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Best speakers for 3 cord rock and roll
Shadorne - curious, why not Horn Shoppes? I don't think that small 4 inch drivers can keep up with bass requirements of rock and roll...that is all. I guess in my minds eye I see "The Who" with stacked JBL's and big woofers as the epitomy of spea... 
Best speakers for 3 cord rock and roll
I agree with horns....but not horn shoppe....go for classic Tannoys, Altec/JBL's such as the famous "baboons butt" speaker or older concentric designs. You have a large space to fill...so I would pick these up real cheap and then use the money you... 
Name your favorite sax solo.
Knock yourself Out - Lenny Picket - Tower of Power 
"The Death of High Fidelity"
Muralman, Yes it is true very little if any pop music is even mildly OK sounding today.I occasionally dip back in the past and listen to CD's from the 80's....Simple Minds, Peter Gabriel, INXS, Tom Petty.....it is so sad because the sound back the... 
acoustic system resonators
Tbg,I figured it was a bit more sane that it sounded in what was a probably a quickly typed response...I just could not resist suggesting Spock take some Tricorder readings ;-)When setting up a sub for the first time I often feel like calling Scot... 
All about the bass
Scorpios will be harder to correctly place and quite hard to drive at higher SPL's without a fair bit of IMD distortion - probably a fairly narrow sweetspot too. 7 drivers and four crossovers in one speaker is an impressive amount of hardware but ... 
acoustic system resonators
A Sound Level Meter can determine locations in the room for resonators with better accuracy in many cases I think only a Tricorder can help with this level of complexity; I have found great interactions when using several of these devices at the ... 
James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all
Wire geometry will most affect highs. As you increase the spacing of wires you increase the inductance and therefore it will increase the "roll-off" of highs. This may make it sound perceptively warmer. So dangling wires with a large space between... 
Anyone heard the Cd Zucchero & Co?
Yes indeed....the italians can play the blues. Pippo is a really funky number!!Zucchero Fornaciari "Blues" is one of my 'ol favorites - to understand Pippo it helps if you speak Italian or understand the culture, I am not Italian but this is one o... 
speaker/room bass modes
That is not bad freq response - probably better than average. I see you have some acoustic treatments already. Have you considered a PARC? 
speaker/room bass modes
place them in pretty much identical postions within the room, will the suckout remain?More or less - YES (changing the height of the woofers will only affect reflections from off the floor and ceiling - the excitation of one mode only). Does the ... 
We have a Winner -- Major "MINI" monitors
Bob,Great site. I enjoyed the review of compromises in various loud speaker designs. I would say it is a fair assessment. For once, it is pleasant and refreshing to read a promotional website for high-end gear that is NOT a bunch of nonsense. I wa... 
We have a Winner -- Major "MINI" monitors
its better to write an initial review, and a follow up review. this helps others. 'hurray-i love this speaker-only to get something else in a month or two-'thread is way too common...if you have these years from now, that (in of itself)will be th... 
Harshness in Midrange??? Any Help
Chris,Good question. I would have to say it is deliberate. The boost between 4 and 5 Khz will add the "slap" on a kick drum. It will make the speaker sound more dertailed and speed up the bass. You may have noticed B&W place the tweeter on top... 
All about the bass
Buy the Sheffield Labs Drum Track XRCD and go out and audition. Track 1 has the tightest bass and is very dynamic. This will seriously separate the men from the boys.If you like electronica then you may be interested to know that the audio enginee...