lonemountain
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| Do I need a sub woofer to match my ATC SCM11s I have a different take, The SCM 11 are not bass light or bass shy, they are actually the "warmest":(the most bass in relation to the midrange) of ALL the small ATC 2 ways. So the bass light impression of the SCM11 shoild not be, I suspect its all... | |
| High end speakers at low volume @ghdprentice You have the right aswers....low level sound quality and efficiency are not related. Sound Quality at low level is related to how low the driver distortion is and the front end quality. ATC has very low driver distortion and sound... | |
| Surge and Conditioning I'd look for smaller transfomer isolated device, from other companies. Equitech starts at 15A, but I think there are 5A and such on the computer market. It looks like Tripp Lite makes smaller ones.. Brad | |
| Surge and Conditioning I recently started working with Equitech, and Ive learned a ton about all the different types of "power conditioners" available. It is very confusing world with many different types of units all called power conditioners. Surge protection: not... | |
| power conditioners in $3000 to $5000 range I work with them so I am biased, but Equitech is the power conditioner/iso system most of the mastering houses use, as well as the best recording studios. What makes them different is this "balanced power design" that is designed to work on ordina... | |
| Interesting Read From a Recording Engineer about EQ @lordrootman Okay since you failed to answer, or give insight to what you mean, I'll give more information to explain how your comment could not be more wrong. The artists make records these days, using their own money most of the time, unles... | |
| Are carbon fiber speaker cabinets inherently better than wood or metal ones Years ago I worked for Jon Dahlquist as a his rep in Chicago. He developed a series of loudspeakers called DQM that used Magnat drivers inside a revolutionary cabinet (to me anyway) using a double wall of variable density MDF with a layer of Next... | |
| Are carbon fiber speaker cabinets inherently better than wood or metal ones @bdp24 I'm with you. Adding mass/bracing to loudspeakers dramatically helps sound, especially when you're aware of the resonant frequencies you are trying to avoid. Carbon fiber is for looks, not speaker structure- especially when variable densi... | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? @fleschler I think you are right about a Yamaha receiver- Ive bought several in different houses as the sound and feature set is good even at low cost levels. In my own world (as I do import both pro and hi fi ATC to the US), a pair of ATC SCM 1... | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? In reading these posts, it seems many people do grasp the challenge of "room sound" -that their future speakers need to work well in their room- but the way of assessing this is through their own listening impressions. This is not a reliable metho... | |
| 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... |