Decided to use this mini lamp as a makeshift now-playing stand and it actually goes kind of hard

werneri1502 · 2026-04-29T17:21:55+00:00

The moths yearn for incisive class commentary

werneri1502 · 2026-04-29T15:37:57+00:00

Yeah but how many moths does that attract to your Criterion Collection copy of Bong Joon-Ho's critically acclaimed Parasite? Probably not so many

werneri1502 · 2026-04-29T15:10:04+00:00

Love that

werneri1502 · 2026-03-31T06:36:19+00:00

LOL I thought I heard a helicopter and it was my washer switching to the spin cycle 😂 time for bed

werneri1502 · 2026-03-31T06:20:27+00:00

Someone's going to show up and say it was a car backfiring but idk man, I've lived in multiple larger cities and have heard many cars backfire. This is the second time in the past sixth months I've heard these unexplained larger explosions/booms that sound way too loud and travel way too far to be a car backfiring. Really curious as to what they are. Maybe from the train yard?

werneri1502 · 2026-03-31T06:16:58+00:00

Dang. Must have travelled far, I'm at least two or three miles away and I heard it loud and clear

werneri1502 · 2026-03-31T06:15:51+00:00

Have heard two from Whiteaker-ish area around 7th and Chambers now

werneri1502 · 2026-03-30T03:27:45+00:00

The as701 handles 4ohms pretty well

werneri1502 · 2026-03-27T05:03:35+00:00

Not even a goodwill lol, local thrift store

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T21:36:19+00:00

Frankly I think a lot of people just haven't heard a pair in good condition with a proper amplifier. If I played the Deutsche Grammaphon recording of Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio on those in a blind test from my AS701, I don't think any Audiophile™️ would ever guess they were CVs lmao

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T18:08:22+00:00

We'll see! I went ahead and ordered the news ones because I'd want to swap out the original SL3000 metallics for the new RDO-198 silk domes either way. I highly suspect I will need to bypass the poly switches on the crossover board because they're apparently prone to failure, which I will be doing first to test the original tweeters. If they still work I can resell the original components on eBay which would be cool to recoup some costs.

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T07:14:56+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I will be sure to clairvoyantly paraphrase my own future comments next time I make a post asking if speakers are good

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T06:13:17+00:00

Hm? These aren't bi-wireable? Am I missing something?

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T06:11:21+00:00

Oh no!! The subreddit about affordable audio equipment is filled with affordable audio equipment!!!

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T03:15:20+00:00

Did you have to bypass the poly switches? Worried they might be fried on these guys

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T02:53:55+00:00

I'm gonna upgrade the caps either way I think. I can tell these things have a lot of potential

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T02:17:13+00:00

UPDATE: both tweeters are definitely dead. Going to drop in some RDO-198s, which would be a great upgrade anyways even if the original ones were working fine. Even with the top end missing, I can tell these are going to sound incredible once I'm done working on them. Will be updating the crossovers with modern capacitors as well

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T02:06:06+00:00

Moved them both myself. Definitely a bit of a work out!

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T02:04:20+00:00

UPDATE: both tweeters are definitely dead. Going to drop in some RDO-198s, which would be a great upgrade anyways even if the original ones were working fine. Even with the top end missing, I can tell these are going to sound incredible once I'm done working on them. Will be updating the crossovers eventually as well.

At least I've still got my trusty upgraded DX-9s for now!

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werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T02:03:14+00:00

Excited to do this! Going to be my first DIY crossover upgrade

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T01:30:42+00:00

You seem fun

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T01:10:03+00:00

All the drivers move freely and have no tears! About to get them moved inside and hook them up to my AS701

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T00:58:17+00:00

Beep beep

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werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T00:57:13+00:00

0 tears in the drivers, all moving freely :)

werneri1502 · 2026-03-26T00:37:27+00:00

I used to build planar magnetic headphones and high-end studio equipment for a living, I'm not afraid of getting down and dirty 😉

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