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by dazed_and_confused
Mon Apr 11, 2022 2:11 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: New music from Pink Floyd
Replies: 12
Views: 2915
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Re: New music from Pink Floyd

I don’t really feel like this is a ‘Pink Floyd’ recording. Not to take anything away from the sentiment, but DG wasn’t even a founding member of PF. As for Waters, he’s reviving up for an upcoming US tour starting in July, so describing him as “vaguely alive and kicking” is a bit off target. I think...
by dazed_and_confused
Mon Mar 07, 2022 2:49 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Speakers
Replies: 187
Views: 47398
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Re: Speakers

Got it, thanks.
by dazed_and_confused
Mon Mar 07, 2022 2:48 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: How to improve your system for little or no money
Replies: 11
Views: 2182
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Re: How to improve your system for little or no money

Let’s not forget the liberal application of alcohol. It works well for cleaning contacts.
by dazed_and_confused
Sun Mar 06, 2022 8:58 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Speakers
Replies: 187
Views: 47398
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Re: Speakers

NVA Cubes (courtesy of Fretless). Up firing mid bass, front firing tweeter. Mid bass is doped and run wide open, tweeter has a single high pass filter capacitor and a padding resistor. Simplicity :grin: https://i.imgur.com/hZ91J42.jpeg Interesting design. I don’t see them at the NVA website, are th...
by dazed_and_confused
Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:33 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Speakers
Replies: 187
Views: 47398
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Re: Speakers

The Altec 416 drivers in the Valencias are all time classics, for what they do in the upper bass and midrange. The ported bass is a compromise on them. Was it Great Plains Audio (GPA) that you got the modded crossover from? The Piega C40's have interesting ribbon drivers. And an all aluminium cabin...
by dazed_and_confused
Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:32 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Speakers
Replies: 187
Views: 47398
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Re: Speakers

[quote=dazed_and_confused post_id=227742 time=1646162277 user_id=30179 Which models of Altec, Piega and QLN speakers are they? And can you give us an overview of the relative strengths and weaknesses of each speaker when compared to the others? As well as an indication of how much you paid for each...
by dazed_and_confused
Tue Mar 01, 2022 9:54 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Townshend seismic isolation products
Replies: 94
Views: 14894
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Re: Townshend seismic isolation products

Folks, this whole thread was a great read, right up my alley. Sorry for being late to the party but I just wanted to chip-in with another semi-DIY option. In December I bought a pair of Spatial Audio X3s. (These are a dipole design). They came with crappy cone-shaped feet from the manufacturer and t...
by dazed_and_confused
Tue Mar 01, 2022 8:43 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Speakers
Replies: 187
Views: 47398
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Re: Speakers

. . . . . Most audiophiles over here believe that all Klipsch stuff is Mid-Fi at best, so I had to sell mine before anyone heard I had them. . . . . Seems like a pretty odd reason to sell your speakers. If you enjoyed them then keep them. If not then surely they should have been gone already? Hey h...
by dazed_and_confused
Tue Mar 01, 2022 8:36 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Completed The Scheu Turntable Set Up
Replies: 4
Views: 1372
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Re: Completed The Scheu Turntable Set Up

@NeonKnight Congratulations on the wonderful vinyl playback devices you have. I'd a friend some years ago with the Cosmos vacuum and an SME arm, it sounded fantastic. I've also had a keen interest in the DV505 but haven't been able to score a MKII, so I'm still waiting. Not that it matters but are y...
by dazed_and_confused
Tue Mar 01, 2022 8:17 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Speakers
Replies: 187
Views: 47398
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Re: Speakers

The original poster craved clarity and dynamics in speakers. Try finding both of them in modern British speakers. Quad Electrostatics. Are they made in China now? I know that Richard rated the 57's above the 63's. I'm not sure if he ever seriously auditioned modern quad ESL's. Brand new Klipschorns...