Those speakers seem awfully close to the walls, in my opinion.
Is there any way to move the chair backwards?
B
Is there any way to move the chair backwards?
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Magnepan vs B&W: Same specs, different bass?
Hey everyone,
I recently acquired a set of Magnepan 3.7 speakers which are rated down to 35 Hz, and I've been comparing them to my B&W 803S speakers (also rated to 35 Hz). While I enjoy the big sound and clarity of the Magnepans, the B&W's blow the Magnepans away in the bass department in an A-B comparison test.
I figured this would be the case, but I can't explain why there's such a big difference in bass when the speakers have the same specs. Can anyone explain?
B&W 803S specs:
35Hz – 22kHz ±3dB
Magnepan 3.7 specs:
35Hz- 40 kHz
Thanks,
Chris
I recently acquired a set of Magnepan 3.7 speakers which are rated down to 35 Hz, and I've been comparing them to my B&W 803S speakers (also rated to 35 Hz). While I enjoy the big sound and clarity of the Magnepans, the B&W's blow the Magnepans away in the bass department in an A-B comparison test.
I figured this would be the case, but I can't explain why there's such a big difference in bass when the speakers have the same specs. Can anyone explain?
B&W 803S specs:
35Hz – 22kHz ±3dB
Magnepan 3.7 specs:
35Hz- 40 kHz
Thanks,
Chris
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I just followed the setup instructions from the Cardas website, here are my room measurements: http://www.socalhifi.com/Magnepan_Room_Setup.jpg Here's the Maggie's in their 'optimal' position, something tells me my wife won't allow this... =) http://socalhifi.com/Maggie_vs_B&W_3.JPG Here's the B&W's in a similar position: http://socalhifi.com/Maggie_vs_B&W_4.JPG Here's the measurement comparison: http://www.socalhifi.com/Maggie_3.7_vs_803S_take2.png Looks like moving the Maggie's definitely helped in the 40-80 Hz range, but now I've got a significant room mode around 100 Hz. Also they still don't have the low end punch of the B&W's, maybe it's that sub-40 Hz performance of the B&W that I'm feeling? |
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