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Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels
Interesting take by Linn on DSP. These are fighting words against the approach taken my Lyngdorf and Antherm. https://www.linn.co.uk/blog/want-true-room-correction-drop-the-mic |
Interesting take by Linn on DSP. These are fighting words against the approach taken my Lyngdorf and Antherm. It is interesting, but it is of course a biased point of view to sell a particular solution. The best answer is still to treat the room as much as you can first. Then use room optimization / correction. Not all room correction is the same, with some providing far better solutions than others. JL Audio, Anthem and Dirac being among the better solutions I've seen. The hybrid approach, to only use EQ on the bass works well too. |
@erik_squires My room treatments from GIK arrive today. I will listen with them for a while, though I do not have a big speaker to pressure my room. There are some short comings in my untreated room that can be improved upon. So I will be listening for that with my current speakers after the treatments. I have a demo with the Linn | Lyngdorf | and Anthem using an external Simaudio amp (maybe 860A). This will be done using the Paradigm Persona B or 5F in a bad conference room with 2 (or 3) sides with glass pane walls. I will see which DSP is up to the task in that room. I have heard KEF Reference 1 in a different room with only 1 big glass window (no DSP) and it sounded awful. KEF Reference 1 in a better room was great. The dealer is prefers Lyngdorf and Linn over Anthem DSP. I shall see. This test may take a while until I get my finances in order to buy the unit I like best at that demo. |
I am surprised you liked the Persona, I audition them, here in Germany (I believe Magico and Paradigm share distributor). They were so bright, glossy and coarse, and the bass was out of tune, don't know why would anyone prefer them to the A3 (or the Focal Sopra or the Sabrina), but that is just me. BTW, a friend of mine, that is also a reviewer for a hifi magazine, told me that the drivers are not pure Beryllium. Apparently, you can mix beryllium with aluminum, to reduce cost. |