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In Reply to: RE: What about the Fostex T90A? posted by Ed Sawyer on September 20, 2016 at 11:19:15
We've seen how well that worked in the past! =:-0
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Hey, just sayin' what worked best for me. ;-) Everyone here is just an enabler anyway, that's nothing new. And if you don't think you will get that 845 amp built someday, well, you know who to call about the iron and such. ;-)
best regards!
I dare say that most folks, including those writing above, have not heard a really well set up set of A7 and A5 speakers.First off, a tweeter is very easy to integrate as the acoustic rolloff of the mid horn + compression driver is close to 6db per octave, measured in situ, listening position of 8 feet.
Second, a lot of the drivers out there are beyond their prime and could use reconing / new diaphragms. Easily done, inexpensive.
Finally, most of the Altec crossovers don't sound great, never mind their age, which only adds to the problem.
The talk of needing to be far away from the speakers is the hardest thing for me to figure out, it must have to do with the overwhelming visual size
of the speakers because I often enjoy sitting 4 feet from them and hearing very realistic sound with great dynamics an immediacy. There have also been many studios over the decades that have used them in such close listening situations. There are so many bad drivers, creaky cabinets, crossovers with leaky capacitors, mismatched Voice of the Theatres out there that these must be one of the most misunderstood speakers in history. Couple that with a wide adjustment range on the crossovers, which don't attenuate the mid driver enough for most home situations, (easily rectified by padding the mid driver) and the typical description of the speakers is way off.Using the right drivers, in good condition, good crossovers that can properly adjust the balance of the drivers, supertweeters, the speakers can be very smooth, extremely detailed, yet in a natural way, put out very dynamic bass with good power down to the upper 40's (measured). None of the above is hard at all. They are my favorite speakers, and I own a pretty vast array of big name speakers, so this is not a "I own it so it is the best" post.
Edits: 09/22/16
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