"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote in message
OK, to round it off, I have posted a couple of
(identical?) 30sec extracts from the original WAVs to
remove any 'MP3 spuriae' and have more clearly titled
them:
http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...%20Extract.wav
http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...%20Extract.wav
Very different samples from before, even though the music is a subset of
what came before.
Sure, the previous MP3s were made from the same WAVs as the above extracts
(contrary to what one or two here seem to think, I have never *knowingly*
posted BS in this group! ;-) but your comment is an interesting one - that
MP3s do seem to represent a considerably 'altered state' from the original,
even though I think they can sound perfectly fine in the right circumstances
if the bitrate is high enough!
They also showed up rather precisely level-matched.
That would be more by luck than judgement - the levels were set by 'eye' but
it is a lot easier now on my cracking little (Yankee) tube pre's which have
the usual two ranges (Norm and +20dB) and which give me 2x almost a full
rotation's worth of adjustment....
But have a care Arny, mon brave - if I read the above
right (?) and you are saying you prefer the Fidelio
treble (as I do) then it's a vote for triodes and horns
No, I still prefer the Fidelios sample, and I still hear a crunching sort
distortion on the Ruarks sample, instead of the more natural crisp sound
of undistorted percussion.
I perhaps should have mentioned there was an SS pre driving the 300B amp
(beefs the sound up to ridiculous levels if/when required and gives me
remote volume control!!), but I think the comparison of the upper limits of
(certain/most/all??) FR drivers and 'normal tweeters' are one of those
situations where the 'appearances on paper' and the actual sounds produced
don't necessarily line up....
I also analyzed the two samples technically, and can see a big hole around
2KHz, and peakiness around 18 KHz in the Ruarks sample.
Interesting. When I bought the Paladins they were at a very good price
(then) from one of the shops in town, but the boxes were marked 'seconds'. I
phoned Ruark and the chap there looked them up - the shop had bought a job
lot which were all marked 'seconds', but mine had been out on exhibition
work is all. One thing the guy said was that there was a note 'in the book'
that one of the crossovers was 'blackened' (??) - I asked if it was likely
to be a problem, he said no....(??)
In any case, the crossover point is 2.8k, as can be seen from the manual:
http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/paladin.JPG
Continuing my 'revisit' of them, I was running them quite loud earlier today
and every upright surface in the place was thrumming, but I think I have
evolved too far away from that type of sound to enjoy them now - they do a
super (invisible) job on the telly and movies (*and* match the nearby
piano), so I think they have found their rightful place!
:-)
What's your view of speaker crossovers?
Hybrid Mode
