PKay Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 14/07/2019 at 9:31 AM, La scala said: I once liked bookshelf speakers, now much prefer ones without the shelf’s There is no substitute for Qubes, size matters. Let’s music breathe with such ease. Personally use more Industrial, larger versions of what’s pictured. Thanks to having lots of room and no domestic limitations. Just so much enjoy all horns now a days. @scuzzii and @Doppelganger these are the floor standers i would like to get - if only i had the space. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, La scala said: In Dianella, do a tiny bit of tyres only, Specialise in BMW Mercedes - German car service and repairs. Cheers Volker Hi Volker, i think my partner told me about you a while ago. She works for Capricorn. Said she visited a member with triangular speakers in his workshop. She didn’t know what speakers they were. Cheers Dave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 8 hours ago, PKay said: @scuzzii and @Doppelganger these are the floor standers i would like to get - if only i had the space. La Scala do you have a link to the an independent review of the front horns? Not a technical overview but genuine listening review? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb_stero_net Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Evening music session with my Dalis 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.E. Pennypacker Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 17 minutes ago, deb_stero_net said: Evening music session with my Dalis What model? (Dali). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La scala Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 21 hours ago, mwhouston said: La Scala do you have a link to the an independent review of the front horns? Not a technical overview but genuine listening review? I cannot find any dedicated reviews as such either, seems mainly the Japanese and parts of Europe bought them all up and the JBL Everest models were not even marketed in the US. A little guff I found online. The Project Everest was a giant success: over 500 pairs of these speakers were sold, which, given their price, is a staggering number. It remained in production until the launch of the smaller K2 in 1989. Design work on the latter began a year earlier, as it was planned to introduce a flagship speaker every four or five years. While the Everest was a single speaker system, the K2 was designed as an entire series of speakers. The basic premise was a two-way speaker looking similar to the Everest, but with a simpler design. The top-of-the-range model was the K2-S9500. The concept for the K2 came again from Bruce Scrogin who assembled a team of engineers and designers, almost the same as before, to execute the design. All the drivers and crossovers were designed from the ground up for this project, unlike the Everest that used already existing drivers. The K2 featured Bi-Radial horn design. The K2-S9500 and K2-S7500 were presented to the press in 1989. In 1993, they were joined by the smallest K2-S5500. I happen to perfectly remember its European debut at the IFA show in Berlin. Harman Kardon rented the entire Berlin Opera to hold demonstrations, concerts and associated events. It was the one and only time when I spent full six days at an audio show… The K2-S5500 pioneered a crossover design referred to as "Charge-Coupled Linear Definition Dividing Network", which used a battery to maintain a constant biasing voltage. It was to help minimize distortion by keeping the music signal from crossing the dielectric zero-point of the capacitors. Although the smallest in the series, the speakers looked fantastic and sounded just as good. At the beginning of the 21st century, in 2003, the world saw the launch of the K2 S9800, followed by the K2 S9900 a few years later, both based on the Project Everest. However, as early as 2002, the work began on the revitalization of the original Everest. The DD66000, planned for the company’s 60th anniversary and presented in 2006, was destined for success. It received awards all over the world, especially from the Japanese "Stereo Sound" magazine, which similarly awarded all its previous incarnations. The story ends with a broadening of the Everest series. A few years ago, JBL launched to the market the DD65000 and this year the most expensive DD67000, with a distinctive front baffle made of carbon fiber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb_stero_net Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 1 hour ago, furtherpale said: What model? (Dali). Hi, they're Dali Opticon 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 1 hour ago, deb_stero_net said: Evening music session with my Dalis Better than feet and looks sweet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La scala Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 16/07/2019 at 8:40 AM, Audiophile Neuroscience said: I don't think any system will achieve perfection really. It will also vary according to what one's definition of perfection. Reverberation times are more important in very large spaces and first reflections more important in smaller spaces. Pitched and vaulted ceilings can be a problem. Art Noxon (acoustic engineer and physicist) wrote <quote> The higher the ceiling, the lower the floor to ceiling resonant frequency. An 11 or 12 foot ceiling has a fundamental resonance of about 50 Hz and is easily stimulated because most bass drivers and especially subwoofers are located near the floor. Probably the worst ceiling to use is a peak or vaulted ceiling. The peaks reach substantial heights and their megaphone effect is not fun to listen to. If angled ceilings are used, they should be low over the speakers and open up behind the listener. I recommend you start here http://barrydiamentaudio.com/monitoring.htm Barry also makes audiophile quality recordings. There is a trend these days to believe that one's audio system is so good it makes even bad recordings sound pretty good. I say BS. A very resolving system or a bad recording in HiRez will make a sh*t recording sound like a highly resolved sh*t recording. GiGo (garbage in, garbage out)......Edit: perhaps a little unfair.I think that a good system can bring out whatever good is in the recording and yes it is possible to rediscover old tracks in a way that you have never heard before. Cheers David Thank you once again David for some very interesting and excellent advice, you have opened a can of worms for me - happyly motivated now in regards to room effect and associated learning material etc. The info link was excellent, so out comes the rubber matting at the first reflection of the concrete floor = much goodera, next some component isolation to pre amp and the above Sonos box via carbon cone doo daas = even better again. Had this stuff collecting dust. Then that speaker positioning excersize - solo, my god , the millions of one inch interval speaker moments over the years would equate to kilometres for me. All fun and well worth it. Thanks , the mildly annoying forward / isolated top end frequency, is now within the rest of the sound plane I liked the comment of ones Sound Sytem - sounding so good and hence beautifying poor recordings, ha ha ummmn I really which that was the case, unfortunately poor recordings really end up sounding downright pooey, a double edge sword / caveat to having a well sorted setup, I think they call it Ruthlessly revealing. Happy Days Volker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La scala Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 16/07/2019 at 12:34 PM, Pops110 said: Hi Volker, i think my partner told me about you a while ago. She works for Capricorn. Said she visited a member with triangular speakers in his workshop. She didn’t know what speakers they were. Cheers Dave. Ah cool, now I remember, it was unusual for female to show interest and have a brief look / listen. Your partner always mentioned you were an ensuisiast also and without rolling her eyes, luck man. Cheers V 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, La scala said: Ah cool, now I remember, it was unusual for female to show interest and have a brief look / listen. Your partner always mentioned you were an ensuisiast also and without rolling her eyes, luck man. Cheers V She rolls her eyes a lot nowadays. I might have to pop in say gday sometime. Suz said to say hi and she hopes you’re doing well. Cheers Dave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La scala Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) A cold eve listening away in the garage. Yes my first was a Midi Tower bought in 1985 and still functions. The start of compact with the lot hi fi . My uncle took me to all the Berlin Hi Fi Show conventions, I collected every sticker, sale catalogues and bags. Uncles tape real rig used to pound the apartments windows and at 12 years of age became hooked. Edited July 17, 2019 by La scala 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 My DIY Intermezzo 1/3W 1920s tubed (UX-171A nickel plate tubes) power amp with the rest of my system. Just enough volume to be listenable without noticeable distortion. System sensitivity is a bit better than 90db. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 For the low down on the low power; http://retro-thermionic.blogspot.com/2013/03/intermezzo-1920-ux-171-power-amp.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awayward Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Yellow vinyl giving the wall a yellow hue tonight. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capone Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, awayward said: Yellow vinyl giving the wall a yellow hue tonight. What wall treatments are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasebass Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Back to Basics.....sort of... Using the Rotel's internal phono stage for the Pioneer+2M Black.... Linn has Urika MC straight into one of the Rotel's tape inputs... Short cables etc...simple as possible set up that has me wondering why bother adding complexity when the end result sounds this good... Tase 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awayward Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, Capone said: What wall treatments are you using? 70mm thick fibreglass batt type panels I think, purchased from CHR Acoustics or something like that, they are no longer in business. I have the panels on the first reflective points, and along the front wall as you can see. In my room I prefer a dead front wall and a live rear wall, I sit 4m from the rear wall so it doesn’t need treatment. Edited July 20, 2019 by awayward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.E. Pennypacker Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) Just moved... have had every combo across every wall and diagonally... it’s done, short a few room treatment options to knock off a few high frequency reflections and actual bass traps. Edited July 25, 2019 by furtherpale 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarkNark Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Saturday night tunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtexcnndrm99 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Sunday evening - found some stands for the Spendor SP1’s so looking forward to testing placement (felt pads make sliding on hardwood floors a dream!)Not much an exciting view as the rest of the system is in a rack in the adjacent room. Currently spinning sweet tunes of Chris Connor... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiohippo Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Thursday relaxing getting ready for the weekend! 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiohippo Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) And now some mood lighting to settle in for the evening Edited July 25, 2019 by audiohippo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 29 minutes ago, audiohippo said: Thursday relaxing getting ready for the weekend! Are the speakers Wilson’s. If so model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Read the previous post. Got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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