shadorne
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| Duran Duran plumb new lows in Volume Wars Interesting, in their heyday Duran Duran had some of the best pop sound around. Rio was so slickly produced they were regarded as a 'teen commercial' band rather than artists. When they lost drummer Roger Taylor and bass John Taylor they hired Ste... | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? Some components will knock you out on the first listen but that is not nearly as good as the component that keeps knocking you out time after time after time... | |
| Vandersteen 5a vs. B&W 802D vs. Maggie 3.6 vs.? I'm with Jaybo, stick to Vandy - to me you appear to have already become atuned to them given that Thiel's sound like sandpaper... | |
| Can someone help me choose speakers Veritas 2.4i would also fit with what you are looking for... good bang for the buck. | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies Oxia,I agree. I do not like omnidirectional or dipoles or forward and rear radiating panels or ribbon speakers for the very reasons you give about the reverberation they create. It creates ambience at the expense of imaging and soudstage and clari... | |
| the best music dvd video?? Try Black Eyed Peas Sydney to Vegas - good dynamics and actually sounds like a real concert rather than the usual crap. I also agree with the Eagles - excellent sound quality on that one.Of course without the surround channels it is a mute point a... | |
| Side laying Monitors Meyer HD 1 (good active side mount speakers). | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies the BeoLab5 radiates full power throughout the mid-to-treble range towards the side (unlike a conventional box speaker whose output sharply attenuates to the sides) Not all conventional box speakers have narrow dispersion ( no side radiation ) - ... | |
| Need Speakers at least 4 feet high Just raise the speakers using Omnimount gear and angle them downwards slightly. 200 lbs is not that heavy. ATC do this all the time for clients. I have used Omnimount brackets on smaller ATC's with no issues. You can hang them from the ceiling or ... | |
| bookshelf in a bookshelf? The issue is edge diffraction => claustrophobic sound. You must stay away from any sharp edges close to the edge of the speaker baffle. Ideally you should build them into the bookshelves with a picture frame around the speaker baffle and pack t... | |
| Are Sound Waves Able To Penetrate Canvas Painting? A painting no - except in low frequencies - a porous fabric - yes. | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies Finally, if you like the Beolab concept you should also consider the Meridian line of active speakers. I agree wiith this suggestion. I am partial to active speakers - so it is goes against my preference to recommend a passive speaker over teh ac... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies How much space was there between the speakers and the side walls? About 3 feet - so enough not to ruin the image. If you want to listen for imaging and soundstaging, then sitting in the sweet spot (equidistant between both loudspeakers) is essenti... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies Also, the congestion I heard at demo may be due to distortion generated by the speaker as loudish, complex musical passages tax the drivers and force them to misbehave. Or, as I noted, it could have been the set-up or some defect. I was not liste... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies I gather you are referring to the lack of the illusion of the musicians laid out properly in space in front of you.Yes Exactly. I wonder if that flaw is the price one pays for the benefits of the Acoustic Lens technology? This technology allows f... |