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| What kind of active speakers? Bob, I actually have presumed - from reading some articles, somewhere - that near field monitors were designed specifically for a "close monitoring" setup, exclusively That is true - some are definitely designed and voiced this way. They will not... | |
| Quad ESL owners question Sound Lab or ATC are other options. Gordon Holt used Sound Lab for years - I believe he now uses ATC. I don't think ATC midrange beats a great electrostatic but it comes close and of course it does other things that electrostatics generally can't ... | |
| Jitter reduction, best device? Read up on Benchmark DAC1 also. They pretty much stake their product on its low jitter output even in the face of any extremely jittery input. No reviews with proper measurements have found fault with it, so far, although listeners may like or dis... | |
| How to diagnose the need for room treatment? Al,That is roughly correct but beaming starts a little earlier. If you look at figure 3 you will see that the prototypical 6" woofer and combined midrange should not really be used above 1.8 Khz - like was done in the famous Energy Pro 22 speaker.... | |
| Sub DIY vs mass produced? I get the picture You want to get your hands on her receiver. Damn, Shadorne, this one FINE woof woof. 80 lbs. - whoa! $1800, WHOA! Looks like it's worth it, though...Yes...unfortunately, if you really really want to zig-a-zig-ahh with extremely h... | |
| How much fluid do you guys use? About 10cc... | |
| Sub DIY vs mass produced? If you want to beat or at least equal everything out there then you need one of these drivers. | |
| D.I.Y. Bass Traps- calling acoustic techs.... FWIW - large = minimum of 16 inch thickness for absorbers ...and probably all four corners treated extensively (floor to ceiling)You could use resonators but they tend to ring - and in the end it may be better to have a hump and a better RT60 than... | |
| Stunning Harpsichord Recording You need to look up Christopher Hogwood. He pays a lot of attention to historical detail with period instruments and makes outsanding recordings. | |
| How to diagnose the need for room treatment? Here is a useful chart to explain how the speaker will sound. You can see why B&W would choose to voice it this particular way: bass string pluck, drum and guitar attack and vocal presence will all be increased- giving the impression of more d... | |
| How to diagnose the need for room treatment? I wonder if treble beaming could be a factor as well, assuming the tweeters are pointed straight ahead. Should be easy enough to check, by toeing the speakers in a little, and re-measuring. Only very high up (at 10 Khz and above), however,the 804... | |
| How to diagnose the need for room treatment? SPL meter readings could be a LOT worse - a few observations.....No kidding. The bass response is superb - almost to the point of being suspicious - hardly any room is ever that good without being treated.The broad dip in the midrange is probably... | |
| What's next for the ultimate sound quality? Also jitter and phase can affect soundstage. Again I'd recommend you try out a DAC rather than rely on a PC and a sound card and an interface to your DSP. Also check your PC settings very very carefully - many people think they have a bit transpar... | |
| What's next for the ultimate sound quality? Given my ideal sound description (a wall of clean and powerful sound), I've got clean and powerful, but the "wall" is missing.Are your speakers uncluttered well away from any side walls or furniture? Any sharp edge obstructions can kill soundstag... | |
| the grills It depends on the speaker design. |