L100T/L100S as a reference/studio monitor
I saw in a previous post that the L100T was very similar to the 4412. How do you think it would serve as a reference monitor? B/c of some of your suggestions I was thinking of buying a pair of 4412's but if my pair of L100S's will do then why waste the money? I understand that the spcing of the drivers might cause some problems. Thanks.
monitors versus floorstanders
First off congratulations on being the owner of L112s and L150as They are both very nice in my opinion. I also own a pair of L112s and would like to be the owner of L150as I think if you own both of them allready you have the best of both worlds. No need for L100ts I think your L150as would out perform them. As far as 4412s i cant say how they would compare to the L112s you own. I havent heard them yet:( REGARDS JIM
First impressions on unpacking
Well, the 4412s arrived ahead of schedule and very well packed: bagged in 30-gallon trash bags then placed in boxes with post-formed Styrofoam corner pieces with mylar-laminated 1" Stryrofoam panels cut to fit and then doubled-up as the top and bottom pieces. Closed-cell foam panels covering the grille side and more Styrofoam on the others, all inside big U-Haul dishware boxes. Everything arrived as described with one dented dust cap and one small bang on a corner. You can put Ebay's roamer1740 on the good-guy list so far.
I've run them a bit with some spare stuff but the spare D-150-II amp seems to have developed a problem just sitting unused and caused a loud hum in one channel when I first turned it on so I switched it off immediately. I unhooked the Pomona plugs, checked all connections, and tried it again without the speakers. This time it blew the 6.25A MDX 313 fuse. So I went out to Radio Shack and got some 4 and 6A MDL 313s and tried it again. The room lights dimmed as smoke billowed from the Crown. What a lovely sight! :barf: In retrospect, this was one amp I'd bought used and later found it had all funky screws holding it together. Guess it was someone elses electronics project but I had it playing for several hours when I first got it with no problems. Oh well. Easy come....
So I'll have to get my other owned-from-new D-150-II back from a friend whose Flame Linear blew up many months ago, or wait until things calm down around here kid-wise and hook them up on top of the L112s or the 030s. Or pull the old faceless D150 (also owned since new) out of the upstairs system and hook it up to the temporary one I've got set up with the 4412s. I was psyched because I actually thought I could have identical electronics to compare the two speakers. Same preamp (Soundcraftsmen DX4400) and amps. Right now they're playing out of a portable boom box with input from the Soundcraftsmen just to make sure all voices are accounted for. :slink:
More to come.