shadorne
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| passive vs. electronic passover LOL...ski6132The biggest benefits of bi-amping will indeed come if you remove the passive crossover. The article neglects to mention that an active crossover can also be designed to match the drivers so that phase linearity is maintained across th... | |
| Warner and Blu ray? Well I am glad I went Blu-ray - I have about 30 discs already and I was not happy about chucking these away if HD-DVD won.I wonder what Rysa thinks - he works for Toshiba and they will be very unhappy about this and may have a different story or v... | |
| Are modern speakers better than old speakers? I went from a traditional wood box to a composite material box. I don't think I would go back to a wood box anymore. Do you mean real wood panels for speaker cabinet walls? Most wood box speakers are made from MDF...which is itself a composite ma... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies ""The term applied to the use of comb filters to obtain special sound effects." Is that what you mean by flanging? HenryWhat I mean by flanging is exactly that. In the case of two tape recorders playing the same signal slightly out of time then y... | |
| What is FAST? I agree with all the above. Fast would not exist if there were not a lot of "slow" or warm gear around. So like Good is only good becuase of Evil - so it is for fast.Essentially it is abnissue from the combination of dynamics, transient response, ... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies I listened to the Beolab 5 today. It was in the local B&O store. They were setup in a special listening room (also set up for 7.1). A bit square in shape and with glass on two sides and with no acoustic treatment - so not an ideal set up - alt... | |
| Are modern speakers better than old speakers? Some progress. Active Speakers without passive crossovers are the biggest change since 1980. These existed before 1980 but have become significantly more popular since then - still a niche. Drivers have improved but only incrementally. The fabric ... | |
| Frank Sinatra CD's with Great Sound? Live at the Sands | |
| Build my own speakers? Radrog, I am going to design and manufacture the best speaker in the world for under $20,000.There is plenty of engineering but also a lot of hands on knowledge too. If you are going to design your own "amazing" speaker from a blank piece of paper... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies specifically the use of acoustic lenses to achieve omni-directional dispersion, has actually been around for a while and is a proven concept (see Hegeman / Morrison, Walcott, Duevel). Oxia,Thanks for the info, I would add MBL to that list. I am n... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies Hdomke,There is a store locally - I will see if If they have them. Please understand that flanging can be pleasant sounding and it is done on many recordings. George Martin of the Beatles fame found that you could achieve this by messing around wi... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies Why in god's name would you suppose to know of a deficiency that you have not heard? What motivates you to caution against something you are guessing about? Macrojack - I am curious and cautious because 1) this is a novel design2) rave reviews3) ... | |
| Build my own speakers? You have just discovered one of the surprises in high end audio. Typical high end $5000+ speakers that use $50 woofers and tweeters. Most of what you pay for is woodwork, exotic veneer/finish, shipping and packaging and of course some markup (manu... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies From this plot it sure looks as if the direct sound from the driver and the reflected sound from the frizbee above it are mixing. I was expecting or looking for this but it took me a while to find a plot so let me explain...This is an effect calle... | |
| What's your favorite remake of a song These made extreme hits out of previously obscure songsBlack Eyed Peas - Where is the loveSoft Cell - Tainted Love All Along the watchtower - Jimi HendrixDer Kommissar - After the FireHound Dog - Elvis PresleyPlease don't let me be misunderstood -... |