Allison Accustics opinions
Jeff K.
Jeff
Howard Ferstler
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> I would like any opinions on allison acoustics AL-130 speakers.
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> Jeff
Hi, Jeff,
I checked out a pair of these some years ago and they sounded
quite good. Indeed, they were very, very close in terms of sound
to a pair of Allison Model Ones I also had on hand at that time,
even though their respective radiation patterns were different
and the Model one had double the number of tweeters and midrange
drivers.
In spite of the smaller woofers (8 vs 10 inches), the 130s
actually could go a bit deeper into the bass than the Model Ones.
However, I believe that the Ones would be able to play louder
down low, due to the larger size of the cones. Seems logical.
I currently have a pair of AL-125 models that were modified by me
so that they could be put on stands. (Actually, they are now on
benches that flank a 45-inch monitor in my smaller A/V room.)
This involved cutting off the bottom part of the cabinet that
held the lower woofer and installing a new bottom plate; and also
modifying the crossover somewhat. Roy Allison gave me pointers on
how to do the job. The resulting speakers are now only about 22
inches tall, and they work well in the locations chosen for them.
The AL-125 is, of course, much better as a floor system, but I
could not use it that way in my smaller A/V room. I use an
equalizer to compensate for obvious mid-bass suckout artifacts
that are the result of having the modified speakers (or any other
kind of speakers, too, for that matter) up off the floor.
In any case, before the mod, the AL-125s were very fine sounding
systems and also measured nearly as flat as the Allison IC-20
models I have in my main system, at least down to about 60 Hz.
(They still do if positioned carefully in the big room, but in
the smaller system, I compensate for the loss of the lower woofer
by having the low bass handled by a Velodyne FSR-12 subwoofer.)
The AL-130 ought to be as good down to about 45 Hz.
Neither system will have the ultra-wide dispersion of the Model
One or IC-20, nor will they have the maximum-output capability of
those systems, due to the fewer number of drivers. However, in
terms of their ability to input flat power to a listening room,
they are quite competitive.
I will note this, however. There are probably two different
versions of the AL-130: the ones that were produced before Roy
Allison left the company a few years back and the ones that were
produced afterward.
From what I gather, the midrange and tweeter drivers that the
Kentucky-based outfit produces are not as good as the earlier,
Allison-supervised models. I have no direct knowledge of this,
but several correspondents of mine (some of whom own quite a
number of different Allison models, and have been Allison fans as
long as I have) have said that replacement midrange and tweeter
drivers from the Kentucky outfit were not as good as the
originals. They were cosmetically OK, but lacked the smoothness.
There would be any number of materials-related reasons for this.
From what I gather, the Kentucky-made woofers are still quite
good.
Howard Ferstler
The Devil
>> I would like any opinions on allison acoustics AL-130 speakers.
>> Jeff
>Hi, Jeff!
>I am retired, but:
>I checked out a pair of these some years ago and they
>sounded quite good. Indeed, note, the '130' indicates
>the number of tweeters used for sucker-punching the
>treble registers into your room with a flat power girdle
>and minimal ripple-flutter on your outer boundaries.
>Unlike an elasticated vibrator fixed to the thighs of
>horsemen charging rampantly through your somber
>love chamber with pompoms swinging playfully from
>their buttocks, but quite like a boomerang, mommy's
>breasts come back to me no matter how hard I throw
>them into the sky. But Roy Allison has fixed that
>problem with his own wife, who is fixed with spikes to
>a projector screen, much like mommy is fixed to my
>special stockings with plain old zip cord, not fancy
>rubber restraining straps like I wear under my starched
>dress. You may want to read about ironing your own
>dresses in my latest book, 'Ironing dresses and
>projector screens', which contains lots of reviews of
>different dresses and ironing boards to iron them on.
>Alternatively, you may want to ejactulate and send
>your semen in a little bag to my agent, who is dead.
>Buy my book.
--
The Devil. Remove ZZ for reply.
Sander deWaal
>"Howard Ferstler" wrote:
>>I am retired, but:
>>I checked out a pair of these some years ago and they
>>sounded quite good. Indeed, note, the '130' indicates
>>the number of tweeters used for sucker-punching the
>>treble registers into your room with a flat power girdle
>>and minimal ripple-flutter on your outer boundaries.
<snip>
LOL!! Missed this, really!
*Do* stick around this time, Roy, please?
--
Sander deWaal
c...@wxs.nl
The Devil
>*Do* stick around this time, Roy, please?
OK . . . just for you . . . :-)))
Howard Ferstler
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> Howard Ferstler <fer...@attglobal.net> wrote:
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> >> I would like any opinions on allison acoustics AL-130 speakers.
>
> >> Jeff
>
> >Hi, Jeff!
>
>
> >I checked out a pair of these some years ago and they
> >sounded quite good. Indeed, note, the '130' indicates
> >the number of tweeters used for sucker-punching the
> >treble registers into your room with a flat power girdle
> >and minimal ripple-flutter on your outer boundaries.
> >horsemen charging rampantly through your somber
> >love chamber with pompoms swinging playfully from
> >their buttocks, but quite like a boomerang, mommy's
> >breasts come back to me no matter how hard I throw
> >them into the sky. But Roy Allison has fixed that
> >problem with his own wife, who is fixed with spikes to
> >a projector screen, much like mommy is fixed to my
> >special stockings with plain old zip cord, not fancy
> >rubber restraining straps like I wear under my starched
> >dress. You may want to read about ironing your own
> >dresses in my latest book, 'Ironing dresses and
> >projector screens', which contains lots of reviews of
> >different dresses and ironing boards to iron them on.
> >Alternatively, you may want to ejactulate and send
> >your semen in a little bag to my agent, who is dead.
>
> >Buy my book.
Your lampoon was uncalled for. I answered a legitimate
question in a legitimate manner, and in no way tried to plug
my books.
Howard Ferstler
George M. Middius
> Your lampoon was uncalled for. I answered a legitimate
> question in a legitimate manner, and in no way tried to plug
> my books.
You are what you repeat, Howzie.
George M. Middius
The Devil
>Your lampoon was uncalled for. I answered a legitimate
>question in a legitimate manner, and in no way tried to plug
>my books.
So what? Many people here haven't asked for the shit that
you heap on them daily. What gives, Mr Vanity?
Howard Ferstler
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> Howard Ferstler said:
>
> > Your lampoon was uncalled for. I answered a legitimate
> > question in a legitimate manner, and in no way tried to plug
> > my books.
>
Have a nice day, George.
Howard Ferstler
Howard Ferstler
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> Howard Ferstler <hfer...@mailer.fsu.edu> wrote:
>
> >Your lampoon was uncalled for. I answered a legitimate
> >question in a legitimate manner, and in no way tried to plug
> >my books.
>
> you heap on them daily. What gives, Mr Vanity?
Have a nice day, Roy.
Howard Ferstler
The Devil
>Have a nice day, Roy.
Having a great day, thanks, Howie. Happy new year to ya,
chum. :-)