Recent content by josh358
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Concentration of wealth
Heh, well, you might be surprised. Stereophile's measurements of planars are just plain wrong, e.g., they measure the LF response in the near field which you just can't do with a dipole, you'll see an absurdly rising bass response (see the interesting letters appended to their 3.6 review --...- josh358
- Post #130
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Concentration of wealth
Heh, I liked the blue. But it wasn't actually a production color, those are more traditional. The feet were because their newer base wouldn't work with the speaker. But I think you're right that they could have done better with the feet. I like the idea of a weighted triangular base on the rear...- josh358
- Post #128
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Concentration of wealth
I remember reading years ago Jim Winey responding to a reporter's question about baffle materials that yes, metal would be better, but it would be too expensive. But that was years ago. Their products are designed for maximum bang for the buck, which suits the fading middle class market but not...- josh358
- Post #126
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Concentration of wealth
I just thought "a nice hifi sound" was a good way of expressing my own experience -- that I like the sound, but it doesn't convince me the way a planar line source can. I think these measurements, from Stereophile's review, are part of the reason: It's tipped up in the midbass and treble, which...- josh358
- Post #124
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Concentration of wealth
Multiple driver line sources will always change balance as you move from the sweet spot because the crossover lobes are lateral, whereas with a box, they're vertical so the changes occur as you stand up. But that does make a difference when you're listening off axis since you're usually seated...- josh358
- Post #118
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Concentration of wealth
That's a very perceptive review. I question whether the tour made sense, because too many people heard them in bad acoustics or being driven by the wrong equipment, and concluded that that was the fault of the speakers. Wendell Diller is thinking of taking the new speaker on tour, and if he...- josh358
- Post #117
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Concentration of wealth
The acoustics at many of the demos were terrible. No different really than an audio show where you hear everybody's flagship speakers sound like crap. I was fortunate to hear the 30.7's in a good room and they were amazing. As Jonathan Valin said, you'd have to spend more than $100,000 to equal...- josh358
- Post #113
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Concentration of wealth
Curious, how would you say the sound of Alsyvox stands up? I'd love to hear them, but have never had the chance. BTW, if you haven't seen them, the "Maggie for Condos" that I mentioned is Magnepan's answer to the space issue. Panels only 12" wide and compact dynamic dipole woofers that have...- josh358
- Post #110
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Concentration of wealth
Sadly, too much of this is true, although I don't think of the 30.7 as a failure -- they didn't even know if they were going to break even on it and I gather that they made money, and that the "halo effect" increased sales. The sense I got from them is that they were pleased by the results. But...- josh358
- Post #109
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Concentration of wealth
The essential purpose for the 30.7 is the "halo effect." The sales of big $30,000 speakers will never be huge. I think they've made some money from it, but of greater interest, there was an uptick in 20.7 sales. It never hurts to share The Absolute Sound's "product of the year" award (with a...- josh358
- Post #89
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Magnepan's Concept Speaker!
Those who have compared say a four sub swarm sounds as good as dipole bass. But it's really apples and oranges in this case, since the Maggie woofer is designed to be hidden -- this was designed to be the proverbial "wife-friendly Maggie." As always, different solutions will suit different needs!- josh358
- Post #10
- Forum: Magnepan Speaker Forum
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Magnepan's Concept Speaker!
The larger Maggies are no less efficient than the LRS. If there's a difference, it's that they play *louder* without sounding distorted, so you'd likely want a bigger amp for that reason. On the other hand, the Mini 30.7 will come with a dedicated woofer amp, and that will take some load off the...- josh358
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- Forum: Magnepan Speaker Forum
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Magnepan 30.7 For Condo's at Quintessence Audio in Chicago: TitaniumTroy version
The most realistic reproduction of Liberace I've ever heard. :-) -
Magnepan 30.7 For Condo's at Quintessence Audio in Chicago: TitaniumTroy version
I suspect you're right. I do know that Wendell likes to listen with the lights out when evaluating equipment, but the effect of that would I suspect be different than the effect of seeing a visible scrim. -
Magnepan 30.7 For Condo's at Quintessence Audio in Chicago: TitaniumTroy version
Guess he likes doing that. :-) I think he may be trying to keep visual cues from interfering with the audio experience. Or maybe he just wants everything to be a surprise. When I heard the 30.7's and the LRS, there was nothing in the way (it would be kind of hard to hide 30.7's . . . )
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