audiokinesis
Responses from audiokinesis
| Subwoofer Question Kingharold asked, "would four horns in the four corners achieve enough improvement to be worthwhile?" Todd Welti of Harmon International investigated symmetrical subwoofer placements using simulations, and four subs with one in each corner was one... | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment @douglas_schroeder wrote: " Perhaps, as happened to me, a review of a pricey component started well before Covid-19 scare, and wound to conclusion now. Sometimes it takes months for a product to come to the reviewer! " That (or something similar) ... | |
| Subwoofer Question Daveyf1 wrote: " The more subs in the room, IME the easier it is to overload the room....and this really needs to be taken into consideration. " If we’re talking about a setup where the user is careless with the level control for the sub(s), then ... | |
| Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair Jcwaudio wrote: " I am downsize my system from Martin Logan electrostats and quad 2905 And would like a bookshelf that would have some of the same attributes of the quads. " Quads are a very tough act to follow. Aside from their articulation and f... | |
| Looking for an acoustic engineer or specialist First of all, kudos to you ebenlees, for setting out to really do it right! The difference between what a professional acoustician can do and what an enthusiastic amateur acoustician can do is huge. I fall into the latter category and after expe... | |
| Why do you guys pursue a flat frequency response when you buy a subwoofer? Deep_333 wrote: "Many hardcore audiophiles i know stick with 2 channel music systems, a.k.a, their high end turntables, DACs, integrated amps/monoblocks, etc with no bass management. These guys try subs and abandon them because they can’t get it t... | |
| Is room treatment a science? Millercarbon wrote, "That Geddes book is a gold mine! If only I had known - and it had come out a dozen years earlier!" Yes it is a gold mine, under-appreciated probably because it has "Home Theater" in the title. I’ve been in Earl’s home theater ... | |
| Why do you guys pursue a flat frequency response when you buy a subwoofer? Deep_333 wrote: " Now, when subs are being integrated with these speakers, the sub appears to be an afterthought. An end user like myself who’s not a speaker designer or professional audio engineer, is somehow being asked by sub manufacturers to m... | |
| Why do you guys pursue a flat frequency response when you buy a subwoofer? Millercarbon to tomic601: " So you choose liar. " Miller, just for the record, I’m not comfortable with what you did there. In a now-deleted post you called for tomic to do such-and-such or else he was (in your words) a liar, and when he didn’t, y... | |
| Why do you guys pursue a flat frequency response when you buy a subwoofer? " Duke - I will resend you the hi-rez photo at your AK business email." Got it - THANK YOU! Very interesting pattern of waves on the lake!! How were the patterns moving? Duke | |
| Why do you guys pursue a flat frequency response when you buy a subwoofer? Deep_333 wrote, " Duke, Can you name the popular opinions among sub manufacturers on how they think it should be addressed? Of course, more subs a.k.a an array of 4, 8 or 16 is great for business. But, are there other opinions out there?" Setting ... | |
| Why do you guys pursue a flat frequency response when you buy a subwoofer? Deep_333 wrote: "Why do you guys pursue a flat response when you buy a subwoofer?... The minute you put that flat sub in your room and take some measurements, it is anything but flat (it's a rollercoaster with all kinds of peaks/nulls etc, EQ... | |
| Is room treatment a science? The sciences of acoustics and psychoacoustics are applicable to room treatments. I agree with @erik_squires ’ recommendation of Floyd Toole, in particular his book "Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms". ... | |
| Component Advice for Small Room with Lively Surfaces Vanquish wrote: "This makes a lot of sense Duke and I am wondering if there are any particular dipoles and horns that you would recommend?" In my opinion SoundLab fullrange electrostats do an excellent job in a wide range of rooms, assuming they... | |
| Component Advice for Small Room with Lively Surfaces In my opinion working "with the room" rather than "against the room" matters a great deal... especially in small, lively room. Two things come to mind: First, we want the reverberant sound to have essentially the same spectral balance as the direc... |