shadorne
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| Preference for large drivers? Dr joe,Well said - you put it very well. Designers who want uncompromising sound with low distortion at realistic (loud) SPL levels will invariably ALL use larger woofer drivers...although the woofers alone can cost more than many two ways...so it... | |
| Tube amps vs solid state for large speakers Try biamping or triamping..use SS to drive the woofers. | |
| Why does it sound better at lower volumes? Dave,Instead of messing around with XLR cables - get a PEQ and just cut the mid range by about 6 db SPL from 1 to 5 Khz - that should do the trick to get rid of harshness, as this is the range where your hearing is the most sensitive to nasty dist... | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? Examples of things that these studios don't or won't consider are vacuum tube amplifiers and exotic audio cables. They are also often hindered by a misguided belief in the superiority of digital and DSP. Well it is a shame that these professional... | |
| Why does it sound better at lower volumes? I'm trying to figure out if many of the newer i.e., last 20 years, recordings with compression and boosted highs are the problem. Is my system just too good reproducing the dreck out of studios these days? This could easily be your problem. The o... | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? Professional studios already reap these benefits and in exchange give up the ultimate sound quality for something that is good enough and revealing enough to get the job done. Whether active speakers can ever rise to challenge the state of the ar... | |
| Is anybody using Ready Acoustics bass traps ? They are cheap Comparison of Bass traps - they should work - DIY is still the cheapest option.Remember you need A LOT to make any difference ( I have four or 16 feet of the biggest corner traps that GIK sell => Tritraps - to me four is a bare m... | |
| sub distortion? Distortion is very important because it is often harmonic and you hearing is WAY more sensitive at 80 Hz then at 20 Hz! A mere once percent harmonic distortion at 80 Hz from a reference signal at 20 Hz is LOUDER to your ears then the primary signa... | |
| Which speakers will fill 5,000 cubic ft coherently This is the most interesting thread in a while....what a conundrum of imposed constraints (amplification equipment, speaker placement, and loud unstrained sound to fill a large space, and not least of all the WAF factor). All understanable constra... | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? Yes these PMC's should be on your audition list - I would add the Genelec 8050A's too - a real bargain when you consider what you are getting for around $4500 new - I am impressed with their bass response - so much so that I could not believe that... | |
| The Ten Rules of high-end audio Shadorne, was your post 'tounge-in-cheek', serious, or Mixed???? My post was just intended to highlight how some can get trapped into expensive pitfalls that lead to endless frustration and never reaching satisfaction...50K systems in a room with... | |
| Which speakers will fill 5,000 cubic ft coherently Springbok,Why not try pulling those beautiful Kharma's well out into the room and away from the side walls....(while the wife is out) and see if it sounds better? | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? It would seem to me that running the source through a quality balanced cable directly to the speaker would be the way to go if possible. Yes it is the way to go if you want professional quality fidelity and low distortion. If you prefer a more fo... | |
| Looking for $20k system for Mahler No 6 I assume you are looking for dynamic speakers that will not sound congested but will remain effortless on Mahlers 6th, in which case I would suggest a bigger Active ATC. If you have systems already for chamber music and vocals then simply use the ... | |
| Speakers that have wide horizontal dispersion Where is Duke when he is needed? |