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| Why no Virtual System pics?? I agree, it’s been a frustration of mine for years that people don’t take the time to take a photo or two of their systems, especially with how easy it is due to cell phones. I researched a lot before having the money to get my system and frankly ... | |
| Forever speakers around $5000 Someone mentioned it already but a 1.7 or 3.7 Maggies with a small distributed sub array of four subs gets you the best or both worlds. All the illustrious mids and highs with perfectly integrated base. If you go active with a mini DSP you can do ... | |
| New Magnepan "Concept Speaker" introduced at Audio Connection I’m proof that a DBA can work with Maggie’s, I built my system around the concept. It’s all active with a mini DSP, 8 channels (4 subs) with 12 biquad filters on each. The filters were generated with an Earthworks Mic that measures +-30k using Roo... | |
| Lowther Bass Reflex and Subwoofers To make some good WAF I made two of my subs into end tables. It’s amazing what a 1” thick piece of glass and a lamp will do you hide them. Most people have no idea they are speakers. :) | |
| Lowther Bass Reflex and Subwoofers Subwoofers are hard to integrate because of the length of the waves, 25-50ft and that wave is bouncing around the walls making peaks and nulls like water drops in a pool of water in a box (this is why reversing the polarity doesn’t help, it’s the ... | |
| Beginner Audiophile. How to chose a right amp? Recommendation for my setup? Lots of great advice here. If you want a small amp you won’t outgrow which doubles down into 2 ohms and has a lower signal to noise ratio than most pre-amps then check out the Benchmark AHB2 used if you can find it. There are a lot of very innovat... | |
| Eh hem!...Subwoofers... What do ya know? Hi m-db, I wish I could speak to it but I didn’t take advantage of the SVS DSP. I didn’t think it could really compare to the processing power of REW and MSO. Using those programs with the Earthworks Mic I could see what was happening in the ... | |
| Eh hem!...Subwoofers... What do ya know? I have 20.7 Maggie’s running full range with two stereo Kinergetics sub towers of 5x10” subs and two SVS 16 Ultras. When I hooked up the Ultras to complete my sub array I scared the s**t out of myself and literally jumped off the couch as my stoma... | |
| 3D imaging So I built my system on research by Prof. Edgar Choueiri made during his work at Princeton in his 3D Sound Lab I experienced over 20 years ago: The moment for me was playing on humble Sansui speakers in my home under construction listening to a re... | |
| Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore? I disagree that analog crossovers inherently sound better. You can make more complicated slopes that address issues with the room that no analog crossover can touch. You can time align the speakers from the listening position which alone is a huge... | |
| Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore? @mahlman I use the 2x8 mini DSP. All filters are run at 24x96 and I have everything connected via balanced connections. The computer interface is simple and intuitive. Basic slopes are easy to create and load. On the 2x8 I added a selector knob wh... | |
| Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore? The two most important considerations for a stereo are your speakers and the room that they are in. Passive set ups don’t allow you to dial in the speaker room interaction like active crossovers do. That’s the real advantage in my opinion. I use R... | |
| The term "High End" needs to die. Long live Hi-Fidelity! My username says it all! HiFi is the aim of all Audiophiles I’ve always felt that we all want High Fidelity sound and that High End was a term we used to describe the equipment we needed to attain that sound. I don’t think high end equipment needs... | |
| Any other lone audiophiles here? My wife and I love to listen to music together. I had friends passionate about music but none of us could afford systems worth anything when we were young in college. We all live far distances from each other and I was the only one who was interes... | |
| Speakers under $50k that rival $200k+ speakers? @keithr High end vs. SOTA is an argument but you can have great performance and it not have to cost a fortune. I have two Benchmark AHB2 amps arranged in a vertical bi-amp configuration on my Maggies (200watts per speaker at 4ohms). They are stabl... |