Topic: FAD 1601 Measurements (Read 3038 times)

Maxvla · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2013, 08:59:06 AM »

Same thought 'bike. Telephone.

Marvey · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2013, 09:01:30 AM »

Yes. But the very old lines before digital compression - when telephone sets were all owned by AT&T. Thinking '70s here, so not all people will know. Modern wireless phones with compressed signals sound nothing like how phones did in the '70s.

Again, it's much warmer sounding than the FR would indicate.

MuppetFace · « **Reply #12 on:** January 23, 2013, 12:47:37 PM »

Hah, I actually like the way these sound. I totally understand why others think they suck. You may not remember, but I told you I didn't think you'd like these a while back purrin lol.

Not to keep parroting myself, but FAD did have a specific sound in mind when they made these. They wanted them to sound like really old horn speakers. They did a better job on their successors, the 1602 (aka "Piano Fortes"). Those who are trying to imagine how they sound... telephone line is kind of accurate in a way.

It doesn't help that the fit on these is atrocious and screws up the sound even more.

Marvey · « **Reply #13 on:** January 23, 2013, 04:17:42 PM »

I think FAD gimped this one too much. The FP VIII is a much better interpretation (or perhaps evolution?) I assume they based these on horn speakers of the 1910 and 20s before stuff started getting really good by the 40s (Altec VoTT, etc.)

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