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    NOIR et BLANC show

    .... idem....
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    NOIR et BLANC show

    ....As a Brussels ketje I live in the shadow of Brussel (with a view of) .... Pajottenland.... Salukes. Karel
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    NOIR et BLANC show

    ... Music in heaven .... Geniet. Karel
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    Hallo from Germany

    Gerhard, willkommen Hughe OB (in picture front) A dream ..... with music. Karel
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    Munich show 2023 Hifideluxe and MOC .

    .... une visite époustouflante ......
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    Munich show 2023 Hifideluxe and MOC .

    Nice 5 way system (concept .. not full horn) Any idea about the X-over Fr ? Chapeau. Karel
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    Munich show 2023 Hifideluxe and MOC .

    Quid: ... what's the Louis "running/burning in " time ... ???
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    Do you share your system with other audiophiles?

    .....same listening philosophy, but in a limited small group with mutual audio-sit-in invitation(s) ... Always festive music (and social) discoveries and tech. experiences/skills ... Succes .... Karel
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    Searching for Best Version of Carmina Burana ?

    I rummaged in my (old) record/vinyl cabinet after Carmina-s FYI Vinyl/DG stereo/dirigent Eugen Jochum/Chor Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin Vinyl/Heleodor/ dirigent Herbert Kegel/ Rundfunk sinfonie orchestre Leipzig Vinyl/Eufoda/dirigent Roger Leens/ Gemengd koor musica nova Boom/...
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    Searching for Best Version of Carmina Burana ?

    CD is fine .... sorry for my lapsus linguae It's all music. Karel
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    Searching for Best Version of Carmina Burana ?

    ... my (CééDéé) favorite .... Karel
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    If the Esoteric K03Xs CD/SACD Player has harsh leading and trailing edges...

    Outside topic K-03 (sorry): I follow Phillyb ..... I listen via Esoteric K-01, standard (factory) power cable, output via RCA & silver spiral cable (Qunex) to X-over 5-way (horn) ... It's music in heaven.... Allez, salukes. Karel (happy owner K-01)
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    Balanced Phase... USA vs EUROPEAN ??

    ... Idem with (in side) my Esoteric K-01 with mode selection: XLR2 (pin 2 hot) or XLR3 (pin 3 hot) .. It's all music (I am happy). Karel
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    What's Spinning Tonight?

    This night, my old album .... "Irene Papas" (rip) (Vinyl 33t)
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    SET amp owners thread

    ... one quid: From left channel mid/high (its a high pas filter) via F4 amp to left channel woofer & filter in low pas ... correct ?
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    Any Klipschorn owners here?

    Thank's. .... it's music in heaven .... magnificent. Enjoy . Salukes. Karel
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    Any Klipschorn owners here?

    @ Khorn Welcome in the in wbf .... take a seat in the Khorn club .... One quid: did you change some (old) components in te (passif) X-over ? Karel (... happy owner oversized Khorn since '68 .....)
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    Giant Custom Horn Systems - How they sound and issues with sonics

    ... 4 octaves .... breathtaking ... a dream ..
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    Any Klipschorn owners here?

    Hey Roger, Welcome to the Klipsch club, take a relax seat and enjoy. Nice set-up for a "full" horn system. And, certainly ready for new musical (re-) discoveries. Regards. Karel (in DIY ....satisfied Klipsch full horn owner ... since '68)
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    new member from Belgium

    Hey byber.Zen Bienvenue ... et découvré , à volonté, le medium WBF & communauté... Perso, some recommandations, go on a musical journey (by friends) of discovery and compare diverse audio-concepts and find in vivo your "musical preferences & taste" ... Have musical fun ... Karel
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    Do You Still Play Compact Discs?

    Nice left-collection .... & relax fauteuil . One quid, Is your musical scène in "balance" ....;) Happy listening ... in heaven. Karel
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    Do You Still Play Compact Discs?

    In my hands ..... Vinyl & CD is my credo…. (it's very perso) My first CD experience (after a TT Thorens TD124 & SME12) goes back to 1990 with an Esoteric P02 drive unit & decoder Wadia X-32 or lather Belcanto DAC2 Last tune up mod in the Esoteric P02 is to replace the X-tal with a set of...
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    Mystery amplifier

    .... let's see "inside" (age/safety, details, components & cabling & connections) ...
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    "Can't Do 3D Like Other Technologies". Fair Criticism of Horn Speakers?

    Probably ....the same (subjectif) "impressions" ... & I admire his quick (clever) fabrication and certainly the "passif cross-over" .... to the point. It's music ... Karel
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    "Can't Do 3D Like Other Technologies". Fair Criticism of Horn Speakers?

    @Duke Le Jeune @morricab FYI Another second test in a nut shell .. 1 °) same divers / horn direction, I pooled the two drivers the other way around .... "in reverse" (the + on - and the _ on +). I may suppose voice coils are now in phase physicaly (!). 2 °) subjective acoustic impressions...
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    "Aggressive". Fair Criticism of Some Horn Speakers and Designs? If So, What Causes it?

    Hé voila (DIY full horn) .... (see posts in WBF) It's music. Karel Sit in .... scène Low, EV Patrician IV (klipschorn) & Iwata 2" (whistle) First: WE66A ... EV Patrician IV ...Iwata 2" ... Iwata 1" ... Beyma Low-Mid: WE66A
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    "Can't Do 3D Like Other Technologies". Fair Criticism of Horn Speakers?

    FYI + Fr, back= same Fr like first the driver Vitavox S2 (Mid driver) + firing horn crossed? ....( sorry I do't understand). But, two drivers in correct parallel (S2//Geleso) +In Phase?out Phase: - electrical "in phase" ... - acoustical probably/I presume out of phase (appr 30cm) Détail...
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    "Can't Do 3D Like Other Technologies". Fair Criticism of Horn Speakers?

    Hey Johan. In the flow of your high-end “back-firing” driver experiments I give a short personal tech test contribution ... (I agree with your back-firing musical impressions) A second "driver+horn" montage in back firing on a 5-way. A pleasant (new) musical discovery ... with another (very)...
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    Forsell air reference turntable repair resources

    Another personal experience with (my DIY air bearing TT) and with nozzles diameter 0.2mm as an additional option: 0 °) Necessary technical skills ... 1 °) Take a multi-core electrical (flexible) cable (with ultra fine cores ... the finest) 2 °) cut a small length of ultra-thin wire from the...
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    Forsell air reference turntable repair resources

    Aie, aie, aie .... + See point N° 3 ... "all air nozzles OK"? + Check all nozzles (TT & TA) with correct air pressure & smoke-tester (or cigarette ... cigar ... very sorry for this suggestion) (& re-check all filters after 10 ears, please .... & point 5°) Karel

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