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by matthias
2023-11-29 09:14
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4745520

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Prefer B too
by matthias
2023-11-28 21:27
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What’s Slam Got To Do With It?
Replies: 20
Views: 101025

Re: What’s Slam Got To Do With It?

markiteight wrote: 2023-11-28 21:22 I suspect the 3677s are quite good at both musicality and knocking socks off.
Yes, they are.
by matthias
2023-11-28 18:19
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What’s Slam Got To Do With It?
Replies: 20
Views: 101025

Re: What’s Slam Got To Do With It?

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.
by matthias
2023-11-21 21:28
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
Replies: 154
Views: 915029

Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?

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?
by matthias
2023-11-20 16:25
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
Replies: 154
Views: 915029

Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?

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by matthias
2023-11-20 14:09
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
Replies: 154
Views: 915029

Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?

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.
by matthias
2023-11-20 13:56
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
Replies: 154
Views: 915029

Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?

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...
by matthias
2023-11-20 13:32
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
Replies: 154
Views: 915029

Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?

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.
by matthias
2023-11-20 13:13
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
Replies: 154
Views: 915029

Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?

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.
by matthias
2023-11-20 13:08
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
Replies: 154
Views: 915029

Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?

Rutger wrote: 2023-11-20 13:01
Sorry, also this is not correct.
by matthias
2023-11-20 12:52
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
Replies: 154
Views: 915029

Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?

Rutger wrote: 2023-11-20 11:38
Not true for a first order series crossover without resistors.
by matthias
2023-11-20 12:46
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
Replies: 154
Views: 915029

Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?

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.
by matthias
2023-11-17 12:21
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4745520

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

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 :-)
by matthias
2023-11-17 12:03
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4745520

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

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.
by matthias
2023-11-11 18:01
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Linn 50th Anniversary
Replies: 78
Views: 217842

Re: Linn 50th Anniversary

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 ...
by matthias
2023-11-09 15:29
Forum: Me and My system
Topic: Hermanns System
Replies: 646
Views: 534039

Re: Hermanns System

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.
by matthias
2023-11-09 12:57
Forum: Me and My system
Topic: Hermanns System
Replies: 646
Views: 534039

Re: Hermanns System

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 ...
by matthias
2023-11-08 13:35
Forum: HiFi
Topic: More on source first and other priorities
Replies: 72
Views: 189038

Re: More on source first and other priorities

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.
by matthias
2023-11-02 15:39
Forum: HiFi
Topic: More on source first and other priorities
Replies: 72
Views: 189038

Re: More on source first and other priorities

Sopper wrote: 2023-11-02 13:53 Mood and mental state first > then source etc.
+1
by matthias
2023-10-21 08:21
Forum: Källa
Topic: Network Issues (was: Källa loses IP addresses)
Replies: 43
Views: 40197

Re: Network Issues (was: Källa loses IP addresses)

u252agz wrote: 2023-10-20 22:42 Not easy to set the DHCP range in the settings - can’t find this option -
With a Vodafone Station it is like:
Settings > LAN > IPv4 > DHCP Server Parameters > Address Pool Start IP, Address Pool End IP
by matthias
2023-10-20 20:51
Forum: Källa
Topic: Network Issues (was: Källa loses IP addresses)
Replies: 43
Views: 40197

Re: Network Issues (was: Källa loses IP addresses)

tokenbrit wrote: 2023-10-20 20:28
u252agz wrote: 2023-10-19 18:23 .. I will have to take a deep breath and psyche myself up for adjusting the router...
Has anyone heard from u252agz? Hopefully the 'radio silence' is because he's busy enjoying his Kallas, and not because he's locked himself out of the Internet... o_0
Maybe to start a rescue attempt?
by matthias
2023-10-20 06:47
Forum: Källa
Topic: Network Issues (was: Källa loses IP addresses)
Replies: 43
Views: 40197

Re: Network Issues (was: Källa loses IP addresses)

springwood64 wrote: 2023-10-19 17:58 In my network, I set my DHCP range to 100-253 (my router is 254).
All my music devices I configure with static addresses I have chosen from the range 30-39.
Another vote for such an arrangement, mine is very similar.
What works best for me is: "Using DHCP with manual address".
by matthias
2023-10-17 13:34
Forum: Källa
Topic: General Discussion about Källa
Replies: 582
Views: 305858

Re: General Discussion about Källa

springwood64 wrote: 2023-10-17 07:34
FairPlayMotty wrote: 2023-10-17 03:58 This is the best explanation of bitrate I've seen. Montgomery is the man behind the ogg vorbis used by Spotify.
https://youtu.be/UqiBJbREUgU?si=xeTcVXr8PDrjn8yW
Fascinating - thanks for sharing
+1
by matthias
2023-10-16 10:09
Forum: Källa
Topic: General Discussion about Källa
Replies: 582
Views: 305858

Re: General Discussion about Källa

Lego wrote: 2023-10-16 10:03 What forum are you quoting from?
Audirvana community forum
by matthias
2023-10-16 04:07
Forum: Källa
Topic: General Discussion about Källa
Replies: 582
Views: 305858

Re: General Discussion about Källa

From another forum: "Video from Darko shows that if your app supports AirPlay 2 and the streamer or speaker you are sending your data to supports AirPlay 2 then that CD quality 16/44.1 lossless file you thought you were listening to is actually being compressed to AAC 256 lossy before it is sent…. ...