lonemountain
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| 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... | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers Active speakers properly engineered, designed and built with top parts should sound great at home or the studio. The is nothing about a studio that is different other than lower noise floor and perhaps more absorption. The problem is a"better" ... | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers ATC does build passive because some folks just want a passive. We know this is the reality of the market. But we spend a lot of time talking about active because its genuinely a step forward (and it costs the customer less for higher performanc... | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers jon_5912:Whoever told you passive crossover (a static device with lots of lots of loss through wire) offers more precise control than active crossovers (where the crossover is before the amplifiers; an electronic circuit with very precise control)... | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers Theophile! Wow, you should write a paper! Very well put. The only thing that convinces some people that the idea of engineers endlessly fussing over mixes cannot be true is some pop mixes sound absolutely awful. I have heard mix engineers comp... | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers I think the major reason for active has not been said yet: linear phase. You can adjust the phase of each driver electrically, before the amps and within the electronic crossover, where this is impossible with a passive crossover. All the loss i... | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers jburidanAre you thinking "plate amps" are Class D amps or some design that is somehow different than a "normal" rack mount amp? The circuit design and parts inside an ATC amp pack are identical to 3 of our stand alone Class A/B power amps, sharin... | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers Active speakers will break your heart when the plate amp fails. Then you'll prolly have to throw it away unless you know how to repair it. Huh? I'm not sure why one would through away amplifiers? Why not repair them? We have amp packs that have ... | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers Ok canibefrank when you pull just those words out I see my mistake and creating confusion. Thanks for asking for clarity! I meant you have the "ability to control phase" at the crossover points of the system. There are two adjustment points wit... | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers Some interesting posts here.....the first two active speaker companies the I know of were Genelec (which I represented years and years ago) and ATC (which we now import to the US as lone mountain). Both companies have a long history of "how its d... |