shadorne
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| Room Issues Fstein,I had an ATC 0.1/15 sub and SCM 20's in a space like that - no problem with sound levels or bass response. Without the sub it was definitely anemic sounding. I used an EQ to reduce the reponse by 3 db at 4 Khz due to gymnasium type wood flo... | |
| HD-DVD Officially Dead Mr. Consumer: 'Ello, I wish to register a complaint. (Toshiba does not respond.) Mr. Consumer: 'Ello, Miss? Toshiba: What do you mean "miss"? Mr. Consumer: I'm sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint! Toshiba: We're closin' for lunch... | |
| Best new loudspeaker i find it hard to believe that dispersion is the only variable accounting for differences in a speaker composed of cones as compared to a another speaker which has none of them. can you suggest a way of demonstrating this ? It may be hard to beli... | |
| velodyne dd12 or jl audio fathom? The SVS PB 13 looks awesome - for movies the ports can be left open and the 20Hz output is outstanding - no compression WOW, however the group delay is a wee bit high for my liking for music (may sound plodding or muddy in kick drum). No worries t... | |
| PRE_AMP for ATC- actives?? Pretty much anything works as far as I know....provided it is XLR balanced. If you use an RCA only preamp then there is a small risk that you can't play them as loud as they can go before the pre-amp runs out of juice. | |
| velodyne dd12 or jl audio fathom? Yes the JL has impressive performance data - not perfect - some compression at 20 Hz but overall great value for money. Check out the HT Shack Subwoofer tests results I don't think you'll find a direct comparison with the DD12 but you can get the ... | |
| Obscure companies making excellent speakers? Outwardly the speaker is so understated that it looks more at home in a pawn shop than a high-end boutique. Amfibius, I agree - they are plain and ugly looking. They make only a few models - basically different box sizes and limited by the fact t... | |
| Best new loudspeaker yes i will assert that any electrostatic, WITHIN ITS FREQUENCY RESPONSE BANDWIDTH, will create the sound of an instrument, in a manner more realistic than any cone design. (in the above quote the capitals were added for emphasis)Hang on ....you a... | |
| Obscure companies making excellent speakers? fly under the radar because advertisement just too expensive or not viable. I don't think I have ever seen ATC advertise although they are longtime supporters of the Audio Engineering Society and have published peer-reviewed engineering papers on... | |
| Best new loudspeaker timbre is one of several components of music. it is most important to me MrT,timbre is old french for a "drum" or close to "timbanon" in greek...Do you seriously consider the Quad 57 or a stack of them or any electrostatic/planar/ribbon the last ... | |
| Spendor S9e or ProAc Response D28 This a reviewers comments on Guns & Roses MFSL No, even Mobile Fidelity's GAIN system doesn't turn Appetite for Destruction into a precise audiophile disc. But their mastering makes quite an appreciable improvement on this album, turning a bar... | |
| RACMANINOFF PIANO CONCERTO 2 1. Rachmaninoff # 2 & 3 Horacio Futierrez at Pianoconducted by Loren Mazael of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra-Telarc Digital CD-802-259 This is perhaps too well recorded. Try cranking it - it is meant to be played loud - it is actually ver... | |
| System-Buster CDs Try Sheffield Labs Drum track CD. If the drum set is in the room then it passes the "system-buster test". The bass content on this track is both very low and enormously powerful, though the recording is dense with sound from all registers. I've ta... | |
| Spendor S9e or ProAc Response D28 Weird thing is I listen to movie louder than I do music, yet under this activity I don't find them fatiguing Movies are not COMPRESSED like pop & rock music. The reason you find rock + hard rock music fatiguing is because it has been compress... | |
| Speaker Placement I don't think the Totem Model One would be overkill for this setup - it would still sound so much better than what you find at Best Buy...Since there are so small - why not mount them on adjustable wall brackets? |