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Re: Second the vote on Fostex and.. [message #15807 is a reply to message #15805] Tue, 09 December 2003 11:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
jim denton is currently offline  jim denton
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Henry W,

I have taken an extra few minutes to arrange pen & pad, pillows, and a large beverage so that I might committ my full mental abilities in the hope that I might gain YOUR insight and learn (O Audio Guru!) just how the heck you made hersey's sound good in a tube amp system---I too have a pair and for a 2-channel main was vastly unimpressed--no soundstage at all-----and I have my eye on a nice pair of used Omega 3's ----again, Sir how did you arrange those speakers---frankly, I got lost as to where was what---Jim


Well Grasshopper.... [message #15808 is a reply to message #15807] Tue, 09 December 2003 11:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
HenryW is currently offline  HenryW
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Unfortunately, I was commenting on my experience with Fostex, not a direct reply to the original question of the thread. The speaker stuff was simply a reference point as a small insight as to what type of colorations I find most pleasing in listening and to maybe let folks understand where my 'ear' bias resided.

I guess I will have to work on gaining knowledge so you can take notes while I describe the difference between soundstage and extraneous delayed reflections (all tongue in cheek - put smiley face here). Until I do so, I'll be more careful in saying anything else that displays my shallow understanding nor go to far afield from the starting point of the thread.

Soundstage - what a great lead in to a never ending argument.

Guru out.....



Re: Second the vote on Fostex and.. [message #15809 is a reply to message #15805] Wed, 10 December 2003 08:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
akhilesh is currently offline  akhilesh
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While Fostex is definitely better than most other speakers, and probably the way to go if you are buying new and on a budget, i personally prefer the older drivers with the more powerful magnets.
They are cheaper too!!
-akhilesh


...and... [message #15811 is a reply to message #15809] Wed, 10 December 2003 13:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Hi Akhilesh!

Let me guess -
You must be talking about -
Could it be?

Stephens Trusonics

:-)

Looking forward to a Great Plains Audio Club meeting at your place in January. People are gonna love your Trusonics and your Klipschorns. I know I do. And I still need to buy one of those amps like you have, I forget the name. But it will have to wait until after Christmas anyway.

Re: ...and... [message #15813 is a reply to message #15811] Wed, 10 December 2003 14:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
akhilesh is currently offline  akhilesh
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Hey Wayne!
I've mainly heard trusonics. but basically i just think the combination of alnico magnets and a paper cone is most natural sounding, especially when doped with low powered tube sound, good cable and maybe some single malt scotch.
Look forward to having folks over in January!
-akhilesh


Great Plains Audio Club [message #15817 is a reply to message #15807] Wed, 10 December 2003 15:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Hi Jim!

Akhilesh is going to host a gathering at his house in January. You and I discussed this a couple of days ago, and I wanted to point you to some of the right folks. So watch the Audio Round Table forums and the π Speakers forum for "Great Plains Audio Club" posts.

Wayne

Re: ...and... [message #15820 is a reply to message #15813] Wed, 10 December 2003 17:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
hurdy_gurdyman is currently offline  hurdy_gurdyman
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I second old AlNiCo drivers. I am a big fan of old EV fullrange drivers. I currently have a pair of LS-12's in an open baffle and can't decide between them and some slightly modded Klipsch Heresy's I have. They both sound real good and natural. They also both have AlNiCo magnets! They beat anything else I've owned in over 30 years of being in this hobby. I haven't owned any Fostex yet, but I've heard a few. They have a different sonic character then the EV's. Haven't heard them enough to decide which sounds better, or at least which I would prefer in the long run.

Dave


Re: Omega Super 3 BPC [message #15836 is a reply to message #15795] Sat, 13 December 2003 06:12 Go to previous message
JLM is currently offline  JLM
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All Omega 3 series speakers use the Fostex FE127E driver.

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