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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.

donavabdear

@o_holter ,

You will notice that unless I am personally attacked, my comments apply to content. The 4329P (which you cannot buy yet), is based on the 708P, which I am very familiar with. There may be tweaks in the drivers, but the articles imply it is using the same driver compliment and it looks like the same horn. Spacing looks similar. My comments on the 708P, are informed. They are a good speaker, but they don't like to be pushed too hard. They have good horizontal dispersion, but poor vertical dispersion. In a typical studio, these will be used at closer distances than in a typical home, and ensuring proper seating height would be a given. The closer seating position negates both peak volume requirements and much of the poor off-axis vertical response (floor reflections mainly). The proper seating height will also negate issues with off axis vertical response.

In the appropriate residential installation, no doubt they would sound very good, but one should be aware of their flaws before blinding jumping in.

@o_holter

My main argument

You see what I mean? He doesn’t own them, posts nothing to support his claims like a link to some type of proof, doesn’t recommend anything else, just argues, best to ignore.

@o_holter

Grammy award winning sound engineers use the 708P that @thespeakerdude is arguing about (as usual) while on the road with Bruno Mars, do you think they are "familiar" with them?

“The 708P monitors never deceive me and always make my mix sound bigger,” said Rabold. “The low end is thick and punchy, the midrange is honest and intact, and the highs are not overly bright or deceptively sparkly. There’s no hype or coloration to them, and because of this, I know that what I’m hearing will translate to any environment.”