lonemountain
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| Active Speakers Don't Sound Better @mbmi Stuck in what way? The only thing that internal true active changes (like ATC, Genelec, etc)is a choice in power amps and a ton of speaker level wire (to the speaker and tons of hidden wire inside the passive crossover). Due to the increase... | |
| Speaker Selection Strategies For Atmos Music @Deep_33 Thanks for posting that Steve Wilson interview. That's pretty much the same info the poeple I know on the mix side say to me. He's honest about the binaural nature of air pods, but basing your acceptance of ATMOS based on that alone is... | |
| Speaker Selection Strategies For Atmos Music If only wireless sounded as good as hard wired.......the technology isn't there yet. | |
| Active Speakers Don't Sound Better I think the active discussion has gone off the rails into detials that are NOT the main reasons for active. Here is my summary of reasons. 1) phase linearity (via line level adjustments in the crossover). Many designers think this is the key reas... | |
| Active Speakers Don't Sound Better @fynnegan That is not true. Ive done it and you cannot get to where the actives are with passive. All that speaker wire and copper (in the LF inductor especially) between amp and drive unit! Or are you a proponent of the idea that speaker wire is ... | |
| Speaker Selection Strategies For Atmos Music ATMOS has many complex issues that are hard to convey quickly and simply. The main idea I have always had, even from the time I visited Dolby to discuss the ATC systems they bought to design ATMOS on, was the important first step to three dimensio... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? Asking the question "What is efficient enough?" brings up mutiple challenges. the first being hardly anyone listens much over 90dB SPL! I was at AXPONA this weekend and in our room we are demong ATC. I meassuredIf the SPL when things got "l... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @daveyf One of my points is that this very issue of "what amp is enough?" is based around very fuzzy poorly defined/poorly understood info about speaker efficiency, Would you call a 90dB SPL 1w/1m speaker efficient or not? Brad | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? Is the entire "speaker efficiency" conversation motivated by passions and opinions about the free choice of amplifiers -not speakers ? Brad | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @phusis My argument is that this efficiency as it relates to speaker performance is a complex issue, much more than a simple number. You forget I am engaged with dealers and end users who ask these questions (and similar ones) quite often. The d... | |
| Geddes multiple subwoofer method - 3 subs vice 4 I agree with Geddes and this he is one of the few out there with the right idea. ATC has always agreed with "don't insert another filter in a very audible place" idea when adding a sub. Our efforts on the pro side with multiple subs have work... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @rauliruegas Very good point and great example that there is more to know about a speaker than a 1w/1m spec. Could a 86dB 1w/1m speaker with a very flat impenace curve outperform a 91db 1w/1m speaker with a wildy changing impedance curve? Yes. ... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @rauliruegas it’s true - I am ATC USA and do not want to hide that. Previously I’ve worked for EV (their rep out of Chicago including OEM)and JBL (in charge of cinema and installed sound in the USA)and now ATC ( I’m the importer for both pro a... | |
| What makes a good hotel speaker? It is indeed set up and knowledge of rooms. It's amazing how some exhibitors focus on cables and source but set up speakers improperly. If you walk in a hotel room and see a speaker being demoed right next to or up against a wall, know that th... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? I suspect the $4,000 price claimed is not real- likely seen by atmasphere somewhere on the resale market because the product is long discontinued. That price is not representative of what it really sold for back when it was made or what current... |