Planar Speaker Asylum

Welcome! Need support, you got it. Or share you ideas and experiences.

Planar Speaker Asylum

RE: Loaner 63s finally set up. A bit of tweaking advice, please.

80.235.39.51

In Reply to: RE: Loaner 63s finally set up. A bit of tweaking advice, please. posted by Timbo in Oz on September 09, 2012 at 14:44:02

Best tweak you can do to that setup is to chuck out the 44.

Follow Ups:

That will take a while. - Timbo in Oz 01:33:56 09/10/12 (5)
And I think I'll be looking at +/- 6db tilt controls, and sensible bass boost with an ELF filter say at around 15Hz, to add to my valve line stage.

I will have more than enough line stage gain.

Warmest

Timothy Bailey

The Skyptical Mensurer and Audio Scrounger

And gladly would he learn and gladly teach - Chaucer. ;-)!

'Still not saluting.'
- RE: That will take a while. - Zombie 01:43:01 09/10/12 (4)
  Naaa, just get a Quad 99 preamp.
  - ahmm, it's a loaner system!?. - Timbo in Oz 03:46:02 09/10/12 (3)
    You missed that bit.
    
    If you have nothing to add about getting dipoles to work, in a smallish L-shaped room, just drop it, eh?
    
    Warmest
    
    Timothy Bailey
    
    The Skyptical Mensurer and Audio Scrounger
    
    And gladly would he learn and gladly teach - Chaucer. ;-)!
    
    'Still not saluting.'
    - RE: ahmm, it's a loaner system!?. - Zombie 03:49:27 09/10/12 (2)
      Thought that was a moniker, mate
      - I don't think you comprehended the entire post at all. - Timbo in Oz 04:32:30 09/10/12 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: ahmm, it's a loaner system!?. posted by Zombie on September 10, 2012 at 03:49:27
        
        The loaner aspect had been prefigured on this forum at least once, and I wrote above about getting my own pair.
        So, I believe you rushed in with an effectively off-topic post, because you have a low opinion of QUAD components. Like the 44, 606, 99 and etc.
        You didn't even address my pleasure in the tilt / bass boost functions, and still haven't even after I highlighted them.
        I'm a bit ambivalent about Quad's electronics boxes ultimate sound quality myself, but find their features and usability hard to duck, along with a limited bandwidth at least down at ELF and for most ELS based systems in particular.
        A good example is the Merlin 2-way floor standers which use a 2nd order assisted alignment added to reflex box, so that the tuned port and driver are fed a higher signal around their bandpass, but the ELF is steeply rolled off to cut cone bounce below the bandpass. The technique was famously applied to the EV Interface series of 2-way bookshelves, which came with a box to put in your tape loop / after the pre-amp.
        IME if you keep TN&D low enough and have reserves of gain, truly useful tone controls are musically benign.
        
        Warmest
        
        Timothy Bailey
        
        The Skyptical Mensurer and Audio Scrounger
        
        And gladly would he learn and gladly teach - Chaucer. ;-)!
        
        'Still not saluting.'
        
        Edits: 09/10/12
        
        RE: I don't think you comprehended the entire post at all. - Zombie 05:38:51 09/10/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I don't think you comprehended the entire post at all. posted by Timbo in Oz on September 10, 2012 at 04:32:30
        
        Dunno, have had QC22/II, 33/303, 34 and 44/405-II and now a 99/909 with ESL-63s and the 99pre is by far the best. If you like the tilt, it's the one to go for...
        
        Edits: 09/10/12

Post a Followup:

FAQ

Post a Message!

Forgot Password?

Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
	Remember my Moniker & Password (What's this?) Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:

Message:	(Posts are subject to Content Rules)

Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:	Automagically notify you when someone responds.

To view your new posting or follow-up, click on the RELOAD or REFRESH button on your browser.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Take Five Audio