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| Which subwoofer should I get? @james633 -- +1 It’s telling seeing main speakers with bigger displacement area in their woofer section than the subs that augment them. Indeed, physically subs are quite often smaller than the mains, and knowing Hofmann’s Iron Law we know what ... | |
| Which sounds better 2 way or 3 way speaker design @sounds_real_audio wrote: Not sure anyone knows what a two and a half way is Come on.. @rauliruegas wrote: Now, a woofer in a 2-way design usually crossover around 2khz and the most critical frequencies are handled by that woofer and it’s h... | |
| Which sounds better 2 way or 3 way speaker design @ditusa wrote: See here a two way monitor with attributes of a three and four way design. Mike +1 OP: There are a lot of variables involved here. As has been pointed to by several in this thread already it’s about the design goals and juggli... | |
| What Speaker Cables Taught Me About Audiophiles @jonwolfpell wrote: If you think about it, other than a live performance of symphonic music in a good hall w/ good seats, when do you actually experience layers of depth in live music? ... +1 Image specificity with a live performance of symp... | |
| What Speaker Cables Taught Me About Audiophiles @erik_squires wrote: ... we audiophiles need to be conscious that sometimes our preferences are unique to our culture and that the "normal" consumer may not share them at all. Must say I wasn't surprised by the outcome of your story, not that... | |
| HOW DID YOU END UP WITH YOUR DREAM SYSTEM? @squared80 wrote: By first understanding the science of sound; not spending exorbitant amounts of money on boutique power cords, speaker wire, amps, etc. ... +1 I would add, or rather clarify the area of physics and acoustics with speakers as... | |
| HOW DID YOU END UP WITH YOUR DREAM SYSTEM? @calvinj wrote: I want to know for those who have arrived got their best system together. What is the story behind how you ended up with your gear Some 10 years ago I started to resaddle into a different approach with speakers that are high ef... | |
| ??? What Is The MOST Expensive System You Ever Heard ??? What Was Your Opinion ??? Estelon speakers (probably their top model at the time) and very large Vitus mono amps - auditioned at an exhibition. Can’t remember the source, other than it was digital. Price: north of $1M. Sound: dreadfully dull/uninvolving, flat and dynamical... | |
| ATC SCM40A speakers @lonemountain -- Good post and insights on ATC speakers and their high quality drivers. However: For example, many performance attributes depend on other attributes and you cannot have all of them- you must choose. For example, there is a cle... | |
| How does 10+ year old technology compare to modern: Musical Fidelity M1 DAC Within a given DAC budget (say, ~$5k) I'd go with a used ref. model - even if it's quite a few years old - rather than a new "mid-level" ditto. From my chair the DAC chip evolution, with a few exceptions, has if not stagnated then moved very slowl... | |
| My high pass filter experiment and a couple of questions @erik_squires wrote: A single capacitor can be an effective high pass filter. I’ll be doing that, not in the bass but with the inclusion of a dedicated tweeter (JBL 2405 Alnico) over my main speakers within shortly. A simple 1. order slope cro... | |
| My high pass filter experiment and a couple of questions Most who’d implement a high-pass filter over the main speakers would do so over an existing, passively configured speaker setup (i.e.: with a build-in crossover "seen" by the amp on its output side), meaning an extra layer of signal processing/fil... | |
| Speakers for low-level listening @fsonicsmith wrote: This has been covered many times before. Using what equates to little more than a loudness button is antiquated thinking. Ultra-sensitive loudspeakers, often horn-loaded, are more dynamic. Dynamic range at all volume levels,... | |
| Large speakers plus EQ, what have you done? I do use subs, for the reason being that what and how they do it isn't found in integrated form in a pair of floor-standing main speakers (the subs take up 20 cu. ft. per cab, as a FIY). The main speakers are large (6 ft. 2" in height) as well, an... | |
| Do speakers need to be re-broken in? Having sat dormant for 5 years, they do need re-break in, if only for a short while - meaning, likely just a few hours, if that much. |