shadorne
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| Recommend a forward speaker I told the dealer what I thought about the Sophias, and he told me that Wilson actually intentionally de-emphasizes the decay in their crossover. I am not sure what the dealer means here. Any resonance will be controlled by the box volume, portin... | |
| Recommend a forward speaker (Wilson Sophia) they had a very unnaturally truncated decay What were you listening to? Are you sure it was not the recording? Could it be the setup or room? I find this observation surprising on such respected speakers. FWIW: It is impossible to... | |
| Von Schweikert VR4-JR Any chance you are over-driving your amp into clipping? | |
| Speakers that do rock justice ... Here are a few rockers that have used the speakers mentioned by Bongofury; Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Robert Plant, Roger Taylor, David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, Lenny Kravitz, Sting, Lou Reed, Rick Springfield, ACDC, INXS, Suzanne Vega, Ian Anderso... | |
| single versus multiple driver? Consider active speakers. There is no crossover and less IMD from the complex interaction of multiple drivers all connected to one amp. Tannoys have active dual concentric speakers if you are concerned about point source. | |
| What Volume do you listen at? Grand Piano = 110 db SPL, Drum Set = 115 db SPL...if you like live music or have ever played any instruments then you will know that music is loud because instruments are intended to be heard by others.Furthermore your ear can handle from 120 db S... | |
| Why Do Audio Engineers Use Different Speakers? Fishboat, if the engineer uses such different equipment/speakers (relative to an audiophile) & optimizes the sound based on very different speakers...Then it will not sound the same...yes this is a big problem. However most engineers know how ... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies 20+ years is a long time - so choose wisely. If you want a statement/conversation piece then the Beolab looks like it came from Forbidden Planet - no guest will miss it - it is a stunning art item as well as a speaker. Since you listen to music as... | |
| Why Do Audio Engineers Use Different Speakers? David Gilmour also uses Shunyata as do many other studios.=> your friend is wrong about this point. | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies Just be aware that omnidirectionals work best pulled way out into the room (6 to 8 feet from wall/window). The Wilsons will give you more placement options, IMHO. If you place the BEO 5's too close to those glass windows then the soundstage may co... | |
| Why Do Audio Engineers Use Different Speakers? There are audio engineers who believe that audio cables make a huge difference just as there are audiophiles who share the same conviction.Phil Traynor, the guitar engineer and main gear guy for David Gilmour, likes Van Den Hul cable, and has even... | |
| Why Do Audio Engineers Use Different Speakers? They don't place a premium on imaging and soundstage - just that the speaker is flat enough so it's easy to compensate for different frequencies. I think you will find that recording engineers spend a lot of time adjusting the presentation of the... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all I stand by what I said: most of this anti-high end stuff is jealousy, pure and simple. So, I've got around $25k in my system, over a nearly 20 year period. And it's annihilating NEW systems ten times the price? I guess you could say I shun high p... | |
| Why Do Audio Engineers Use Different Speakers? Mix engineers often work at huge consoles, which can be a bad (reflective) listening environment with small near fields (narrow dispersion) placed on the meter bridge. The narrow dispersion reduces reflections but it makes for a very narrow sweets... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all Details are hereIt was hardly a rigorous test but rigor is not necessary when Winston and others insist that differences are so easy to hear that they are completely obvious unless you are tin ear deaf or own a crap Kenner system...My viewpoint is... |