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Re: Out of curiosity

Posted by AJinFLA on March 1, 2007 at 15:28:58

In Reply to: Re: Out of curiosity posted by Donald North on February 27, 2007 at 23:24:27:

Hi Donald,

lest we forget my original question "What makes the Arcam or Creek (sound) better than the HK?", the answers seem rather elusive.
Obviously, if it is something physically measurable, then you are not sure of what it is. If it is something that is not physically measurable, then I'm not sure what it is.
Your subjective experience, based on auditory memory, between the three brands in question would not fall under controlled comparison listening IMHO. Since you have stated that synergy is an important factor, perhaps the HK's you listened to had poor synergy with the other items in the system while the Creek & Arcam did not. I'm not very confident that any human would be able to tell them apart in controlled unsighted listening, but that is generally not how these type of experiences are determined.
Until I see what methods the HiFi News tests are using, I will withhold judgement. Maybe I will post it as a topic on other forums to see if more light can be shed on this matter.

DN - I can assure you, the sound and performance we achieve in an AuraSound speaker driver, is not by accident or chance.

Yes, I know. The excellent measurements show this. Solid engineering is obvious.

DN - I attribute this to their use of metal cone midranges

If you used anything but metal for the coaxial drivers I would be distraught. I can get paper flavoring neo coaxs from BMS, B&C, etc.
The JBL was the only all rigid material coincident coax with proper surround that I could find. TAD makes a nice one, but not for DIY.
My only issue with the JBL is that I wish it were larger, maybe 8" diameter cone, to get further down into the lower mids upper bass region when crossing over.

cheers,

AJ

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