lonemountain
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| power conditioners in $3000 to $5000 range I work with them so I am biased, but Equitech is the power conditioner/iso system most of the mastering houses use, as well as the best recording studios. What makes them different is this "balanced power design" that is designed to work on ordina... | |
| Interesting Read From a Recording Engineer about EQ @lordrootman Okay since you failed to answer, or give insight to what you mean, I'll give more information to explain how your comment could not be more wrong. The artists make records these days, using their own money most of the time, unles... | |
| Are carbon fiber speaker cabinets inherently better than wood or metal ones Years ago I worked for Jon Dahlquist as a his rep in Chicago. He developed a series of loudspeakers called DQM that used Magnat drivers inside a revolutionary cabinet (to me anyway) using a double wall of variable density MDF with a layer of Next... | |
| Are carbon fiber speaker cabinets inherently better than wood or metal ones @bdp24 I'm with you. Adding mass/bracing to loudspeakers dramatically helps sound, especially when you're aware of the resonant frequencies you are trying to avoid. Carbon fiber is for looks, not speaker structure- especially when variable densi... | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? @fleschler I think you are right about a Yamaha receiver- Ive bought several in different houses as the sound and feature set is good even at low cost levels. In my own world (as I do import both pro and hi fi ATC to the US), a pair of ATC SCM 1... | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? In reading these posts, it seems many people do grasp the challenge of "room sound" -that their future speakers need to work well in their room- but the way of assessing this is through their own listening impressions. This is not a reliable metho... | |
| Are carbon fiber speaker cabinets inherently better than wood or metal ones Cabinets as a major contributor to sound can be a rabbit hole depending on the manufacrurers approach. ATC mids and tweeters do not even use the cabinet interior- cabinets are just a "baffle holder". Use of variable density MDF can make such cab... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? I think all of us want something "cool" and like owning "cool audio gear". How many would buy a pair of MBLs if they could? Quite a few I would imagine. It would be fun to own a pair and invite your friends over. Plus if you have a big job you’d p... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? A huge driver of cost at the manufacturing level is "how many". I once talked to a Jaguar engineer and he told me they paid $500 for a set of brakes becasue they bought only100 at a time; Ford paid $50 for the similar set becasue they made 10,000.... | |
| 2023 AXPONA Show Report I'll be bringing ATC Entry Series to the show. We do it every year as this has been the best run consumer audio show in the US. I am expecting good attendance this year. Visitors should use it as an opportunity to learn about the companies they... | |
| Interesting Read From a Recording Engineer about EQ @lordrootman " As the artist intended" is one of the dumbest things I hear in audio forums. No recording is done dry. Why is this a bad statement? That the artist is not in control of the studio? Or that they don’t intend anything? That is ce... | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused I think that’s what amazes some pro folks, that "active" is a very well worn path with evidence stretching 20+ years of success and satisfied customers. ATC and Genelec may have pioneered it, but it’s certainly well understood now. The simplest be... | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused @kota1 @donavabdear Far Field multi way actives are not new or revolutionary. The ATC all analog hand made 4 channel P4 amp with built in (analog) crossovers is used to power the "active" pro ATC SCM200s and SCM300s used in studios for 20+ years? ... | |
| Question about Active Bi-amping In the case of ATC (which I import to the US), there is no driver compensation, just filtering. One would completely remove the driver connection to the [passive] crossover and install a new connection straight to an amplifier, with an active cros... | |
| How does a speaker blow out? From my experience too low power (ie HF clipping) is generally the culprit behind tweeters failing, but over power (possibly LF clipping but certainly overheating the voice coil ) is why you blow woofers. Subsonics can often be the mysterious c... |