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| The “They are here” vs “You are there” sound topic Kenjit wrote: "you say that [tonality is your priority] but your focus is and always has been off axis response. That is your holy grail." My interest in getting the off-axis response right arose from its beneficial effects on timbre. Subsequently... | |
| The “They are here” vs “You are there” sound topic Maghister wrote: " Thanks for your very interesting post...You made me understand in a better way my intuitive use of absorbing and diffusive ratio in my small room...I use reflectors to diffuse the sound in a way that gives me the first venues cu... | |
| The “They are here” vs “You are there” sound topic "The "you are there" acoustical signature on the recording is reverb and lots of it." I agree, assuming the recording is done well. "Forget about off axis response. Fix the tonality or you will never be happy." Personally I do place tonality ahead... | |
| The “They are here” vs “You are there” sound topic Thank you millercarbon and bryhifi for your encouargment. Bryhifi, I’m going to continue along the lines of what you quoted. Apologies in advance for the length of this post. Imo this is a complex topic, and brevity eludes me. I’m going to start f... | |
| The “They are here” vs “You are there” sound topic " Wait, what? Duke hasn’t posted yet??? Must be working on it still then.... " Yeah baby! | |
| Direct or Reflect ... What's your flavor Eric, don’t you hate it when some smart-@$$ comes along and argues with the facts? Well, today it’s my turn to be that guy. "NONE of these ambient reflectors are accurate. None of these latter elements can be called a way of credibly and accuratel... | |
| How much does a Zobel network and its components affect the sound of speakers? " The edginess is minor and infrequent and not an issue I’m particularly concerned with. I mentioned it in passing. " I misunderstood and thought that was the issue you were working on; sorry about that. Duke | |
| How much does a Zobel network and its components affect the sound of speakers? " If they impart no sound character, why have some people commented about an improvement in exchanging components of the same values? " There are places in a crossover circuit where the characteristics of the components matter more than others. Th... | |
| How much does a Zobel network and its components affect the sound of speakers? " At times my [6.5" two-way] speakers, while having superb resolving ability, can occasionally sound edgy, particularly noticable with voices at higher volumes. " Here is what might be happening: In the octave or so north of the 2.2 kHz crossover ... | |
| Life After Your Magnepan’s One of the reasons Maggies sound so good is that they generate a lot of spectrally-correct backwave energy. When placed well out into the room, that backwave energy arrives after a relatively long time delay, which is desirable. This mimics, on a ... | |
| Subwoofers and Phase Question For You Sub Experts @noble100 wrote: "... I’m still having difficulty recalling exactly why it’s not important that the timing of the bass soundwaves reaching our ears matches the timing of the midrange and treble soundwaves reaching our ears.... Hopefully, Duke will... | |
| Best bass in Earth! Bass that just smells right... Kalali asked, "Duke, how do you handle the adjustment of phase at -90 degrees between the two (or four) passive subwoofers while using only one amplifier in the Swarm system? Does this approach require two or more amplifiers each with a separate p... | |
| Best bass in Earth! Bass that just smells right... Brotw wrote: " Seriously, I’d have to play with crossover frequencies for best integration. " Don’t forget that the phase control on the subs can help with integration. Sometimes overlapping the mains a bit + putting the subs somewhat out-of-phase... | |
| Best bass in Earth! Bass that just smells right... @brotw posted: "Do 4+ instead of dual subs shine best in monitor/stat/maggie systems with subs crossed at ~80 HZ?" I think that’s a fair statement. But I have customers crossing over their Swarms at the minimum 30 Hz setting and finding them to be... | |
| Best bass in Earth! Bass that just smells right... @brotw posted: " As I understand it, an array of subs would be very effective at smoothing out the bass response of the room over a wider sweet spot. What about spatial cues from bass frequencies? " The good news is, you can have both. My understa... |