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by karatestu
Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:47 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7
Replies: 1932
Views: 416007
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Re: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7

Listening to music plays a part in my rehabilitation. My right foot still doesn't move. But that fact belies a whole host of recent changes. When I listen to music, my foot doesn't move, but my brain tells me and it feels like it is tapping. So you are still making progress :dance: Sounds like a ve...
by karatestu
Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:37 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7
Replies: 1932
Views: 416007
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Re: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7

Semi omni speakers still suffer from room related peaks and nulls just the same as P&S :roll: Working with the room still has it's limitations I think. With only the use of an audio equipment set up and test CD and my ears I ran through the various frequencies from 20 Hz to 20 KHz. There was out...
by karatestu
Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:22 am
Forum: DIY
Topic: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7
Replies: 1932
Views: 416007
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Re: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7

Quote from another forum I wanted to add some results from a paper that I reviewed recently for JAES. The authors looked at brain activity while listening to a common music passage through differing headphones. The "flatter" the headphones response was the lower the brain activity. This st...
by karatestu
Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:20 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Guide to enjoying your music
Replies: 16
Views: 3264
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Re: Guide to enjoying your music

Breaking away from Naim was the best thing I ever did. After the initial excitement had worn off and I had tried some Avondale , I realised I was only getting half the music. Of course you could tap yer feet or do some head banging but where is the texture. I get a bit OCD with my diy creations beca...
by karatestu
Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:22 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7
Replies: 1932
Views: 416007
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Re: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7

Forgot transmission line as well.
by karatestu
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:54 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7
Replies: 1932
Views: 416007
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Re: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7

The rear chamber can be closed, ported or aperiodic apparently.
by karatestu
Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:32 am
Forum: DIY
Topic: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7
Replies: 1932
Views: 416007
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Re: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7

Found it. Isobaric loading gone mad :shock: These speakers are ridiculously expensive.

http://egglestonworks.com/products/the-ivy-signature/
by karatestu
Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:23 am
Forum: DIY
Topic: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7
Replies: 1932
Views: 416007
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Re: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7

Isobaric bass loading is alive and well in the speaker industry. Neat acoustics use the concept throughout most of their range but they port them :roll: Look at this £19K pair :shock: http://neatacoustics.com/ultimatum-xl10/ I did find some speakers that do it with midrange as well but forgotten wha...
by karatestu
Sat Oct 03, 2020 8:55 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Guide to enjoying your music
Replies: 16
Views: 3264
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Re: Guide to enjoying your music

Psychoacoustics. A subject in itself.

Anyway just enjoy the tunes you're a long time dead.
by karatestu
Sat Oct 03, 2020 8:04 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Happy Birthday to you....
Replies: 429
Views: 158927
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Re: Happy Birthday to you....

Latteman :guiness; :guiness; :guiness;

Peter, have a campachoochoo on me :dance: You are as always a vigorous pigeon :grin: