Rick Stout's Pioneer Spec 4

[laatsch55]

Rick's Spec4 getting some shakedown time. Got the famous Spec bass for sure!! Sounding good!!

 

[laatsch55]

Test btime, don't know what to think about this fellers, spooky...

 

[NavLinear]

Test btime, don't know what to think about this fellers, spooky...

Damn dude - flatter than a six year old girl! But it does has a dip at 60 Hertz.

 

[laatsch55]

Other measuements... Fellers this is good, way good, Never seen numbers like this... Left channel THD & N coming up and FR after that.

 

[laatsch55]

Damn dude - flatter than a six year old girl! But it does has a dip at 60 Hertz.

Look at the scale !!!! Who gives a F&^% at that level, way past audible, can't hear it either...

 

[NavLinear]

Look at the scale !!!! Who gives a F&^% at that level, way past audible, can't hear it either...

Yeah I know - it's so far in the mud that it is a don't care but it did give me a chance to give you a minor dig. That is scary good by the way.

 

[laatsch55]

Jeez......

 

[NavLinear]

Jeez......

I won't even comment here - amazingly flat - opps - guess I did say something.

 

[laatsch55]

Frequency response/....

 

[laatsch55]

Yeah, I'd like to run down the street beating my chest and screaming, but I don't know what I did different than Chris' Spec 4 sittin right here. I'll have to retest his as I have built some new cables.....

 

[laatsch55]

Yeah I know - it's so far in the mud that it is a don't care but it did give me a chance to give you a minor dig. That is scary good by the way.

I'd be hurt if ya didn't!!

 

[laatsch55]

Just for makesures....

 

[Gibsonian]

Stellar performance from that Spec. Did you measure output power?

 

[laatsch55]

Not yet Scott. I'll do that when I set the current limiters. They will be set to engage at 175 watts at 8 ohms. I've listened top it for 3 days now, still wouldn't trade the Pig for it.

 

[laatsch55]

Really hate to even move the thing, gotta set the current limiters then move it for a mule test though. Any other tests that could be done??

 

[laatsch55]

Rule #1 Check your test equipment.
Rule #2 Refer to rule #2

Thinking the THD & N figures were not realistic, I started to check my test equipment. My load bank had an intermittent in the cintrol box. Revised figures for THD & N coming up.

 

[laatsch55]

Still Spooky Good....

 

[Rick]

Lee emailed me and commanded me to come look at this thread. I had only discovered it existed a day or so ago but hadn't commented about it yet. He is an unforgiving taskmaster so I popped right in here to acknowledge his good work.

Lee, I don't know what you are doing, but I'm sure you do and I hope you are having fun doing it.

Rick

 

[laatsch55]

I wish I knew what made it this good. Wipes the factory specs ass. Factory calls for .01 % THD & N.

 

[NavLinear]

Lee emailed me and commanded me to come look at this thread. I had only discovered it existed a day or so ago but hadn't commented about it yet. He is an unforgiving taskmaster so I popped right in here to acknowledge his good work.

Lee, I don't know what you are doing, but I'm sure you do and I hope you are having fun doing it.

Rick

Watch out for Lee - he'll kick your ass if you don't comply! Don't remember if I said this before but welcome - you may never be the same again!!