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Not really a Quad question, but still relevant. There seems to be some notion that Wharfedale Diamond 8.2 Pro Active has essentially the same components like 12l active. Basically what I've heard is that if I don't like to pay for the fancy veneering and lacquers I could take this path. The only difference acoustically seems that it has front bass ports so distance to rear wall may not be as critical. Anyone had experience with the said speaker?

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Well, at least the intake part was pleasant.

What about the output stages? Same-ish?

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Saw InnerFidelity measurements for the HD700. The dip after 1k is quite puzzling. Also 300Hz square and impulse response looks strange- too much leftover energy after the initial spike.

I'm pretty sure that there are other amps between the T2 and an energizer. I'd hunt for a SRM-1MK2, saw one recently on the other site.

ARBJEKSHUN! The date shown here is from the first movie- the future time where Doc wanted to go. Hoverboards appeared in the second movie where the year was 2015. We still have some time.

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I have already all the parts with me or on the way to me for the Sigma22. I did know about the GlassJar but I wasn't sure about getting another overseas supplier. Also all the parts for my Sigma22 have been selected according to the instructions on the AMB site. I'll be sure to double check all the voltages before powering up anything. One thing that does bother me is that polypropylene cap I got for my Dynalo. There is no way I can mount it on the board (27.5mm lead spacing) so I might glue it to the chassis right next or under the PCB. I would then solder sufficient lead extenders and hope for the best really. These were the smallest 4,7uF polyprops I could get and getting them back might not be worth the hassle. Maybe I'll be able to sell them locally.

Finally got one of my major parts shipments for my Dynalo/Sigma build. The large poly caps ended being too large and I might whip up some clever contraption to connect them. Now I just need to get the Sigma22 board, some caps, RK27 and all of the transistors from AMB until I can proceed. In any case soldering was massive fun. Hadn't had so much of it since I played with my Lego for the last time. Other than that- had the solstice celebration in my work where we had some really nice chicken shashlik. As I don't drink beer (it's really a blessing in disguise sometimes) I didn't have as much fun as some did, but well... I had my fun when I got home and fired up my soldering rod.

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Must be all the Dynalo iterations I've seen lately playing with my THD expectations.

And there I was hoping for a simple build that would allow me not to hunt for a good SRM1-MK2... That and also tubes. Btw, isn't that thd a bit on the high side? I know that thd doesn't necessarily show the whole picture but still. In that sense it seems to be "something different".

My newbie eye tells me that it may be simpler to build than a KGSSHV. Then again I haven't seen the PSU.

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They did fix one of my main gripes- the laughable pad mounting "mechanism". Now only they need to fix the cable mounting mechanism.

Damn, just ordered most of the parts (everything minus transistors which are coming from AMB) for my Dynalo + Sigma 22 build. It was surprisingly tiring! I can't imagine ordering parts for the more advanced builds. Must be a many day affair. I should be able to get that thing together by this weekend. Assuming I don't mess anything up too badly.

I've been contemplating forever whether or not to get a manual 300/2.8.

I wonder what industry does he/she/shkle represent...

Yeah, it's good to know that I could use them to fill up medium sized rooms in addition to desktop use. For bass heavy music I can always fire up my Jamo HT system, plenty of watts there. Still- the popular notion of what is bass still lingers around 50Hz, not much content that goes lower. I'm not that much of an organ music fan anyway (my girlfriend is, but I can drag her to a church for her um... organ needs).

I have thought about the Adam's as well but I was under the impression that Quad 12L Active is "the" speaker at sub 1k$ range. From what I can infer from earlier posts they were quite the rage at one time around here. Also the woofers on the Quad are a tad larger 6,6'' vs 5,5'' on the Adam A5X, that difference may mean not getting a subwoofer. At least for a while. Sure, ribbons may beat conventional tweeters but good midrange is what I'm looking for. And I wouldn't like them to go completely mute under 60Hz. Regarding the wall may main concern was the bare plasterboard wall 2m behind my back. I'm afraid that it may reflect upper-mids and highs in a really nasty way.

Thank you for the thorough information! One last thing- the seller has three different finishes- cherry, rosewood and silver. Any idea what may be meant by this? I have seen the first two but "silver" completely eludes me. The same seller once had the passive 12l2 in ebony which also seems a bit unusual. Are there any rare or limited edition finishes? Most likely though I'll go cherry because that also matches some of my other furniture and well.. Because they'll be my first proper speakers.