oliver_reid
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| Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget Look at ATC. They are very accurate and ATC are used by many recording engineers for monitoring. Imaging is amazing. | |
| ATC active vs. passive @lonemountain I have the smaller SCM 19’s bi-amped using the connectors on the speakers. Does bi-amping bring some part of the improvements of the active version? I find the accuracy and imaging to be excellent. The speakers ’disappear’ Solo p... | |
| Is Apple Music lossless/uncompressed? The Apple Music app on Apple TV is easier to work with than using a phone, (although of course you need a TV to manage it) - it outputs digital over a HDMI cable, but reduces any higher res streams to 48kz Almost all stereo tracks are 'lossless'.... | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room Look at the ATC bookshelf range: https://atc.audio/hi-fi/loudspeakers/entry-series/scm7-mk3/ Great imaging, very accurate - which is why so many recording studios use this brand for monitors. Good value for $ too. | |
| Subwoofer Advice @navyachts Re the Dynaudio 18s I want to make sure we ARE talking about the same item. The 18s is very compact in fact and is $1799 at Sweetwater: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TrueBass18S--dynaudio-18s-dual-9.5-inch-powered-studio-su... | |
| Subwoofer Advice Dynaudio make great subwoofers their 18s duall 9.5 in model is inexpensive | |
| Seeking Bookshelf Recommendations Agree. ATC speakers are superbly crafted, and accurate. Imaging is excellent. ATC are heavily used in recording studios. You can add a sub later to extend the bass: e.g, Dynaudio 18s | |
| What if a high end speaker measures really badly? Question: when FR graph such as those above show the db level at, say, 1khz, does the measured response include any other frequencies - such as resonances introduced by the speaker? Also, I assume, the graphs alone do not reflect phase consistenc... | |
| I need a extension cord with Look at Panamax products "Our power management products give your audio/video systems the pure, noise-free power they need for superlative performance, providing longevity to the components connected while protecting them from damage caused by po... | |
| The Best Bass Ever? A Subwoofer Discovery I love My JLAudio sealed 10 in. SW in my car --driven by a used JLAudio 250w monoblock ( Cost to me ~$200) At home I have, and really like, my Dynaudio 18s - self-powered 500w - sealed, twin opposed 9.5 in drivers ( virtually eliminating any vibr... | |
| Musical subwoofer under $2000 Please look at the Dynadio 18s Goes down well bellow 30hz and is very musical | |
| Sound Stage and Imaging Good imaging requires very low coloration, accurate f.r., and phase linearity. For 2K you are not going to find a new full-range speaker that provides this. You could look for some used ATC speakers, Or get the ATC SCM 11's and add a sub later. | |
| SVS or REVEL Subwoofer The Dynaudio 18s is under $1799. Dual opposed 9.5 in drivers, no port. 500W amp. https://dynaudio.com/professional-audio/subwoofers/18s#product_downloads Very controlled and musical and gets down to <~20hz The Dual opposed drivers mean ther... | |
| Share the songs that move you (from musicals). "Memory", from Cats | |
| Spendor, PMC, ProAc, ATC- Sonic characteristics and differences? ATC’s roots are in studio monitors. They are considered extremely accurate, and many recording studios rely on them. Their domed midrange driver is legendary and was used by other speaker manufacturers, including Proac, for domestic speakers until... |