“I found some low sensitivity speakers(80 to 86dB)sounds much better at higher volume. Is this their inborn characteristic?”

A reader writes ….. “I found some low sensitivity speakers(80 to 86dB)sounds much better at higher volume. It seems to be a threshold volume for this type of speakers to sound right. At low volume, the tonal balance is usually no good. Examples are ATC passive monitors and my pioneer S-A4SPT-PM. Higher sensitivity speakers such […]

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Blue Circle Audio: What they said ….. at the time

Blue Circle Audio is a boutique audio manufacturing company that constantly strives to push the cutting edge in audio reproduction. We offer a wide array of products that encompass every aspect of an audio system from amps, preamps, dacs, power filtering, cables and speakers. Each Blue Circle product is individually hand crafted and thoroughly tested […]

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KARMA-AV INTROS X-FACTOR BASS GoldenEar’s compact SuperSubs are designed to generate room-shaking bass from a tiny footprint… What they said ….. at the time

http://www.keithhaddock.com/ We are told: Named for their room-filling bass output, the new SuperSub X and XXL subwoofers are surprisingly easy to accommodate. By exploiting a patented dual-plane ‘inertially-balanced’ driver and sub-bass radiator topology, driven by powerful Class D amplification, GoldenEar’s bijou bass engines will generate fast and fulsome low frequencies from beautifully unobtrusive gloss black […]

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Coincident Speaker Technology: What they said ….. at the time

Coincident is excited to announce that 8 years after its introduction, the Pure Reference Extremes are undergoing an update of significant proportions. The improvements include the following:. All drivers and crossovers will be internally wired with our state of the art Statement cabling; The tweeter and midrange drivers will be improved to the latest versions […]

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The perfect level?

Every musical track, speaker system, and room has a perfect volume level. It isn’t based on the time of day or the listener’s mood. It’s based solely on what works. And that is something rare. The Mahler 3d really only works at one level. Too little and the quietest passages are missed. Too loud and the […]

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Room overload?

This may be a silly question, from a variety of perspectives, but here goes. Folks on here occasionally mention a sound quality often referred to as “congested”, usually when the volume gets liberally applied. I’ve paid careful attention to this in my own experiences, and noticed that the volume at which I hear this effect […]

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Blast from the recent past: A Digital Companion for Concert Fans

“Eight American orchestras have filed for bankruptcy in the last year. With classical concert attendance in decline, or at best, holding steady, orchestras are looking for new audiences, and considering new ways to attract those audiences. One possibility is a high tech device called the “Concert Companion.” NPR’s Fred Child had the opportunity to test-drive […]

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BRYSTON: BLP-1 turntable

Max Langridge writes ….. The BLP-1 uses a belt-drive mechanism and is fitted with a proprietary pulse width modulation (PWM) power supply called the BTP-1. The power supply drives the high torque motor which, Bryston says, delivers exceptionally accurate 33 1/3 and 45 RPM speeds. Records are placed on the 35mm thick Delrin platter which […]

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