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17 of 23 speakers in my studio and home theater systems are internally powered. My studio system is all Genelec and sounds very accurate. I know the best new concert and studio speakers are internally powered there are great technical reasons to design a speaker and an amp synergistically, this concept is much more important to sound quality than the vibration systems we often buy. How can an audiophile justify a vibration system of any sort with this in mind.
This is where I found the measurement: https://www.soundstagenetwork.com/measurements/atmasphere_ma1_mkii2/ This seems much different from what is on the website for the product, 2.3 ohms. Frequency response with a dummy load in green. I think that is referring to the Ken Kantor circuit which simulates an 8 ohm two way but I would not have expected that dip at 4KHz. The magenta line is no load. The blue line is 8 ohms. There is a 7db difference. That requires an output resistance > 8 ohms. |
Interesting, I like the very brief scene where surf is breaking on the beach nearby. Paradigm? It's not the electronics, simply move on.
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Why would @donavabdear downgrade from the Genelecs to the Focals? |
Paradigm? It’s not the electronics, simply move on. +1- he knew he should have used active speakers from the get go and got side tracked. Hit the bid on the passive speakers that didn't get the bass right, the buzzing subs, the amps that burn tubes so fast you can cook bacon on them, the speaker wire and make bank. Now you got funds for the ACTIVE Focals and the room treatments (wife approved variety of course). Keep the Genelecs. |
