VRT18 Frequency ResponseFig 1 – Black plot = RAW response | Red plot = with supplied 12dB/oct crossover VRT18 Impedance Note: Unless otherwise stated, all measurements were made with… Read more >
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Synergy 18dB/oct Electronic Crossover Having redesigned the Control 5 passive crossover, I just can’t resist to see whether the performance can be improved further with electronic crossovers. Out came the… Read more >
a moment of inspiration I thought long and hard about improving the sound of this Control 5. I was very tempted to discard the original woofer and tweeter and replace… Read more >
Control 5 Frequency Response I don’t know whether the designers of the Control 5 tried to follow the Harman Target Curve but it does appear so. The problem with it… Read more >
The transient of the woofer in the Control 5 suggest it’s not very responsive. Bear in mind that there’s only a 0.6mH inductor in the woofer crossover and it takes… Read more >
JBL Control 5 Woofer & Tweeter Frequency Response The Blue plot above is the Control 5 woofer with the passive Low Pass network. The Red plot is of the tweeter… Read more >
Control 5 Woofer Frequency Response The plot above is the RAW response of the Control 5 woofer. This was taken with the woofer directly connected to the power amplifier. Frequencies… Read more >
JBL Control 5 I bought a pair of these JBL Control 5 between 1989-1990. At that time, I was producing audio-visual shows and I needed a pair of speakers for… Read more >
Intel DQ35JO This is one of those infuriating motherboards. When I booted it up, all I got was a black screen with a cryptic E7. Apparently, E7 stands for Error… Read more >
eMachines W3107 I bought the W3107 from Walmart in 2005. It came with a slow 1.8GHz AMD Sempron 3100+. For those who are not familiar with computers, the Sempron is… Read more >