linkingpin
Responses from linkingpin
| How do reference speakers rank to today's standard Still own the Centuries and they will never leave, very very happy with them. | |
| How do reference speakers rank to today's standard About melting your coil, as in the answer Larryi gave, here is an example you should not try at home. A guy was testing his speakers with a 4hz tone. And was surprised he blew up his woofer :( | |
| How do reference speakers rank to today's standard Larryi, that is indeed surprising that the drivers were unharmed. Here I have a (small) picture of the the crossover used in the Avanti's, http://www.highendnews.info/reviews/audiophysicavanti3-english.htm . It's from the Avanti III. I can't find ... | |
| How do reference speakers rank to today's standard Hi Charles1dad, Jarecneps, great to hear about your positive experiences with older high level speakers. The point is taken, 8 years is by long not enough for the Tempo's to reach the standard the Avanti's have set, and 11 years for quality parts ... | |
| How do reference speakers rank to today's standard Hi Jarecneps, thanks, I think that your answer makes the choice easy. Also your remark about the positioning into the room was helpful, that was also a worry. In favour of the Avanti's is that it's an enclosed system while the Tempo has a port at ... | |
| How do reference speakers rank to today's standard Thanks all, and I agree, abuse is more concering than the 11 years. The drivers and the filtercomponents in the Avanti are all of high quality and will still be Ok. I also assume that the audio enthusiast that buys an Avanti will automatically tak... | |
| How do reference speakers rank to today's standard Ok, so Larryi, you're saying that 11 years is not a big problem when quality speakers are used ? But what about the 8 1/2 year of "evolution" between the Tempo's and the Avanti's. Could that make the Tempo's a better speaker even if it ranks lower... | |
| How do reference speakers rank to today's standard Yes, 11 years is a long time. But cars still drive after 11 years, and, when taken care of, will do so after 25 years. But how does a speaker sound after 11 years compared to the younger Tempo ? |