shadorne
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| Hrrmmm..What a difference..Now must move speakers This is exactly how the cable mythology propagates.... Change several things and attribute it to the wires.... | |
| Active monitors, 3k used, great nearfield sound Try also Genelec 8040A (warmer than ATC but clinical). Focal Twin 6 Be (splashy and fun). JBL, KRK, Dynaudio and Adam also make good actives in this price range - so try to hear a few to see which sounds right for you. | |
| Zu Druid MK IVs vs. Essences In Druid there is no interior taper and no progressivity in managing the rear wave. What you are suggesting is that it is even simpler - a quarter wave pipe. | |
| Zu Druid MK IVs vs. Essences FWIW - these speakers do wonderfully well with a flea powered amplifier. They definitely have some major advantages for some. | |
| Zu Druid MK IVs vs. Essences I respect your opinion, but really that`s all it is Agreed. Same goes for me and Dock's comments about the measured response. Just think of it as a service to prospective buyers and the OP - to be aware of some of the limitations of the products ... | |
| Art Blakey, king of the drums. Compare my last video with this version played with the same horns and a different rhythm section.Cold SweatThis is Melvin Parker on drums (Maceo's brother). You can still feel the tension and release but the overall feel is much more laid back th... | |
| Art Blakey, king of the drums. Art plays in front of the beat. He gives it an energetic sound but I can understand Foster_9's view. Many find that the pocket lies slightly behind the beat. In contrast, playing behind the beat gives a more relaxed feel. Some drummers can play bo... | |
| Zu Druid MK IVs vs. Essences The impedance and frequency plot shows that the Zu Druid is a Paul Voight type design.The notches in the bass are caused by line harmonics cancelling the output from the drivers front. The distance from the floor will make a 3 dB difference at cer... | |
| Zu Druid MK IVs vs. Essences Whizzer Cone:A small supplementary cone attached to the voice coil of a speaker for the purpose of producing and radiating high frequency content more effectively than the larger speaker cone. A whizzer cone is attached to the voice coil in the sa... | |
| Zu Druid MK IVs vs. Essences Druid's design *requires* a floor immediately beneath the speaker for it to operate correctly. Is that all? Those measurements suggest way more issues than that but as Charles1dad points out - it is all in the eye (ear) of the beholder - if you l... | |
| Zu Druid MK IVs vs. Essences Ears trump lab results. However, ears might also need cleaning or some education. In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is King. Just because a few people like something does not necessarily make it wonderful sounding. A bass guitar woofer i... | |
| reliable changer mechanism needed I have five Sony Megachangers - they have never jammed except when I moved them and some CD's dislodged. I have used them nearly every day for about eight years. | |
| Why magic at 80 db? If your speakers can deliver clean undistorted sound it will generally get better and better as the SPL inceases, up to a limit of between 95 and 100 db SPL. Generally 105 db SPL and higher at the listener is becoming uncomfortably loud.The better... | |
| Peachtree DAC iT vs. Benchmark's DAC1 The jitter of the master clock merely represents a lower bound, not the actual sampling jitter of the DAC. What Stereophile measured on the DAC1 is the sampling jitter, measured at the analog output of the DAC, which is what ultimately matters to ... | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. The Odd Couple |