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| 2way vs 3way speakers: different or is one "better" Millercarbon wrote: " What is the point of a midrange? To handle midrange frequencies better than a large woofer. Do bookshelf speakers have large woofers? No. So what is the point of a midrange in a bookshelf speaker? "Good question." Well I was ... | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience @bdp24, whether or not a sound source behaves as a point source or a line source depends on its physical dimensions in comparison to the wavelengths produced. The Rhythmik/GR Research dipole sub is far too small to approximate a line source at sub... | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience @bdp24 wrote, " Duke is of course absolutely correct about sealed and ported subs not being able to be satisfactorily mated with planar loudspeakers, for the reason he cited..." That’s not what I said, or at least not what I meant to say. I was ... | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience " Has anyone compared Magnepan to Martin Logan? " I have owned both, so yes, but that was years ago and Martin Logan’s product line now includes a wider range of formats. The ones I owned had a tall electrostatic panel sitting atop a short woofer ... | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience If you are interested in being immersed and enveloped in the soundscape on the recording, if you want a warm tonal balance combined with superb inner detail, plus an utterly relaxing and fatigue-free presentation that you can listen to all day lon... | |
| Speaker placement and dB differences Time gating is a technique for measuring the speaker's output without including any room reflections. A specialized measurement system is required. The microphone is switched on for just long enough to capture the direct sound from the speaker a... | |
| Speaker placement and dB differences Last_lemming, you might try switching your speakers, left speaker to where the right one is, and vice-versa. Assuming there are no issues upstream of the speakers (like a weak tube in one channel), this will help narrow down what is a speaker iss... | |
| Speaker placement and dB differences Unless you are using time-gated curves, windowed to avoid room reflections, what you are picking up is speakers + room. In that case, unless your room is acoustically symmetrical across the spectrum (which never happens), some measured differenc... | |
| Getting the most out of my Definitive Tech bp2000's Jesse12 wrote: " I do notice a significant incease in sound and clarity the further I pull it away from the wall." Glad to hear it helped a bit! (I initially mis-read that as "I do not notice..." . Must work on my reading comprehension skills!)Duke | |
| Getting the most out of my Definitive Tech bp2000's I have no experience specifically with Definitive Technology speakers but I have designed and manufactured bipolar loudspeakers. Set up correctly, bipolars can convey rich timbre and do a good job of disappearing as the apparent sound source. They... | |
| How to accurately gauge speaker sensitivity to match with tube amp? Fritz wrote: " Hi David- Here’s the impedance and phase curves of the series crossover Carbon 7 SE Mk2 loudspeakers. http://fritzspeakers.com/Images/speakers/Carbon7mk2ScanDome.jpg " In case anyone doesn’t understand the implications of what they ... | |
| How to accurately gauge speaker sensitivity to match with tube amp? " A high damping factor will provide very good control of the bass drivers." Hmmmm. For a quick summation of my thoughts, skip to the last two paragraphs. Apologies for getting fairly nerdy in between here and there. In practice, any series resist... | |
| Articles You Feel Should be Shared Excellent article on room treatment by a multi-award-winning studio designer: https://www.gikacoustics.com/diffusion-by-jeff-hedback/ Some very advanced concepts about loudspeaker design and relevant psychoacoustics: http://www.gedlee.com/Pape... | |
| Are these Speakers the BEST on Planet Earth ?... @twoleftears wrote: " I’d take these... over the Kii: https://dutchdutch.com/8c/ " The Dutch & Dutch 8c uses a proper waveguide, which looks to me like it’s based on Earl Geddes’ Oblate Spheroid math, but evolved to meet the specific requireme... | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? I don’t need to be a plumber to use the toilet. But there are times when amateur plumbing skills sure come in handy. On a more serious note, I'm not a fan of thought systems which increase division between people. I'm in favor of drawing bigger a... |