Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
Thanks for this information. My first exposure to the 10's was in high school and I saved every nickel to buy a pair. Many years pass....but when I heard about the back story of Jon it stuck with me.
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SpongeSound
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#6746
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
How about Carl M?
[email protected]> wrote:
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richard adelberg
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#6745
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
Here¡¯s the eBay messages from April: A quick story I love to tell... When I purchased my dental practice in 1998, one day Jon was in the schedule for a cleaning. The staff pulled me aside and warned
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godd186
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#6744
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
The listing was on EBay. I did not bid on it. I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s in messages. I have the Grado engineers number saved from ten years ago. I¡¯ll check my messages. They were maybe 450 dollars or
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godd186
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#6743
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
Pete, I have communicated with the Woman called ?One56way in the above mentioned thread. She confirmed that Jon was still alive. This was some time ago- Sept 2022. She said :
Message: ¡±Sorry I
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Charlie Conger
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#6742
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
Jon has been discussed on Audio Karma in the last 5 years or so, IIRC he
was living on LI at that time.
See post #5 and
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Pete B
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#6741
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
Well I ended getting the Alon IV.? Arranging shipment.? Now I have to see if I'm going to use the old mc2500 to run them or look for a different amp.? I'll listen to them with what I have now which
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Dorkawitz@...
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#6740
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
Hi, ?I have owned 10's, 20's and now have the Alon IV Mark 2's. They are fantastic speakers with no need for a subwoofer in my application. Carl was in on the design of the Dahlquists, and the Alons
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Steve
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#6739
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
OK, now I'm really interested. Not in the speakers but the Jon update. I spent many hours trying to track him down years ago with no luck. Pretty certain I found his sister and sent an old-fashioned
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SpongeSound
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#6738
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
Hello,I owned a pair of DQ20¡¯s and from what I gathered?talking with other DQ20 owners, the midrange driver ?was originally made by the?German speaker company?Magnat. The DQ20i was?changed
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Terry Hirsch
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#6737
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
Hi,I have a pair of Alon II¡¯s which are fantastic neutral sounding speaker with great bass. The reviews online are generally spot on. I can¡¯t speak of them relative to DQ 20¡¯s but I¡¯d imagine
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plague
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#6736
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
I think I read that the Nola founder used a different and possibly inferior mid in the 20i, maybe one became unavailable or something along those lines or to accommodate the bi amp capability. I
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godd186
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#6735
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
Maybe because of a change in crossover due to the bi-amping capability in the 20i ?
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Jeff Katz
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#6734
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
I've had DQ-20i and DQ-20, I let the former get away and found the latter
for a deal. I don't know why but the 20 seems to have a better (fuller?)
midrange.
[email protected]> wrote:
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Matt
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#6733
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
How much are you asking for your DQ20i's?
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Johnny Altobello, Jr.
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#6732
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
I might be your guy.? I'm in Leesburg VA.? I can come this weekend and check them out.
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Dorkawitz@...
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#6731
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
I have not heard the Alons, but I have a pair of DQ-20i in Northern Virginia that I am considering selling. ?I just don't listen to them enough and would prefer someone own them that will keep them
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Kory Fierstine
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#6730
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
Same here. Had two sets of the 10, a 20, and a 20i
Still have one set of the 10 and the 20.
Interesting other comment about ALON/NOLA, because original Dahlquist factory was also on Long Island
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Jeff Katz
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#6729
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
Also I believe Carl Is still manufacturing speakers under the NOLA brand (ALON spelled backwards) on Long Island NY.
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Ed Marrs
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#6728
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Re: Alon IV dq 20 replica
You might get more incite from this review.
https://gearspace.com/board/showthread.php?p=9165174
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Ed Marrs
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#6727
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