shadorne
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| 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? | |
| Speakers that have wide horizontal dispersion Indeed the dispersion plot of the Revels does look good. To be fair their are quite a lot of options for speakers with good dispersion without having to resort to Beolab 5's other omni type designs... | |
| Balanced vs. unbalanced a circuit path with fewer components Yes that is true but the logic that says "simplification" or "purity" improves sound quality is actually a bit of a misnomer. Understandably, it appeals to our logic. To show that this is an audio "myth" - sim... | |
| Which speakers will fill 5,000 cubic ft coherently cant go much beyond 10" wide to fit in the apce between the amp Boxes and the corners. Please Please don't tell me you are placing such awesome speakers in a corner or near a sideboard or drawer with sharp angles - this will definitely affect the... | |
| The Ten Rules of high-end audio 1) If it doesn't look cool and glow - forget it.2) If it doesn't have gold or silver or Beryllium or some precious metal or diamonds then it won't sound good - fabric and paper are cheap and therefore will always sound cheap.3) Tone controls destr... | |
| rooms and sound levels I find that my system seems to blare over a specified level depending on the cd played. 1) Depending on RT60 and how the reverberation decays - yes this will have an influence on how loud you can go. Our hearing is absolutely remarkable - we can ... |