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4 hours ago, Chris A said:
Cons: it won't sound as good as a K-510 (from Klipsch) down to ~600 Hz (...it's that coverage vs. frequency thing that Honeybadger clearly doesn't want me to talk about...as well as that "horn sound"),
Refer to opening statement.
13 hours ago, Honeybadger said:I am by no means an expert.
Talk away
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I am by no means an expert.
I do like Tractrix horns and ALK crossovers. I have heard numerous great Cornwalls, amazing Jubilee's, Klipschorns stock, and modified, I love them all.
Polar response is the horns ability to distribute sound on and off axis.
Why is polar response important? Having good polar response is necessary for clubs and theaters when the listeners are off to the sides of the speakers.
Constant directivity horns or constant coverage horns typically have good polar response but have to be equalized.
Tractrix and Exponential horns are Controlled directivity and tend to beam at high frequencies but typically do not require equalization.
Controlled directivity horns are typically used in a home where the listeners are sitting on axis with the speakers. Properly designed Controlled directivity horns can minimize floor and ceiling bounce due to narrower beam width.
What is POLAR RESPONSE CURVE?
The curve which indicates the distribution of the radiated energy from a sound reproducer for a specified frequency. Also the relative response curve of a microphone for various angles of incidence of a sound wave for a given frequency. Generally plotted on a radial decibel scale.
Have fun with your project.HB
Anyone who does not like this response please refer to the opening statement.
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Time for the 2 way crowd and the anti upgraders to chime in, these are the usual responses.
Get a K-510 2 amplifiers and an active crossover, or better yet get a K-402. (Be sure you get a Yamaha active crossover)
Have you seen the directivity of those horns they are terrible, you need a Constant directivity design.
Tractrix horns are beamy at high frequencies, you need a Oblate Spheroid design.
Horns with curved walls cause high order modes, you need straight sided horns.
I am sure I missed a few.
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1 hour ago, Rjk1972 said:
Why are some people so against the Fastrac mod for Cornwalls?
Some people don't want to cut their Cornwalls.
Others feel that they will turn your Cornwalls into a Jorjen 3, and no longer Klipsch.
Klipsch die hards believe if it's not made by Klipsch it cant be any good.
I like Tractrix myself, I think it is an improvement over exponential horns.
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4 hours ago, Chris A said:
As I mentioned above, I didn't use a "remastered" version for this track but rather a 1994 Parlophone release before heavy-handed "remastering" (compression and clipping) practices began to become the norm.
Understood.
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On 10/3/2016 at 7:57 PM, Chris A said:
Chris, thank for the music demo.
When I heard it at work, I thought is sounded flat and uninvolving, so I tried it at home, the results didn't vary much.
I then listened to the painful re-mastered version and gained some respect for what you are doing.
Finally I played my original vinyl white album and by comparison, your un mastered version is much closer to the original.
How much music has been clipped and unrecoverable from the re-mastered disk?
HB
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How about use the mid horn out of the Chorus 2, or did that get lost as well.
Very nice sounding horn as I recall.
HB
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Dire Straits self title album is the same story, Sultans sound horrid, but the Lp is quite good.
When Sultans plays on the radio, sounds much better than my cd. I assume the radio stations eq as well.
HB
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8 hours ago, Chris A said:
I know that sounds a bit unbelievable (i.e., the CD version always winning) but it tells a story of the root cause of why most people don't like the CDs: it's 100% due to the mastering EQ used to make them sound louder than the phonograph version. Phonograph versions cannot be made to sound any louder than they already are--and still be playable. That's the main reason why phonograph records are still being listened to by folks that don't try to unmaster anything: it's the best version that's immediately available to them. I CAN attest to that. But when unmastering is applied, the story is different.
I would like the hear the un-mastered version of crime of the century.
I looked into this a bit today, seems like a lot of work.
HB
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19 minutes ago, The Dude said:
Read his post before mine. I believe JWC is a busy man and it will be some time before he is done.
I am sure you are correct. JWC has some great projects, am anxious to see how this one turns out.
HB
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11 minutes ago, Chris A said:
The unmastered MFSL Crime of the Century is one of the best recordings that I own (and it should, since it cost a great deal...I might add).
Yes it did, I got mine sealed about 2 years ago, and I have only played it twice. One time it was played to lay it on to my reel 2 reel.
Have you had good success copying LP to digital?
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Agree, re-mastered albums are often crap.
For instance, I have a MFSL Crime of the Century l LP that sounds phenomenal but the CD counter part is rather lifeless, the same goes for my Dire Straits Lp's.
It's sad that mastering makes things worse.
HB
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To many times I hear a song on my work radio or in my car that I enjoy. When I get home I play that same song on my 2 channel system and sounds awful.
Aqualung - sounds raspy on my Cornscala's
HB
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Looks like a fantastic trip.
Thanks for sharing the pics.
HB
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On 9/30/2016 at 2:08 PM, Zoef said:
I think the crickets died
Yup
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On 9/30/2016 at 11:04 AM, babadono said:
Hope posting this again might make it sink in.
BTW, A passive crossover is NOT a filter? Whaddaya talkin about?
I have to disagree with you on this.
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That's what I'm talking about.
HB
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I love my First Watt, I have never tried the J2, but have owned the F5, and now an F6.
I head good things about the J2.....Nice.
HB
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At what point are there too many tubes?
Tube cd player, to a tube preamp, to a tube amp.
I couldn't hear an improvement between my JD-100 and my DV-47Ai.
I stuck with the pioneer til I heard the Oppo 105.
HB
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I have heard these before, but never owned any. As I recall, they sounded very good.
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Pictures are a prerequisite for project and build threads.
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On 9/15/2016 at 9:18 AM, Honeybadger said:
Any updates?
Hmmmm crickets!!!
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3 hours ago, AaronB123 said:
I agree but here's the thing, I just bought a 4,000 dollar TV from bestbuy plus a new receiver so I got about 200 dollars in bestbuy rewards so I figure why not buy some nice headphones. Bose really seems to be the best ones they have, As you can see I am a die hard Klipsch fan if you take a look at my sig but unfortunately they don't really have any Klipsch headphones at best buy other than wired ones which i can't use because these would be primarily gym use.
It was pretty much between the Bose, and Beat's and I thought the Bose took it especially with the noise cancelling.
Agree
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I thought they sounded really good, but you picked the wrong crowd if your shopping Bose.
HB
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JWC Bass Horn
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I am anxious to see the end result. Did you decide on a woofer?
HB