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On 19.10.2016 at 10:10 PM, swt61 said:
The baddest boy on the block...
I think they should rename the company to Boner Amps, instead of Boulder Amps. And just a mere $205,000 per pair.
That's a good one!
Boulder amplifiers visually are somewhat intimidating in real life.
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We'll be there
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On 26.01.2018 at 9:55 PM, bjarnetv said:
trying out the RAAL tweeters in the new rig.
No big surprise but they are a bit to polite when crossed over at 2800hz, compared to the Horn tweeters. (and 10db less efficient than the mids)
It plays better higher up in frequency, but i guess it's better to go with a horn tweeter and separate supertweeter crossed over at 10K to retain the aggressive growl of the horns.
Fun experiment though
RAAL ribbons are very good. Very subtle, smooth and easygoing, with great decay, not shouty at all.
On 25.01.2018 at 10:20 PM, Laowei said:Fugly, these are doing it for me in my small living room.
Altec 890C Bolero with a modern CD horn and B&C compression driver on top, replacing the weenie stock tweeter horn. Crossover based on the Econowave projects online, which was originally based on the Altec 19 crossover.
The bass is handled by the stock 10” woofer and passive radiator pair. The 406 10” woofer is really unique, with the same voice coil and massive ALNICO motor as the 12” Altec 414. Paper cone with a “curvilinear” profile, gives around a 96dB sensitivity and is cleanly crossed over at 2kHz. With a raw woofer measured Fs of 27Hz, the woofer/radiator easily extends to below low E, 41Hz in room.
Sounds BIG like the Altec M19 with a similar old movie theater Technicolor sound, but with an extended and cleaner HF. Plenty of SPL for movies and music.
But really fugly, definately not Porn-worthy.
Fugly or not, it has to sound impressively nonetheless.
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On 23.01.2018 at 6:34 PM, Laowei said:
Maybe not Speaker Porn these days, but back In the day these were pretty hawt.
Altec Model 19. Woofer: 15” 416 , Mid/high compression driver: 802 , Sectoral horn: 811
Very efficient: rated 104dB @ 4 foot sensitivity. Sound great with single watt SETs, but will still take 175 watts continuous.
Too large for my current living room, been stored in my garage for years. Fired them up today....my neighbors were not amused.
Yup, there's something oddly magnetic about those vintage Altecs. Paper down below, quality compression driver up top, crazy sensitivity... Yeah, it'll do
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On 20.05.2015 at 3:46 PM, swt61 said:
Come on Jeff, you know you want it.
This. I want one. Badly.
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Everything by tribal folk band Danheim. Wholeheartedly recommended.
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19 hours ago, swt61 said:
Brilliant!
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To set the mood properly for Blade Runner 2049, I've both watched Blade Runner from 1982 and re-read Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". Had A BLAST.
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Someone mentioned Motörhead. And there are two nice documents about Lemmy and his work: Motörhead: Live Fast Die Öld and Motörhead: the Guts and the Glöry.
Such a shame he's not among us anymore.
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Does being lazy at the office counts
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Yup, have a happy b-day!
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On 23.11.2017 at 6:15 PM, bjarnetv said:
By taste.
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1 hour ago, keithpgdrb said:
How are they different?
That's a good question.
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18 hours ago, wink said:
Yep, he bought a HE-1, and yet excessively quibbled about the cost of getting a Stax SR-009 and KG designed amp saying that you didn't need that level of performance at the price.
This draws the obvious conclusion that he gets his lesser level of performsnce at a far greater price..
The logic is truly revelational.........
Yes, he wasn't too consistent. But then again, his vids gather rather bad score, so yeah...
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On 5.07.2017 at 2:12 AM, Dusty Chalk said:
I wouldn't say it's as good as an external DAC/Amp, as I read elsewhere, but it's a good backup to my primary player. I prefer the Sony, but it's still better than any other phone I've used.
Apologies for necro-threading, but yes, V20 really is nice.
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Peaky blinders. Not perfect, but very enjoyable if you're into mob vibe. And Tom Hardy has a nice role in there.
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28 minutes ago, acidbasement said:53 minutes ago, iFi Audio said:At our place you constantly have 5-6C and A LOT of rain, which is ridiculous. 20 years ago there was no December without snow and ~ -5C and now this.
If you're nostalgic, real estate is cheap in the frozen wasteland where I live.
Not desperate for freezing cold, but some snow wouldn't hurt in December. Just for the sake of showing kids how it actually looks like.
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14 hours ago, n_maher said:
It's been over two weeks since we saw temps above 0C.
At our place you constantly have 5-6C and A LOT of rain, which is ridiculous. 20 years ago there was no December without snow and ~ -5C and now this.
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On 28.12.2017 at 7:31 PM, RudeWolf said:
There's no system brilliant enough to not be rendered mediocre by crappy room acoustics.
This! Room treatment at times can be done for a fracture of the total system's value and it'll be heard loud and clear.
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2 hours ago, acidbasement said:
Not too much snow on the ground yet, but it's pretty painful to spend time outdoors right now.
Damn, that's cold! Temperatures Western EU can only dream about.
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On 26.12.2017 at 12:03 PM, spritzer said:
Nahhh it's still fugly as all shit. Worse than that, the shell doesn't protect the fragile drivers which is kinda its main role...
Aww, but that's a subjective thing to say. I somewhat dig it, nowhere near as much as 009 though. Agreed on the shell.
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On 20.12.2017 at 3:42 PM, spritzer said:
I agree and I will buy one just to rip it apart...
Naah, it ain't that bad... Maybe if he did this in matte black?
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5 hours ago, ironbut said:
Just joined a MassDrop order for Dekoni HD800 earpads.
It was $49 this morning so it may go down a little.
Unfortunately, I have no experience with these but considering the Amazon price is $80 for the Senn replacements, I'll give 'em a shot.
Ah, many thanks for this.
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Yup and that isobaric alike bass. This has to sound good.