Deang Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I'm going to be using the ClarityCaps myself for a few things. What's your take on bypassing -- or were you just trying to get up to the correct value? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT66 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 The Clarity Caps ESA are good but rather mellow the Mundorf bypass improves presence nicely without compromising the qualities of the Clarity. I got this tip from Tony Gee he was right - I might review the ratio next time I mod the net for the new 2" driver. I do the same on the tweeter section. In the Heresy II I use Mundorf Supremes alone I find them much smoother than the old Jensen PIOs as I mentioned before. What I haven't done is try the 1837 on them I might at some point. Now if you have the wherewithal go for the MR series Clarity Cap. see: http://www.hificollective.co.uk/components/claritycap_mr.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I've known about the MR series for some time. Something I might try for personal use but like so many other things, simply too expensive for my consumer builds. The great majority prefer inexpensive acceptable sound to more expensive superlative sound. Of course, they've never heard superlative, so acceptable is their only frame of reference, and so acceptable is superlative. I sometimes think that listening has become a lost art. I recently stated that I had bought an amplifier, and how much better it sounded than my Denon receiver. I was told that there are only two kinds of amps -- good amps and bad amps, and that good amps all sound the same. Passive components are treated much the same way on most forums I frequent. A measureable difference does not mean an audible gain, and any audible gain that cannot be measured is imagination. The subjective experience is largely a thing of the past I'm afraid. Anything that makes sound not resembling fingers going down a chalkboard is "good"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT66 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Murky waters ... most HiFi pedlars take the stance that best serves their cash flow others are plain deaf and shouldn't be in the business. What in the world is supurlative ? I've known about the MR series for some time. Something I might try for personal use but like so many other things, simply too expensive for my consumer builds. The great majority prefer inexpensive acceptable sound to more expensive surpulative sound. Of course, they've never heard surpulative, so acceptable is their only frame of reference, so acceptable is surpulative. I sometimes think that listening has become a lost art. I recently stated that I had bought an amplifier, and how much better it sounded than my Denon receiver. I was told that there are only two kinds of amps -- good amps and bad amps, and that good amps all sound the same. Passive components are treated much the same way on most forums I frequent. A measureable difference does not mean an audible gain, and any audible gain that cannot be measured is imagination. The subjective experience is largely a thing of the past I'm afraid. Anything that makes sound not resembling fingers going down a chalkboard is "good"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 It's a nice word, I just made it up -- do you like it? My labor is a standard rate, the only thing that determines whether something costs more than something else is the kind of parts I use. So, my cash flow would be best served by building with Solens or Dayton Audio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieWoof Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I've known about the MR series for some time. Something I might try for personal use but like so many other things, simply too expensive for my consumer builds. The great majority prefer inexpensive acceptable sound to more expensive surpulative sound. Of course, they've never heard surpulative, so acceptable is their only frame of reference, so acceptable is surpulative. I sometimes think that listening has become a lost art. I recently stated that I had bought an amplifier, and how much better it sounded than my Denon receiver. I was told that there are only two kinds of amps -- good amps and bad amps, and that good amps all sound the same. Passive components are treated much the same way on most forums I frequent. A measureable difference does not mean an audible gain, and any audible gain that cannot be measured is imagination. The subjective experience is largely a thing of the past I'm afraid. Anything that makes sound not resembling fingers going down a chalkboard is "good"! you said it ,Bro [Y] , I really dislike when they bring audio memory as a talking point , saying I can't remember what a good sound sounds like minutes later . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 It's a nice word, I just made it up -- do you like it? No you didn't... you just didn't spell it correctly.I think you meant: su·per·la·tive (s-pûrl-tv) adj. 1. Of the highest order, quality, or degree; surpassing or superior to all others. 2. Excessive or exaggerated. 3. Grammar Of, relating to, or being the extreme degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb, as in best or brightest. n. 1. Something of the highest possible excellence. 2. The highest degree; the acme. 3. Grammar a. The superlative degree. b. An adjective or adverb expressing the superlative degree, as in brightest, the superlative of the adjective bright, or most brightly, the superlative of the adverb brightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT66 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Marvelus! 1. Something of the highest possible excellence. Nay: THE DOG'S BOLLOCKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I finally misspell a word and it results in a spelling lesson, around here of all places - are you serious? I appreciate the correction, I'll be sure not to repeet the errer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 repeet the errer. Thats funny. [:S] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 What I want to know is why the autocorrect feature of my iPhone didn't let me know I had misspelled the word (like it did and tried to correct for "repeet" and "errer"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Dean, Cuz thay dunno how to spill ether. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 lol. I just need to quit writing out posts, texts, and talking on the thing while driving. I blame Al. All of his bad habits are rubbing off on me. I would blame Bob, but he knows how to spell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Bob is a credit to education in Arkansas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT66 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Do I have to guess who this Bob is or you guys are going to tell me? I can just about work out who Al is .. Bob is a credit to education in Arkansas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT FAN Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 KT: Bob refers to Bob Crites a member here who rebuilds crossovers as well as sells his own design to the Klipscheads here. He also sells diaphragms for tweeters & Mids etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Do I have to guess who this Bob is or you guys are going to tell me? I can just about work out who Al is .. Bob is a credit to education in Arkansas! Isn't Bob the guy who sang "you can call me Al" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT66 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 OK ... not 'Bob the Builder' right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 heh. no. not that 'Bob the Builder.' He could be known as Bob the Cornscala Builder! ... along with his son Michael who handles the light work around the Crites place! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT66 Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Supurlative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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