han_n
Responses from han_n
| Does It have to be loud? @gdhal In a subsequent post you made in this thread, dated 03-04-2018 8:57am, you wrote "....people admit listening at levels up to 100 or more dba at the listening position. I’m not sure how they measure, but believe me, most speakers won’t even ... | |
| Does It have to be loud? I believe that measuring a SPL of let's say 90 dba in a small room is as loud as 90 dba in a big room. (the effort to get to the 90 dba is different of course). | |
| Does It have to be loud? Another point is that I was talking about SPL at the listening position. (in my case 4.0 meter) I now realize that some measure 107 dba at 2 feet. If we measure for example 105 dba at 0.5 meter, we may expect to see about 102 dba at 1.0 meter, or ... | |
| Does It have to be loud? I'm afraid that my old and industrial ears (61 years old, 40 years or so working on power plants) are still too sensitive to "enjoy" music at levels way above 100 dba. I'm not sure my speakers could do that undistorted, but I also don't really wan... | |
| Does It have to be loud? I'm actually surprised how many people admit listening at levels up to 100 or more dba at the listening position. I'm not sure how they measure, but believe me, most speakers won't even go that loud, or if they do, they will distort tremendously, ... | |
| Does It have to be loud? @shadorne I do agree with you that -in general- very few speakers will comfortably go much higher than 95 dba, without running into higher distortion. The moment you can see the woofer "working hard" there is a very realistic chance that you are e... | |
| Does It have to be loud? First of all, thanks all of you for your input. I do agree that it is more about dynamics rather that just loudness. Any continued SPL above 85 dba will result in hearing damage, so needless to say this is not recommended. My hearing –after 40 yea... | |
| Putting your components inbetween your speakers. @erik_squires No disagreement about diffusers and absorbers, I know the difference, but here it was about putting your equipment between the speakers. As the equipment will never act as an absorber, it will diffuse the sound. I also agree that ro... | |
| Putting your components inbetween your speakers. @erik_squires I agree, it certainly makes a difference, however people may not always be able to keep the space between the speakers empty. Basically any "fill-in" between the speakers will act as a diffuser, so sometimes it may not be desirable,... | |
| Dynamic compression in speakers themselves? Indeed, the main difference between life music and what we get from our “hi-end audio equipment” to our ears are the dynamics, so what are we doing, firstly we often (including myself) use Compact Discs as the data carrier, and Geoffkait nailed it... | |
| Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB “Full detailed sound” can easily be heard at ambient noise + about 20 db. In general ambient noise will be anywhere between 35-50 db, depending on the time of the day and other running equipment in the room like Air Conditioners, Computers or othe... | |
| What is your speaker ownership history since 1995? I stay behind when counting the number of different brands/models, still people consider me a bit crazy I guess.... 1977-1985 B&W DM6 (The kangaroo model)1985-1989 Acoustat (the 3 panel model)1990-1992 Moved from The Netherlands to Indonesia, ... |