shadorne
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| Zu Druid questions The problem with the Soundstage measurements was that they hung the speakers in free-air, per standard protocol. They were informed of the speakers' need for floor loading but they were unwilling to break procedure to measure the speakers. The ef... | |
| Best Place for Negative Reviews? Dusty,Reviews are very useful for features, charts and test measurements (less reliable for the reviewers impression of sound quality - unless you can read between the lines). What Hifi magazine is a probably the most sober guide I have seen. trus... | |
| What song best describes you or your life? Life's been good so far - Joe Walsh | |
| Question concerning db sensitivity One of these days I'd like to see how a two-way with waveguide-loaded tweeter compares side-by-side with something like an ATC SCM-50. Yes that would be interesting. ATC adapt a vifa tweeter with a short conical waveguide on the small two way SCM... | |
| Plasma issues, is it worth it? I own both a plasma and an LCD in 42" designs. Both are of similar extremely high quality but I would not call either of them the absolute best available on the market (call it second model from the top range).I would have bought plasma but they d... | |
| Insanely Expensive....and Worth Every Penny "Wildly, insanely expensive" implies madness or folly and by definition this is mainly a pleasure to own for its snob factor or for what it says about the person who owns it (for example, a Ferrari or a wife's insanely expensive diamond solitaire.... | |
| Question concerning db sensitivity Duke,Good point. Waveguide loaded mid ranges and tweeters are widely used everywhere even in nearfields. I draw a large distinction between these designs and traditional "compression" horns ....but like most things in this hobby many designs share... | |
| MultiChannel too complicated for most... Do 2channel only audiophiles shun multichannel (discrete or DSP based) because they find it too complicated? I'm with Paracrine.Audiophiles are normal people that want something differentiated for their music system, they are not immune to the log... | |
| Does the"quality" of jumpers affect the sound? Like four inches of wire will make a difference? This stretches credulity to its limits. LOL. Unfortunately Pbb, this fairly rational viewpoint is not widely accepted in these forums. Despite the fact that speakers have hundreds of feet of wire i... | |
| Question concerning db sensitivity Johnk, Horns are used in studios.....usualy on the wall a set of compresion horns with BR bass will be in use. I agree the horns are almost exclusively used for main monitors which are mainly used to impress clients at high SPL's.I was trying to s... | |
| Is HDCD dead? CD has a dynamic range of 96 db.The noise floor in quiet environments is around 30 db spl.If you listen at more than 96 + 30 = 126 db SPL then you might benefit from HDCD over a regular CD (both recorded with a large dynamic range)Few, if any reco... | |
| Wilson Sophia 2 or Focal Electra 1037 be? The single 10 inch bass might be a much easier load to drive than three 7" drivers - this might be a consideration. Frankly I would not lose sleep over a tweeter; mid range and bass are where most of the music is...Can't you audition them side by ... | |
| using the Radio shack SPL meter Jim, That sound is not one I have today, nor do I want any part of it again. Glad to hear it. Unlike yourself, there are many who still suffer and remain unaware of how systems degrade rapidly when pushed to more challenging volume levels. A touc... | |
| using the Radio shack SPL meter Jim,Here is an example.Take a classic famous well respected "hall of fame" type speaker like the Wilson Watt Puppy 7.Look at the two distortion plots at 90 db SPL and at 95 db SPL (top curve is output SPL and bottom curve is THD+N SPL)Notice that ... | |
| Turntable Pre-Echo Sound....? Is this true?Dusty,Yes there are two types of pre-echo. The industry move to digital brought about its own new set of issues/deficiencies but pre-echo is one of the many issues with analog that made digital attractive. Those who say it was purely ... |