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Solton Karat 8 Review

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First Impressions & Real-World Experience First impressions and actual experience can be quite different. It took me a few minutes to get used to the very even impulse response across the full volume range. I initially found myself listening for the moment when the system would “open up” and start building pressure, but that typical variation in performance wasn’t there. It’s consistent, and that takes a little adjustment. Initial Use Cases My first two uses involved multiple headsets alongside a… Continue Reading »Solton Karat 8 Review

Analog Crossover.

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Today I spent some time in the Studio testing The Omnitronic XO 300 Versus The Samson S3way. Over 20 years ago I used this System with two expensive Ashley 1001 Crossovers and sold it 10 years later with a Digital Crossover. It was all returned to me when the owner emigrated to New Zealand. Presently used in the Studio for Bands, it offers a decent Size Rig well able to produce Dominant Vocals or simulate a Live Gig for Recording.… Continue Reading »Analog Crossover.

Point Source Systems

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When Size Matters : Very Compact Point Source System. Double 8″ Tops with Carbon Speakers, 15″ Subs and Linea Research amp with Fir filter. 3600w rms . What is i like ? Little more compressed in lower Volumes, With the amount of Processing in place no wonder. Even & elegant going up in Volume. Output of 130db fitting into a Car.

The Wonderful World of the Digital Matrix

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Having finished A Fully Digital Audio System Installation with Dante. There are so many advantages. Analog or Digital , the Reliability Having sources analog hard wired together over many Rooms can be made to work, until the set-up is disturbed. The Digital audio link does not amplify a mixture of low power Signals to & from the various power sources, earth and signal connections. There are no signal interference, it works or it does not. Sound Quality Loss over Distance,… Continue Reading »The Wonderful World of the Digital Matrix

Making a Good old Speaker even Better

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4 x Grundig Audiorama 8000 in stock. Finished with new real Car Quality Paint. Utilizing them as mid tops on a active 3 way sub i found then a little to much compressing. and after having glance inside i noticed the thin wiring used back then. So out came the Solder and 2.5 copper from and to the X overs now. The difference is clearly to hear. More drive and better punch. The Tweeters are just great and the 8″… Continue Reading »Making a Good old Speaker even Better

Before stereo, before Walkman, before choice—there was mono tape and imagination.

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First System : In the mid-70s, growing up in Germany before the Walkman, most kids I knew played music on mail-order mono tape players. I remember my grandad spending an extra 40 DM—a significant amount back then—on an ITT Schaub-Lorenz recorder. It shared the same brand as my grandmother’s kitchen radio, offering a gentler tone than the bulky, expensive “ghetto blasters” of the time. The device featured a sleek silver metal finish and a high-quality microphone that captured clear audio… Continue Reading »Before stereo, before Walkman, before choice—there was mono tape and imagination.