james633
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| Wilson Sasha DAW vs. Sabrina X Is he running the subs under the mains or using the Lokes internal highpass? If he is highpassing at or above 60hz I would pass and save the money. the Sasha are a lot more dynamic but once highpassed the dynamics of the Sabrina should be grea... | |
| "Diminishing Returns" The Salon II is anything but simple. More engineering went into that speaker than entire speaker lines from other manufactures. But yes I agree, a lot of what people spend money on is excess and not really improving the sound much. | |
| Focal Sopra n1 - mids are a bit recessed compared to Lumina IIs I would measure your room for starters. REW is free software, you just need a mic. Recessed mids seems odd for a focal but I have not heard the Sopra1. In general maybe toe them out a bit to knock down the highs which might push the mids more ... | |
| True high-end Speakers need a midrange The mid range will make come speakers play louder for sure. Horns are another way to push down the tweeter to under 1000hz effectively without limiting volume as the driver moves a lot less. | |
| 2 sub hook up You can also use the RCA outs at the same time. Both balanced and RCA are always on. I ran my subs on my benchmark off the RCA and amp balanced, worked fine. | |
| Which is better, a fussy speaker or a versatile one? Fussy speakers usually have issue with even dispersion, time alignment, or lack smooth frequency response. I have found all well made speakers that do the things listed above well are easy to setup. | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! Final speaker… no surly not but I will be keeping my JBL 4367 for a longtime. They have no real flaw and do a lot of things really well. I will happily move up the JBL line when and if I get the chance. I have pivoted more toward my home theater ... | |
| BW 801 D4 or BW 802 D4 + 2 subs Subs always subs. electronic music can only be played properly with subs…. Not kidding. Anyway, I listened to the 802D4 on McIntosh Mac611 mono blocks and McIntosh 2700 tube preamp. It was ok, the bass was fine, no major complaints, mids were ... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? Yes bigger the better. Bigger is almost always more dynamic and all speaker lack dynamics vs real life. Even with large speakers I like to off load the bass to subs so it can be adjust to the room. | |
| What happened to my room acoustics The room measures fine to me. Many are much worse. People just don’t measure and they have no idea. two things stood out to me. #1 the seating distance with the speakers 8’ apart my max seating distance would be 10’ and for me I would try ... | |
| Focal Sopra 1 Bookshelves (with subs) or Focal Kanta 2s towers instead? Honestly towers with subs in the answer. They just blend the sound power better imo as a longtime sub user. | |
| Benchmark or McIntosh.... I have owned both a full benchmark system and a McIntosh 462 but not at the exact moment for a direct AB. I highpass at 60-70hz which should be noted ….I still own the Mac and own nothing from benchmark at the moment. For music the Mac is more en... | |
| Horns with good timbre and tonality? I have been beyond impressed with my JBL 4367 since purchase. They were great right out of the box and only improved with setup over time. I do highpass them to subs but I do that will all speakers. I struggle to think of a better speaker I have h... | |
| Sopra No 2's or other alternatives? The Revel 328be is of similar quality in sound, has a similar sound but is less bright in the treble and has more bass out put (cheaper too). They are on sale now for $13k-ish if you look around. They don’t look as nice imo though. | |
| Speakers versus Balance vs Amplifier I would measure each speaker from the seating position one at a time and see what you get. REW is a free software package. Just look it up. You will need a mic. |