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| Amp play a low volumes? Why music sounds thinner and less lifelike at low volumes is a phenomenon called the "Fletcher-Munson Effect". This is when the ear is more sensitive to midrange sounds at low volumes. The "Loudness" button on receivers is designed to compensate f... | |
| Have you tried "doping" your speaker cones? Sean, I've not only got my drivers "hooked" on doping, but I've got myself hooked at the same time. It really worked exactly as I thought. Great fine-tuning tweek. Only adds a few grains of weight, but alot of stiffening. About the whizzer cone mo... | |
| Rumble Filter for my Linn LP-12 setup ?? Make sure it has a steep rolloff or it will affect the bass response. The Linn LP12 has extremely low rumble. What is causing you to get rumble? It might be better to cure the problem instead of filtering it out, which may cause another problem. | |
| Which SPEAKER for the 21ST century? After a quick trip around the web, I found only tweeters using the plasma technology. Mfrs. include Accapella, Magnat, Corona, and a DIY page for a plasma tweeter by Ulrich Hauptmann in Holland. They all use a flame/ionization technique which resu... | |
| Which SPEAKER for the 21ST century? Tweekerman, I am sorry if I ignored your post on the other thread, no disrespect meant. I have read about the Ravens and others you mentioned, but have not personally heard them. The Ravens may be the future, or the German Physic wave bending tran... | |
| stacking speakers? I also agree with Sean's point of reradiating, not a good idea to have a "live" pair and a "dead" pair stacked. If you can't move them, the next best thing would be to get a sound-deadening cover or wrap, for the pair not in use. This may not be p... | |
| Can I make a crossover or buy one? Your best bet is to get an active adjustable crossover and separate amp. To make a passive crossover for your existing sub, you will need the comprehensive spec sheet on the driver and then run calculations on the box to determine the system Q and... | |
| Have you tried "doping" your speaker cones? I should mention that the main reason I tried it was to tame a small peak in the upper midrange and to take a little "edge" off the highs that was causing sibilance. You should try one thin coat at a time,let dry, and listen test. You can go too f... | |
| Need replacement for garden hose Audio Advisor Gumbydammit, you were amazingly accurate at guessing my age/ears. Only off by 1 year! I'm 46. Although I can still hear highs ok. I did some mods to my Fostex drivers impedance characteristics to extend the high and low ends. Worked out well. I ag... | |
| Which SPEAKER for the 21ST century? How about this for a 21st century speaker. A full range plasma point source driver! | |
| Rolling your own Yes, I've made a lot. My advice is to start simple. You need to get on the learning curve. If you build a complex design and it doesn't sound right, you have no idea what to do to fix it. The usual starting point is a 2-way monitor. This will get ... | |
| Okay, the gloves are off. Let the fur fly Greg, the phase problem you mention is only one of the many phase related problems. Phase induced distortion/coloration is another. Sure, there are methods of addressing these problems. My contention is that the cure is generally worse than the or... | |
| How Can I tell if the tubes I bought are vintage? There are several websites that address this subject, just search for NOS TUBES. The tube vendors usually have a section that talks about that. I got my tubes from Kevin Deal at Upscale audio, who is a member. Very good results. | |
| 35Hz - 25kHz -- A Partial 'Purist'? Wonder of wonders! I would actually consider an active crossover and sub, with dedicated amp if, and this is a VERY big "if", I could seamlessly integrate it low enough to keep it out of the lower mids. I know that this departs from my normal phil... | |
| Okay, the gloves are off. Let the fur fly Paul, glad to help. |