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- 2023-11-20 14:56
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: Good sounding vintage gear - examples
- Replies: 22
- Views: 32312
Re: Good sounding vintage gear - examples
Recommendations for components that struggle to play tunes harmoniously should have no place on a Tune Method moderated forum!
- 2023-11-20 14:40
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
- Replies: 154
- Views: 1217955
Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
The coil in series with the bass driver always has some resistance, enough to make the amplifier connection to the driver worse at low frequencies where they are needed the most . This is where active crossovers has their biggest advantage because of the directly coupled power amplifier. These are ...
- 2023-11-20 14:02
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
- Replies: 154
- Views: 1217955
- 2023-11-20 13:03
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
- Replies: 154
- Views: 1217955
Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
Its true though that a passive crossover are more intertwined with the driveunits in a passive speaker, but not in a good way. It looses the direct amplifier connection with passive components that can only do damping of the energy coming to the drivers. It makes the amplifier loose the control of ...
- 2023-11-20 12:57
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
- Replies: 154
- Views: 1217955
Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
This isn’t something I’ve considered previously, but I suppose it must do. Can you expand on this, or provide a link to further information please?sunbeamgls wrote: ↑2023-11-20 11:00 ……… the cabinet is mechanically intertwined with the driver and alters its electrical behaviour……
- 2023-11-20 12:10
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
- Replies: 154
- Views: 1217955
Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
Here’s a first order series connected crossover and drive unit system. Please explain how a hierarchy of components works in this instance.
- 2023-11-20 09:59
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
- Replies: 154
- Views: 1217955
Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
I guess it comes down with how music works. Its ordered frequencies in the time domain. Less order, worse sound. If energy is lost somewhere in the system it cant be recovered later in the chain. If one hifi system makes you tap your feet more than another - its a better system and most probably mo...
- 2023-11-18 22:21
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: Linn 50th Anniversary
- Replies: 80
- Views: 289960
Re: Linn 50th Anniversary
……….I don't recall Linn doing marketing during the time I bought kit from their shop in Glasgow (or any other time)………. Perhaps marketing is lost on me. I believe this is known as being hoisted by your own petard 😂 I'm about to buy chocolate - have I fallen victim to a sneaky marketing campaign? No...
- 2023-11-15 14:55
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: Which is the optimal length of speaker wires?
- Replies: 190
- Views: 268872
Re: Which is the optimal length of speaker wires?
I had it some time ago. Linn Axis or Digital with K400 in 2.48m length on Keilidh/Tukan with Naim 72/140. In fact, I couldn't hear any difference. However, this was before the Keilidh crossovers got new capacitors, which gave the speakers a significant boost. In the next few days I'll be making two...
- 2023-11-14 01:28
- Forum: Music
- Topic: The New Folk Sound of Terry Callier
- Replies: 0
- Views: 49135
- 2023-11-14 01:06
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
- Replies: 7099
- Views: 5347262
Re: Playground for practical listening exercises
For me, 353 sounds groovy, whilst 352 sounds disjointed.lejonklou wrote: ↑2023-11-13 23:20 Here's a practical listening exercise:
Can you hear any difference between these two clips? It's perfectly OK if you can't!
https://lejonklou.com/353.MOV
https://lejonklou.com/352.MOV
- 2023-11-13 04:59
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: Linn 50th Anniversary
- Replies: 80
- Views: 289960
Re: Linn 50th Anniversary
I believe this is known as being hoisted by your own petard 😂FairPlayMotty wrote: ↑2023-11-13 01:02
……….I don't recall Linn doing marketing during the time I bought kit from their shop in Glasgow (or any other time)………. Perhaps marketing is lost on me.
- 2023-11-12 18:38
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: Linn 50th Anniversary
- Replies: 80
- Views: 289960
Re: Linn 50th Anniversary
Despite all of the changes at Linn in the last 50 years, there’s one thing which hasn’t changed: some people believe the marketing bullshit and some people don’t.
- 2023-11-12 00:38
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: Linn 50th Anniversary
- Replies: 80
- Views: 289960
Re: Linn 50th Anniversary
I'm not getting much sense of musical passion from either link 🤷 I wonder what Ivor thinks of the direction Linn has taken since Gilad has taken over? There certainly doesn’t seek to be much emphasis on rhythm’s and tunes these days. I switched off the first video after hearing that Jonny “Dieter R...
- 2023-11-09 14:13
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: Good sounding vintage gear - examples
- Replies: 22
- Views: 32312
Re: Good sounding vintage gear - examples
Keilidh’s with the latest bass and three bar treble units and polymer stands are an enjoyable listen for about £200
- 2023-11-09 14:06
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: Good sounding vintage gear - examples
- Replies: 22
- Views: 32312
Re: Good sounding vintage gear - examples
There’s the Royd Coniston R’s too. They partner very well with the creeks and they’re both available for under £100
PS I’ve given my grandson a 4040 with a pair of Coniston R’s to use as computer speakers and he absolutely loves them!
PS I’ve given my grandson a 4040 with a pair of Coniston R’s to use as computer speakers and he absolutely loves them!
- 2023-11-09 02:52
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: More on source first and other priorities
- Replies: 72
- Views: 249790
Re: More on source first and other priorities
I don’t know of one loudspeaker, past or present which comes near to reproducing the potential of the most musical sources and amplifiers we have available to us today. I'm intrigued: how do you know? Maybe it's crazy to expect a couple of fancy cones of paper to recreate any instrument ever create...
- 2023-11-08 17:50
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: More on source first and other priorities
- Replies: 72
- Views: 249790
Re: More on source first and other priorities
….. just normal unmusical speakers like 90% on the market ….. Sad, but almost true! I’d go as far as saying at least 99%, maybe more 😳 But I wonder if this is the crux of the problem? I don’t know of one loudspeaker, past or present which comes near to reproducing the potential of the most musical ...
- 2023-11-08 12:39
- Forum: Me and My system
- Topic: Hermanns System
- Replies: 652
- Views: 651708
Re: Hermanns System
Not easy on the first two, but I think I have a preference for E4 over D3. I’ll listen again later.
- 2023-11-07 21:30
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: More on source first and other priorities
- Replies: 72
- Views: 249790
Re: More on source first and other priorities
Am I right in thinking that “detuned”, from a musical perspective doesn’t mean “out of tune”.
- 2023-11-07 13:35
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: More on source first and other priorities
- Replies: 72
- Views: 249790
Re: More on source first and other priorities
Just so we’re all singing from the same song sheet, here’s a bit of background information:
https://www.peterfrazer.co.uk/music/tu ... l#Contents
https://www.peterfrazer.co.uk/music/tu ... l#Contents
- 2023-11-07 13:33
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: More on source first and other priorities
- Replies: 72
- Views: 249790
Re: More on source first and other priorities
FairPlayMotty wrote: ↑2023-11-06 22:14I’ve looked but can’t find any examples FPM. Can you provide a link please? Thank you.
- 2023-11-05 21:46
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: More on source first and other priorities
- Replies: 72
- Views: 249790
- 2023-11-05 18:48
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: Absolute Bargains!
- Replies: 202
- Views: 370595
Re: Absolute Bargains!
I’ve not heard of minirigs previously, but they look very interesting and are reasonably priced too 🙂
- 2023-11-03 18:47
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: More on source first and other priorities
- Replies: 72
- Views: 249790
Re: More on source first and other priorities
On the topic of great sounding speakers, how’s your diy speakers project coming along lindsayt? 😊