Kutheni ii-Audiophile Zithanda iVintage Horn Speakers

01 ka 03

Ngaba Iintetho Zeminyaka Eyeshumi Elidala Zabahlali Ziyinto Enkulu?

Brent Butterworth

Yintoni eyatshintshile kakhulu kwiinkqubo zomsindo ngokumalunga nama-50 edlulileyo? Ngokuqinisekileyo, sitshintshile kwimithombo ye-analog njenge-tape kwaye iirekhodi kwimithombo yedijithali njengama-computer kunye ne-smartphone, kodwa utshintsho olubonakalayo lukhulu kwizithethi. Izithethi ezindala zakhiwe ukuze zithole uninzi lwama-amplifiers aphantsi aphantsi kweentsuku zokuqala zomsindo. Oko ngokuqhelekileyo kwakuthetha ukuba basebenzisa iimpondo ukuze bafikeleleke kakhulu kubaqhubi.

Ndivile ezininzi iintetho zeephondo kwiziboniso ze-hi-fi kwaye ndavavanywa imizekelo embalwa ngu-Klipsch, JBL kunye no-Avantgarde Acoustic ngokwam, kodwa andizange ndifumane ithuba lokunika ixesha elide ukuphulaphula naziphi na izipikisi zokuvuna ezivuna yonke into yaqala.

Xa ndandwendwela umthengisi womculo wevintage Innovative Audio phezulu eVancouver, eBrithani Columbia, ndaqaphela iincinci eziphakamileyo ze-Altec Lansing ezihleli egumbini lokugcina, ngalinye limi malunga neenyawo eziphakamileyo kunye no-3 ububanzi ububanzi, kunye nophondo oluninzi olunamandla oluphezulu. Ndacelwa uMsunguli waseGordon Sauck ukuba ndibenokumamela. Ngethamsanqa, wayesekulungele ukuzithengisa kwi-Garage Sale ye-Garage yonyaka, ngoko ndavava beqhutywa yi-tube-20-watt-nganye ngomzila we-Dared tube amp - ngaphezu kwamandla akwaneleyo ekuqwalaseleni ukusebenza kakuhle kweentetho.

Ngokuqhelekileyo, ndicinga ukuba ukuthetha izithethi zevintage yisisombululo esincinci ngoba isithethi sesayensi siye saqala ukusukela ekupheleni kwee-1970. Kodwa ii-Altec zavakala, ezindlebeni zam, ngokukrakra namhlanje. Kukho akuzange kubonakale ininzi yamandla kwi-octave ephezulu ye-treble, kodwa yonke into engaphantsi yayibonakala ingacatshangwanga kwaye imvelo. Mhlawumbi inxalenye yokuba impendulo engaphantsi kwevolonti ivumela i-crossover kwi-woofer ukuba ifakwe kwi-Hz 500 okanye njalo, apho nayiphi na i-artifacts ye-sonic yayingabonakali kangangoko kunokuba yinto eqhelekileyo ye-woofer / tweeter crossover point malunga ne-2.5 ukuya kwi-3 kHz.

Kamva, sasixoxwa ngeentetho kunye nokuba bangaphi abantu abasebenzisa iilophilisi basebenzisa ezi zinto ziphantse ziyikhaya. Khangela ingxoxo yethu kwikhasi elilandelayo ....

02 ka 03

Uneminyaka engama-30 ukuya kweyama-50 ubudala ... kwaye Njalo Ndicula Ngomnandi

Brent Butterworth

I-Butterworth yaseBrent: Wawafumana phi lawa?

UGordon Sauck: Kusuka kwiDolin Theater, eyayivaliwe eBurnaby, BC. Bekunene emva kwezikrini eziphambili. Isinye sezikrini ezimbini sinezi zithethi ezintathu.

BB: Luhlobo luni lwemeko ebeyiyo?

I-GS: Izithethi esazithathileyo ziyiminyaka engama-30 ukuya kuma-50 ubudala, kodwa inxalenye enkulu, ngaphandle kwesondlo jikelele akukho nto ifunekayo. Sibeka iintsimbi ezintsha kwiimpondo kodwa kunjalo. Ziye zenzelwe ukuqhuba kangangoko ngonaphakade.

BB: Ngaba abantu basebenzise le mibayo emakhaya abo?

GS: Ohhhhhh, yeah. Enyanisweni, ndibe neesethi ezimbini kwindlela yam. Into enkulu xa usebenzisa i- tube amplifiers encinci , ezi zithethi zigqibeleleyo. Banobuhlobo obuncinane bemvume yokwakheka, kodwa ngokusesikweni abanako ukulingana.

BB: Yintoni enhle ngabo?

I-GS: Okokuqala, ayisebenzisekanga ngokungaqinisekiyo. Ungasebenzisa amandla okukhupha ukuwaqhuba. Kwaye banesandi esingafanelanga. Izithethi ezintathu zizalisa i -ater-seat of theatre kwi-watts ezingama-50 nganye. Ndiza kuchaza isandi "njenge-tactile." Ngomnye wezithethi ezimbalwa apho uziva isandi njengoko uva.

BB: Unokuzifanisa njani na ezinye zezivakalisi zanamuhla kwivenkile yakho?

I-GS: Le isignesha engumntu ohluke ngokupheleleyo kunasiphi esinye isithethi. Kuhlala kukho umda omkhulu phakathi kwanoma yini na uphondo. Kukhona into ethile malunga nophondo lwe-Altec okanye lwe-JBL olunika ubukho obuqhelekanga kungekho. Inokuba yinto enhle kakhulu xa usebenzisa ityhubhu encinci ye-tap amp for the horn, sebenzisa i-50-watt okanye i-amp amp power state.

BB: Ziziphi iindleko namhlanje, ngokuqhelekileyo?

I-GS: Kuxhomekeke ekubeni i-Altec inikezele iibhakethi ezininzi ezahlukeneyo, njenge-A5 kunye ne-A7. Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwezi zibini ukufakwa kwamacilongo. Kwi-A5, uphondo luphakathi kwekhabhinethi, ngelixa i-A7 ingaphezulu. Kwaye kukho iimpondo. Isithethi esisezingeni eliqhelekileyo se-A5 siza kunye nophondo lwe-811 kunye no-416 woofer series. Iphondo elininzi, mhlawumbi ngeeseli ezisibhozo okanye ngaphezulu - njengephondo elingu-10 elise-1005B olubona kulezi zithethi - luya kuba nenani elingakholwanga lemali.

Flip ukuya kwiphepha elilandelayo ukuze ubone i-Altec eviniweyo yeedivesi ebuyiswe nge-circa-2014 izimonyo ....

03 ka 03

Iiklasiki Zibuyiselwa ... kunye Kwaye Kwabanye

Gordon Sauck

Emva kokuba ndibuyele ekhaya ku-LA, uSouck wangithumela umfanekiso wesibini kwi-Altecs ndiyibonile, ihlaziywe ngokubanzi. Bajonge ngathi babeya kuba njengamkelekile kwimpahla ye-Ferrari njengoko bebeyindawo yokudlala, ngoko ndambiza uSouck ukuba abuze ukuba wayenjani.

BB: Ngoko kutheni uphinde uphinde usebenze ezi zithethi zakudala?

I-GS: Sithatha into esele idala kwaye iphinde ibuye iphinde ibe yinto efanayo, ihlale ibukeka ngendlela efanayo kodwa yenza ukuba ihambelane kangcono nakwihlabathi loyilo lomhlaba. Uninzi lwalo luya kusebenza kakuhle kodwa lukhangeleka kakhulu ukuba lusetyenziswe ekhaya.

BB: Wenze ntoni kubo, ngokuchanekileyo?

I-GS: Sisebenzisa iikhabinethi zangaphambili ze-Altec kunye nabaqhubi. Okokuqala, siqinisekisa ukuba abaqhubi kunye nabaxhasi basebenza ngeepesenti eziyi-100. Ukuba ngabaqhubi abayiyo i-100 ekhulwini epheleleyo, siyaqinisekisa ukuba zikhona. Ngamanye amaxesha siphelela ekutshintsheni isikhalazo kumqhubi wokunyanzela oqhotyoshelwe kwiphondo. Sithatha indawo nayiphi na indawo yeengqungquthela ezingekhoyo zokusebenza okanye ezindala kangangokuthi zingabonakali. Oko sizama ukukwenza kukugcina yonke into njengento yokuqala.

Sithatha iindondo ngeempondo ze-walnut eziqhekezayo, ezisusa ipeyinti kodwa zingonakalisi isinyithi, size siphephe. Kwiikhabhinethi, sithatha isanti kwi-original grey orange-peel finish, edla ngokuba yinto enqabileyo. Emva koko sizalisa zonke ii-divots ukuze wonke umhlaba uphelele. Emva koko siyazibuyisela ngeengubo ezininzi zokugqiba kwe-satin. Siphinde songeze i-plinth ukuyiphakamisa phantsi emancinci, kunye nesiseko se-teak socwangciso kunye nophononongo wendawo evulekile phantsi kwe-woofer.

BB: Ngaba kukho inxaxheba eninzi kwezi zinto?

I-GS: Idilesi kwisithombe endikuthumele yona ethengisa ngaphantsi kweyure emva kokuba siyibeke phantsi.