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| Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair Obviously you can’t tell from a video where the mic is set at one height and you are listening on ???. But the video shows the speakers and how the placement of the drivers is very similar to that of what one experiences with a drum set. Lower f... | |
| Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair "A consideration that none have mentioned is soundstage height. A tall speaker like a planar magnetic or electrostat can convey (artificially) soundstage height. For example, the high frequencies of the cymbals of a drum kit will be at a realist... | |
| Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair T.H.E. Show is coming to Costa Mesa in June. There will be lots of offerings, though not cheap. You want to hear soundstage/imaging? Come on by for a listen. I'm in Orange County 10 miles north of the John Wayne Airport. You can hear the Merm... | |
| Listening Room or Components or my ears? Maybe none of the three choices. Maybe you are just revealing the noise and poor recordings on the CDs you’ve been listening too? | |
| What is a "reference" system? The ideal "reference" system would be that which is the most heard by the most recording engineers/people so that most everyone would have a common ground on which to base their opinions (i.e., a point of reference). This is why I had previously ... | |
| What is a "reference" system? It would seem to me that a reference system would be a system that was used, or similar to that used, in the mixdown of the track of the specific recording being played at the time. For example, there can be no denying that LS3/5As are "reference... | |
| There is no substitute for cubic inch or in this case surface area ...And then some. https://youtu.be/iGa9259pz-I | |
| There is no substitute for cubic inch or in this case surface area Peter, I was there. Was impressive, but I get better imaging in my living room and this would be unnecessary overkill. But I don't need to fill that much volume and only use two JBL 18"ers, not 12. | |
| There is no substitute for cubic inch or in this case surface area Don't confuse "cubic inches" with "surface area" (i.e., "square inches") of cone movement. While four 6" diameter woofers have the same "surface area" as a single 12" diameter woofer, it is extremely doubtful that each of these 6" woofers could "... | |
| "audiophiles listen to their equipment" ... And what of us who listen to our equipment to better hear the music? Having designed/built my own speakers, I’ve spent years developing the crossovers to attain the sound as close to as I desire from the set of components at hand. For exampl... | |
| Older Altec horn speakers My one-off, tri-amped, Super Big Reds in furniture-grade cabinets (15-1/2 cu ft exterior volume) with one-off electronic crossover and one-off horn eq units. I purchased these from a studio that went out of business. https://youtu.be/iGa9259pz-I | |
| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? 0 -70dB Normal piano practice 70dB Fortissimo Singer, 3’ 75 - 85dB Chamber music, small auditorium 84 - 103dB Piano Fortissimo 82 - 92dB Violin 85 -111dB Cello 95-112dB Oboe 92 -103dB Flute 90 -106dB Piccolo 85 - 114dB Clarinet 90 - ... | |
| Recommendation on speakers for listening to live music Super Big Reds will get you there. These are only about 50 years young. https://youtu.be/iGa9259pz-I | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? These are close to 50 years old and still sound pretty damn good! https://youtu.be/iGa9259pz-I | |
| Jay's Audio Lab Visits GR Research's Listening Room I’m certainly not blown away. They think those drums sound realistic? This is drums recorded on a Nikon D750 DSLR in my untreated living room on ~50 year old speakers! https://youtu.be/iGa9259pz-I |