I think I have sensitivities like Ron and one reason I’ve liked the Clarisys is their midrange balance.
Ron’s New System
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It seems possible the Loki Max could be a decent common sense solution perhaps best surgically applied to recordings that need some help. And when turned off it will have no evil impact on sq real or imagined.Yeah, everyone uncritically fell for some dogma that the cult leaders of the high end pronounced, no questions asked.
I do have a high-quality tone control on my Octave preamp. I practically never use it, however. It's usually in bypass mode.
But:
It does come in super handy with some anemic rock recordings. Why would you not want to have a tone control for such occasions? It's the difference between unlistenable crap sound and enjoyment.
Thanks...so there IS a chance he prefers the Clarysis Auditorium to his current panels. Will be interesting to see over time.
Yes, specifically the BG planar magnetic driver. I have owned other ribbons that didn’t have this issue
It is my understanding that Ron bought these speakers some years ago. And that his new listening room was finished a few months ago (stunning looking room by the way). In my view the best way to find the right speakers for a room/ system is always to try them at home prior to a purchase. One never knows how they will integrate in a room, regardless of the price (in this case quite high).
I have heard the Pendragons and they were impressive, in an complete Gryphon system. I am certainly not in a position to say anything about the sound in his room (how could I), but to buy a pair of speakers at this price level a home audition is a must IMO.
I have heard the Pendragons and they were impressive, in an complete Gryphon system. I am certainly not in a position to say anything about the sound in his room (how could I), but to buy a pair of speakers at this price level a home audition is a must IMO.
While I agree that this is the ideal scenario, in practical terms it may often prove impossible. It would have been impossible in my case as well.
yours was never an all out attempt. And from what Brad is saying it wouldn’t have helped in this case as the BG ribbon was bright with in room audition or out.
problem was the audition process failed to pick that out wherever it was heard
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I will add that not everyone is bothered by this. I did find women were less impressed and more likely to find them bright.
And we don’t read visitor reports identifying this either. I did hear brightness on the videos but it didn’t show up on the in room measurements that Ron shared.
Who knows? Ron may keep both speakers.
Again, short exposure might seem like heightened detail or presence…
I mentioned in my report that I thought I heard what Ron meant.
Forget about the videos. They are pointless and utterly useless as a representative of the actual sound of the system. It had none of the exaggerated brightness you hear in the videos.
I understand your point Al. But I heard brightness in the videos and now Ron is complaining about brightness from the speakers, so perhaps the videos don’t represent the sound of the system, but I heard brightness. I just didn’t know the cause.
This is next to impossible on a $200k loudspeaker.
Thank you for asking!
The good news is that the dripping sound turned out not to be an actual water escape. The bad news is that it was caused by a contraction and expansion of pipes in a mess of conduits and pipes and wires. Untangling those took three weeks and cost a lot more money than an actual water drip.
The good news is that the dripping sound turned out not to be an actual water escape. The bad news is that it was caused by a contraction and expansion of pipes in a mess of conduits and pipes and wires. Untangling those took three weeks and cost a lot more money than an actual water drip.
How about "workarounds? "There is no short cuts for the perfect sound☝
Gregadd,How about "workarounds? "
Hifi is tough and hard!! Don’t think there is such things as ”workarounds” and ”short cuts”….. MOOHAHAHA!!!
Just take the bull by the horn and go all in..!!
Empty the pockets… and live of hard boiled water, and dry bread… - always think of the next important stereo upgrade.. LOL…
..!!!/ Jk
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