MAB
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I see the Ojas excuse train is about to leave the station.
All aboard! 
All aboard! 
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Ojas (Devon Turnbull) and Klipsch (Roy Delgado) Collaboration - Just Announced
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In theory, multicells have a lot of comb filtering unless listening at very large distances. That was of course not a problem for PA which they were designed for. Perhaps the audibility of combing isn't as bad in real life for some though.
This is not always the most important aspect of a loudspeaker.I see the Ojas excuse train is about to leave the station.
Sometimes aesthetics and soul are more important.
These Lansing Iconic reproductions are far from current state of the art in sonic performance, but a pair of Genelecs wouldn't draw people in to hang out with them. Sometimes beauty or cool factor are more valued than simple performance.
MAB
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It does look inviting. I'm not looking for perfection. I love and still have classic speakers, gear, and music. So yeah, everything in that scene looks great.
I just think Ojas is a bit different since there are some classics systems that sound better than a ceiling speaker in a box for $6000. And some replicas that should do the same.
And I have gone to his website many times, each time I am greeted by some very different styling than what you are showing me, and I don't get vibe like in your picture above. More like garage brutalism, with ceiling speakers..
Petronius
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This is fascinating, and I welcome it. In around 1975 I built an Altec speaker very similar to the one pictured here. The components were the same as the Altec 878b.
The 411 LF was loaded in a 6ft3 box and the 811b ( stock with the front fins ) with the 806-8 driver was mounted on a sled and was attached to the top of the
box. It sounded fabulous, out performing the Cornwalls and the Jbl L-300's we had on the floor where I worked.
We used them to sell Altec Drivers. I had to sell them due to WAF.
The 411 LF was loaded in a 6ft3 box and the 811b ( stock with the front fins ) with the 806-8 driver was mounted on a sled and was attached to the top of the
box. It sounded fabulous, out performing the Cornwalls and the Jbl L-300's we had on the floor where I worked.
We used them to sell Altec Drivers. I had to sell them due to WAF.
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WAF does often get in the way, but at the end of the day learning to compromise is a good thing.
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I sometimes wish that I still had them but She was well worth it.
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"WAF": That's why my hifi junk is tucked up in a loft, where no one has to look at it, or even hear it... most of the time.
In fact, my wife is a saint. For 23 years, the 'big' hifi lived in our living room, with her approval. It was somewhat less overwhelming in those days, though.
In fact, my wife is a saint. For 23 years, the 'big' hifi lived in our living room, with her approval.
It was somewhat less overwhelming in those days, though. 
Waxx
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My girlfriend bought a pair of JBL 4367's last year for in her house (we don't live toghetter) as a collector offered so much for her old but mint JBL 4343's that she would be stupid to not sell them. He paid more than a pair of 4367's cost actually so she even made profit from it... First she looked at the M2, but found it ugly looking and to complex to work with so she went for the 4367...
And my ex has a pair of 1970's Tannoy Arden and a pair of Harbeth M30.2 in her house. Both are not small speakers neighter. So that women in general don't like big speakers is a bit a myth. But they better also look good to get the wife approval in my experience.
And my ex has a pair of 1970's Tannoy Arden and a pair of Harbeth M30.2 in her house. Both are not small speakers neighter. So that women in general don't like big speakers is a bit a myth. But they better also look good to get the wife approval in my experience.
Is your girlfriend single?
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This seems rather rare in our hobby
very cool. I’d mostly agree re:aesthetics, since it’s as subjective as it ever was indifferent of sex. My sister wouldn’t let my L/R speakers weighing 63kg each in her living room, whereas my gf says that she likes the brutalist appearance and the added bonus of better sound. I imagine that in general though, for the part of the public not interested in audio reproduction - which is, like, almost everyone - the more the speakers resemble furniture, the better
Waxx
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nope
The thing is for many women that the view is also important. It's not that women in general care less about sound than men, but they care more about the visual aspect of it than we do. And it's true, if a speaker looks like furniture that they like it will be easier to pass the waf test.This seems rather rare in our hobby
I’d mostly agree re:aesthetics, since it’s as subjective as it ever was indifferent of sex. My sister wouldn’t let my L/R speakers weighing 63kg each in her living room, whereas my gf says that she likes the brutalist appearance and the added bonus of better sound. I imagine that in general though, for the part of the public not interested in audio reproduction - which is, like, almost everyone - the more the speakers resemble furniture, the better
My girlfriend like real wood furniture, but modern styled, and the JBL 4367 (with wood veneer on the sides) does fit. Glossy black painted mdf (like the M2) does not. The JBL 4343 didn't neighter, but was a speaker she had since longtime (when she was still very poor) and she got it in a very good deal then with the NAD 2200 power amp and a NAD 1155 as preamp included and she loved the sound (that's why an other big JBL was the only valid option). What also helps is that my girlfriend is a music freak (in the first place) and she knows that good speakers make a big difference. But she is not the nerd that goes on fora like this one here to find out what's best. Big JBL speakers and NAD electronics are a proven setup, and that is good enough for her.
I was joking