erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Long Speaker Wires/Short Interconnects or Long Interconnects/Short Speaker Wires If it is RCA, short interconnects. If XLR, short speaker cables. If a choice, go with XLR. | |
| Speaker shootout update; aggressive treble eliminating some (fairly?) Hilde, I find the Fritz to be the most neutral and warm sounding of the bunch. Unfortunately once you have listened to a truly neutral speaker with actual extension instead of a speaker that is ragged up top it's super hard to listen to anything ... | |
| Speaker shootout update; aggressive treble eliminating some (fairly?) If you found the Fritz to be bright and harsh, then I know for sure it is your room. You need better treatment, including possibly the floor behind and between the speakers. Inexpensively, use some blankets and pillows around the room to experime... | |
| Subwoofer. Great one song. Not so great the next song. Eric that is true and always an option but an external crossover would be needed to limit the low end on the mains with most subs. Not sure about this one in particular. Um, sealing will raise the -3 dB point of the mains and, most importantly, l... | |
| What are the advantages of electrostatic versus floor speakers w/wo external drivers? Hey Sokogear, I've been a fan of line sources and ESL's for many years. What they do most of all is interact with the room very differently than a box speaker. The narrow dispersion causes more of a headphone effect at the listening location. Th... | |
| Subwoofer. Great one song. Not so great the next song. Leaving ports open will extend the low frequencies of the mains and allow the sub to come in at a somewhat lower frequency that is less directional and less likely to call attention to a single subs location in the room. True but if your mains are... | |
| Subwoofer. Great one song. Not so great the next song. I see that you read the article Erik wrote and posted on his website. In it he devotes a fair amount of virtual ink to discrediting the distributed multi-sub concept by labelling its advocates "cultish". If you are open to hearing an opposing view... | |
| How to judge an amplifier's performance with a "powered-woofer" speaker? Hi mike,Great questions. While designs may vary, usually the bass section will offer the amp a high resistance value, say 800 Ohms instead of 8. This limits the current the amplifier has to provide in this range to 1/100th of the original. This le... | |
| Subwoofer. Great one song. Not so great the next song. I should say the problems the OP listed can be dealt with crudely but effectively. On Android, get a calibrated mic:https://amzn.to/3eYDGBa and AudioTools. Play the crappy songs. You’ll see the frequencies that are bad. Add a PEQ to kill them. Done. | |
| Subwoofer. Great one song. Not so great the next song. Plugging ports on a speaker isn’t the same as the speaker having been designed with a sealed cabinet to begin with @nekoaudio is correct in absolute terms but... I think this is OK. Plugging a port leaves you with an over damped and close to seco... | |
| Subwoofer. Great one song. Not so great the next song. You can use a miniDSP in your sub chain, or Roon which I do and it works great, but then I make my own loudspeakers, so the learning curve and application is not the same as it is for others. The alternative is to use a preamp with room correctio... | |
| Stereophile complains it's readers are too informed. What really incensed me about this article is that they want to wear the mantle of knowing what good speaker design is by invoking Toole and others, but past articles clearly show they have no clue. A great example of this was the Crystal Minissim... | |
| Alternatives for shorter On-Desk speaker stands? I'm looking at IsoAcoustics stands I used to use and they're less than 5". THey also make pucks you can use. Best, E | |
| crossover rebuild/retoration Here's the best I know of:http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/Yamaha-NS1000.htm | |
| Subwoofer. Great one song. Not so great the next song. https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2020/04/how-to-not-buy-subwoofer.html |