phusis
Responses from phusis
| Recommendations for electronic crossover. Old thread - oh well, as poster @jaystereo said.@georgehifi -- Don’t go digital to me it only led to sterility no matter what I tried. And I lost the sound of my favorite dac for whatever rubbish dac is in the digital dsp/xovers ones. Not my exper... | |
| What should you hear? @rodman99999 -- People that attend live musical events and fail to locate instrumental voices, via ear, should spend a bit more, on their seating. Of course; it helps to know something about the hall/venue, the seating arrangements, and ac... | |
| What should you hear? @larryi -- I agree that imaging on some classical orchestral recordings can be quite impressive. I like recorded music for that aspect of performance. But, arguably, it is not that realistic because you almost never get the kind of precise inst... | |
| Do speakers take time to warm up? @douglas_schroeder --Now, anyone who disagrees, how about you show me/us the measurements that demonstrate the purported audible change that occurs when speakers "warm up"? Surely this has been proven time and again, right? We should have hundreds... | |
| Vandersteens on active speakers and room correction Regarding Mr. Vandersteen's views on "digital filter networks" (for active configuration) compared to discretely equipped passive filters in the higher-end realm - views which, fundamentally, I don't agree with - I find below linked video a more e... | |
| Do speakers take time to warm up? @b_limo --Same-ish thing happened to me when I picked up my horn speakers in Brighton, UK back in 2015, and drove them all the way to Denmark in a van - in December (in Northern Europe, where it gets cold in the winter time). Arriving early on the... | |
| Rules of getting best audio ? maybe.. @romney80 --... I am sure many of you here have much more experience in this arena and have gone through your journey. Some mistakes made, lesson learnt, but still it is ongoing journey.I have set up my stereo as well as home theater, spent great ... | |
| Why do you guys pursue a flat frequency response when you buy a subwoofer? @audiokinesis -- Deep: "I sure would not want to add another adc/dac into the chain with a subpar DAC on something like miniDSP for bass management (when i have a Denafrips DAC in my 2 channel setup). Guys i know have waaaay more expensive speake... | |
| To horn or not to horn @mrdecibel -- " Throw ". Some listeners do not get it, unfortunately. Most of the larger horn speakers ( google Klipsch Pro; a grand scale example : Klipsch KPT-CINEMA GRANDEUR ), would require an extremely large room, and ime, for sure, a great d... | |
| To horn or not to horn ... I have an original pair put away for years. I've been looking for a larger place to move to for some time. Hopefully soon! I'd assume just having a pair of those stored away would require a larger place :) They're big for sure, but do they ... | |
| To horn or not to horn @isochronism -- I also appreciate mrdecibel's contributions. With phusis' mention of pro cinema horns, how about the JBL 4676 model? (with 4550 bottom cabinets). Does anyone have any experience with these, or opinions regarding such? I d... | |
| To horn or not to horn @mrdecibel -- Did not mean to ruin and end the thread Hardly, for the most part I see you doing the very opposite in acknowledging the aspect of subjectivity in audiophilia - through your range of experience, not least. That is, we shouldn’t avoid... | |
| Two medium size woofers Vs One big size woofer @kingharold -- Another factor to consider is a large, 15" or so, woofer properly loaded into a well designed bass front horn can make any combinations or 7" of 5" drivers ashamed of themselves. The transients, impact, tunefulness, definition and c... | |
| To horn or not to horn ... don't mention bass distortion thermal compression and distortion at higher SPL to non-horn owners they just don't seem to hear it or do they?@johnk --It would require of them to know, and having lived with the difference. Once heard how relaxe... | |
| Are big subwoofers viable for 2 channel music? @ oldhvymec --... column can have a much larger volume, like 8-12 cf. or more. It’s easier to tune to a given room, and the roll off is much quicker mechanically. It’s much more controlled, like an infinite baffle, but can go very low, without the... |