mikewerner
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| Arche headshell with London Reference cartridge - fantastic results I have been enjoying a London Reference in a fluid damped unipivot arm - the Basis Audio Superarm9. The cartridge works well and other than the high degree of sensitivity to set-up (it took awhile) is really a joy to use.The sound is so immediate... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hey "Electric Ladyland" it's been for me lately too!The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.God Bless Tiny Tim.The Mothers / Over-nite Sensation. (I am the Slime, etc... :) | |
| Lifters ForGetting Cables Off The Floor, Worth It Or Snake Oil Is someone saying something USEFUL recently?Sometimes it's hard to tell.You guys are too much! | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? But not all... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? Has an understanding of the physics involved in making a loudspeaker gone anywhere in the past 80 years? Of course it has. Ideal is a goal.Colorations, resonances, compression, high harmonic and IM distortion, … BAD- not ideal. Consideration of dr... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? So, what characteristics does an ideal speaker have?Who is going to discuss this? Generalities don't help. I think this is where the comparison with violins falls apart. In theory there is no ideal violin - they are all different, but in theory th... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? Thank you Tim. At least someone gets the point.Speaker design has come a long way and active speaker design is pushing the envelope considerably.I don't keep repeating "optimize the step response" for no reason (another way of saying get the phase... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? OK again.Measurement, analysis, and opinion are not the same thing. I understand that. Listen to an uncolored system. Either it is to your liking or not. When you have something you like, then there are no arguments.Mike | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? OK. Thanks for your clarification of the point. What if you could have a dead neutral (not bright or strong, Merriam-Webster's definition) speaker with great equalization.Then add lots of power - modern technology, you see. Distortion from lots of... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? Wrong! Clearly you don't know anything about Violins and there is no comparison that makes any sense between an old Violin and an old speaker. An ideal speaker should have no voice of its own. If it does, some things will sound better than they s... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? High power is pretty fun! | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? The physics has not changed. Speakers can now be optimized in ways that no one even dreamed about 70 years ago. Active designs have the ability to control variables way beyond what passive speakers and an amplifier (or two) can do. Amplifiers, act... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? Great topic. I have been thinking about (and listening to) speakers recently. The diversity of opinions is colorful!My observations are:- Expectations play a large role in preferences.- There are more ways to get it wrong than right. (Same applies... | |
| Sony XA 5400 ES display has gone blank x2 No problems yet.Why not just replace it with a new one, same model.I see them available from time to time. | |
| Klipsch heresy questions Have you taken the plunge? |