jon_5912
Responses from jon_5912
| Subwoofer placement - does it matter? @emergingsoul You can measure it if you want to understand it. bass is difficult to get right. In my opinion the way to go is main speakers that have a slow drop in response starting at a fairly high frequency. Mains that are flat to 20hz are ... | |
| Subwoofer placement - does it matter? Placement makes a huge difference that is easily measured with a real time analyzer and measurement microphone. I did a bunch of that when I was younger and differences can be huge. Resonances build up and the sub in a certain spot will excite c... | |
| I Was Considering Active, Then I Watched This ... People fixating on whether the amp is internal or external are emphasizing the wrong thing. I'm sure there are a lot of cheap active speakers that aren't very reliable but that's because they're a cheaply made throwaway items. You can get active... | |
| "Addition of subwoofer to Music System" The current thinking is that multiple subs are the way to go. I've messed around with subs, equalization, real time analyzers and measurement mics to get an understanding of how my perception relates to measurements. I haven't done it yet myself... | |
| Thiel Owners @prof, in the past I've thought that rolled off highs improved imaging. I thought that the very high sounds threw off my ability to hear spatially. I'm entirely in the listen to what you enjoy camp so I'm not at all critical of tube lovers. I j... | |
| Thiel Owners @unsound, 90 dB at 2.83 V 1/m into 4 ohms means current = 2.83/4 = 0.7075. Watts = current x voltage = 0.7075 x 2.83 = 2 watts. 90db at 2 watts, 93 at 4, 96 at 8, 99 at 16, 102 at 32. Regardless, the older I get the more I'm convinced that t... | |
| Thiel Owners Even so, it's 32 watts for 102 db. I appreciate the benefits of extra power but the Krell FPB300 puts 600w/ch into 4 ohms. 64/105, 128/108, 256/111, 512/114. I'm skeptical, do you buy Thiels because you like it loud? They're magnificent with u... | |
| Thiel Owners I think focusing on doubling is somewhat misguided. If an amp is stable and low distortion into 2 ohms it should be fine. How much power can it put into 2 ohms? An amp that can put 300w/ch into 2 ohms can put 150 into 4 ohms and 75 into 8. Wha... | |
| Thiel Owners @yyzsantabarbara1 I bought 3.7s in 2012 and had kids in 2013 and 2014. Audio dropped way down on my priority list and I had them in several far from ideal spots. I had them right next to each other for a while and they sounded great. You don... | |
| Thiel Owners @solobone22 they have a black silver weave pattern. They're pretty old, the color has probably changed. | |
| Thiel Owners I've been driving my 3.7s with a pair of bridged mono Cambridge 840W's for a long time. I think they're great. I thought they were clearly better than the pair of Classe CA200's they replaced. They've been in my system for close to 10 years now... | |
| Have speakers really improved within the last 20 years?? I can't get past the first sentence of these posts anymore. | |
| Thiel Owners I bought a pair of viewpoints off ebay several months ago but when they arrived the box had been abused and one was broken. One of the tweeters was shot so I bought another only to have it immediately go bad. I measured the voltage output and it... | |
| Thiel Owners After having my broken viewpoint sitting on the floor taken apart for a few months I decided to buy the single powerplane on ebay for $135. I'm curious if it has the same innards as the Viewpoints or if the crossover will be a little different. ... | |
| Baby Proof Floorstanding Speakers I'd go to the local Home Depot and buy a 2' x 4' piece of plywood 1/2" thick or more. Cut it in half and attach each 2' x 2' piece to the bottoms using the spike threads. It'll be cheap and make them very difficult to knock over. |