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| Where are the passive subs? Thank you very much, Fernando!Duke | |
| Where are the passive subs? I build a subwoofer system called The Swarm that consists of four small passive subs and a separate amplifier that drives all four. On occasion I have sold the subs without the amp, but I don't sell the subs in ones and twos - only four at a time... | |
| Should I get a second sub or a higher quality single sub? As a general principle, the in-room smoothness in the bass region improves as the number of independent bass sources increases. So two subs intelligently placed (far apart instead of close together, for instance) will have about half as much vari... | |
| Speakers for my room It sounds to me like kmurp places a high priority on what’s happening outside the traditional "sweet spot". It is possible to get not only correct tonal balance, but also pretty good soundstaging, for listeners well outside the sweet spot IF the s... | |
| Down Firing Speaker Ports: Carpet vs Hard Surface You’ll probably end up with a marginally lower effective tuning frequency with the port downfiring onto carpet, assuming the feet are fairly short. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Whether or not the difference will be audibly significant, I ... | |
| Any mass market speaker with beryllium compression drivers? I certainly share your enthusiasm for 2-way horn/woofer designs when done well. Such systems tend to be fairly high efficiency, which in turn gives us better dynamic contrast and reduced amplifier requirements. The downside is the larger enclosu... | |
| Any mass market speaker with beryllium compression drivers? Sorry I misunderstood you, coli.You had said "the driver is available but seems to be mainly used by audio integrators", and I thought you were saying that JBL's Beryllium driver could be purchased and used by another manufacturer.You said that be... | |
| Any mass market speaker with beryllium compression drivers? I wasn't aware that JBL was offering any Beryllium-diaphragm compression drivers for sale separately. Which model(s)? I googled but couldn't find.Radian offers Beryllium-diaphragm versions of several of their compression drivers. That's what I ... | |
| Best near wall high end speaker So 12" wide and 12" deep, up against the wall. Hmmm. Soundstage depth will be limited, but you will have generous boundary reinforcement, which can be beneficial if the speakers are designed to take advantage of it. Can you tell us the approximate... | |
| Calling all SET fans Hi Schubert,Imo the requirements of under $1K, low-power SET friendly, and sounds good on chamber music are unlikely to be met by a new speaker. I suggest Altec Model 14, Model 15, or Model 19. Imo that series of speakers was arguably revolutionar... | |
| Calling all SET fans Anyone seriously interested in very high efficiency speakers, I would encourage to invest in a modest box modeling program. I see a lot of claims made by manufacturers for bass extension and efficiency that are physically not possible in the size ... | |
| Admittedly a bit lost Badri wrote: "What kind of setup do you have, if you don't mind my asking?"My setup changes a lot because I'm a speaker designer. I have several different amps that I use, depending on what type of speaker I'm working on, and what I want to check.... | |
| Admittedly a bit lost Hi Badri,If you go for floor-standing speakers, you might consider getting Auralex isolation pads to put under them. The Auralex Gramma and ProPad and SubDude all do an excellent job of eliminating structure-borne vibrations, and will therefore in... | |
| Does such a speaker exist? Thank you very much, Martykl.I have Swarm customers who have found that their near-total placement flexibility makes the four small subs easier to accommodate into a living room than one or two larger subs, but that will of course depend on the sp... | |
| Does such a speaker exist? "Full range, with healthy output to the low 30's." When combined with the lack of dynamic compression and spaciousness requirements (the latter calls for positioning away from room boundaries), a fairly large box size is implied here. Since the ro... |