lonemountain
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| SHIPPING speakers? FedX ground does not take pallets, nor does UPS ground. As an importer for ATC, I deal with this stuff daily. Crates are preferred as they are cheap and you don't have to get them back. cardboard still needs a pallet so big boxes still mean tru... | |
| SHIPPING speakers? All these suggestions of UPS or FEDX are wrong. If you have a small package, that might be a good idea, but only IF you have factory packaging that is in like new condition. If you have old packaging or beat up packaging, don’t do it. The cardboar... | |
| Florida Audio (International) Expo 2025 Thaks @giggsy ! | |
| Florida Audio (International) Expo 2025 It was a great show! Our room had active ATC 50s and they sounded great in there. Coming back next year for sure. | |
| Should speakers be upgraded before preamp and amplifiers? The transducers are the least “preciae” part of any system, changing energy from one form to another, recording or playback. So for home that means speakers and phono cartridges. For recording that means speakers and microphones. Generally spe... | |
| Florida Audio (International) Expo 2025 Im going! We are taking active 50s and have an ATC room. Come by and say hi! Brad | |
| Single Sub Position @soix Then 3 subs works even better and 4 even better yet! I have attended some demos where there were 4 very small cheap subs turned down almost so low you couldn't tell they were on and it was amazingly consistent bass throughout a small room. ... | |
| Room is way too bright. @saboros You experience with your Magnepans demonstrates figure of 8 dispersion pattern and you found one of the best places or conditions where a dipole pattern works! There's some famous ribbon mics (RCA 44's) used in studios today from th... | |
| A question about trim rings around speaker drivers I would say that we see more problems from over tightening bolts than under tightening them. Most baffles made of a non resonant material are soft and can be compressed between a bolt and a driver frame, so it's normal for a bolt to "feel" loose.... | |
| Transmission line speakers! Bose also uses transmission line designs and holds several patents on them. The little Wave Radio uses a transmission line. BTW, transmission line applies/impacts typically only the low end portion of the speaker- not the midrange or above (ot... | |
| ATC SCM40A speakers The post above is a reat example of how speakers (really most drivers) sound different off axis. This is almsot a universal, but there are some drivers that are better than others. Since this is a post about SCM40A, the mid dome driver and the ... | |
| Starting my showroom again The online dealer thing isnt going to offer any opportunity for you (IMHO). I think that ship has sailed and the major web stores are already doing a lot of business for the major manufacturers. A new webstore is not different. Remember, more ... | |
| Starting my showroom again @nashvillehifi I am active in the business right now (in hi fi and in pro via high end recording gear) . The business has completely changed from when you were running a store. One of the issues is that most of the lower end brands (90%+ made ... | |
| Room is way too bright. @panzrwagn has it right. The acoustics treatment route is the only way out. If it were my space, heavy theater curtain type drapes (so you can completely close all the glass off) would be step one. That will cost a more than the speakers p... | |
| Single Sub Position I think these posts show what we have always experienced at Lone Mountain and TransAudio- each room is different and where "the subs go" is just as different as the room itself. Ive almost never had the same location work out in two rooms- especi... |