Don't beat about the bush Marco, say what you mean!
Don't beat about the bush Marco, say what you mean!
I dont know who "balloon boy" is, but I would rate Volt bass drivers over all others.
Even their trade prices are scary, but if you want a hand made driver built to the highest tolerances, there is nowhere better to spend your money.
You do have to accept you will not get the best out of them with a 5W SET amp though.
Hi Andy,
Lol... Ashley James of AVI: born with an oscilloscope inserted up his bum, and who's full of more hot air than a Tory party political broadcast, hence "balloon-boy".I dont know who "balloon boy" is...
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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In fairness, he spent years selling to recording studios, comparing his ATC wares to everything else available at the time, so did know a good bit about the pro industry that most of us here don't - in fairness. Anyway, he is quite capable of fighting his own battles so I'll say no more.
I bought some limited edition Celef speakers from HiFi dave twenty years ago, rebuilt the crossovers and enjoyed them for a while. these used an 8" Volt bass driver in a 25L or so ported chamber, a 5" white coned SEAS or Peerless (can't remember) midrange unit in a separate internal chamber and I think, an Audax tweeter. Once the crossover was repaired, the sonics were very like I have now and similar to the better B&W's - upper mid laid back in balance with a sort of "saddle-back" response, which so many Pro-Acs (same designer) exhibit, along with the Beuleau's I suspect
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I'm Dave.
They were the best speakers Celef/ProAc ever made. They weren't intended to be a 'limited edition' but a very poor review in one of the mags of the time, sealed their fate. Only ten pairs were made and most of the customers who bought them, still use them.
Your brain cells are failing you about the drivers - they used a 12 inch Volt, an 8 inch Peerless and a 1 inch Peerless dome which I used to augment with a Piezo tweeter tacked on. They were very good indeed and I should never have sold them...
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I'm Dave.
Looking forward to hearing them in AUGUST..
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I'm Stewart.
The IAS cabinets in question were 1/4 wave horn loaded, not a transmission line! They used no dampimng in the line at all!
The bass driver was a Volt B250, 8 ohm type.
I know a lot about these cabinets as I used to be part of the R+D team!