@MRJAZZ... I have a tendency to play rather loud and have not had any problems with the highs becoming harsh. In fact I use DSP to bring the highs above 10kHz up 3dB. I think it will all depend upon what amplifier you are feeding the 2050s. I am still very satisfied with these drivers on my...
I also did a demo in my home and thought his Class-D amp was quite good. While I am a SET 300B guy I also find it odd how people are hostile towards anything new.
Nice! A little in process wiring is a good thing while tuning in the system. I too use miniDSP but am using 2 of the 4x HD units since the processors on the HDs are better & faster. 1 DSP to control the horns only and 1 DSP for the base drivers and subs. Each DSP is driven from their own...
All... I have been using horn speakers for the last 10 years after making the SET-Horn to High Power-Dynamic speakers trip a couple times over the decades. I recently changed the drivers on my BD-Design ORIS horns to the need Celestion AXI2050 and holy crap these things are outstanding! So...
Hi all. I had the opportunity to demo these amps in my system for a week comparing them to my Coincident Frankenstein 300B monoblocks. Note that my system is bi-amplified so the application we are talking about here is 300Hz - 20kHz so I can not give input on low frequency performance. I...
Revolution? Well my take is revolution is maybe a bit strong depending on the region of the world you live. In Japan absolutely and continues quite strong today. Here in the US there was some resurgence about every 10-15 years from the 60's to now. I personally have done the entire circular...
I demoed both the 5000 and the Danali (not Everest) in my system and for me the Shunyata was better. However, from what I understand the one you prefer largely depends upon the power at your home. In my case my power was steady but very noisy which is a good match for the Shunyata but if your...
Ron... Please include the SW1X in the shootout! The SW1X Balanced-3, the Baltic-3, and the Holo May. Chose the May simply since I did not have a chance to hear the other two.
All... A bit of an update on my WE-300B pair. So now at about 300 hrs and the sound top to bottom easily bests my Psvane Gold 300B and Psvane Acme 300B tubes. Very open and airy top end, huge soundstage, tight tuneful lower octaves (note I do use class-D for my base system starting at 80Hz) so...
@JoeyGun... Yes, mine clink & ping a few times as they warm up. However, my speakers are 104db efficient horns so ANY high frequency noise is very apparent. That being said my Psvane Acme 300B also make the same startup pings and had done so for over a year. Frankly I am very happy with the...
Brent Jesse is the man. Reach out to him and he will fix you up. Knowing your application and since I have a SF-Line-2 he has some alternatives that are less expensive (still NOS) that it would be very difficult to tell apart on sound signature.
@ACHiPo... The MAY KTE is ridiculously good and at about 200 hrs just completely broke out! Adding the Shunyata Denali really snapped my system into focus. Frankly I was quite skeptical and purchased the Denali to centralize and clean up my power wiring but wow, the background is crazy quiet...
Long time power cable denier here... I just installed the Denali in my SET based system and holy crap this thing is crazy good! AND I must admit I have been very skeptical of power products for a long time having experienced dynamic compression with other products. The Shunyata Denali made the...
I just installed the Denali in my SET based system and holy crap this thing is crazy good! AND I must admit I have been very skeptical of power products for a long time having experienced dynamic compression with other products. The Shunyata Denali made the background dead quiet and without a...
So... I rolled a couple 5U4 tubes in combination with the new WE-300B's and wow things snapped into focus in the lower midrange. Very happy camper and with ~45 hours on as they loosen up I think these babies will be quite nice. Like @JoeyGun above not a tone of difference to the Psvane Acme...
I received and installed a new pair of WE-300B's a couple weeks ago and have ~ 40hrs on them in my Coincident Frankenstein 300B monoblock amplifiers. My previous tubes were the Psvane Acme-300B's which are superb in my system. So, how do I like the WEs? They certainly have more air with more...