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| New Gallo Strata's sound like tin-cans: break-in time problem? Maybe it’s none of my beeswax, but 200 hours seems like a stretch. That’s over six hours a day every day for a month. You might want to contact Gallo directly for a second opinion. I would never tell a customer it will take that long for his new s... | |
| New Gallo Strata's sound like tin-cans: break-in time problem? Maximoam85 wrote: "almarg: suggestion is a good diagnostic but I am hesitant for fear of invalidating the warranty (they are new speakers) and/or damaging the speakers."The 1.5 volts almarg suggested translates to less than 3/10ths of a watt into ... | |
| Dual vs single sub Editing timed out before I could fix one sentence; here’s how it should read: "The array you described only tries to provide significant smoothing in one dimension, and it primarily does so at one end of the room (your four subs only approximate a... | |
| Dual vs single sub "If you create a linear array very little energy disperses off the top and bottom or in this case to the side walls minimizing that interaction."The array you described only tries to provide significant smoothing in one dimension, and it primarily... | |
| Dual vs single sub "One question concerning 4 subs - How are they connected to the amp?"The amp I supply with the Swarm is the Dayton Audio SA-1000, part number 300-811 at Parts Express.It has a single channel of amplification but two sets of output binding posts wi... | |
| Dual vs single sub mijostyn wrote: "I think Noble is on the right path here..."And I think you’re on the right path too. Your idea for spacing four subwoofers along the front wall will greatly improve their interaction with that end of the room.But here’s the thing:... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations @darrenmc posted something very specific:"I am looking for a greater soundstage and bottom end slam while maintaining the clarity of the PMC’s."Within the context of his 15 x 12 foot room, I’d like to explore what might result in a "greater sounds... | |
| picking speakers (and electronics) for a relatively large room - new I concur with AudioTroy’s assessment that high dynamic range and a lot of low-frequency air-moving capability would be really nice to have in gryphonite’s situation. Legacy’s large floor-standing speakers have these characteristics. And as AudioTr... | |
| The most important factor in soundstage imaging "Forgot to add that a real enemy of speakers are crossovers which is why single driver speakers, when kept within its frequency comfort zones, are so good. All crossovers are problems, even the best first-order ones. It truly is like polishing a t... | |
| Home made treatment to reduce Bass bloom or resonance in a room? I suggest you engage the services of a professional acoustician. The reason is, this is the sort of endeavor where knowledge and expertise will make far more of a difference than how much money you can throw at the problem. I have largely stoppe... | |
| The most important factor in soundstage imaging Phomchick wrote: "The single most important factor in audio stereo imaging, is increasing direct radiation and decreasing reflected radiation, by moving the speakers away from the back wall, and away from the side walls."I would agree that minimiz... | |
| Easy to drive, outstandingly natural sound from 40-50 Hz up.....AN-E, O/96, others? Exlibris wrote: "Thanks Duke. I’ve been thinking of doing that, at your suggestion, and have been looking at the Townshend maximum supertweeters."I’d look primarily at adding some rear-firing energy from about 12 kHz to about 20 kHz... the Fostex ... | |
| Open Baffles with Subwoofers The Fostex FE87E has a small cone and modest x-max. On an open baffle with no protective highpass filter, the math says it starts to go non-linear at about 7/10ths of a watt at 200 Hz, and at about 2/10ths of a watt at 100 Hz and below. In other w... | |
| Easy to drive, outstandingly natural sound from 40-50 Hz up.....AN-E, O/96, others? Exlibris wrote: "The reason I’m interested in making a change is not because adding subs threw off the balance, it’s because I find the speakers to be a bit "sleepy." You might try a rear-firing tweeter to add a little bit more top-end energy to t... | |
| Will a subwoofer add depth and clarity to my system, or just bass? Hi Tim,Thank you for posting your experiences! Very interesting!I haven’t come across any insurmountable integration issues, but there have been occasional challenges. Integrating with a system that was horn loaded allegedly down to 80 Hz did pres... |