lonemountain
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| Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping? @knotscott Well thanks for taking a stab- I was thinking more of @unsound than you, as he made the comment about passive crossovers compensating for drier irregularities. But regarding youor comment, yes-its hard to not agree with you! I agree ... | |
| Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping? @knotscott - yours is probably the only legit answer for not investigating active more thoroughly. I get that once invested downa path, its difficult to change. @unsound - comment about passive crossovers having "implmentations to compensate" fo... | |
| Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping? The very basics: a [speaker] passive crossover comes AFTER the amps, operating at speaker level. The drivers are connected to the crossover not the amplifiers; active crossover /electronic crossovers come BEFORE the amps, operating typically at [... | |
| How do you add color? @mapman we talk about color all the time in the recording business as well. Anything that changes the sound from what came before is considered "coloring the sound" . Some colors are desirable, some not. It is also true @mahgister that studio m... | |
| What would your "perfect speaker" sound like. I want the recording to be an excellent representation of the “song” or “music” as the artist envisioned it; I want my speaker to be very low distortion, so its not changing the source: I want the room it’s in to not change the speaker. Brad | |
| 3-Dimensional Soundstage The problems created by small rooms are many: 1) small room nearby first reflection points will cancel direct on axis information by arriving late, therefore creating large dips in response you cannot fix with EQ or any kind of DSP. 2) In a smal... | |
| 3-Dimensional Soundstage @cerrot That's a great story Cerrot. Its awesome when you can "discover" better sound in your own system. Working on the pro side, a lot of studio mix engineers and mastering engineers LIVE for that! Brad | |
| 3-Dimensional Soundstage @cerrot a preamp cannot "generate" a 3D soundstage or improve upon what is there. It can hide things though. My guess is your previous preamp and cables took away the 3D soundstange of the recording and your new preamp and cables don't. Brad | |
| 3-Dimensional Soundstage Having sold David Cheske a microphone or two, a major difference between his recordings and many other "traditional studio" recordings is that David usually chooses large spaces with large sources that [together] sound very good. In other words, i... | |
| Can "Dark"Sounding Speakers Be "Brightened"UP??? I am sort of amazed that no one other than Geared 4me has suggested listening angle could be the cause. The FIRST STEP in any speaker set up is being sure you are sitting within the speaker/tweeter "dispersion pattern". For example, if you are sit... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often Kota1-Now I get it! Sorry I didn’t understand the post. Yes having a repairable driver is a great thing especially when you realize so many factors say just toss it in the bin and by a new one. And YES, that newer post looks much better! A lot o... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often KOTA1 Was that really Paradigms OEM supplier? Sure that wasn't someone else? I find that hard to believe. I would take that down if I were them. Whoever that was, it was NOT a clean assembly line- it was filthy! The only part of the line th... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often I am going to disagree with Erik on this one. Manufacturers may use a wide array of strategies to find/develop something that will sell. OEM is attractive because building drivers is expensive and slow. It also requires a significant investment i... | |
| The Snob Appeal Premium If you enjoy your system every time you use it and the music makes you feel good, that is the goal for just about everyone. Artists, mixing engineers, musicians, mastering- every step HAS to be rewarding for the person doing that part of the proce... | |
| Interesting Read From a Recording Engineer about EQ Eric: That sure is a good example of "your mileage may vary". While Dukes method is the industry norm, especially in pro, there are exceptions and stories that support those exceptions. I still think Dukes advice is the "best practice" starting p... |