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Romy, I was reading one of your posts from 2009 that addressed the matter of perception, and as I listened to your most recent video last night I remembered Dr. Gizmo and his (often cartoonish) rants along similar lines. At some point, if we are goin...
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Well, the Vitavox is also a "paper driver" that has needs like the Tannoy (unless it is the "horn version"...), meaning the size and nature of the enclosure will affect the Vitavox sound, as well. I always thought the Altec 515 Bs were OK up to 500 H...
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Romy, I sure give you credit for dragging just about everything into this situation and holding fast. Given "all we know" so far, the "perfect solution" for one person might be a Walkman, earbuds, and a joint.Paul S...
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The "thing" in the case of Remedios is the (stated) desire to shape/determine/manifest the results using a different-than-usual process, more intuitive and more "heart felt". This does not mean ones head is not racing like a supercomuter, rather the ...
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Old Parts Club people climb over each other's backs for orange and lemon drops, old washing machine motor run, Russian Guided Missle controllers, etc., but good moderns caps certainly have better specs. In any case, evaluations of any new caps should...
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Romy, you specifically mentioned Shindo, and this is a well-known example of the "Old Parts School" that seems to be able to channel It. Examples I have heard have all been simpler Music via simpler speakers, so I don't know how it works with big sym...
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Randomize reflections. Can't hurt. I use either felt, or electrician's putty, or both on surfaces near drivers. Only way to decide on volume is to mess with that, as well. Ain't enough time in a day...Paul S...
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My class A/B SS amps happen to idle at 500W, and the A-to-B crossover point may vary from one A/B amp to another. But what Bill says remains true for many (if not most) [SS] audio electrical components. Some manufacturers recommend leaving the compon...
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Looking for somethig else, saw this. Love this woman!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYkQleTcck8Paul S...
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I also have problems with Prokofiev, like having noisy, intrusive neighbors' sounds flying around while I'm trying to do something else. I do have what I think is a good version of his VC2, but I forget which dead Russian violinist was lead. I'll try...
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The "perfect" box and the "perfect" ancillaries in this case are those that were in use when you got "It" from the Dunnoys. Save time; do that again, if you can, and start again from there. Not to throw in a curveball, but any dirt in the voicecoil, ...
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Romy, I can't tell from what's been written, did you recently try to "perfectly re-create" the original, successful Dannoy/set-up in the original spots in you own listening room, using the same cabinets, electronics, etc., ad nauseum, and you are dis...
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I was thinking about the obvious disparity between the
“sound of live music” and the times of special involvement with Music that I’ve
experienced over the years, and for decades I have been turning these notions
around like puzzle pieces, try...
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I hear you, Romy, too many other things going on to do this full time, like "the old days". To save time and effort, you could try to "repeat" the original Dannoy configuration (same gear and location) and hear if it is "repeatable". If not, you're d...
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Yes, Sakuma seemed to enjoy delivering some It via "old methods". But he was able to do it not because he used the old methods but because he could use his ears to home in on It. For many years I used Fulton speakers, and Bob Fulton was another one w...
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Not the same size, shape or volume of the original baffle/cabinet, but I appreciate that you want to keep the appearance you've imagined, and this seems like the "easiest" way to do that. Good luck using a reciprocal saw to cut out the 6" laminated b...
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Not to leave Bill hanging, Romy, but were you not curious enough to take your original Dannoys home again, to at least determine as a baseline tenet that it is repeatable? If it is, then you can more closely replicate the original cabinet/set-up, and...
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Sure, if you don't hear too many problems over time, or if you are easily able to deal with any problems with the drivers remaining in the original cabinets, then you have what you wanted. Same for "time alignment" by measuring voice coil distance to...
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If to make i" thick baffles while still retaining the sculpted front edges, the cases would (basically) have six vertical sides, inside and out. Of course, the size and the shape of the baffle(s) also affect the sound. Is this something you've taken ...
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Well, the tunnels will certainly affect the sound, whether they're inside or out, whether or not it winds up mattering to you, and it looks from the photo like the Vitavox will be in the same situation as the Tannoy. You did not say if you aimed to m...
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I might have added that i've run a couple of arts 501 3c organizations. Private donors are not the only ones who attatch strings to grants. The NEA is the top of the arts food chain, and people who run the arts organizations are always trying to stay...
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Hi, koh. Not to leave you dangling. The info you seek seems to be JBL horn specs, and maybe common JBL CD/horn practices, available at JBL sites.Good Luck.Best regards,Paul S...
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The Culture Wars are On, and many performance and visual arts venues are working harder than ever to include more popular, and even local, "diverse" music and arts. Wifey and I went to a retrospective for an artist friend who recently passed, and a l...
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Don't know construction details, of course, but I'm sitting way out on the West Coast thinking, "I'd swap the baffle". Easy for me to say, I realize...Paul S...
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An old carpenter once advised young me that a good carpenter is able to integrate his mistakes.Note that your photo popped up after I first responded, rendering that stuff non-sequiter, so this and the following are an edit in response to the photo:W...
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I suppose it's hard waiting to find out. Maybe "more heart", rather than all heart? Part of "intuition", I think, is "working at the edges of perception". Who can resist subjecting oneself to a test once in a while, a sort of systems check? Keep us ...
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The idea of a big system is to approach "verisimilitude", as some of us enjoy the Sound of [live] Music in its own right. But it seems there are "other issues to reckon with" where It is concerned. It's been my experience that I find no Musical satis...
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For those with good eyes and lots of time and patience, I agree that the thick and largely obtuse "Psychology and Alchemy" may be a good read for insight into Jung's thinking. But I also recommend starting into Jung with his posthumously published au...
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Not sure about schools for listening to hi-fi, but plenty of "Eastern" programs for enhancing the senses. It sure seems like there is a "psychological" component at work here, something apropos of Jung (qv), perhaps, for "us Westerners". And remember...
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I have tried both simple, "FR" drivers and multi-ways, and I think you are on to something with the "simpler presentation". As a generic example, think of the "cult" "FR" drivers driven by cult SETs, playing cello music. I have gotten goosebumps from...
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