samuel33

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Marten Coltrane Alto speakers
Nevermind Mike, i didn't want to put you under pressureAt first i thought that people here and in other places knew what they where talking aboutI was so naive.1 year ago i start reading serious scientifical books and traveling to listen to most o... 
Marten Coltrane Alto speakers
Teddy bear i am so far above your knowledgeI have heard system that even mike laigne doesn't know the existenceMaybe i am new in the place but fast learning and not spent my life in stupid shops with always the same bad thingsMore than that i have... 
Marten Coltrane Alto speakers
Mikelavigne of course i disagree.Yes the mechnical parts need sometimes a little breakin.I had speakers with ceramic drivers so yes there is a longer breakin for ceramic than for some other driversBut we are talking about much more time it needsI ... 
Marten Coltrane Alto speakers
Rob said :Someone once told me that their Avalon Sentinels were still improving even after a year. Is it true? Who could really say. It might be.It might as it might be that the Big BUBU live at the bottom of the seasIn fact the thing is not to pr... 
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Alors ce club il est fermé ? 
Tone controls- to use or not?
MrTennis said : tinkering is fun, regardless of the outcome. humans are naturally curious. the fun of tinkering is not being able to predict the result. the process is more important than the result.Well yes ! i agree with you on that point (compl... 
Marten Coltrane Alto speakers
Teddy bear the subject is about a speaker that is claimed to need 365 days of breaking in.You post that Marten Coltrane have build a special room to ensure THIS problemSo yes i thought you were implying that he was putting the speakers for weeks o... 
Tone controls- to use or not?
MrTennis said : "half of the fun in this hobby is tinkering. tone controls is one way to tinker. the other half is enjoying the music."Tinkering is fun in the domain that can possibly improve the sound In this case modifying the tone will lead to ... 
Marten Coltrane Alto speakers
Teddy bear you give false informationThere are NOT any drivers or speakers that need 1 year or 6 months breaking inIt is not possible on a theorical point of view.Of course you can invent that it is the case for Marten design's speakers and invent... 
Marten Coltrane Alto speakers
Alexsee the problem is the way people compare hi-fi systemThem make quick switch between them, and choose the more spectacular oneSo manufacturer always put a boost in highs (and high bass) to sell more easelyWhen manufacturer don't ; they have th... 
Marten Coltrane Alto speakers
Pénible = not enjoyableIn this case agrrrresive, unatural 
Why do digital cables sound different?
The question is : why people pretend to hear a difference ?Or why they THINK they heard a difference ?No need to look further 
Marten Coltrane Alto speakers
Alexsee , the penible Highs are the plague of modern speakersSome speakers suffer less than other of this problemMarten design is quite on the side of overly in your face, as Avalon indra and many ceramic based speakersIt is enjoyable at first and... 
Tone controls- to use or not?
I advice you not to do soYour ears are already damaged, if you put gain on the trebble you will accelerate even more the déteriorationI mean at a stage you will be deaf even when people just speak ! Stay with your system as it is 
Marten Coltrane Alto speakers
IT is RIDICULOUS to pretend that a speaker needs 1 year to break inThere is no physical reason to thatSome reviewers are incompetent.Maybe (as all the marten design line) the alto have the awful/penible highIt probably takes 1 year to completely d...