Played with the big rig I prefer 2.

Playing with MBP/Firefox/HP I prefer B

Isn't slam an aspect of transients just discussed more in regard to bass, but not exclusively? Yes, certainly not excusively. What slam is in the midbass is something like attack at higher frequencies. Both are surely no artefacts made by the speaker but present at a live concert. Some speaker driv...

DelNaja wrote: ↑2023-11-30 08:35 User Music Lover has talked about slam and could elaborate, I'm sure, but I haven't seen him for a long time.

Yes, it is worth to check out his 19 posts here about "slam" :-)

Spannko wrote: ↑2023-11-30 00:03 That’s possibly quite interesting Matthias! Would you like to elaborate?

There are two camps here. The members of both camps are standing on the foundation of the tune method.
But for the members of one camp this is not enough, they do not want to be without "slam" for example.

It is very interesting to search for keyword "slam" on this forum and even more when you combine this with search for author.

Prefer B too

markiteight wrote: ↑2023-11-28 21:22 I suspect the 3677s are quite good at both musicality and knocking socks off.

Yes, they are.

I think we have to wish for a loudspeaker with musicality which may possess an ability to slam.
Slam is very important for me, it is a basic ingredient of unamplified live music, a fun factor.

Spannko wrote: ↑2023-11-21 20:20 This week I’m building an enclosure of approximately 600 x 250 x 250 which weighs about the same as the original Kans.

Maybe there is also an inverse relation between dimensions and musicality?

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Spannko wrote: ↑2023-11-20 14:02

Haha, the same:
The HF are blocked by the coil and go straight to the tweeter, the LF are blocked by the tweeter, go through the coil and are blocked by the cap.

Yes, Klangedang but there are some others: https://www.evolutionacoustics.com/support/faq/ https://www.thehereticspeaker.com/ad612 Even from a source first POV I don't like active speakers since you need for every driver a power amp. This extra money you can spend on upgrading the source for exampl...

Rutger wrote: ↑2023-11-20 13:24

A good series crossover gives you greater musicality than a slightly lower resistance of a directly coupled amp.

Rutger wrote: ↑2023-11-20 13:04

These are theoretical considerations. You get coils with very low resistance. An active crossover is always a parallel crossover so you never get the musical aspects of a series crossover.

Rutger wrote: ↑2023-11-20 13:01

Sorry, also this is not correct.

Rutger wrote: ↑2023-11-20 11:38

Not true for a first order series crossover without resistors.

Spannko wrote: ↑2023-11-20 12:10

I would consider this as the best of all crossovers. Here is no hierarchy between crossover parts and drive units.

lejonklou wrote: ↑2023-11-17 12:14 It’s the same as with the SR CAL 36/4 torque tool, matthias: The manufacturer’s datasheet shows terrible data, but in practice and within the same tool, the accuracy is remarkably good.

I had only a look at some Weller stations up to 500 EUR, maybe you have much better ones :-)

Looking at the technical data of some professional soldering stations I see terrible values for temperature stability and temperature accuracy so I am wondering under which circumstances Fredrik's very exact values can be reproduced.

I note that the new Linn mantra of "eliminating noise and distortion" is present in this video as it has been in interviews with Gilad. With this mantra they are in the same boat as all high end manufacturers, it is all about eliminating noise. So why buy LINN? This 50th Anniversary LP12 is for me ...

Hermann wrote: ↑2023-11-09 15:18 The assessment is not absolute. I see the jump from Kandid to Ekstatik rather like the jump from AVM to Amplifi. Maybe it wasn't stated clearly enough.

Thanks, the delta is interesting anyway.

But the gain is so clear that I spontaneously made a hierarchical classification of the upgrades of recent years. Tundra Monos 3.0 ! . . . . . Ekstatik - Amplifi HD Thanks for sharing Hermann, when the upgrade by a router is about the same as by a 7k cartridge it really makes sense to explore this ...

Rutger wrote: ↑2023-11-08 13:19 Using a really good source with an average loudspeaker will give you much more musical enjoyment than using a good loudspeaker with an average source.

Agree,
but this is "non disputandum" here.

Sopper wrote: ↑2023-11-02 13:53 Mood and mental state first > then source etc.

+1