lonemountain
Responses from lonemountain
| Any reason not to place stand mounted speakers upside down? I think teo audio mentions the important point. The pattern of vertical dispersion is generally something like a wide fan, with a 90 degree width and a 10 or 15 degree height. The fan is aimed slightly downward from the tweeter. Imagine a cross... | |
| Active or passive? Actually one of the benefits of active is it makes all the gear in front of it much easier to hear. I have never heard as much difference in cables, preamps, DAC's, turntables as with actives. With Passives the finer details of different preamps... | |
| What creates the effortlessness in sound reproduction? Phusis- just read your post- right on, we are on the same page. Danley for sure- he is a very talented designer who seems to be ahead of many, great sounding horns! His stuff sounds so good. (I've known him since Servo Drive days) You mention ... | |
| What creates the effortlessness in sound reproduction? GeoffKait has it right. Its not about drivers, efficiency, box type, ported/not, amp type- it's about the ability of all the system elements (from source to speaker) to cover the dynamic range of the source and at the level you want it to play an... | |
| Active or passive? Honestly I have not tried a direct AB with passive and active of another brand the same model using the same amps right next to each other. The leaders in active from the pro side are ATC and Genelec, both jumped into active back in the early 80s ... | |
| Active or passive? Ive done this demo (passive vs active) many times. Active properly executed will outperform passive. The reasons are many: 1) losses through all those copper coils in the passive crossover 2) losses of power, dampening factor, etc though all th... | |
| Klipsch!. The worst speaker company, EVER? IF one can divorce oneself from opinion, the Klipsch originals attempted to solve one of the pillars of reproduction: dynamic range. At the time, there were very few large power amplifiers. Paul used walls and proper engineering to get inexpensi... | |
| Review ATC SCM 40 A floorstanders.....finally mktmkt:Sonically yes, they are the same but the finish is a lot more than stain. We use the same veneer house as Bentley and Maserati. Consumer dealers service and support is WAY different than pro. Pro dealers serve studio customers that are 1... | |
| Review ATC SCM 40 A floorstanders.....finally Actually phantom_av, that is not current information. Hans has Quested in his personal studio but all his work is mixed and produced on ATC and has been for 10 years? His mix engineer Alan Meyerson (handling I believe all Remote Controls's pro ... | |
| 1973 1973: graduated HS, playing bass in band, Klipsch LaScala's as my PA, a biamped bass rig, and studying Bob Heils book on live sound. Koss Pro4AA as my headphone stereo at home. Great diversity of music! Steely Dan, Doobie Bros, Mahavishinu Orc... | |
| ATC SCM7 vs SCM11 ? Which one would you choose? ATC SCM11's sound warmer than almost any other speaker in the consumer line. They are very balanced and don't feel bass shy or overly analytical. They are the easiest of the Entry line to drive as well and are ATC's best selling home audio speak... | |
| Subwoofers.....Leave On/Off? discnikThe thump you hear is likely discharge of capacitors in the power supply and causes no harm, nor is it a sign of something wrong. I am associated with a company that manufactures monitors that do the same thing, and I have had long discuss... | |
| Sound quality vs. volume There is one way of separating the system from the room and know for sure "is it system or room?" Set the system up outside in your driveway, far from any walls or boundaries. Set up your seating position in the same place. Repeat your tests and... | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers @gostaWe'll there you could be right. I listen to most of my stuff on ATC's, as do several of those artists in my list. Since ATC's tell it like it is, you are right, some of the later CD re-releases and remixes can be quite awful. This is quit... | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers gosta: Doobie Bros, a Don Landee and Ted Templeman project, they did a lot of cool stuff in the 70s through 80s. A power house those two! I do think takin it to the streets while a great song and album but not my sonic favorite of the era. Goo... |