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Originally Posted by alancohen
No No say it ain't so ! If they are original cones don't go anywhere near them... I may not recover ! :wink2:
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Originally Posted by alancohen
No No say it ain't so ! If they are original cones don't go anywhere near them... I may not recover ! :wink2:
Fear not...no paint shall don these speakers, recones though they may be.
N1285s w/ new binding posts installed.
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One is already playing along with one 604. What an odd combination. I walked back and forth across the room from one to the other. When I was in front of the A7s I thought, 'yep, they definitely sound better. Then when I got to the 604s I changed my mind. And back and forth. Hum...
I think I'd have to give the A7s the edge due to the "rear port technology".
Locked and loaded...
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Big sound...
So after a few hours listening I can conservatively say...Wow! They come together much better than the A6s. And even at only 9' I can taste more than a hint of sound stage. I think I have to try the 288s again and change the XO to 500Hz for comparison.
Question: Being that the horns are mounted on separate boards and I have the ability to slide them back and forth, how do I measure the delay. Right now I have them back a bit, with the VCs approximately aligned vertically. They sound wonderful. I guess I can go by ear, but I wouldn't mind trying a bit more empirical approach.
BTW, I could swear I caught a glimpse the 515Bs smiling, happy to have their hearts beating once again.
Think you need a bigger HF horn for wider dispersion.
I've been looking. Although I don't know if in my application whether wider will be better. The speakers are only 9' apart and I'm 9' away. Wider might just bounce things off the wall more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Altec Best
I'm still stewing about missing out on those free 1005Bs by a day. I'll take that disappointment to the grave.
But I'm open to suggestions as to what anyone/everyone thinks might be my best choice of horn.
Understandable--sometimes the "best" tunings are done by ear anyways. After all, successfully tuning them by ear means the tuning works well with your room/acoustics. In this day of digital tuners, I still like to tune my guitar by ear. ;) You may have hit a home run first try -- right out of the gate.Quote:
Originally Posted by alancohen
I don't know about a home run, but I'm rockin' the whole neighborhood at the moment. I hope they like the Dregs. I know my "A7"s do.
If it's not a home run yet, I'll bet you'll be tweaking them eventually after you enjoy them for a while/establish a baseline for comparison. BTW, Steve Morse is a great guitarist IMHO. I also like Steve's work with Neal Morse (no relation)......Quote:
Originally Posted by alancohen
Looks like way too much damping, so maybe lower than the sim, but otherwise it should be down around/at driver Fs [~25 Hz], which is where it needs to be if driven with a high output impedance.Quote:
Originally Posted by voice of the theater
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