TalkAudio – The Real Speakers Corner

 
It seems the write up about the has struck a Chord. (Ha! See what I did there?) With one trade forum member saying it was the best article of mine he’d yet read, which is heart warming. He’s definitely on the ‘Nice’ List. (I know a couple who aughta be visited by Ghosts, mind….) One thing that has come out of it is a crazed SPL head (our own roving bass reporter ‘Wonky’ Jon Clements, wondering if the higher spikes in transient attack will get him so much as a tenth of a decibel of extra pressure. It seems that only a live test in a rolling car will suffice on that one.
The coaxials are piling up and while they do, I have a lovely odd rash of bits of kit to write up, from wire kits to the new Clarion MAP 790 navigator, which I will fit to my own screen and groove about with and just lately a product arrived that has me hooting with delight.
SAS Bazooka, the Original And Best (stuff it ONLY) real maker of pukka bass tubes has made that which was demanded. A TWELVE incher! Fabled for their absurd tight and accurate output with low mass apart from the driver within, the Bazooka was and still is available from six to ten inches in diameter and includes active models. In fact the active six is such a wee cutie that it has some cult status amongst the supercar owners and those with no space to raise a fart let alone a decent bass line to go with their V engine’s rumble.
They never made a twelve though as after all, if you want 150dB, you just stack ’em up! (Proven by Class A with a tiny van filled with them!) They have part of winning systems at sound offs as you can tune your bass by moving the tube around and taking it farther out or deeper into the corner of your boot. And now there is a PHAT one! I’m going to leapfrog it and check it out right away on the Nano block N2 amp, I think. Which in turn has just been tried and found to be a bit fabulous!
Just so you know about the sheer frustrations of the job – I just had wind of a FOURTH Ferrari Enzo through one installer’s bay for a high end audio fit last week. Can’t say a ruddy word else but it restores your faith that the high end shall never die as what he was having was deffo ‘commensurate technology’ to go with the Enzo. These days worth over twice the £600,000 they cost new, they had to seriously boost their insurance cover while it was in the house. Scary but cool!
I’m working on a couple of odd ones as well. An all new mad sponsoree is just learning how much of his ass will belong to a proposed sponsor if we have him dance with the devil, for despite how glam it is, you must abdicate independence if you are one of the really truly very few that ever get fully sponsored! And I’m going to try to place another dude into a more-exciting-than-average work experience spot. Believe me, I will brag like fury all about both of them if I pull it all off!
Adam Rayner – Online Editor
This week’s strap line by Ciqala