lonemountain
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| 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... | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused @thespeakerdude. Where it is going to get complicated is "deciding" where an active speaker ends, and where a room correction system begins. Amen ! Especially as DSP marches on to even better and better levels of problem solving. Brad | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused @donavabdear Sorry I thought I answered this. I have not heard the Lyngdorf system so I don’t what to think about it. I assume it’s a good product (to have a business actually survive on it), but worth the money? No idea. In your video he talks... | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused @markw1951 You are completely missing the idea. Active is not about where the amplifier is, it’s about where the crossover is. Sticking an amp in speaker box using a passive crossover is just the same (passive crossover with lots and lots of wire... | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused I called on Coffee Sound in Hollywood for years and it was indeed a whole different world of gear. | |
| UPS. Friend Or Foe? Shipping with either UPS or FEDX ground is the same- damage when things are loose and can be stacked or tossed. Things on pallets fare better, but only marginally so. The thing about insurance with UPS or FEDX is if you pay insurance but don’t fol... | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused @donavabdear I find your comments interesting about movies/video. We hear tell over in music about the procedures in location sound. I am solely focused on recording studios and I do not find that to be true there. Al Schmidt, one of the better kn... |