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| Speaker Audition Not all horns have a "horn signature". It depends on the specifics of the design. Duke | |
| Speakers good for close to wall placement " I’d like to go with tubes for my amp, so higher efficiency would be best. What are your thoughts on Klipsch Cornwalls?" I would expect the Cornwalls to work very well close to the wall. Their radiation pattern is very well controlled so that int... | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? I’m not sure which speaker is the "best" when it comes to timbre, but imo it will probably be one which does an excellent job of getting the reverberant field right. Perceived timbre involves both direct and reflected sound, and in general a spect... | |
| Is it better to have two matched subs or one @dbphd asked: "unsound/duke, how does [summing stereo bass] subtract some bass signals?" In theory to the extent that the left and right channel bass signals are out of phase with one another, the resulting net electrical signal would be less than... | |
| Is it better to have two matched subs or one In general, the in-room bass smoothness improves as the number of intelligently-distributed bass sources increases. So yes, two subs should be a worthwhile improvement over one, assuming you place them fairly far apart and at different distances ... | |
| Audiophile demographics? Music often plays a role in the emotional lives of men. For whatever reason, we men do not give ourselves permission to feel, let alone show, many of our deepest (and often most poignant) emotions. We bury them, and we’re damn good at it. For what... | |
| Audiophile system for Techno and Dance music Good quality prosound drivers often have 10-20 dB more clean headroom than what’s normal for high-end home audio drivers, which translates to a very relaxed sound even at fairly intense home audio sound pressure levels. Prosound woofers and midwoo... | |
| What is the best audiophile speaker for a tiny square room? "If this conversation has convinced you to try a new amplifier, you might consider passing the list of contenders by Soundlab to see which they would recommend." Based on my experience as a SoundLab dealer, they tend to be reluctant to name na... | |
| What is the best audiophile speaker for a tiny square room? " Although my Soundlab panels sound great, one thing that bothers me in this small space is that they are like monuments standing in front of me blocking my imaginary sound stage. " Have you tried listening with the lights off, to eliminate d... | |
| What is the best audiophile speaker for a tiny square room? Atma-sphere amps have been mentioned, and imo they work very well with SoundLabs (disclaimer: I'm a dealer for both). One of the nice things about the Atma-Sphere amps is that you can pull out some of the power tubes and run them at reduced pow... | |
| Is the ideal multi-way a 3-way with limited bass? I agree with jamesbgood. If there IS an ideal, imo it probably includes adjustable bass. Several manufacturers use powered woofer sections which include a lot of adjustability, but often a ported box is more adjustable than it seems at first glanc... | |
| What's wrong with my speaker? You could try rotating the driver 90 degrees so that the problem area is at 12:00, and MAYBE gravity will help. If that doesn’t work, you could also try it with the problem area at 6:00. This is a long shot.More than likely the voice coil is no lo... | |
| Jamo concert 11 sound issue. If you're lucky, it might be a loose screw. Just in case, check to make sure the screws are snug. Imo the loose screw thing is a long shot - my guess is that the midrange driver has been damaged by overheating. You may not have sent too much po... | |
| Bass Driver Size - how much better is an extra inch? Emergingsoul wrote: "Have older b&w speakers and bass drivers are 7 inches vs 804 d3 speakers that are 6 1/2. The larger drivers seem to really open the sound stage, more open and less constrained. Imaging of older speakers not as good but... | |
| Looking for more detail in a speaker Take a look at the on-axis frequency response curve of the 805 D3: https://www.stereophile.com/content/bowers-wilkins-805-d3-loudspeaker-measurements In particular notice the 6 dB peak at 10 kHz. Imo that might make a percussion instrument pop ... |