toddalin
Responses from toddalin
| Does high volume collapse soundstage depth? Actually, I find that it is low volume that hurts the soundstage. The volume needs to be loud enough for the music to "immerse" you to get a really good soundstage and imaging. Above that, it just gets louder. | |
| Audio snobbery @roadcykler "Your system isn’t resolvoing enough to hear the differences" is definitely audio snobbery," What is being said at exactly 4:41? Is your system resolving enough so that you can discern it? No problem for me and we are talking low ... | |
| Are there any current production great speakers using AMT tweeters? They have a "social media" site listed. I suggest you try there. The specs on Heil AMTs are fairly well documented if you search the net, though you may find some conflicting statements. Efficiency is very high (>97 dB) and the impedance is ... | |
| LFE vs High-level subwoofer connection, for FIDELITY " I have yet to see factory verbiage saying a typical receiver whether it be cheap or flagship will reroute the LFE to the mains, it’s all second hand forum posts or whatever as the source. " Now you have: Yamaha RX-Z9 User Manual, Page 78: Bas... | |
| Can I suspend / hang speakers? jafant, Thanks, I put a lot of my time into it. The four surround speakers were originally Cerwin Vega 10" 3-ways, but when the foams went, I redid the cabinets to hold JBL W10GTi's and JBL 2425 compression drivers on butt cheek horns. Of cours... | |
| Are there any current production great speakers using AMT tweeters? @sdl4 "Many decades ago, I had a pair of ESS speakers with AMT tweeters that were initially dramatic but ultimately disappointing. These turned out to produce sound that was mostly "boom and sizzle," with poor integration of the tweeter and woof... | |
| "Stereo-Craft" Speaker with JBL D 208 driver I think earlier than that. In 1957 they had already changed the leads unless yours was basterdized. 1957: | |
| "Stereo-Craft" Speaker with JBL D 208 driver His is much older than that. This is the 1949 catalog. These early versions had a different magnet structure. https://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/catalogs/1949/page02.jpg | |
| Are there any current production great speakers using AMT tweeters? The Heil AMTs are "current hungry" (3.X ohms) and some amps had a problem with this. | |
| Are there any current production great speakers using AMT tweeters? "For my ears- no. Every single air motion / ribbon type tweeter I have heard have had obvious image left/right shifting issues. Basically center image wander / instability, especially slightly off axis. This is a deal breaker for me." But i... | |
| Are there any current production great speakers using AMT tweeters? YES! ESS still makes the Heils in three sizes no less and they are frequently on sale. The sale price? $250/pr, brand new, usually including the mounting hardware. And the sale just happens to be on right now. https://essspeakers.store/collec... | |
| LFE vs High-level subwoofer connection, for FIDELITY "You don’t need additional processing when daisy chaining subs." It seems to me that if you daisy chain subs you will create peaks and troughs depending on their distance from each other and additional processing could help fix this. | |
| Are we training our ears right? Ah, and I only put 27 profiles (3^3) in my crossovers. Guess I’ll just have to miss out. | |
| Are we training our ears right? What I know is that the more I can "hear into the music" (e.g., detail, imaging), the more I enjoy it. But then, I worked in a professional capacity preparing, proof-reading, and editing technical studies for a living. And I was very good at it.... | |
| LFE vs High-level subwoofer connection, for FIDELITY If you put the sub input on the main speaker output, the signal goes through a preamp, then the mains power amp, then the sub's power amp. The other way it goes through a preamp then the sub's power amp and skips a stage of amplification. Not th... |