[yepyep_]

AV123 X-SLS Encore.

 

[wavoman]

Maggie MMG/MMC like others here. Two SVS subs for the missing bass. It's a small room and the two SVS's are overkill, but fun.

 

[wavoman]

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[sithompson]

Monitor Audio Sliver S1 on Atacama Nexus stands

 

[Listen2this1]

zx10guy nice rig. What did you notice the most about the tower bases? Why did you decide to get them instead of using the factory spikes?

 

[zx10guy]

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Originally Posted by Listen2this1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif zx10guy nice rig. What did you notice the most about the tower bases? Why did you decide to get them instead of using the factory spikes?

Thanks. The stands my towers are on are from Sound Anchors. They weigh about 20 lbs each and provide a lot of mass to couple the speakers to. While many people say the stands help with bass definition, I primarily got them to raise the tweeter/midrange so they are at the same height as the tweeter/midrange of my center channel. I also got them to help in stability of the speakers as the B&W speakers on the stock spikes was too unstable. I've had some mishaps where guests walking by them had accidentally tipped the speakers. The Sound Anchor stands really provide a lot of stability and they come with "blue dots" which sort of glues the speakers to the stands along with a threaded stud which locates the speaker to the appropriate spot on the stand.

 

[cn11]

I'm moving on to Gallo Strada's & a Martin Logan Depth-i sub. I'd read so much of their increased detail, resolution, transparency and soundstaging.... so I thought I should give them a home demo. Well I wasn't thrilled with the TR3 sub, so I also took home the Depth-i from a different shop, and now that's the keeper combo right there. I hear every bit of the glowing praise the Strada's have been receiving. When I put the Ref 3.1's back in place, they sounded more muddy with the stage being quite a bit further back and recessed. And to think for two years I've been happy with their resolving and detailed sound. How Anthony Gallo got so much more out of the Strada's is beyond me, but the layering and 3D feeling is quite a big step up. And they do this while being more relaxed at the same time and not as shouty. Sometimes with the 3.1's I felt there was a bit of treble harshness, and also every once in a while some very twangy upper midrange bite... but that's all gone with the Strada's. 
 
I'll add some pics in at some point. 

 

[tom hankins]

Made the move from my Harbeth SHL5/Rel R505 combo to the
Harbeth M40.1s and have a REL B1 sub on the way.

 

[itsborken]

Nothing fancy
 
spica 50i
M&K MPS 1611P
Dynaudio BM6A Mk II
 
Happy owner of Sound Anchor's too.

 

[11amaberry]

Some home made floor standing speakers.

Components: Sony Cabinets, Two Eosone 10" Woofers, a

5" ESS Mid Range and a Cerwin Vega Soft Dome Tweeter, Cerwin Vega Bi-Amp Capable Crossover.



I'll post pic and deeper specs when I get back on a current OS that let's me use the advanced features of comment box

 

[lmf22]

Focal 706V
Wharfedale Diamond 10.1

 

[jeffreyj900]

Harbeth HL-P3ES-2 30th Anniversary in Eucalyptus which I am really enjoying.

Source: Exemplar Denon 3910
Pre-amp: Manley Jumbo Shrimp
Amp: Manley Lab Series 100 Mono Blocks

 

[purk]

Paradigm Reference 100 V3, CC570 V3, and ADP 470.
 
 
HT Receiver:  Sony STR-DA9000ES (70lbs behemoth!)
Source:  SACDmods Sony DVP-9100ES connecting DA9000ES via iLink.

 

[Albedo]

Patos Lyric 101, treble by Morell and the mid-tone/ bass by SEAS, nearest comparison Sonus Faber Concertino, but went with the Patos as it was cheaper and lucky me.. turned out to be upgradable to 102.

 

[11amaberry]

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Here's a pic of my home made speakers (info like 4 posts before this).​

The in depth specs (it's long )​

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 [size=x-small]Woofer Specs [/size]

1. Ohm rating is 4 ohms
2. Power is 200 watts RMS (300 watts Peak)
3. 2 inch voice coil
4. SPL is 91db at 1 watt at one meter
5. Freq. Response 30 Hz. to 3500 Hz.
6. Part Number on the woofer is 1RD0002-2
7. FS - 36.8926 Hz.
8. Revc - 3.3481 ohms
9. Zmax - 14.8696 ohms
10. Qes - 0.8663
11. Qms - 2.9809
12. Qts - 0.6712
13. Le - 0.5216 mH (at 1 kHz)
14. Vas - 22.0267 L
15. Stiff Paper Cone, Foam Surround, Heavy stamped metal basket, 4 pound magnet structure, vented voice coil.

ESS Labs 5" Closed Back Mid Range Driver
 

1. This is a super mid range speaker, it is a paper cone with cloth roll
2. Closed back
3. 8 ohm
4. 60 watts
5. 3/4" voice coil
6. 12 oz. magnet
7. Protective grill
8. Revc = 6.8514 ohms
9. Fs = 523.6831 Hz.
10. Zmax = 24.7176 ohms
11. Ro = 13.0134 ohms
12. Qms = 10.7399
13. Qes = 4.1186
14. Qts = 2.9770
15. Le = 0.0694 mH @ 1kHz.
16. XLe = 7.4632 impedance @ 1 kHz.
17. FLe = 3.3476 phase @ 1kHz.

Cerwin Vega WT-1 Soft Dome Tweeter

1. Super Sounding Soft Dome Tweeter good to 200 watts, 8 ohms
2. Range 2,800 Hz to 22,000 Hz
3. 6.750 inches by 3.250 inches rectangular by 1 inch deep - 3 inch dog eared (small depression on either side) opening for mounting.

Cerwin Vega 3 way crossover

1. The Crossover is a nice 12 db Cerwin Vega 3 way Bi Amp Capable Crossover. Used in their CVT series of Home Audio Speakers it is great for a 10" to 15" woofer, the crossover points should be in the 600 Hz. and 3700 Hz. range. As for power, it is good to 250 watts, and stable for both 4 and 8 ohm systems.
   
   What does Bi-Amp Capable mean?
   
   The crossover allows you to use two amplifers on the speaker, one high power monster for the woofer and a lower power amp for the mid and tweeter to optimize performance.
   
   Specifications
2. 1. Impedance 4 - 8 ohm stable
   2. Slope 12db
   3. Mid Crossover Point around 600 Hz.
   4. Tweeter crossover point around 3700 hz.
   5. Power up to 250 watts RMS
   6. Gold plated 5 way binding posts
   7. Cut out Size 3" x 3 3/4"
   8. Bi Amp Capable, by removing the buss strips between the binding posts.
      * Lower posts with + and - are the woofer hook up when in Bi Amp configuration.