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Re: Bose 901s run done
PS Stig's apparently listening to a Fisher 202R "AM-FM stereo" (simulcast) tuner in that photo.
although I initially thought it was an FM-1000... one of the finest tuners ever made.
although I initially thought it was an FM-1000... one of the finest tuners ever made.
mhardy6647
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Re: Phase Plug design for MW65xx
xschop knows about my side post for my 5(B) mod/upgrade project, but I want to interject here for everyone following his work:
Phase plug opinion and methods
I'm really, really pleased with the midwoofers he modified for me (they're fancy, with removable plugs and a drilled out pole piece).
Listening with and without plugs, plus with and without the modified pole piece, in comparison to my spare mid, there is, to my ear, a definite improvement in clarity. I've heard no negative result on my 5(B).
Switching out to plugless, after hours of listening, I could hear a difference. Switching out left and right plugs, same thing.
Example of what I hear
Listening position is a little cluttered (the 1C are too close to them), but wow. I am not a horn guy, but the detail of the guy's breath in the notes is fantastic.
https://youtu.be/uO5isb99wCA
On other tracks, my oldest daughter was confused that it wasn't the 1C and the 5(B) running at the same time.
Interesting bonus opinion
She prefers the song Bubbles on the 5(B). She says it sounds more realistic, like there's a giant table in front of her, and some of the 'balls' spill out of the speakers on the left and right as others bounce down across the soundstage towards her.
https://youtu.be/4CuJqtNdcJU
Imaging
In a slightly different arrangement, with the 5(B) 10 inches forward and 10 inches in, I did an imaging experiment.
I mapped out where sounds were, and how they projected themselves.
I did this on the 1C and 5(B).
Purpose?
To see if the imaging was affected negatively by the plugs in the 5(B), and then how a plugged 5(B) compared to the plugged 1C.
The only other SDA attempt I know of experienced a negative (smearing, loss of detail?). All the stereo plug modders appear to experience the opposite.
- Overall, my 5(B) were clearer and felt more precise w/ plugs than without.
- When mapping music in the room by ear, there wasn't a noticeable change in the direction and location of sounds, but they were clearer and more defined, less diffuse, with plugs.
- Location of sounds were largely consistent between both speakers (with and without plugs) on the 5(B)). The 1C went to the walls, while the 5(B) extended slightly past their outside edges. Some sounds came forward of the speaker plane, just like the 1C, but not to the enveloping extent, distance, nor force of the larger speaker (to be expected).
Phase plug opinion and methods
I'm really, really pleased with the midwoofers he modified for me (they're fancy, with removable plugs and a drilled out pole piece).
Listening with and without plugs, plus with and without the modified pole piece, in comparison to my spare mid, there is, to my ear, a definite improvement in clarity. I've heard no negative result on my 5(B).
Switching out to plugless, after hours of listening, I could hear a difference. Switching out left and right plugs, same thing.
Example of what I hear
Listening position is a little cluttered (the 1C are too close to them), but wow. I am not a horn guy, but the detail of the guy's breath in the notes is fantastic.
https://youtu.be/uO5isb99wCA
On other tracks, my oldest daughter was confused that it wasn't the 1C and the 5(B) running at the same time.
Interesting bonus opinion
She prefers the song Bubbles on the 5(B). She says it sounds more realistic, like there's a giant table in front of her, and some of the 'balls' spill out of the speakers on the left and right as others bounce down across the soundstage towards her.
https://youtu.be/4CuJqtNdcJU
Imaging
In a slightly different arrangement, with the 5(B) 10 inches forward and 10 inches in, I did an imaging experiment.
I mapped out where sounds were, and how they projected themselves.
I did this on the 1C and 5(B).
Purpose?
To see if the imaging was affected negatively by the plugs in the 5(B), and then how a plugged 5(B) compared to the plugged 1C.
The only other SDA attempt I know of experienced a negative (smearing, loss of detail?). All the stereo plug modders appear to experience the opposite.
- Overall, my 5(B) were clearer and felt more precise w/ plugs than without.
- When mapping music in the room by ear, there wasn't a noticeable change in the direction and location of sounds, but they were clearer and more defined, less diffuse, with plugs.
- Location of sounds were largely consistent between both speakers (with and without plugs) on the 5(B)). The 1C went to the walls, while the 5(B) extended slightly past their outside edges. Some sounds came forward of the speaker plane, just like the 1C, but not to the enveloping extent, distance, nor force of the larger speaker (to be expected).
plastic_avatar
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Re: Post a picture... any picture
I thought this was a Container Store at first.
mrbigbluelight wrote: »George Peabody Library in
Baltimore.
Wonder how much use it sees
msg
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Re: Post a picture... any picture
Many Home Depots are the same way with a lot of items now. PIA!
Tom
My brother is a mgr. at a local HD. They've been locking up power tool cartons in cages for a couple of years. He said the thieves knew where the Li-Ion batteries were placed inside each product box. They would simply slice the box open and steal the expensive battery and leave the box untouched on the shelf. He said he's already seen one person with wire cutters trying to cut open the cage fencing. He said the cages have definitely limited losses for the stores.
His store is in a safe suburban area. Nowhere is safe anymore it seems. He has hundreds of theft stories.
He gets so very upset that he can't do much. Each store has a few specialized personnel that are the only ones allowed to apprehend a suspected thief. They must know they have taken something and they must be stopped within the building. So very much is still lost, it's just sad!
aprazer402
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Re: Bose 901s run done
There's a pair of these bad boys (Bose 601 Series II) near me for $200 and it's really tempting. They look super interesting.
I know this thread is on the 901s but hey they're still Bose. Anyone have any thoughts?
FWIW, were I you, I'd hold out for a pair of Stig Carlsson's loudspeakers. The best known were those made and sold by Sonab, but similar designs were also sold under the Carlsson brand name, and perhaps carrying other brand names, too.
They used Peerless (and perhaps other good European) drivers and, weird, Bose-like arrays notwithstanding, sounded good.
mhardy6647
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Re: Magnifi Max SR - Five Years In - Editorial
Jan 2023 - Sold it, got rid of it and its lousy performance. Endless problems that would temporarily get solved only to return out of nowhere.
Got a Sony HT A7000 soundbar with the bigger sub and better surrounds. Pure heaven. Works great right out of the box, with endless customizable settings.
Got a Sony HT A7000 soundbar with the bigger sub and better surrounds. Pure heaven. Works great right out of the box, with endless customizable settings.
LeeSoFL
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Re: My Harmony One died.
I use a Harmony Hub for my living room and a Harmony 700 for my theater setup. I am hoping the hub lasts for some time. I can control the Hub with a phone app if the physical remote dies. I have a few spare Harmony 676 that are in varying states of usefulness. All the 676 have become sticky due to the soft touch coating. I've scraped it off two of them so they are smooth in hand now, but I think the D-pad is screwed up on one and they all need button replacement kits (eBay). Cleaning with isopropyl doesn't work after a certain point. I think I screwed up the back lighting on one of them as well by trying to repair the d-pad. It is sad that Logitech abandoned what was easily the best product on the market. I guess market was shrinking with the trend of people using Smart TVs and soundbars, which typically all run off HDMI CEC and can be controlled with the TV remote. On the high end of things, there are still expensive programmable options that the custom installers can use. For the DIY home theater enthusiast, sadly, there is void now.
I have a couple other universal remotes but they are not as easy to use as the Harmony models. That old One For All was pretty useful back in the day because URC would allow you to do updates using an audio file (sounded like old dial in modems). The remote has a microphone that can listen for the modem sounds and update the firmware. I used it to add some obscure Sony ES gear to the codes. It is still far less capable than a Harmony.
I have a couple other universal remotes but they are not as easy to use as the Harmony models. That old One For All was pretty useful back in the day because URC would allow you to do updates using an audio file (sounded like old dial in modems). The remote has a microphone that can listen for the modem sounds and update the firmware. I used it to add some obscure Sony ES gear to the codes. It is still far less capable than a Harmony.
billbillw
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