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| How to get the impact of a live concert? One thing to look at is minimizing thermal compression.As a ballpark rule of thumb, a driver will exhibit about 1 dB of thermal compression at 10% of its rated power. Now this "rated power" would be according to some engineering standard. Usually ... | |
| Building new house need advice on a dedicated room I agree with Soix's recommendation of the Geddes book. Don't let the title put you off - the chapters dealing with acoustics and room construction are totally applicable to two-channel. If you'd like to engage a top-tier professional who is still ... | |
| The most dynamic speaker you've heard... Most dynamic home audio speakers I've heard were the Classic Audio Reproductions Hartsfields. Duke | |
| What component is responsible for dynamics ? "Duke and John;You two build with two different driver designs , is there an opinion on the type of drivers that work best for dynamics ? I don't want to start a battle here, just personal opinions."Ha! If JohnK and I get into a battle, it'll prob... | |
| What component is responsible for dynamics ? I remember reading a post many years ago on Audio Asylum where a recording engineer measured the compression of dynamic peaks in various loudspeakers, and found a strong correlation between loudspeaker efficency and preservation of dynamics. Unfor... | |
| Conical horns whos using them and your opinion Johnk, you probably already know this, but my suggestion would be: Don't equalize the on-axis dip you get in the treble region. It's an artifact of the in-phase mouth reflection; it moves up or down in frequency as you move the microphone closer o... | |
| Klipsch La Scala Dilemma It sounds to me like, for whatever reason, you feel that accepting the free LaScalas would obligate you to use them in perpetuity. Basically, you'd be selling your freedom to use the speakers of your choice for about a grand, because that's about ... | |
| Wanted to share with GON members my new "JOB" I read your Quick Review. Very professional, pointed out pro's and con's and why (assuming the con's aren't deal-killers) it's an excellent unit. You will be an asset to Hometheaterreview.com. Very best of luck with your new gig!Duke | |
| DIY Speaker question I bet you can get those foam surrounds replaced for a lot less than $800, assuming the voice coils weren't cooked. Then set the speakers to "small" for home theater, and use a separate sub or subs.Whether a given subwoofer will do "more harm than ... | |
| Dedicated listening room design The most critical time of any major project is at the beginning, when the biggest decisions are made, and paradoxically when you know the least. Apparently you are aware of this, and seeking to learn as much as possible at this early stage, which ... | |
| Dynamic speakers for OTL amps In my opinion (which is not unbiased), single-driver speakers are generally limited in clarity and/or articulation when called upon to reproduce large-scale music at high SPLs in a big room. That's just not where they excel.Again imo, the coherenc... | |
| Low powered & warm sounding class D amps ? I have been extremely impressed by Virtue Audio amplifiers. They sell direct so their prices are quite reasonable. http://store.virtueaudio.com/Duke | |
| What would happen if Maggie and Wilson Mated? As a first approximation, you could buy two pairs of your favorite Wilsons and point one pair backwards, to give you a bipolar radiation pattern (dipole = too much bass cancellation for this application, so bipolar works better). Dukedealer/manufa... | |
| Suggestions? Planar like Dynamic speaker under 2K Perhaps used Emerald Physics CS2?Duke | |
| Cheapest way to ship large speakers? You might try freightquote.com.If possible, you want the same company handling the shipment all the way to the buyer's door. If there are two companies involved, each will blame the other if there's any damage. |