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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #90 on: January 01, 2019, 05:49:59 PM »
Happy New Year 2019!

A nice review from audiohead about the HAL room at CAF2018.

https://audio-head.com/hollis-audio-labs-caf-2018/

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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #91 on: January 01, 2019, 08:01:19 PM »
Happy New Year 2019!

A nice review from audiohead about the HAL room at CAF2018.

https://audio-head.com/hollis-audio-labs-caf-2018/

Congrats, Rich! Nice write up. By the way, are you one of the guys in that photo?
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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #92 on: January 02, 2019, 08:52:14 AM »
Nick,
Thanks!

Yes, the guy in the white shirt.

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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #93 on: January 02, 2019, 11:07:52 AM »
Nick,
Thanks!

Yes, the guy in the white shirt.

Rich
Rich, great review of your room.  Very cool!

Aren’t those diffusers from Greg?
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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #94 on: January 02, 2019, 11:27:42 AM »
Dave,
Those are the diffusors you sent me probably in 2009-2010 time frame.   

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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #95 on: January 04, 2019, 02:22:39 PM »
Two very nice pictures of the HAL room at CAF2018 by Paul Elliot.

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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #96 on: January 04, 2019, 09:01:41 PM »
Two very nice pictures of the HAL room at CAF2018 by Paul Elliot.

Very nice indeed! Your hard work has been rewarded
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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #97 on: March 26, 2019, 12:48:28 PM »
Another show report from CAF2018 by TNT-Audio about the HAL demo room.  The info is about 1/2 way down the page.

Thanks to KLH007 for spotting it and sending the link.

https://www.tnt-audio.com/shows/capital_audiofest18_e.html

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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #98 on: March 29, 2019, 07:53:22 AM »
The Monoliths system is setup in the new listening space. 

Did measurements and updates based on them and the system sounds really good.   It is ready for demos. 

PM me if interested.
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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #99 on: March 29, 2019, 09:57:56 AM »
Gerrard vs Garrard?   :rofl:
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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #100 on: March 29, 2019, 11:53:48 AM »
What does that mean?

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« Reply #101 on: March 29, 2019, 01:56:51 PM »
The spelling in the sign advertising the price for the 301 turntable.  Third picture down.
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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #102 on: March 29, 2019, 03:08:47 PM »
Well at least the reviewer got it correct in his write-up for that room.


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Re: The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #103 on: March 30, 2019, 08:05:31 PM »
Rich,

Your Monoliths were very good sounding at CAF, in spite of the crappy hotel environment you had to deal with.

I can imagine that hearing them set up in a proper acoustic space must be a real treat.  :thumb:
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The Monolith open baffle planar array
« Reply #104 on: July 24, 2019, 06:13:57 AM »
Hey Guys,  what is the purpose of the cross in the speaker baffle speaker cutouts on this mid 60s Harmony amp?  Does it act like a beam blocker or is it there for support? Just wondering.

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