Yes the world of sound reproduction is a lesser place since Richard passed. I never met him sadly but did speak on the phone. You are not the first to say that he was very different in person to how he was in forum land.
Jerry's ongoing system blog
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Interesting speakers Jerry. There are at least two side firing drivers (bass & mid ?) and is there a driver firing forwards behind the grille ? Tweeter on top looks like an omni directional jobbie to me .
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2 metal cone drivers on each side, 8.5 inch and 5 inch, covering something like 30hz to 630hz.
No front driver behind the grille.
Single largeish bass port at the rear.
2 omni directional 'radialstrahler' drivers on top covering 630hz to 33khz, made of carbon fibre 'petals'. ...
No front driver behind the grille.
Single largeish bass port at the rear.
2 omni directional 'radialstrahler' drivers on top covering 630hz to 33khz, made of carbon fibre 'petals'. ...
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Current system ... MBL 116F speakers, ... various and varying electronics and cables ... Laptop (TIDAL hirez)
Current system ... MBL 116F speakers, ... various and varying electronics and cables ... Laptop (TIDAL hirez)
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Help! The Daleks have returned!
Good to see you back, Jerry.
Good to see you back, Jerry.
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Mega
Side firing woofers are not something i have got along with so far in my own diy tinkering. It's a shame i couldn't get it to sound right with what i have. I tried doping a 5.25" MS902S aluminum continuous cone once but it wouldn't have it
That is a serious mid / tweeter on top there. Couldn't diy one of them. Nearest i could get is a up firing units with diffuser cones.
No wonder you have kept them so long, they look like some serious music makers .
Side firing woofers are not something i have got along with so far in my own diy tinkering. It's a shame i couldn't get it to sound right with what i have. I tried doping a 5.25" MS902S aluminum continuous cone once but it wouldn't have it
That is a serious mid / tweeter on top there. Couldn't diy one of them. Nearest i could get is a up firing units with diffuser cones.
No wonder you have kept them so long, they look like some serious music makers .
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Yep, they do everything I want.
Jerry - unrepentant boxswapper Life's too short for boring hifi !
Current system ... MBL 116F speakers, ... various and varying electronics and cables ... Laptop (TIDAL hirez)
Current system ... MBL 116F speakers, ... various and varying electronics and cables ... Laptop (TIDAL hirez)
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Some brave souls have attempted it-karatestu wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:16 pm Mega
Side firing woofers are not something i have got along with so far in my own diy tinkering. It's a shame i couldn't get it to sound right with what i have. I tried doping a 5.25" MS902S aluminum continuous cone once but it wouldn't have it
That is a serious mid / tweeter on top there. Couldn't diy one of them. Nearest i could get is a up firing units with diffuser cones.
No wonder you have kept them so long, they look like some serious music makers .
https://www.minidsp.com/forum/diy-hifi- ... oudspeaker
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Re: Jerry's ongoing system blog
Current electronics ....
Audiobyte Black Dragon DAC
An MF X10v3 valve buffer with Rock Grotto mods and PSU ...
And an Apart Champ 2 power amp ...
Apart is a Belgian pro audio company, but their Champ series is aimed at home hifi.
120wpc, very clean, hi-rez and powerful sounding.
Audiobyte Black Dragon DAC
An MF X10v3 valve buffer with Rock Grotto mods and PSU ...
And an Apart Champ 2 power amp ...
Apart is a Belgian pro audio company, but their Champ series is aimed at home hifi.
120wpc, very clean, hi-rez and powerful sounding.
Jerry - unrepentant boxswapper Life's too short for boring hifi !
Current system ... MBL 116F speakers, ... various and varying electronics and cables ... Laptop (TIDAL hirez)
Current system ... MBL 116F speakers, ... various and varying electronics and cables ... Laptop (TIDAL hirez)
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And as well as a new DAC, currently sitting in its box in front of me as it has just now been delivered, I also have 3 other amps which are in rotation with the recently received Apart amp ...
A Marantz HD-AMP1 took me by surprise and bowled me over with its very lucid, hi-rez and fast sound.
Stock photo as I seem to find it impossible to take a decent pic of black kit.
Marantz's 1st ever class D amp, apparently, which is what intrigued me. I have really enjoyed class D amps in the past [especially the small t-amp type] so I was curious what Marantz would do with the technology.
I have generally found that high powered class D amps are a bit smoothed over for me, while the lower powered t-amp 8 watters have better rez and are more to my liking.
Marantz have managed to pull off the handy trick of decent power [35wpc, 70wpc into 4 ohms] but still achieve hi-rez sound.
Very impressive, if erring just a tad on the bright/forward side.
It also has digital inputs and an onboard DAC, it's 'OK' but not up to the standard of the amp imo. Good for 2ndary sources, but it's best to have a separate DAC.
I have to confess to being rather deeply in love with this little amp.
A Marantz HD-AMP1 took me by surprise and bowled me over with its very lucid, hi-rez and fast sound.
Stock photo as I seem to find it impossible to take a decent pic of black kit.
Marantz's 1st ever class D amp, apparently, which is what intrigued me. I have really enjoyed class D amps in the past [especially the small t-amp type] so I was curious what Marantz would do with the technology.
I have generally found that high powered class D amps are a bit smoothed over for me, while the lower powered t-amp 8 watters have better rez and are more to my liking.
Marantz have managed to pull off the handy trick of decent power [35wpc, 70wpc into 4 ohms] but still achieve hi-rez sound.
Very impressive, if erring just a tad on the bright/forward side.
It also has digital inputs and an onboard DAC, it's 'OK' but not up to the standard of the amp imo. Good for 2ndary sources, but it's best to have a separate DAC.
I have to confess to being rather deeply in love with this little amp.
Jerry - unrepentant boxswapper Life's too short for boring hifi !
Current system ... MBL 116F speakers, ... various and varying electronics and cables ... Laptop (TIDAL hirez)
Current system ... MBL 116F speakers, ... various and varying electronics and cables ... Laptop (TIDAL hirez)