erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| I Was Considering Active, Then I Watched This ... I'm not saying that all speakers and all amps are similar sounding, at all. I'm just saying that coming to some universal truth about the desirability of an active vs. passive speaker in the home is never going to happen. | |
| How noisy is my line? Audio Prism Noise Sniffer @panzrwagn Do you know of any digital scopes with really easy to use/nice to use spectrum analyzers? When I last had one the spectrum analyzer was a real chore to use, so hard to evaluate the types of noise I was looking at. | |
| All speakers have a little EQ built in Anyone who wants a more in-depth explanation can visit my blog posting on the subject: https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2016/12/crossover-basics-driver-response.html | |
| All speakers have a little EQ built in @carlsbad2 Oh, I prefer a smooth and objectively neutral treble as well. OTOH, Dali for instance, is making big strides by lifting up their treble response. I think there is a market for that, for hearing loss but also for low-level listening. | |
| All speakers have a little EQ built in The goal of a good crossover is a flat frequency response from bottom to top. @carlsbad2 I'm not sure all speaker designers share that flat goal. A speaker thatsounds good in a room and will sell may very well be their goal. The term speaker d... | |
| I Was Considering Active, Then I Watched This ... Staying in the topic of practical differences between active and passive speakers for the home, I want to talk a little more about my most recent experience. I have conventional 2-way L and R speakers. I’ve added a 3-way active speaker in the cen... | |
| All speakers have a little EQ built in @james633 - That may be true. In most designs the raw sensitivity of the tweeters is higher than the woofers and/or the woofers need EQ to boost the bass by cutting the top of their response down, all of which forces us to lower the tweeter levels... | |
| All speakers have a little EQ built in @overthemoon - There are actually bad tone controls. Manufacturers would implement excellent analog stages and then glue on tone controls (or headphone amps) as after-thoughts. So, I can understand that there have been bad examples, there is al... | |
| Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find? When I started working in theater sound I was exposed to Mogami speaker cables. Over the next 20 years I dissed them as being basic. After several stints with a variety of flat cables I've come back to Mogami as the least subtractive, and most ex... | |
| All speakers have a little EQ built in Sadly, those speaker level adjustments were often unreliable over time and the cause of much frustration. Modern speakers are not designed for an anechoic chamber, but the measurements may be done that way in order to properly set crossover point... | |
| I Was Considering Active, Then I Watched This ... @phusis Thanks, but in the interest of staying with the OP's topic, I'm NOT discussing the use of external crossovers and amps. Not only was that not mentioned in his post, but the use of active crossovers and external amps in the home is proba... | |
| I Was Considering Active, Then I Watched This ... I read somewhat of a misconception. Having an active speaker which uses DSP doesn’t necessarily mean it allows for room correction. A manufacturer may take advantage of DSP for the crossover, like you would an active speaker, replacing the caps ... | |
| Right angle XLR adapter If you really can't move your shelf, contact Nordost and see if they'll make custom, or adapt your existing. Pay careful attention to the direction of your plug, and where the center pin points to, and make sure you have clearance in the directio... | |
| Right angle XLR adapter I could not find an adapter, only a plug replacement. | |
| Right angle XLR adapter If you were building your own cables I’d suggest Neutrik silver plated. Of course, you can always pull your shelf out. https://www.markertek.com/product/nc3mrx/neutrik-nc3mrx-3-pole-right-angle-male-cable-connector-nickel-silver |