Only in the higher end forests and hedges.Originally Posted by Plasmatopia
Only in the higher end forests and hedges.
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Doesn't make sense, but the idea is for it to receive Bluetooth and play to the speaker.
And what kind of speaker is powered by a 15W amp? Or even 50W, for that matter?
15 watt tube amp for your headphones.
Horns. See above. 50W per channel with a Klipschorn can blow you out of the room. I think the sensitivity is rated at 105db. Even 15W would be more than some may need with a lot of horn designs, depending on the room and how loud you play music. There are some single ended tube amps that only put out 5W per channel.
Yeah, so you stream something from your iphone or tablet or what have you over bluetooth and then juice up the sound with the tubes.
Hopefully the lucky owner has some very efficient speakers.
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Am I missing something? You're streaming something off Apple Music or Spotify, which is what, about 320 at best, into a tube amp and expensive phones? Isn't that like putting Pirelli tires on a Chrysler K-car?
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
Thank you, gentlemen.
Bluetooth is a convenience feature and also permits control of the amplifier, but whether it does or not is the question. My Oppo Sonica WiFi speaker is controlled from an app. However WiFi supports HD audio streaming.
15 watts of tube power is more forgiving to overdrive, not producing square waves that sound like shit. That 15 W is likely into a 8 ohm load. It likely can deliver even more power and current into a very low impedance.
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It's all analog from the amp to the speakers.
For $99 it looks kinda cool and probably not targeted to audiophiles anyway. I like the simplicity of it. I suspect it's plenty loud.
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Didn't you know, the primary postulate of audiophile pretentiousness is violated by this amp. Tubes can only be targeted to those with lots of cash.
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Since the topic of speakers has resurfaced, I'll once again weigh in with my absolute love of my Tetra 333 stack. No, they're not cheap, but they beat out any speaker I've ever heard...and that's not an overstatement or hyperbole.
If the 333 stack is too dear, you can buy the top of the stack, the 222s for much less. While the 111 subs give my room added warmth, on good stands (ideally hollow but filled with sand or other material), the 222s are a perfect standalone bookshelf size speaker...though I had just the 222s (a loaner set) while waiting for mine to be manufactured and if I'd not gone for the stack, and without stands (they are, after all, bookshelf speakers and with no ports on sides or back you can literally enclose them on all three sides) they still sound amazing.
For more modest budgets there's a cheaper model (120U) that I've not heard - which is often recommended for rear speakers in a surround system (and if my system wasn't in my living room, where they'd have been overly conspicuous on the wall, I'd have gone for them too, along with their centre speaker) but am confident is also top-drawer, and for those with big rooms and deep pockets, the 666s. Ron Carter has a 7.1 system in his home, built on THREE sets of 666s, along with Tetra's center speaker.
You can find more info here. The online store is here.
These are very much a musician's speaker, with some of the higher profile Tetra users including, alongside Carter, Dave Holland, David Torn (who mixed his last ECM record, only sky, on his Tetras), Herbie Hancock, Keith Richards, Rob Fraboni and Peter Erskine, who bought a set of 222s on my word alone, sight unseen. Tetra had the person who manufactures their speakers build Peter a set of matching hollow stands that he filled up to give additional bottom end, and he couldn't be happier, saying "Tetra has transformed the listening experience in my home."
Tetra does not work with distributors and rarely advertises; sales are almost entirely through word of mouth.
Anyone wants to know more, feel free to contact me offline. I'm an advocate for Tetra because they truly are the most truthful speaker I've ever heard. If you've a good player and amp, what you'll hear from the Tetras is what was sent to them, nothing more, nothing less...no colouring. New albums and high res music sound amazing; albums I've not heard in a long time (check out my Rediscovery column at All About Jazz, currently dormant due to health, but hope to revive sometime soon)? It's like hearing them for the first time.
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It is getting harder and harder to be able to audition speakers before you buy them. Showrooms are closing up and audio shows are never truly reliable. The sound in hotel rooms is hard to optimize, and the manufacturers often want to show off their expensive high end products rather than what really fits in those room dimensions. Home auditions are great, and I encourage anyone to go to a friends and listen, as John so graciously offered.
Good luck with those speakers John. If they sound as good as they look you are a lucky man.
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Nice speaker, however the configuration looks to have a radiation pattern that would be less ideal in a non-optimum living room. That's where this comes in good. These drivers don't look time aligned.
Since the topic of speakers has resurfaced, I'll once again weigh in with my absolute love of my Tetra 333 stack. No, they're not cheap, but they beat out any speaker I've ever heard...and that's not an overstatement or hyperbole.
If the 333 stack is too dear, you can buy the top of the stack, the 222s for much less. While the 111 subs give my room added warmth, on good stands (ideally hollow but filled with sand or other material), the 222s are a perfect standalone bookshelf size speaker...though I had just the 222s (a loaner set) while waiting for mine to be manufactured and if I'd not gone for the stack, and without stands (they are, after all, bookshelf speakers and with no ports on sides or back you can literally enclose them on all three sides) they still sound amazing.
For more modest budgets there's a cheaper model (120U) that I've not heard - which is often recommended for rear speakers in a surround system (and if my system wasn't in my living room, where they'd have been overly conspicuous on the wall, I'd have gone for them too, along with their centre speaker) but am confident is also top-drawer, and for those with big rooms and deep pockets, the 666s. Ron Carter has a 7.1 system in his home, built on THREE sets of 666s, along with Tetra's center speaker.
You can find more info here. The online store is here.
These are very much a musician's speaker, with some of the higher profile Tetra users including, alongside Carter, Dave Holland, David Torn (who mixed his last ECM record, only sky, on his Tetras), Herbie Hancock, Keith Richards, Rob Fraboni and Peter Erskine, who bought a set of 222s on my word alone, sight unseen. Tetra had the person who manufactures their speakers build Peter a set of matching hollow stands that he filled up to give additional bottom end, and he couldn't be happier, saying "Tetra has transformed the listening experience in my home."
Tetra does not work with distributors and rarely advertises; sales are almost entirely through word of mouth.
Anyone wants to know more, feel free to contact me offline. I'm an advocate for Tetra because they truly are the most truthful speaker I've ever heard. If you've a good player and amp, what you'll hear from the Tetras is what was sent to them, nothing more, nothing less...no colouring. New albums and high res music sound amazing; albums I've not heard in a long time (check out my Rediscovery column at All About Jazz, currently dormant due to health, but hope to revive sometime soon)? It's like hearing them for the first time.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midw...eter-midwoofer
I don't honestly know what an optimum living room is. All I know is they kick ass, and every person who has come over and heard them - including serious audiophiles (I don't consider myself one) - have been jaw-droppingly blown away.
You cannot assess a speaker sound based solely on appearances, is I guess what I'm saying, I've spent years in recording studios, and this is the closest to capturing that sound in my home...and also not at high volumes (another plus for apartment dwellers is Tetras sound great at low volumes; no adjustments required).
If you were ever to visit Ottawa (this goes for anyone here, BTW), you are invited to come to my place to check them out.
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A optimum room has acoustic treatments or the ceiling and walls are a good distance from the speakers.
I understand that. The 222s, as I wrote, can be anywhere. Heck, they're in front of us, about 7' apart and at ear level...but the subs, which are omnidirectional, are behind our sofa, about the same distance apart. I have no acoustic treatments. I repeat: after years of time working in recording studios, these are the closest experience to sitting in a control booth, listening to the playbacks.
I honestly don't care about anything more...nor, apparently, do many of the musicians who use Tetras. They just know how they sound...and they sound great.
I'm not going to argue this point as it's theoretical for you, tangible for me. Also, I repeat: if you ever come this way, contact me and you're welcome to come over and check em out.
That's the best I can offer, beyond what I've already written about them. I'm not trying to be difficult; I just don't see any point in debating theory versus experience. You probably know more than I do....but I know what my ears can hear, and I trust them completely.
And that's good enough for me.
Cheers
John
John Kelman
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Freelance writer/photographer
Not meaning to give you a hard time, but based on your statements about your room's acoustics, I believe these are good speakers. Additionally, after I examined the drivers more closely, I see time alignment supported for the mid and high frequencies. I don't trust the ears of musicians. The interesting thing about theory is that computer based simulations can emulate the complexity of speaker-room interaction, and that is what has driven time alignment and other configurations. The Martin-Logan company talks a lot about interaction and the radiation pattern of the electrostats has a null on the sides, and the tall aperture keeps the pattern from bouncing off the ceiling and floor.
I'm really interested in auditioning the Tretas👍
There's an item on my bucket list. Get to Ottawa someday and listen to John's speakers (and while he's not paying attention rip his entire CD collection onto a laptop).
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
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Not the same model, but interesting review:
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloud...0ZRRDRLDvG1.97
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