toddalin
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| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? BTW, JBL does note the dynamic compression for a 2226H at 1.5 dB between 1 watt and 100 watts. The 2226H uses the vented gap technology, same as my 2241H, and JBL notes that this measure was instituted to reduce the power compression. "JBL intro... | |
| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? "JBL measured the frequency response of my speakers @ 1 watt @ 10 watts and @ 100 watts and they have <1 dB compression of SPL output. See speaker specifications here last page. Mike" I don’t think this means what you think it means. ... | |
| How much power needed to drive 91db speakers? "I would expect a speaker rated for 400 watts to be able to handle 100 watts with little to no compression. After all that is 6 db less than rated power." You would be surprised! I use JBL 2241H 18" woofers rated at 600 watts continuous. These ... | |
| Musings on Switching Power Supplies (LPS for Oppo / DirecTV/ Radiance) ...Or better yet..., get rid of the 103 and get a 95, 105, 105D, or 205. The power supply is where the differences lie. I can't imagine that any "audiophile" would purchase a "3" when they could have bought a "5". | |
| How much power needed to drive 91db speakers? Actually, no..., the difference between 1 watt and 100 watts would be less than 20 dB because the speakers will undergo power/thermal compression at higher power levels (especially sustained) and this reduces their dB output. The reduction could b... | |
| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? The crossover can be used to modify flaws in the drivers’ response curves, or tailor the sound to the room/individual’s taste and so can be better than having no crossover at all. It all depends on the drivers chosen to do the job and what is exp... | |
| Tin Pan Alley and Thanks to You- which speakers play the tap on the snares the best? @deep_333: How about some examples in the Rock genre? When I was at THE Show last year, I had them play this track on the SVS speakers and they had no highs/life. Would love to see small speakers do justice to it at realistic volume. https:... | |
| Tin Pan Alley and Thanks to You- which speakers play the tap on the snares the best? @saummisra My own design/build/modifications using JBL 2241 18", JBL 2251J 10", and modified ESS Great Heil AMT. The soundstage and imaging are among the best I’ve ever heard. And they are even better now than when the video was made. But my S... | |
| Tin Pan Alley and Thanks to You- which speakers play the tap on the snares the best? The problem with Tin Pan Alley is that it sounds good on most anything of quality. But, it is a nice demo tune and certainly can show the differences in equipment. In this case, what this demonstrates is the difference in "snap" between the Yama... | |
| Do most people prefer tight bass or non tight bass? I prefer a tight, accurate bass with texture (e.g., you can "hear the wood"). This is more a matter of the speaker rather than the amplifier, and I think that an accordion-edged woofer does a better job than a foam-edged woofer, regardless of siz... | |
| Have You Seen - 10 Characteristics of Great Audiophile Sound Slam is not typically something you would experience at a rock concert. This tune is good for demonstrating slam if your system can do it: https://youtu.be/aLEhh_XpJ-0 | |
| Help! Pre amp turning on by itself. We have a heated towel rack that is on a wall timer. This is all hardwired and there is no remote. Lately, occasionally, when I get up at say 3AM to take care of business, I'll find the towel rack on! All I can figure is that late night line sp... | |
| Have You Seen - 10 Characteristics of Great Audiophile Sound #11 System should exhibit "slam" when called for. This is different than punchy bass from a sub and I saw no mention of it. #12 System should be able to play back undistorted at the original level, in its intended environment, whether it be in t... | |
| Speakers for leading edge, transients, speed and big sound "If the woofer can reproduce 40Hz with low distortion, how fast the woofer starts is almost irrelevant (within reason of course). It only needs to accelerate fast enough to match the rise time of 40Hz at the fastest point along a 40Hz sine wave. I... | |
| Speakers for leading edge, transients, speed and big sound The AMT (Air Motion Transformer) and it's "derivatives" have excellent transient response. It's a matter of whether the rest of the components can keep up. |