Active Speakers Better? No, per Michael Borresen

[fpitas]

Mine crapped out soon after I got it too. It sits unused in the garage. It appears to be well made inside, and I'm at a loss as to what's wrong with it. Nothing looks burned. Power supply appears to be working normally.

Sometimes it's just the ribbon cable isn't seated properly.

 

[fpitas]

The only Behringer thing I ever owned, I murdered myself by trying to hack a useless new power supply in it

Yes, it was the supply in mine. They had me mail it to a repair guy that confirmed that yes, it was bad. Then they sent me another unit. Gotta think they could save money by some rudimentary QA before it ships..

 

[LTig]

the instrumental parts of a Schlager are not really inspiring, quite often it's just a sort of monotone background-sound. A good one is mostly about good vocals and excellent lyrics: poetry, philosophy, story telling ... and often hard to translate between cultures.

Agreed. But Schlager with a good story are also quite rare. Most are just bad love songs.

E.g., the schlager linked above is about sharing good greek wine with friends ... one can hardly go wrong with that

It's rather about the loneliness of greek workers abroad in Germany, longing for their families still living in Greek. Jürgens wrote it in 1974 at a time where many foreign workers from southern Europe finally realized that they would never go back to their home country.

 

[lashto]

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It's rather about the loneliness of greek workers abroad in Germany, longing for their families still living in Greek. Jürgens wrote it in 1974 at a time where many foreign workers from southern Europe finally realized that they would never go back to their home country.

ooops. Not a german-native and I only listened to the refrain and a few bits. Thought it was the opposite way: germans drinking wine in Greece and longing for their home.
Thanks for the 'fix'. Not only hard to translate those things, but also hard to understand for 'externals'

 

[fpitas]

Why are we always looking for authority figures and higher powers to tell us what is good and what is bad. Sounds very close to religion and fascism. There simply are very few if any people in business that you can really trust for an unbiased opinion if a sale is involved. Audio included and especially.

It's just how we roll.

 

[Waxx]

oooh, there are many superb Schlagers, e.g.

it's actually sad that German's culture is almost totally dead

I also don't rate it at all, and niether the Dutch and Flemish (Dutch speaking Belgians) variations of it. French and French speaking Belgians like this one did it a lot better. Even when it's a cheesy love tune...

 

[egellings]

Sometimes it's just the ribbon cable isn't seated properly.

I reseated the ribbon cable connector and pushed the connector sections on the cable together to be sure the connection was good. Still no cigar.

 

[Zensō]

Also for your late reply?

Better late than never when dissing on Behringer.

 

[lashto]

I also don't rate it at all, and niether the Dutch and Flemish (Dutch speaking Belgians) variations of it. French and French speaking Belgians like this one did it a lot better. Even when it's a cheesy love tune...

that song (and Brel in general) is a pretty different 'level', not even sure that it belongs to the Schlager category.

And this is slowly becoming a Schlager thread. A serious offtopic jump ... but a bit more interesting than overpriced cryo speakers

 

[Waxx]

that song (and Brel in general) is a pretty different 'level', not even sure that it belongs to the Schlager category.

And this is slowly becoming a Schlager thread. A serious offtopic jump ... but a bit more interesting than overpriced cryo speakers

It's what they call "Chanson" in France and Belgium, the francophonic equivalent of the Schlager in Germany, the Netherlands and Flanders (Dutch speaking Belgium). The nobilty and bourgeoisie (higher middle class) looked down on this music as it's the music of the peasants. Brel's family also, as he came from Belgian bourgeoisie. They thought he was a shame to the family before he became worldfamous.

 

[lashto]

It's what they call "Chanson" in France and Belgium, the francophonic equivalent of the Schlager in Germany, the Netherlands and Flanders (Dutch speaking Belgium). The nobilty and bourgeoisie (higher middle class) looked down on this music as it's the music of the peasants. Brel's family also, as he came from Belgian bourgeoisie. They thought he was a shame to the family before he became worldfamous.

My point was more about Brel himself being "a different level". Like Chanson++ or something. Otherwise, I would agree that Chanson and Schalger are more equivalent than not.

I guess we can have a whole giant thread to debate such a subject. But not sure I am that interested .. and much of the stuff that passes as 'modern' schlager/chanson, sounds even more boring than cryogenizing cables/drivers

 

[Bogda89]

Enough said

I watch this video. They claim that this process increases electric conductivity. But instead of freezing voice coil, wires and crossover, they freeze driver basket and motor assembly. What that has to do with conductivity?

 

[voodooless]

I watch this video. They claim that this process increases electric conductivity. But instead of freezing voice coil, wires and crossover, they freeze driver basket and motor assembly. What that has to do with conductivity?

It’s probably about inductance?

 

[Bogda89]

It’s probably about inductance?

I am not an engineer, but inductance comes from voice coil,.and inductors in crossover circuit. Electricity doesn't go through driver basket, or magnet and plates in motor structure. Motor is essentially just permanent magnet, doesn't do anything with conductivity or electricity going through motor structure

 

[voodooless]

I am not an engineer, but inductance comes from voice coil,.and inductors in crossover circuit. Electricity doesn't go through driver basket, or magnet and plates in motor structure. Motor is essentially just permanent magnet, doesn't do anything with conductivity or electricity going through motor structure

Electricity doesn’t, but magnetic fields do. I don’t know either… it’s just a hunch

 

[Cbdb2]

Inductor values change when a magnetic material is placed nearby (inductance is the energy stored in the magnetic field) , especially in the loop. Cooling that material temporarily won't change anything.
The last line of the video should be: Immerse your self into a new dimension of bullshit.