Comments on: New Old Speakers http://www.sinolectro.com/2008/01/15/new-old-speakers/ Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:51:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bert http://www.sinolectro.com/2008/01/15/new-old-speakers/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Bert Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:34:35 +0000 http://www.sinolectro.com/2008/01/15/new-old-speakers/#comment-84 But which is better, the original or the MKII's? But which is better, the original or the MKII’s?

]]> By: Apa Ongpin http://www.sinolectro.com/2008/01/15/new-old-speakers/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Apa Ongpin Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:29:24 +0000 http://www.sinolectro.com/2008/01/15/new-old-speakers/#comment-82 Just came across your post in a Google search. I use these speakers in my bedroom, after going through different pairs of much more contemporary models. Like many Japanese speakers of the period, the Diatones have a strident mid-high range. I think it's a cultural thing with Japanese speakers in general, although the Technics SB range seems to be exempt. This can be cured with an EQ. If you pull down the 2khz sliders and 4khz sliders, the sound flattens out beautifully, giving an AR-like experience. I also painted the midrange cones on mine with something called Damar varnish. It's a tweak I picked up off a Japanese website, that seems to work pretty well in damping the midrange and adding focus. I didn't do a before-and-after comparison using a spectrum analyzer, but I will soon. At US$50 a pair for these Diatones, why not? Apa Ongpin Manila Just came across your post in a Google search. I use these speakers in my bedroom, after going through different pairs of much more contemporary models.

Like many Japanese speakers of the period, the Diatones have a strident mid-high range. I think it’s a cultural thing with Japanese speakers in general, although the Technics SB range seems to be exempt.

This can be cured with an EQ. If you pull down the 2khz sliders and 4khz sliders, the sound flattens out beautifully, giving an AR-like experience.

I also painted the midrange cones on mine with something called Damar varnish. It’s a tweak I picked up off a Japanese website, that seems to work pretty well in damping the midrange and adding focus. I didn’t do a before-and-after comparison using a spectrum analyzer, but I will soon. At US$50 a pair for these Diatones, why not?

Apa Ongpin
Manila

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