shadorne
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| 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 -... | |
| Best sounding Dean Martin Christmas Album Also try Michael Buble - a new young crooner. He has done a few traditional Xmas tunes. | |
| A Bass Question I agree with those that say for music the Low E on the guitar is generally enough. If it rolls off after that then I would not worry about it at all. In fact, unless you have a very high end system, it is better to have bass roll off much earlier ... | |
| How to make sound less detailed with warmth? If the Thiel 1.3 uses a metal dome tweeter then this may explain your problems with the violin - high Q resonance from a rigid diaphragm - it is a common problem with all light weight rigid diaphragms (ceramic, metal etc.).Some designers (such as ... | |
| Top Speakers for Nearfield Listening in Small Room At that price range for a small two way monitor the world is your oyster. What is best will depend on your taste but you can afford something extremely well finished at that price, as small montors are rarely that expensive. What don't you like ab... | |
| Speakers that do rock justice ... What about speakers that are good at rock, but also sound very good at mid to lower volumes? There are a great many speakers to choose from at low to mid volume capability levels - most of them sound excellent. A good audiophile rock speaker will... |