So I have the 2nd version made in the mid 80's. The 4.5" midwoof (Seas H143) and the 3/4" tweet (Scan Speak D2008/8512) were classics of the time. Both no longer made. One of the tweets blew. No used ones found. The Hiquphon OW1 Tweeters which are the current (better) drop-ins are $339...

Hi, I've seen references to built in bass vents with foam inserts, and also references to tubes being added. It seems to have been popular back in the earlier days of HF with the DIY crowd, but, I can't find many specifics. It seems like you need a closed or mostly closed back, and probably...

I came across these looking for a streamer under $500. The MXN10 ($499) has a small form factor, The AXN10 is larger, and $599, and a limited run. Said to be exactly the same internally. Lots of good press, but that's to be taken with a grain. I dislike that it doesn't have USB, only Coax...

Ive gotten along through the years with jury rigged set-ups and tried some cut rate two clip set ups. All toys... This item is the real thing. Very heavy magnetic base, 4 adjustable but strong arms with insulated clips, 6 pegs to hold pc boards, and an adjustable clamp for glue guns, etc. I...

OK. no to: closed backs, budsfat/overdone bass, hard treble, and no HFM because that's almost my whole collection. Can't afford estats plus amp, ribbons & AMT not quite ready. My favs are: Susvara, Voce. Quite like: 8000 PRO, LCD-4 OG (dislike other Audeze), HEK v2/v3, E2 (EQ treble needs...

Lots of info on external cables on-line. No good. Looks like 28 GA and there is no peg, hole or anything but a slight indent that the current cable is soldered too. I'm aware of solder splash and worried about a planar having membranes so close to the contact area. I didn't want to get into...

So when I last wrote about EQ here and offered up my findings for cans such as the HE-500 and HE-6se they looked like your basic valley/mountain chain. I even added/adjusted settings for ringing of planars (6 or 10 band parametric). What's good about being short of money is you revisit...

1. Lots of folks here won't use EQ (even though modern digital parametric EQ's are undetectable if used in a reasonable way). Older analog EQ's could be easily audible with adjacent settings an octave apart set more than 5 db apart from each other. I,E. +2.5 @ 500 Hz & -2.5 @ 1k Hz. 2. Many...

Hmmm. Back when AA started you'd have brands such as AudioQuest and VTL. Some of it listed below retail. More recently its been a home for high end brands sticking with list price - Martin-Logan, Parasound, etc. Grado used to sell a lot there, but they have kind of faded out. Last few...

OK, I bought these old HE-5LE's. In one driver I noticed today that there is a small rip near the outer edge. I know I can't glue or tape them with anything common since the extra mass will change the sound perhaps considerably and probably not do much for the actual problem. kapton seems to...