Horn Speaker Recommendations - Audiogon Discussion Forum
Jul 13, 2019 · Here is wild, crazy suggestion that many will not like, but exploring options IN YOUR ROOM is the best path to long-term music enjoyment: Place the horn speakers you like best in the room with your gear and listen to your fav songs. Remove them and replace them will Magneplanars in the same price range. Choose. Good luck! Cheers, Richard
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Jul 13, 2021 · Its a composite, and perhaps the best ture woofer on the market. Been around for ages, still hard to beat for pure natural low mids. . Magesium is the best material to keep unwanted resonances out in the 60-1k range, very low/hardly measurable distortion. The issue here tops out at 1k, so its really a sub.
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Mar 15, 2019 · I actually had someone ask me what the best speaker for downtempo 80s was. I *think* he was actually serious about it. (Downtempo 80s might be on the 4AD label and recorded by John Fryer) Seriously, what makes a speaker good at playing an original pressing of Electric Ladyland will make it good at playing classical and ethnic folk music as well.
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May 15, 2011 · I know there are many opinions regarding subwoofer placement. I have had multiple subs (4) all in the same listening space. Way too much! I have had matched pairs hooked up in stereo. Right now I own only 1. It is part of my dedicated 2 channel music room and not a …
Best RG6/RCA Compression Connectors for Subwoofer Cable
Apr 3, 2019 · Actually, a lot of audiophiles use RG59 for subwoofer cable, and R6 solid copper is an improvement over that. Blue Jeans cable makes them using the method I intend to use. This is a powered subwoofer mind you, so the signal going to the subwoofer is DIGITAL Line Out, for which RG is perfect for long runs and maintains constant 75 ohm impedance.
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Apr 8, 2024 · Other considerations could be the Borresen X2, Borresen X3 for your budget. Personally, i would forget the other ’meh’ speakers on your list and also budget for a subwoofer to go with the speakers you get. Subwoofer Candidates - Elysian - Rythmik F12G - ELAC Varro RS500-SB Subwoofer Candidates - Borresen - KEF KC62
Audiophile Bass? - Audiogon Discussion Forum
Feb 13, 2020 · IMO "Audiophile Bass" should mean a flat response as low as you can get. Not a big subwoofer going thump thump thump with a 10-20+ dB bass boost. That is for kids and home theater. There is a place for subwoofers in some systems. But they should be crossed over to match where your main speakers start to tail off.
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Nov 22, 2023 · Besides the speakers, their position, and room treatment, this is the next most important component in my system that has turned a small challenging room into a music listening paradise. I purchased it for its DSP and subwoofer integration with the idea that those features would elevate my system performance - and it did. It really did.
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May 24, 2023 · Like a beyond human hearing extended frequency tweeter, a -3dB subwoofer can provide far more subsonic at their rated output which enhances the low frequency presentation I think your looking for. A REaL subwoofer. The caveat is their single or dual room positions can be critical to their performance.
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May 22, 2024 · THEN locating the loudest bass modes is actually the very first step in setting up a -3dB subwoofer system. There the subwoofer/s use the rooms modes requiring the least amount of their power and processing needed for their best performance, integration and the musicality designed during post production. The room rules, not the system.