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In the Thread: RAAL “Water Drop” tweeter for Macondo.
Post Subject: It's all relativePosted by Paul S on: 5/6/2007
Romy, I am on the verge of an L-pad for my HF ribbons, but in my case I believe it is mostly the MC cartridge response I am wanting to offset, on a case by case basis.
Also, this would allow me to adapt HF to recordings, since there are some things I just don't want to hear so loudly.
Lastly, I have noticed more with the latest nominally-HE ribbons that they can outstrip the range just under them in some situations.
While Alex has raised some interesting points worht further investigation, I imagine I will still try an HF L-pad for the reasons I have cited.
I don't know about the working response of the RAAL ribbons you have, but most ribbons I have checked are so non-linear that you can't get a flat full octave out of them, and tyupical peaks and troughs can exacerbate MC response peaks and troughs and/or digital noise spikes.
I have thought idly of tailoring HF output curve to the ribbon at line or amp level, like a sort of ribbon-specific HF RIAA, but the chances of me doing this are not good at this point.
One thing I just thought of: If you are using any "coated" wire cables, such as silver plated copper, etc., these can cause wild anomolies in HF via a good naked ribbon. Who knows why?
Best regards,
Paul SRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site