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| Stereophile reviews the active Grimm LS1C @erik_squires wrote: Based on the driver sizes, this makes sense. It’s great they can bring the bass down to below 20 Hz but physics are unforgiving. They can’t possibly get to 20Hz with a tiny module in a large space. That’s just it, but t... | |
| Stereophile reviews the active Grimm LS1C I've heard the active Grimm speaker system (incl. the sub module) at a couple of occasions, and what has struck me with their sound fairly consistently is the coherency, tonal authenticity, balance, resolution and relative ease of presentation. Th... | |
| New Klipsch Klipschorn AK7 & La Scala AL6 will be active DSP Crossover @devinplombier wrote: I (largely) agree with you on this subject. I’ve auditioned high-end active setups and found that they sounded wonderful. A conundrum and bottleneck of sorts is the DSP unit. As you pointed out, quality is important. Relat... | |
| New Klipsch Klipschorn AK7 & La Scala AL6 will be active DSP Crossover @faustuss wrote: Isn't this exactly where you're coming from? What has been the main context of my replies thus far? It was you who claimed that "... any well-seasoned hobbyist is well aware of the multitude of approaches to sound reproduction... | |
| New Klipsch Klipschorn AK7 & La Scala AL6 will be active DSP Crossover @faustuss wrote: Interestingly, there is nothing new here and any well-seasoned hobbyist is well aware of the multitude of approaches to sound reproduction and accepts them as revelatory or rejects them out right. We’ve seen this over and over a... | |
| New Klipsch Klipschorn AK7 & La Scala AL6 will be active DSP Crossover @m-db wrote: So the active crossover digitizes the input signal? If it’s an analogue input, yes, and so it has to be converted back to analogue from digital (where the Digital Signal Processing is taking place) on the output side of DSP before... | |
| New Klipsch Klipschorn AK7 & La Scala AL6 will be active DSP Crossover @faustuss wrote: ... it’s wonderful you have the option to use the speakers without all the additional signal processing which is something I abhor! Really it's outboard active configuration that's the optional approach here, as passive config... | |
| New Klipsch Klipschorn AK7 & La Scala AL6 will be active DSP Crossover These will be great upgrades for the two mentioned Klipsch models - both the new Tractrix horns + 2" exit cinema compression drivers, and not least the optional active configuration. It’s how I configure my horn-loaded speaker system as well, full... | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? @unreceivedogma wrote: Did I say “sound the same as new”? I did not. However, I obviously would not still be using them if I was not getting anything less than outstanding performance from them. It appears the post you were replying to ha... | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? Jeff Days’ vintage office system: These are heavy loudspeakers, somewhere in the 250 pound range each as a guesstimate. These vintage loudspeakers—like me, are over six decades old now—have accumulated a few scuffs and scrapes over the years, bu... | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? More modern, polyether-based foam surrounds are very durable, and when treated with a "foam guard" should last beyond 25 years. In any event direct sunlight is best prevented from reaching exposed cones to extend longevity of the surrounds and avo... | |
| Maybe critical listening skills are bad? @erik_squires wrote: I argue that we seek out imaging that is too precise because we lack the visual information. +1 | |
| Maybe critical listening skills are bad? @baylinor wrote: ... paying attention to the room acoustics is of primary importance if you ever want to truly be able to appreciate the differences that various equipments provide. @mahgister wrote: Acoustics rules audio... Sorry for the se... | |
| Maybe critical listening skills are bad? @mahgister -- You don't negate the differentiation of speakers by understanding and properly implementing acoustics. "Properly" with a proviso, certainly insofar it's not universally accepted what constitutes the right acoustic properties of a li... | |
| Svs sb17-ultra for music Previously owned the SVS SB16-Ultra. For its size it's a capable sub, and it goes deep (~15Hz). However If one can put aside the typical expectations about the sealed design, i.e.: it being automatically a shoe-in for "hifi" - and exclusively so, ... |