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Geno

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Betsy’s are back
02/29/20 at 19:18:43

After enjoying the bigger baffles with the Crystal 10 drivers for quite a while, I decided to put the original Betsy’s (Alnico) back in the line up. At first, I was underwhelmed because the scale was not as big. But after a short time, my ears adjusted and I was hearing detail in recordings that just weren’t there with the Crystals. I think Randy’s statement that “it is just hard to beat the speed of a great 8” full range driver” best sums it up. Link below:

https://youtu.be/Wa3cLfyY9Ak

Kudos to Palomino for his suggestion and help setting up a Crown amp powering my bass baffles using a “magic cable” connection from Zen to Crown. This really fills out the overall sound very well.

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charles hidalgo Seasoned Member Offline Posts: 525 Central California	Re: Betsy’s are back Reply #1 - 03/14/20 at 23:22:13 NICE!
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Geno Seasoned Member Offline Without music, life would be a mistake. Posts: 2328 Pearl, MS	Re: Betsy’s are back Reply #2 - 03/15/20 at 17:37:08 Thanks Charlie! My slightly larger, thicker baffles will be here this week. It’ll be interesting to see how the Betsy’s sound in them. Can’t wait!
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Bottlehead Seasoned Member Offline Posts: 679	Re: Betsy’s are back Reply #3 - 03/15/20 at 20:17:37 Hey Geno, I'm looking forward to your impressions of the Betsy Alnicos in the bigger baffles, and I'm guessing that other open-baffle fans are, too. My money's on a bigger soundstage, bigger bass, bigger presence, bigger everything. Good luck, and keep us posted. Randy
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