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| High Sensitvity = good transient response ? CDC, the new Lowthers do not have the midrange peak anymore. They have been updated and the mids are now smooth. If you heard noise like a "fan blade" out of a SET amp, there was definitely something wrong with it. They do not normally have anythi... | |
| High Sensitvity = good transient response ? Well,CDC, it sounds to me like a classic case of a particular design doing some things very well, and some things not so well. Many of the things you didn't like about the Brentworths are not weaknesses in the other brands of single-driver systems... | |
| Avantgarde's are Great but Bass Integration? I will make a suggestion that you could try. Have you tried placing them in the corners? This placement will simulate the radiation pattern of a bass horn, for your woofer box. It is possible that it may integrate better in this location. You will... | |
| High Sensitvity = good transient response ? I just checked out the Brentworth line on the web, and it seems interesting. Their specs on the top line model show a response of 15Hz-20kHZ within 3db. I find this a little hard to swallow, but they claim it. Seems they have a proprietary loading... | |
| DIY Speakers, worth the hassles? Clueless, I'm glad you had a good time at the Bash. Wish I could have been there, too. Regarding the comments by Wiggens of Adire, on the driver quality issue, I'd take that with a large grain of salt. Remember this, the drivers are the parts that... | |
| Cain&Cain Abby Yes, they are the same, but remember, these are INTERNAL dimensions. The overall size will be a bit larger due to the thickness of the material you use. Also, I used a 12" wide front baffle panel, which I believe helps to reduce any problems with ... | |
| Avantgarde's are Great but Bass Integration? This is always a problem with horn loaded speaker designs. Bass horns are too big to get the bottom end people want, so they go with direct radiators. They never quite match. That's the answer. If you can live with it, fine. If you can't, then you... | |
| Cain&Cain Abby I use a 1 watt Berning MicroZOTL as a main amp, so I am familiar with your needs. The Cain and Cain Abby is a Voigt Pipe Speaker that uses Fostex drivers w/92db efficiency. I have used those drivers on single driver systems that I have built, and ... | |
| What's so bad about Sovtek 6922s? No air, lacking fine detail, very rugged. | |
| Eurolab Premier TT and Phonomax Phono Stage??? I think they are very good items. If you like the Eurolab TT, then you should also look at the Teres Audio TT. It is a similar product with a few enhancements, and was designed to be a step up from the Eurolab. I have one, and it is great, and pri... | |
| Jeff Beck Blow by Blow I would recommend getting a Japanese import pressing of the original album. I have done extended listening tests to various types of "audiophile" pressings, and in all cases, I preferred the "regular speed" over the "half speed". The only "audioph... | |
| "EAR VS Cables" Ttrhp, much depends on the cables you auditioned, and the equipment used. Yes, it is entirely possible that the cables you listened to were not different enough from Home Depot wire for you to hear it. Not all expensive cables are great. I was ver... | |
| Is there any way I can bench test speakers? Get a test record/CD with a frequency sweep, and play each speaker at various volumes and see if they break-up, buzz, crack, or do anything that sounds bad. If they don't then do it in front of your buyer so that he is satisfied of their soundness... | |
| Rectifying bridge. While I am not an expert in this field, I don't know of any advantage to such a modification, unless you plan on increasing the rail voltages for some reason. Perhaps someone else can help you that knows more about it than I do. Generally, a diode... | |
| Modifying to 220V operation. How to make sure? Marakanetz, I am not familiar with your VTL, but in general, the transformer is the only issue you have to deal with. All rectification/regulation and everything else takes place after the secondary winding of the power transformer. The 110 to 220... |