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| Higher sensitivity - more dynamic sound? @deludedaudiophile wrote: "You are convincing me more and more that active is the way to go long term." Going active will have no direct impact on driver compression effects, but if you are "rolling your own", going active may make it easier for... | |
| Higher sensitivity - more dynamic sound? @lonemountain wrote: "my point about dynamic range was "system dynamics" not one system vs another. The 86dB efficiency speaker on a 250W amp has more total dynamics to cover incoming source material of a wider dynamic content than the 102dB/20w ... | |
| Higher sensitivity - more dynamic sound? @lonemountain , I don’t follow your reasoning. You said: "So your 102dB 1w/1m speaker may not have such good dynamics with a 20W amp if 1W= 102dB SPL then .2W=105, 4W =108, 8W =111, 16W=114dB SPL and that’s it! That’s 12dB of dynamic range. "86d... | |
| Higher sensitivity - more dynamic sound? @deludedaudiophile, There are multiple mechanisms by which powert compression can occur, and minimizing them just about always favors high-efficiency designs. This will not be a textbook-comprehensive look at the topic, and I will make some gener... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations @rooze , My understanding (based on the works of Earl Geddes and David Griesinger) is that the radiation pattern can widen at the low end, as with a "hybrid horn" speaker such as the Cornwall. As far as which such speakers I have actual experien... | |
| Best speakers for a small room Small rooms have two issues: First, the reflection path lengths are short, and that’s bad because early reflections are more likely to be detrimental than later-arriving ones. Second, the smaller the room, the larger and more audible the room-indu... | |
| Bose 901's in an acoustically treated room? The perceived spectral balance of the Bose 901 is dominated by the spectral balance of the reflected sound, and IF the acoustic treatments in the room absorb the short wavelengths (high frequencies) moreso than they absorb the longer wavelengths, ... | |
| Two vs four subwoofers for music playback According to Earl Geddes, whose ideas the Swarm is based on, the in-room smoothness goes up as the number of independent bass sources goes up. So four subs intelligently-distributed are theoretically twice as smooth as two (and "smooth bass" = "f... | |
| Dipole speakers, subwoofers and that rear wall The ear does not perceive comb filter effects from reflections the same way a microphone registers them, so in general reflections are far more benign than they look "on paper". But if reflections arrive too early, they still can be detrimental to... | |
| Concentric drivers Doppler (intermodulation) distortion would show up as a reduction in clarity at high SPLs, particularly with bass-heavy, complex music. Duke | |
| Desktop ESLs SoundLab makes a "bookshelf" hybrid electrostat called the "MiniStat". 20 inches tall by 9 inches wide by 12 inches deep, so it may be too big for a desktop. Duke Disclaimer: I'm a SoundLab dealer. | |
| AR-2ax Level Controls. Originals: 16 Ohm Rheostats. Replace with????? "The new [16-ohm] L-Pads were TOOOOO big. The new L-Pads were TOOOOO big. A pair cannot get close enough together for the shafts to fit thru the existing holes in the crossover board (1-3/4" c/c). Returned for full refund to Parts Express." One o... | |
| Subwoofer Choice Question SVS, Majico, JL Audio, REL Assuming competent subwoofer design, by far the most audible issue in the bass region is uneven frequency response caused by room interaction. The audible effects of room-interaction peaks and dips on a sub are much greater than the audible differ... | |
| K-horn won't fit, any other corner speakers recommended for a big room? You might look at Pi Speakers. A couple of their models are designed to go into corners. I first heard the 7 Pi at the Midwest Audio Fest many years ago. I knew nothing about them and had no idea what was in the room, and from where I had to s... | |
| Recommendations on small ESL speakers for tiny room If you have free reign in your room, have you tried setting up your system on a diagonal? So your back would be to one corner, you’d be facing the opposite corner, and the speakers would be along each of the two walls flanking the corner that you’... |