martykl
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| ARC LS25 mkII noise level My MKI is dead silent. Nada - even wide open. I'll second ee3, a trip to ARC seems to be in order.Marty | |
| Multipel Driver Subs IME (reasonably extensive) sub-matching is a two step process, neither of which involve the "speed" of small drivers. The first step is matching the sub to the room - optimized with proper output capability, careful placement, multiple subs and /o... | |
| Favorite Non-Major Record Label Pablo for JazzRazor and Tie for rock | |
| down firing or front firing sub? If you're crossing low enough (<80hz or so), I suspect that the distinction isn't terribly meaningful. If you take the same sub and position it both ways (some models are designed for this), I'd have to think that room position would have way m... | |
| Sonus Faber Minima versus Cremona Auditor? Deaf,It's not that the Minimas have more bass than the Auditors, they almost certainly have less. They do, however, have a mid-bass hump and less presence region energy than I recall hearing from the Auditors. The net effect is that the Minimas so... | |
| Sonus Faber Minima versus Cremona Auditor? I own Minimas and Cremonas (floorstanders). The former have been doing yeoman's work in my home office since forever. The latter are in my living room system. IIRC, the Auditors shared more of the "modern" character found in the full range Cremona... | |
| Playing the wifes music choices My wife won't even walk into the listening room.She did discover Pandora on our Sonos distributed system so I do hear quite a bit of her stuff (as interpreted by Pandora), just not on the "real" system. | |
| Fathom 113 no highpass filter Sorry, I meant low cut the mains. | |
| Fathom 113 no highpass filter IMO, the main reason to low pass the mains is that they are (usually) out in the room away from the walls. This means that cancellation caused by reflected energy will cause seriously ragged response in the long wavelengths (low frequencies). If t... | |
| 2 subwoofers and frequency response Doug,First caveat, I couldn't find output data for the JL110, only the JL113 (available at HTshack.com subwoofer test archives). The 113 will reproduce 20hz at 95db (quasi-anechoic) with 10% THD, which means that it probably provides more than eno... | |
| 2 subwoofers and frequency response Sorry - forgot to add the point that closes the loop. Since distortion is reduced (possibly a LOT) at each frequency, we can state a lower F3 for the stated THD and stated reference SPL. Example: where F3 (down from 90db) was 52hz at 10% THD with ... | |
| 2 subwoofers and frequency response I'd characterize the answer a bit differently than those above and note that there is no specific "right" answer to the question that is universal.First, note that the 3db down point is meaningless - unless it's stated against a reference SPL at a... | |
| Monitors for Large Room You might want to consider a subwoofer. Sounds like the monitors are destined to live in the space behind a sofa. If you put a smallish sub (or two) back there, you'll lessen the (bass) load on your monitors and that will make your menu of potenti... | |
| Subwoofer question No. Particularly for HT use, but also IME for music. First and foremost a sub should be matched to the room. That is primarily a function of room size, placement and a sub controller. If you're using an HTR with audyssey or equivalent, the sub con... | |
| Zingali Overture series thumbs "up" or "down" I've owned O3's for several years.The coloration comments strike me as somewhat curious, as these are quite neutral (especially compared to some other horn designs I've heard) to my ear - until you run the SPLs up. Then they get a noticeably "hard... |