Comments on: “Truth and Consequences” or “We got Jacked!” http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53 The pursuit of the ultimate music experiences using extreme high-end audio Thu, 17 May 2012 06:15:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on “Truth and Consequences” or “We got Jacked!” by: Mike http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-237 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:56:41 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-237 Thanks, Florian. And as far as your other email goes... either you are a good guesser or we are not very good at keeping a secret :-) We are both looking forward to you being able to visit again... Take care, Mike. Thanks, Florian.

And as far as your other email goes… either you are a good guesser or we are not very good at keeping a secret :-)

We are both looking forward to you being able to visit again…

Take care,
Mike.

]]> Comment on “Truth and Consequences” or “We got Jacked!” by: Florian http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-236 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:38:02 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-236 I am disappointed to hear that you are no longer official representatives of the Acapella line. The fact that you are continuing to proclaim the excellence of their products – officially or not - speaks for your philosophy. This is clearly Acapella’s loss, not yours. Regards, Florian I am disappointed to hear that you are no longer official representatives of the Acapella line.

The fact that you are continuing to proclaim the excellence of their products – officially or not - speaks for your philosophy.

This is clearly Acapella’s loss, not yours.

Regards,

Florian

]]> Comment on “Truth and Consequences” or “We got Jacked!” by: Mike http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-210 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:08:11 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-210 Hi Hans, Thanks, we appreciate your support. A lot. We are definitely still fans of the Acapella. I guess this gives us the opportunity to focus more on putting smaller Acapella-class speakers, as we are able to find such gems, into the hands of people who just do not have room for speakers quite so large as the Acapellas horns. Neli says 'hi!'. All the best, Mike. Hi Hans,

Thanks, we appreciate your support. A lot.

We are definitely still fans of the Acapella. I guess this gives us the opportunity to focus more on putting smaller Acapella-class speakers, as we are able to find such gems, into the hands of people who just do not have room for speakers quite so large as the Acapellas horns.

Neli says ‘hi!’.

All the best,
Mike.

]]> Comment on “Truth and Consequences” or “We got Jacked!” by: Hans Bams http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-209 Sun, 05 Feb 2006 13:01:54 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-209 Hi Neli and Mike, sad to read that you no longer carry the A Capella line!! IMHO, the both of you were very enthousiastic as well as the dealers of these products and also as music fans!! Good luck in finding an equivalent speaker line - will be very hard, though!! Regards, Hans Hi Neli and Mike,

sad to read that you no longer carry the A Capella line!! IMHO, the both of you were very enthousiastic as well as the dealers of these products and also as music fans!!

Good luck in finding an equivalent speaker line - will be very hard, though!!

Regards, Hans

]]> Comment on “Truth and Consequences” or “We got Jacked!” by: Hans Bams http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-208 Sun, 05 Feb 2006 12:21:09 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-208 Dear Neli and Mike, sorry to hear that you are no longer authorized A Capella dealers. I have never met more enthousiastic representants of these speakers than the both of you!! Always honest in your comments and with humor. Hope you will stay fans of these speakers because they are playing in the upper league, at least as long as music is what you want and not HiFi. regards, Hans Dear Neli and Mike,

sorry to hear that you are no longer authorized A Capella dealers. I have never met more enthousiastic representants of these speakers than the both of you!! Always honest in your comments and with humor. Hope you will stay fans of these speakers because they are playing in the upper league, at least as long as music is what you want and not HiFi.

regards, Hans

]]> Comment on “Truth and Consequences” or “We got Jacked!” by: Romy The Cat http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-204 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 06:50:55 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-204 *** I try to ignore the design tradeoffs that I see each manufacturer make and just listen to what the end result sounds like. I can see how this ‘ignoring the possible design improvements’ might be difficult for someone who understands a lot more details of the design than I do -and this sometimes makes me leary of learning more about the technical details of things - in all aspects of life. Actually there is more to it. The “design tradeoffs” might be understood from tow prospective. As far as manufacturing concern the “design tradeoffs” are just the self-serving compilations of concepts that have hardly relation to Sound. There is “another” understanding of “tradeoffs”… *** I think the only commercially available speaker Romy thinks is better than sticking an ice pick in one’s ear and moving it all around a few dozen times is the Kharma 3.2 - but that it is discustingly over priced. Or rather that is my digest version of a Weird Tales interpretation of his various posts on this subject over the years. Not really. I never consider the Kharma 3.2 as something worth attention. I called them “accurate” but only in a specific context and only with the scope of the “certain people”. I generally do not consider Kharma, whatever they do worth ANY attention. Still the Kharma 3.2 model is a wonderful speaker if you care to listen only a flute accompanied by a large chorus of rabbits. Rgs, The Cat *** I try to ignore the design tradeoffs that I see each manufacturer make and just listen to what the end result sounds like. I can see how this ‘ignoring the possible design improvements’ might be difficult for someone who understands a lot more details of the design than I do -and this sometimes makes me leary of learning more about the technical details of things - in all aspects of life.

Actually there is more to it. The “design tradeoffs” might be understood from tow prospective. As far as manufacturing concern the “design tradeoffs” are just the self-serving compilations of concepts that have hardly relation to Sound. There is “another” understanding of “tradeoffs”…

*** I think the only commercially available speaker Romy thinks is better than sticking an ice pick in one’s ear and moving it all around a few dozen times is the Kharma 3.2 - but that it is discustingly over priced. Or rather that is my digest version of a Weird Tales interpretation of his various posts on this subject over the years.

Not really. I never consider the Kharma 3.2 as something worth attention. I called them “accurate” but only in a specific context and only with the scope of the “certain people”. I generally do not consider Kharma, whatever they do worth ANY attention. Still the Kharma 3.2 model is a wonderful speaker if you care to listen only a flute accompanied by a large chorus of rabbits.

Rgs,
The Cat

]]> Comment on “Truth and Consequences” or “We got Jacked!” by: Mike http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-203 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 06:26:58 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-203 I guess I should post that I am going to be watching fewer violent movies from now on. Or at least until my posts show an improvement in imagery I blame it all on the fingers. I know not what they type until they type it and have no idea what they might decide to type... or do... next. Yep. Fewer weird movies it is. I guess I should post that I am going to be watching fewer violent movies from now on.

Or at least until my posts show an improvement in imagery

I blame it all on the fingers. I know not what they type until they type it and have no idea what they might decide to type… or do… next.

Yep. Fewer weird movies it is.

]]> Comment on “Truth and Consequences” or “We got Jacked!” by: Mike http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-202 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 05:03:20 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-202 Thanks Romy and Ben. It is indeed probably a good thing to 'stir up the product line pot a little' like this once in a while. I try to ignore the design tradeoffs that I see each manufacturer make and just listen to what the end result sounds like. I can see how this 'ignoring the possible design improvements' might be difficult for someone who understands a lot more details of the design than I do -and this sometimes makes me leary of learning more about the technical details of things - in all aspects of life. For example: eye surgeons - can they look into the beautiful eyes of a person of their favorite sex and not think about slicing and dicing them? OK, moving on. :-) There are only two or three brands of horn speakers that I heard that do not have faults serious enough that they make the speakers seriously unenjoyable for me. Acapella is one of the two or three. If you are ever out this way Romy, you are invited to stop by and hear how our rotten vegetables: the Meitner, Peter Qvortrup 's Kegons, and Acapella make a wonderful tasting soup. :-) And if your ears find a lot of dead flys and upside down beetles in the bowl - well that is OK too - we will look the other way as you stuff them underneath your napkin. And Ben, you and Anna have an open invitation, anytime, as you know.... I think the only commercially available speaker Romy thinks is better than sticking an ice pick in one's ear and moving it all around a few dozen times is the Kharma 3.2 - but that it is discustingly over priced. Or rather that is my digest version of a Weird Tales interpretation of his various posts on this subject over the years. Thanks again guys, from both of us. Thanks Romy and Ben. It is indeed probably a good thing to ’stir up the product line pot a little’ like this once in a while.

I try to ignore the design tradeoffs that I see each manufacturer make and just listen to what the end result sounds like. I can see how this ‘ignoring the possible design improvements’ might be difficult for someone who understands a lot more details of the design than I do -and this sometimes makes me leary of learning more about the technical details of things - in all aspects of life.

For example: eye surgeons - can they look into the beautiful eyes of a person of their favorite sex and not think about slicing and dicing them?

OK, moving on. :-)

There are only two or three brands of horn speakers that I heard that do not have faults serious enough that they make the speakers seriously unenjoyable for me. Acapella is one of the two or three.

If you are ever out this way Romy, you are invited to stop by and hear how our rotten vegetables: the Meitner, Peter Qvortrup ’s Kegons, and Acapella make a wonderful tasting soup. :-) And if your ears find a lot of dead flys and upside down beetles in the bowl - well that is OK too - we will look the other way as you stuff them underneath your napkin.

And Ben, you and Anna have an open invitation, anytime, as you know….

I think the only commercially available speaker Romy thinks is better than sticking an ice pick in one’s ear and moving it all around a few dozen times is the Kharma 3.2 - but that it is discustingly over priced. Or rather that is my digest version of a Weird Tales interpretation of his various posts on this subject over the years.

Thanks again guys, from both of us.

]]> Comment on “Truth and Consequences” or “We got Jacked!” by: Ben Alvarez http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-201 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 01:49:41 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-201 Hey Mike & Neli, that stinks. however, i'm sure that what ever is next for you will be fun for you and the rest of us who live vicariously through the audio federation... i suppose you'll share your choice of speaker in due time. let us know asap! any idea of what brands are on Romy's 'A' list? Hey Mike & Neli,
that stinks. however, i’m sure that what ever is next for you will be fun for you and the rest of us who live vicariously through the audio federation…
i suppose you’ll share your choice of speaker in due time. let us know asap! any idea of what brands are on Romy’s ‘A’ list?

]]> Comment on “Truth and Consequences” or “We got Jacked!” by: Romy the Cat http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-200 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 19:21:42 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/53#comment-200 Actually I do not know way you should be “saddened to announce”. I dot know or care how good Acapellas were as “dealers product” but as the loudspeakers the produce Sound instead of accounts receivable Acapellas never were interesting. Furthermore, there were few moments in the Acapella’s design that, from my radical perspective, were fundamentally faulty. I understand that you are disappointed that you, for whatever reasons, lost the Acapella line but from a larger viewpoint it was positive thing. Acapella, by the virtue of thier design, this Sound and this performance limitations sent wrong message to audio people about the REAL constancy of horn loading topology. So, as far as I concern: less poorly performing horns out there create generally better atmosphere. Rgs, Romy the Cat Actually I do not know way you should be “saddened to announce”. I dot know or care how good Acapellas were as “dealers product” but as the loudspeakers the produce Sound instead of accounts receivable Acapellas never were interesting. Furthermore, there were few moments in the Acapella’s design that, from my radical perspective, were fundamentally faulty. I understand that you are disappointed that you, for whatever reasons, lost the Acapella line but from a larger viewpoint it was positive thing. Acapella, by the virtue of thier design, this Sound and this performance limitations sent wrong message to audio people about the REAL constancy of horn loading topology. So, as far as I concern: less poorly performing horns out there create generally better atmosphere.

Rgs,
Romy the Cat

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