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I used to have an xpression mahogany, at $1000, it was perfect.
the debut Carbon gets nothing but good press at $400.
the $200 price point must be an issue for them.
Problem is my gf loves that it has a klipsch decal on it. Maybe I’ll buy a decal and slap it on a rega planar 3 😉
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It was brand new and sealed. It was a gift I gave for Christmas . I’m sure Amazon will refund me even if the seller ghosts me
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Tried contacting the seller, tried emailing pro-ject, tried calling pro-ject- nothing
I cannot recommend this product, Amazon, or pro-ject
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Less than a month, I’m returning mine. The bearing has developed chatter so the platter growls!!
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Current wishlist:
- NBS Preamp
- Juicy Blueberry Extreme
- Parks Budgie with Schiit Freya
- VRD Amps
- Decware Zen TOR2
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Is that a sub!!!
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I’m really impressed with this forum too, quite different than the usual.
I did a signal sweep
youtube to chrome cast to tv to carver.
i am hearing some white noise in one speaker when it sweeps through 175 hz to 300 or so, it’s consistent white noise although the tone is low. There is a slight flabbiness to it.
there is another anomaly in the other speaker up around 3000 hz, it’s white noise too with some interesting electronic burbling. I would suspect filter issues rather than driver problems.
i honestly don’t hear anything bad during playback of music.
what is the best woofer upgrade for these?
during the sweep, 32hz is clean, 45hz is strong, by 75 it’s full and flat.
OMG
just discovered this
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6 hours ago, Confab said:
Wow! We had to have rubbed shoulders there at one time or another. Or maybe at Appletree Stereo just diagonally across the street.
Are you from the area or were you a student?
I went to high school at U High. I would hang out in the soundproof room after school...frequently. They always let me listen to whatever I wanted! They knew I had no money and they taught me a lot. Imagine Metallica through Linn, conrad Johnson and B&W
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Nope, nothing wrong with these speakers,
now I can hear how sh!tty my turntable is :(
I can actually hear the needle leaning against the outboard side of the grove. I don’t know what to call that, drag or tracking error?
the wow and flutter is sad too.
Ive always had 2 way bass reflex with big SS Watts.
these are as transformative as some of the magneplanars I’ve heard.
this is a great forum too. Thank you for your input. I may start a gofundmytubes page.
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I can solder, so a written procedure would help. I’m a manufacturing engineer.
The more time I spend with them, the more I’m impressed. I’ve already had a few goosebump moments, even though I have no preamp. Worse yet, If I’m not using the turntable, all sources are PlayStation 3 passing through a sharp tv! There were moments during lord of the rings, two towers, where I said, did you feel that?
these are not broken!
the last march of the Ents
The horn of Helm Hammerland
gungabad -bad anmar
who knew there was such a thing as a LOTR horn compilation?
if they sound this good through the worst possible feed, I can’t imagine how great it will be with some good tube gear.
saving$ now
Paging Dr. Ostby...
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New project:
Klipsch LaScala
carver tfm45,replacing with NOS VRD
looking for pre...
Parks Budgie, Schiit Freya or Juicey Blueberry
turntable, looking at Linn Magic, Rega p6, Technics 1210GR
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Oppo 105
Pro-ject Xpression
Bryston BP26mm
Bryston 4BSST
Dynaudio Contour 1.3
kimber speaker cable
Bryston XLR
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12 minutes ago, jimjimbo said:
And she must be tired!
Great for the glutes!
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I bought one recently for 200. It’s a rebranded pro-ject primary. Very clean design, but I’m struggling with isolation. It’s very susceptible to vibration, footfalls, etc.
note, the output cables are fixed and the wow/flutter is very noticeable
isolate it and get the outboard power power supply to stabilized the rpm
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I’m in Winston Salem, NC
as far as I know, this isn’t HiFi heaven.
that would be great to meet others, I know no one who cares about stereo.
I caught the bug in Glenn Poor’s audio/video in Normal Illinois, 1985
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Long time stereo nut, first time Klipsch “owner”.
my rig is Bryston/Dynaudio
my gf has been carrying around a pair of lascala speakers for decades. They were her fathers and she thought they were broken.
I hooked them up to an old SS carver amp I had and they sound amazing on some material and really in your face on others.
I played one of my favorites on a pro-ject, Brothers in Arms. I had to tell her, these are NOT broken! I am so impressed!!!
what I have learned so far, they are brutally honest.
1. How do I test to determine if the drivers and networks (AA) are ok?
2. I want an all tube path, I’m obsessed with it now. I’m not rich but this is what I’m thinking after reading for days...
phono, Parks Budgie or Juicy Blueberry (are these still in production? I can’t find one)
pre, Schiit Freya
amp, NOS VRD
3. I cannot learn anything from these serial numbers, they seem to be different than most I’ve seen on the net.
I wish I had 15k for a McIntosh rig but I’ll be limited to about 5k total.
I would appreciate your thoughts and time on how best to proceed.
thank you.
Bob
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I was fantasizing about these being speakers