Modern speakers vs Vintage speakers

[the sound of Tao]

You should do it Thomas. Life is too short for what if’s… it’s good to be able to take things to your own summit.

 

[thomask]

You should do it Thomas. Life is too short for what if’s… it’s good to be able to take things to your own summit.

My Altec A7 sounds good enough.

But audiophile tend to be greedy.

 

[thomask]

Terry Snyder & The All Stars Percussive Percussion


I enjoy this percussion music with well seperated soundstage and palpabiliity.

 

[thomask]

I am still in the process of tuniing Altec A7 with active biamping.

It is not quite perfect yet, but I enjoy the sound.

The nice thing is that I can adjust the volume of treble horn through remote control.

Thus I can adjust overall tone very easily.

If it sounds bright, then I turn it down.

If too bass heavy, I turn it up

 

[PeterA]

I am still in the process of tuniing Altec A7 with active biamping.

It is not quite perfect yet, but I enjoy the sound.

The nice thing is that I can adjust the volume of treble horn through remote control.

Thus I can adjust overall tone very easily.

If it sounds bright, then I turn it down.

If too bass heavy, I turn it up

Thomask, are you doing this with a specific reference recording and then leaving the treblehorn volume alone, or are you adjusting with the remote for each recording as mood suits? If the former, what recording are you using to set the balance?

 

[thomask]

Thomask, are you doing this with a specific reference recording and then leaving the treblehorn volume alone, or are you adjusting with the remote for each recording as mood suits? If the former, what recording are you using to set the balance?

I set the volume for each album as I wish.

If I want more relaxed sound, I turn down treble volume, on the other hand if I want vivid sound with more details, I turn it up.

 

[morricab]

I set the volume for each album as I wish.

If I want more relaxed sound, I turn down treble volume, on the other hand if I want vivid sound with more details, I turn it up.

Get a Behringer DEQ 24/96 and measure it and set it with a proper frequency response

 

[Solypsa]

@morricab is saying the right and sensible path, but I guess if its fun for @thomask to tweak by ear why not? Would be interesting if @thomask ends up with a favorite setting and then measures it to make tangible the overall preference

 

[thomask]

@morricab is saying the right and sensible path, but I guess if its fun for @thomask to tweak by ear why not? Would be interesting if @thomask ends up with a favorite setting and then measures it to make tangible the overall preference

I do not need any measurement.

My system is not for audio show.

It is for my personal enjoyment.

As I get older ( I am 62 years old now0, my hearing to treble frequency may get lower, thus I may adjust treble volume as I wish.

 

[morricab]

I do not need any measurement.

My system is not for audio show.

It is for my personal enjoyment.

As I get older ( I am 62 years old now0, my hearing to treble frequency may get lower, thus I may adjust treble volume as I wish.

Not a problem...enjoy...

 

[MarcelNL]

there are some apps allowing you to use your smartphone as a sort of spectrum analyzer, not 100% reliable but they can help give a idea of where you are with the freq curve/hearing.

 

[thomask]

there are some apps allowing you to use your smartphone as a sort of spectrum analyzer, not 100% reliable but they can help give a idea of where you are with the freq curve/hearing.

I may

I enjoy unlimeted dynamics out of Altec A7 and two 18 inch Scaena subwoofer added on 56 hz down.

 

[treitz3]

I set the volume for each album as I wish.

If I want more relaxed sound, I turn down treble volume, on the other hand if I want vivid sound with more details, I turn it up.

If only we could have that with the top end on recordings made back in the day (Read, the 80's) that sound....shall I say, less than desirable?

I personally despise tone controls but (and there is a but) sometimes it can be warranted, especially on a great performance but on a less than stellar recording. The remote control option would be nice on some recordings, even with the compromise, TBT.

Tom

 

[Solypsa]

Tone controls are a funny thing. Its ok to 'tune' a system with cables and such but not a knob .

 

[MarcelNL]

John Dyson is making a considerable effort to uncompress those 80-ies recordings (see at AS), he may find his way through the maze of distortion.

 

[Alrainbow]

If we use an EQ per song on a given system it can be a best sound again and again. As we stride for perfect balance in our systems more music seems great. but if we do try a old fashion EQ with plenty of bands you might be surprised how good a bad track can sound.
tone Controls esp the ones who had 3 knobs were and still can be useful

 

[thomask]

Altec A7 is good for vintage Jazz.

I enjoy Ella and Louis togther.

 

[Audio_Karma]

The all new Heretic Loudspeaker Company is making speakers with Altec drivers now !
Many reviewers really love them !

https://www.thehereticspeaker.com/press-reviews

 

[thomask]

The all new Heretic Loudspeaker Company is making speakers with Altec drivers now !
Many reviewers really love them !

https://www.thehereticspeaker.com/press-reviews

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Interesting review!!

Since I enjoy my Altec A7, I am not surprised.

 

[Audio_Karma]

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