martykl
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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Para,I've had my 100s w/Velodyne SPLR 8 subs for a little over a month now. Of the 3 speakers I tried with these subs (actually 4, including a brief "what the heck-give it a shot" attempt with my Verity Parsifal Monitors), the Ohms have settled in... | |
| Verity Parsifal or Magico V3 or Wilson Benesch ACT Al and Dhaan,I agree that Wilson's speakers are usually voiced this way. Did you ever wonder how they sound in a 50,000 cu/ft space? I bet the bass region falls substantially back to a more "normal" balance? I don't want to overstate the room thin... | |
| Verity Parsifal or Magico V3 or Wilson Benesch ACT Tube,If I recall correctly, JA noted measurement issues with the Sarastro, but later in the review endorsed the sound based on subjective listening tests. My own belief is that the complex, dynamic behavior of a speaker reproducing music in-room h... | |
| Verity Parsifal or Magico V3 or Wilson Benesch ACT Dhaan,I understand your point. It would be difficult to design high performance into any product without some sense of best practices. But....Performance of a loudspeaker is, as a practical matter, only meaningful in room. Room contributions often... | |
| Verity Parsifal or Magico V3 or Wilson Benesch ACT Pubul,Many contributors to these threads maintain that the speaker is top heavy (insufficient bass). The VSMs IME are very sensitive to room and partnered electronics. Their impedence curve probably contributes to the latter. In my home, particula... | |
| Best Inexpensive Subwoofer ...within the limitations of my room! | |
| Best Inexpensive Subwoofer Bob,Thanks again. If I do this, I might as well dive in for the cylinders to get as big a perfomance delta as possible. I'm really, really curious as to whether I'll hear a difference at the spls in my room vs the essentially anechoic test conditi... | |
| Verity Parsifal or Magico V3 or Wilson Benesch ACT Dhaan,This is one of those agree to disagree things.I have never seen any set of specs that acurately correlates to my experience of in room performance - including on-axis frequency response and power response measured at the listing position (I ... | |
| Verity Parsifal or Magico V3 or Wilson Benesch ACT Dhaan,The reason I asked if you've heard them is because your reaction to the speaker is unique IME. Incidentally I've never heard the Ovations, so please understand that no disrespect was intended.Over the last 10 years, I've played them for - li... | |
| Verity Parsifal or Magico V3 or Wilson Benesch ACT Dhaan,Interpreting anechoic measurements is an interesting excercise. Depending on testing technique, results may vary considerably. Assuming that the graph you cited contains no measurement artifacts in the bass (no sure thing, at all), I'd still... | |
| Best Inexpensive Subwoofer Bob,I believe that a pair of 12+ subs could be accomodated in my room. They're certainly smaller than the NSD cylinders! I was only focused on the NSDs because you linked to some attention getting performance tests. Have you seen similar data for ... | |
| Best Inexpensive Subwoofer Bob,Just curious - Do you know if the cylindrical SVS subs perform on a par with the equivalent model box units? They might work logistically and the SVS money back deal would allow me to test your hypothesis ;-) ! I'm afraid the box models just w... | |
| Best Inexpensive Subwoofer Drew & Bob,Thanks for the thoughtful responses. I'm aware that displacement is the relevant measure, but I assumed that a smaller driver would have the benefits of lower mass - usually key to acceleration. Evidently motor considerations are mo... | |
| Best Inexpensive Subwoofer Bob,I'm using a PAIR of SPLR 8" subs ($600 per) to generate total output somewhat higher than 95 db max. There are too many variables for me to comfortably calculate an equivalent between my room and the tests you linked to, but I'm very confident... | |
| Best Inexpensive Subwoofer Bob,I've used 3 different room measurement systems. By far, the Velodyne SMS-1 yields the best, most consistent, and to my ear (although I'm comfortable making such judgements only from above 60ish hz) most accurate results. Many people would agre... |