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Live music - what does it tell us ?
I think we all have playback entertainment systems. Not reality systems. And every system is different sounding from every other one. Do I enjoy my system? Thats my question and I answer it differently at times by being satisfied or tweaking or buying new stuff. I've been next to an opera...- Cycling Nut
- Post #65
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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First trials of active horn speaker
I've used a number of horns from A-7, tractrix and other pro hro horns. Materials matter but I think the geometry matters more (CD, exponential, elliptical, etc). Even if you use the best material for a horn and it still has honk or echoes from the geometry, it'll sound sub optimal. Using a...- Cycling Nut
- Post #342
- Forum: Speaker Design
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What are you doing about EMI/RFI?
I ordered several sheets of 3M™ AB7000HF Series EMI Absorber specs: https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/3M%20PDFs/AB7000HF.pdf Maybe the AB5000HF series would be better? I simply taped a couple of AB7010HF sheets to the circuit breaker panel, without interfering with its function, and...- Cycling Nut
- Post #28
- Forum: Audio Tweaks Forum
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Single-Ended Triode (SET) Amplifier Revolution of the 1990s. Did it really happen? Was it Successful?
Of course that is possible for a SET amp and many SS amps. But with the Benchmark equipment I hear more transparancy and music. For once I think the distortion and noise levels being extremely low make a sonic difference for me, maybe not for you, and that's great! Sterophile tests...- Cycling Nut
- Post #203
- Forum: Single Ended Triode Amplifiers Subforum
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Single-Ended Triode (SET) Amplifier Revolution of the 1990s. Did it really happen? Was it Successful?
In the 90's I used to design and build my own SET DHT amps. I played with the 10Y, 50, 2a3, 300b and 845. I got to know JC Morrisson, Herb, Don, Mike Lefevre, Komuro, John Camille and others. I learned a lot from those guys. Now I listen to Benchmark Media amp and pre, I love the extremely low...- Cycling Nut
- Post #197
- Forum: Single Ended Triode Amplifiers Subforum
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What are you doing about EMI/RFI?
SlapEcho, What kind of cloth tape do you use? I'm using YC industrial cloth tape for Wiring Harness Automotive. I have to heat it with a hair dryer to get it to stick. Ive read other tapes have a similar problem. Thanks!- Cycling Nut
- Post #18
- Forum: Audio Tweaks Forum
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Is a Lower Noise Floor, are "Blacker" Blacks, Consonant With the Music?
I think lower noise and lower distortion are very beneficial to let the music thru as it is. Having less distortion and noise being called a "blacker background" is strange. "More music, less noise and distortion" is a mouthful. I try to not add noise or distortion, of course I havent fully...- Cycling Nut
- Post #92
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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"Aggressive". Fair Criticism of Some Horn Speakers and Designs? If So, What Causes it?
Never heard Edgars big system. He didnt have one when I went to his house to listen to his small system back in the 90's. I've had Edgars big mid tractrix horn, VOT and others. I now use a round, oblate spheroid waveguide/horn in my clone of Geddes Nathan 2 way. To my ears it has much, much less...- Cycling Nut
- Post #98
- Forum: Speakers
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