects it seems Half meter might be worse sounding than 1 meter standard in some scenarios as wellIt has to do with the electrical properties of the cable at the specific length as it couples with/influences (i.e. enters the circu... | |
| DIY Interconnects review Thank you Sean. I still have to get down to getting a bridge of sorts to measure these JD I/Cs I made -- unless I figure an amateur way of measuring them connected?Cheers | |
| Speakers for metal, hard rock ... also SS amp Not doubting the excellent recommend's above... ...for serious metallic applications go for JBL (home -- not pro) recommended above. OR and IF your room allows use of corners or close, try big Klipsch (used). Or even TAD with appropriate subwoof.N... | |
| 300b, x45, 211, etc. Well, I can give you a reductionist, and highly subjective rigmarole based on limited experience with products sporting 300b, 211, 845, 2a3.All tubes can be usefully operated in a no-feedback circuit. Good stability. So, basically they're VERY goo... | |
| harmonic distortion and frequency response I think you are asking about a few things. 3rd order linear & non-linear distortion: this is very often encountered when a SS amp is pushed beyond its energy providing capabilities (the amp is "clipping"): the resulting sound will be compresse... | |
| 300b, x45, 211, etc. Your question is perplexing: what exactly do you want to know?? The product differences? There are very many products using the tubes you mention... The difference between the tubes?? If so, it's difficult to say much more than that the 211 is mor... | |
| Sonus Faber Extrema vs. Guarneri Extrema, no doubt. But the others are less expensive to both buy and operate (i.e. amplification and set-up). | |
| DIY Interconnects review Here's an experiment very roughly based on JD's design -- VERY successful!Details: 24awg (0,4mm) enameled copper wire, each pole spaced 1,9mm apart (as per JD), standard WBT rca connectors; wire is soldered onto the rca, used pieces of cotton rope... | |
| Difficult Sopranos "Her Royal Icy Highness, Princess Turandot". Try Callas/Schwarzkopf/Serafin on EMI or Sutherland/ Pavarotti/ Caballe /Zubi Mehta on Decca. (performance wise, I prefer the former to the latter) If I remember correctly, there's no (or little) over l... | |
| "Integrated Amp" Do I dare go there?????? Sure you can. Assuming you don't need gobs of power, there are many excellent products out there.However, outperforming yr present system is another matter, as I don't know what it is.Other than the itch and the obvious advantage of 1 pair less IC... | |
| ARC LS1, LS2, LS3 , or LS7, which to buy? Regarding ARC, I can't remember myself thrilled with any offerings; as John (jafox) I had singled out sp10. The 9 wasn't bad -- but I believe this opinion was linked to its much more reasonable asking price rather than performance...Not intent on ... |