shadorne
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| active speakers, Paradise? Trouble in paradise? Nearfield is indeed 2 to 6 feet. It is an important consideration in many designs as most two-way speakers run a 6 inch woofer up to 3 or 4KHZ. This makes them ONLY suitable for nearfield because already above 1KHz the woofer is starting to beam (... | |
| active speakers, Paradise? Trouble in paradise? 10K input impedance is accepted as the appropriate value. Generally a minimum of 10:1 contrast between input and output impedance is desired.Raising the impedance well above 10K is not going to improve things - in fact it will likely result in gre... | |
| Why do intelligent people deny audio differences? Why do intelligent people deny audio differences? Perhaps it is for the same reasons that only the stupid can not see the emperor's glorious new clothes? | |
| Distance from the front not the rear wall? I think that the use of specific absorbing room treatment can go a long way in adapting to the situation.Absolutely. I have seen research that suggests you need to get the reflections 21 db below the primary signal to make them inaudible (accordi... | |
| Distance from the front not the rear wall? I think it is very hard to generalize about this stuff.If everyone accepts that speakers are best kept away from reflective surfaces by several feet (ideally 3 or 4 feet or more in order to get an optimal stereo image and soundstage) then accordi... | |
| active speakers, Paradise? Trouble in paradise? I’m having a hard time discerning any diffs from filters used in active x overs, and passive x overs… apart from this one thing. An active line level crossover can use much steeper slopes than a passive kind. The line level signal is much less af... | |
| Distance from the front not the rear wall? The problem with Sonics explanation above is this statement:-"Secondly, the reflections are shorter than the circumference of the head, so the brain cannot measure the time delay between the ears, and therefore cannot localize the source of sound.... | |
| Distance from the front not the rear wall? The simple explanation is that1) Bass response is always the worst close to a wall - just try it by walking around the room - you always get a more uneven bass response when you sit near a wall.2) The secondary reflections will collapse the sounds... | |
| how are stereo signals recorded on records and CDs The groove is like a valley - each side of the valley represents one channel. The stylus vibrates in two orthogonal directions in response to the signal on each side. A moving magnet at the other end of the stylus is detected by two coils to give ... | |
| active speakers, Paradise? Trouble in paradise? Digital EQ is wonderful and there is a huge amount of hype and marketing for auto-EQ equipment (hook up a microphone and press a button and presto your sound is "optimized") but it is important to recognize the limitations. First and foremost it i... | |
| active speakers, Paradise? Trouble in paradise? Yes the Event Opal raised many eyebrows when they came out. Lots of power. Great value - kind of a Genelec knock-off for about about 40% lower price. IMHO though audiophiles will be most rewarded by getting into a three way active - like Adam Tens... | |
| active speakers, Paradise? Trouble in paradise? There are many extremely good manufacturers to choose fromATC PMCBarefootAdamMeridianGenelecThey all vary a little in presntation - the first three are extremely dynamic, the last three are a bit smoother and warmer or more polished. All are outst... | |
| Distance from the front not the rear wall? You need a minimum of 4 feet and 8 feet is a lot better between the listener and any walls. After about 8 feet it really does not matter that much (diminishing returns).If you cannot get at least 4 feet between you and the wall behind your head th... | |
| Want to buy a new projector. Check out Panasonic PT AE400O - I was amazed. Far better than any LCD TV. Great blacks. Great warm color. Moderately bight and needs a dark room for a large screen to perform at best ....but I think this projector is one of the first few modern un... | |
| Any high WAF speaker with ATC sound? Beolab 5 might be your thing. They sound pretty good for a a really far-out looking design. They did a good job with the bass - nice and tight. |