bmbmzig
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| 18 inch subwoofer vs multiple 12 inch subwoofers with bookshelf speakers While this is not answering the posed question, I find it interesting that so many are using crossover points above 100Hz, even up to 120Hz. Ive found that 80-85Hz keeps the vocals out of the subs, and it becomes less "directional". I've always us... | |
| Worst Speakers Ever?? Boy this thread kindled some old memories. Back in the 70's I worked as an tech in the service department for a small chain of stereo stores. One of the speaker lines that the carried was Ultralinear. As mentioned, these speaker were cheap but th... | |
| Can a power amp have too much power, risking damage to a speaker? As pointed out in one of the threads, when the maximum power of an amp is reached, the distortion rises very quickly. It is a "bell" curve rise. The distortion goes from "zero to a hundred" really fast (smallest movement of the volume control), an... | |
| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? The best system in the world can not fix bad acoustics. If the room is bad, chances are no matter what you put in it, will not sound good, or better said, not live up to its potential. | |
| Question: Sound Treatment behind the Listener? With approximately 8' behind you to the wall, the sound level is only attenuating 3.52dB, plus whatever the absorption coefficient of the building materials (ie CD cases are which is probably very low), and another 3.52dB attenuation on the reflec... |