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  1. From the photos it looks like the diaphragm is...

    From the photos it looks like the diaphragm is out of round?
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    Clair S4 wasn't made with off the shelf JBL...

    Clair S4 wasn't made with off the shelf JBL parts. It's been discussed here before. Clair very carefully used a mix of surrounds, formers spiders, ect... and it worked. Good job, people, the S4 was...
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    Hi, I use a Danley CS30, my favorite subwoofer of...

    Hi, I use a Danley CS30, my favorite subwoofer of all time. It's expensive and made in the US.
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    [QUOTE=Mr. Widget;420828]Today at lunch I...

    [QUOTE=Mr. Widget;420828]Today at lunch I listened to a pair of Klipsch Heresys that sounded surprisingly good considering the venue.

    Wow, may I ask where's this restaurant? It's so rare and...
  5. Thread: 5:1 Audio Discs

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    5:1 Audio Discs

    This past year I've gotten 2 BluRay 24/96 audio discs of fabulous albums. They both made me realize that for this kind of playback you need all 5 loudspeakers to be the same. My system is like a lot...
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    +1 on what Ian said. I'd double check the...

    +1 on what Ian said.

    I'd double check the polarity of the speakers and I'd pull the woofers too. Even factory wiring can be off sometimes. I'd also double check there's no high pass filter...
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    When doing multiple driver swaps one might want...

    When doing multiple driver swaps one might want to consider making a template like the factories use. A simple sheet of hard plastic with the bolt patterns enlarged. Place the woofer into the...
  8. For each speakerbox you buy a transformer which...

    For each speakerbox you buy a transformer which can handle the power fed into the boxes (5 Watts), not the power the boxes can handle (100 Watts).

    These transformers come with taps which let you...
  9. Hi, There are a few reconer's left that are pure...

    Hi,
    There are a few reconer's left that are pure magic. It all depends on what loudspeakers one is using and for what purpose.

    In the 80's the Clair S4 pa system was the gold standard. Everyone...
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    Choosing Reference Music- Jack Alexander

    http://www.prosoundweb.com/topics/audio/choosing_reference_music_source_data_to_organize_the_assets_of_a_live_sound/

    I've been going through old magazines and found this article I'd saved from an...
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    Hello, I looked up the Yorkville subs and they...

    Hello,
    I looked up the Yorkville subs and they don't look too bad. Sensitivity is 105dB with 139dB peak. They want a 4,000 watt amp per cabinet. Yorkville calls the design a "basspipe multiple flare...
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    jimd, I'd love to see some pictures of your rig?...

    jimd, I'd love to see some pictures of your rig?

    Also, I'd be terrified of taking 78's out of the house- I can just imagine somebody pitching in to give you a hand and they drop the milk crate of...
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    We can all dream, can't we? Nah, that was...

    We can all dream, can't we?
    Nah, that was Mickey, the client and one time owner of The Stud.
    The "little system" is : Community VHF100 (HF), Community M4 (MF) and Community SB45 (LF). The rack had...
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    Hi, I bolted together a little horn system to do...

    Hi, I bolted together a little horn system to do some occasional gigs. I used small L-brackets to hold the horns together with the bass cabinet on castors. It was just the right size to be able to...
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    I would never run 6 cabs off one amp in bridged...

    I would never run 6 cabs off one amp in bridged mono.

    My personal rule of thumb is one cab per amp channel. It sounds better, is more reliable and better headroom.

    If you must run six subs off...
  16. Thread: Fender rhodes

    by Radley
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    Filles de Kilimanjaro

    The last album of the great Miles Davis 2nd quintet, "Filles de Kilimanjaro" features both Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea on electric piano. HH played a Fender Rhodes & CC a RMI Electra. Sampling...
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    However it's really easy to be pessimistic...

    However it's really easy to be pessimistic because (my .02) Asian companies are not all that great for audio. Short of some interesting really high end stuff from Sony I have no memory of ever...
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    People have some good advice here. I wouldn't get...

    People have some good advice here. I wouldn't get too caught up in subwoofer design or woofer size. You'll find many manufacturers have subs with all different kinds of design even from the same...
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    I use a lot of Danley loudspeakers and I thought...

    I use a lot of Danley loudspeakers and I thought the little jewel of their line that could cross over to home use is the SM60F. It's definitely one sweet little speaker and costs quite a bit less...
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    You can check a woofer by gently placing your...

    You can check a woofer by gently placing your fingers around the cone and gently push down and back up. If there's any rubbing then you know it's on the way out.

    I seriously doubt that anything...
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    Sony made the DRE-S777. It got great reviews but...

    Sony made the DRE-S777. It got great reviews but it was priced at something like $6,000. so few got to use it.70420
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    QSC did make thousands of amplifiers for JBL...

    QSC did make thousands of amplifiers for JBL (UREI). Sadly, most of QSC's products are now made in China.

    I remember a rep told me about being given a tour of the loudspeaker factory at...
  23. Thread: Array Horn DNA

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    It's not one of the good Community's. It's from a...

    It's not one of the good Community's. It's from a CSX57. It was made for Guitar Center to sell to dj's. I used to call it the idiot box.7041870419
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    There have been some great replies about balanced...

    There have been some great replies about balanced systems. The noise floor is lower. I work in balanced systems only and one thing manufacturer's have cautioned about for years is to not use a...
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    Reading through this interesting thread it looks...

    Reading through this interesting thread it looks like the factory crossover is the same for single woofer/ double woofers? I am not an acoustician in any way, but a few other companies have done 3...
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