james633
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| Sopra 2 Bass The lack of bass does not surprise me. The speaker’s bass drops like a rock after 50hz and steps down pretty hard even after 100hz (link below). Room gain will be very room dependent. Some rooms might even make it worse not better. I think izjjzi ... | |
| Sopra 2 Bass I would buy two subs even if you have to step down to a lower model due to cost. For music you will really not need that large or powerful of a sub. I would also use the highpass function of your McIntosh and 60hz is a good place to start… and pro... | |
| Thiel Owners Some music to try. Not really what I like to listen to musically but it has amazing detail and texture. Dominique Fils-Aime’ “Nameless” album. This album is demo worth and has the same type of low level details and texture in the drums/bass. I thi... | |
| Thiel Owners tonywinga, I understand now what you meant by bass improvement. Most people just mean more or harder impact and subs will do both for you. I am listening to the Stanley Clarke “East River Drive” album now listening for what you describe (new music... | |
| Thiel Owners tonywinga,We have conversed in other threads regarding the bass of wilson vs Thiel. I am still surprised you are wanting of bass owning two subs. A few thoughts, have you measured your room? You could have a hole in the bass. I struggle with a 10d... | |
| Thiel Owners jcatral14,It was a longtime ago but I made notes that day and still have them (sometimes it helps to be a dork). I demoed the Sophia 3 and Thiel 3.7 in the same room, same system, moving each speaker out of the way for each demo. I switched back a... | |
| Speaker Upgrade ... Please Help Me Best thing you can do is buy used on here. If you buy used you can step up to the focal Sopra 2 (these need subs imo unless placed close ((24-36”))to the front wall which can be questionable for sound stage but ok in the right room). They go for a... | |
| Owning the speakers you dreamed of 20 years ago No speaker tech has not changed much imo. These old speakers are just as good as they were. Watch the foam surround and ferrofluid in the tweeters as it can dry up. Honestly bass might have gotten worse in the quest for smaller “nicer” looking spe... | |
| Revel Performa F228 Be speaker... thoughts? I have heard the Salon 2 and 328be in the same room back to back but on different electronics. McIntosh C49/MC462 on the 328be and Mark Levinson on the Salon. salons on the inside and 328be on the outside. So not a true direct comparison but they ... | |
| Revel Performa F228 Be speaker... thoughts? Yes the high tweeter on the 228be could be an issue at 33”, which is pretty low. My ear is about 38” and I sit 9’ away and have not had any problems. I got the Revel 228be for $6300 from Music Direct “new”. They were marked as demos but showed up ... | |
| Revel Performa F228 Be speaker... thoughts? Mtrot,thanks for catching my mistake. Try this link below for the Kanta 2. Similar tuning as the drivers drop off around 100hz and a strong port tuning picks up. I have personally found this type (strong port output) of tuning a little hard to pla... | |
| Revel Performa F228 Be speaker... thoughts? The Kanta is a fine speaker I am sure but it will need subs imo. You can these the bass drops off hard after 100hz and relies on room gain which can be hard to optimize both soundstage and bass or if you have an odd room. Below 100hz you are liste... | |
| REL vs JL AUDIO missioncoonery“Seems like the people with the high end loudspeakers are using JL AUDIO. Is REL Midfi?......are you for real?...”Don’t you know if your cables are not 3 months salary you have a mid-fi system lol.I find much of the discussion here t... | |
| REL vs JL AUDIO mijostyn,thanks for the opinion. If my JL subs fail for the 3rd time I might give JTR a try. As for DIY just not for me. As an engineer for 20 years I sure I could figure it out (I dabbled in a lot of tech over the years in industry), but it just ... | |
| REL vs JL AUDIO mijostyn,thanks for the information and I agree. Integrating a sub without a highpass is a waist of time IMO and causes more problems than it fixes. The resistor idea is a good one for sure. Though I think a DYI sub with highpass and measurements ... |