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10-31-05
I have a 4.0 system using gershman acoustics avant garde rx- ... Kgturner
10-31-05
Without a subwoofer for lfe, it's just loud tv. Rex
10-31-05
If you were watching sitcoms and sports it would be acceptab ... Maineiac
10-31-05
I have a meridian reference 800v4 and 861 v4 with 5.0 full r ... Adidadi
11-01-05
I used to own aerial 10ts and a meridian processor.(one dyna ... Avguygeorge
11-01-05
Adidadi - the meridians are nice speakers. they cover nearl ... Rex
11-01-05
It would be worth borrowing a sub to see what if any differe ... Maineiac
11-01-05
Yeah, you defintely need powered sub(s) to help that sytem r ... Flrnlamb
11-02-05
You can't make a blanket statement like "all home theat ... Johnmcelfresh
11-02-05
Rex, as john points out about his dsp8000's, i used to have ... Adidadi
11-02-05
Like a hitchhikers night out here! i have some of the proce ... Dmurfet
11-02-05
Do bear in mind that the dsp 7000's have 1/3 the number of w ... Johnmcelfresh
11-03-05
First of all johnmcelfresh, your meridian dsp8000's have pow ... Flrnlamb
11-03-05
I ran a pair of infinity kappa 9 speakers in a home theater ... Mitch4t
11-03-05
No way the meridian will do 118 db at 18hz. i could do that ... Mrpoindexter
11-04-05
Yeah, what mrpoindexter said... Flrnlamb
11-04-05
I don't suppose adding a sub in my small room would even gen ... Adidadi
11-04-05
If your system main speakers are measurably flat to 20hz, th ... Goatwuss
11-04-05
What is the best way to test how low the system can go to us ... Adidadi
11-05-05
Flrnlamb, as you point out, the dsp8000s (like most full-ran ... Johnmcelfresh
11-07-05
No self-respecting ht afficianado would have a theater witho ... Whoaru99
11-08-05
Johnmcelfresh, there is a vast difference between full range ... Flrnlamb
11-09-05
Audiophiles and enthuiests alike will tinker, plot and plan ... Flrnlamb
11-10-05
Flrnlamb, do you always communicate so condescendingly? you ... Johnmcelfresh
11-11-05
Home theater is all about subs! more than one if possible. t ... Markeetaux
11-15-05
Johnmcelfresh, if i was sounding condescending, it was becau ... Flrnlamb
11-15-05
Flrnlamb, did you used to post under the "exertfluffer ... John_z
11-15-05
Flrnlamb, chill out, dude! i wasn't trying to discredit you ... Johnmcelfresh
11-16-05
Exert-who? fluffer? no, i've never done gay-porn, nor do i ... Flrnlamb
11-16-05
Without a doubt, you can have a high-end home theater withou ... Goatwuss
11-16-05
Flrnlamb - no, not talking about gay porn here, please don't ... John_z
11-17-05
Huh?...who dat?...who der?...dat you mama??? sorry, wrong pe ... Flrnlamb
11-21-05
Flrnlamb said: "yes, even a pair of old definitive bp20 ... waldner123@
11-22-05
Well, another "arm-chair quarterback" audiopile ha ... Flrnlamb
11-22-05
Whew. sombody pushed a button. i can live without a sub, a ... Unclejeff
11-22-05
Personally,i think it's cool that the teacher "did" ... Flrnlamb
11-23-05
In a lot of cases the lfe channel is just glorified car audi ... Aroc
11-24-05
Actually aaron, i don't use active systems in all but the mo ... Flrnlamb
11-28-05
Flrnlamb wouldn't know good sound if it landed in his lap. ... waldner123@
11-29-05
Waldner123's feelings are hurt. sorry. desparate attempt to ... Flrnlamb
11-29-05
Actually, in clarifying, i'm refering to something else here ... Flrnlamb
11-29-05
Here, let me help you remove your foot from your mouth. waldner123@
11-29-05
Sloppy high "q" bass is just that-- sloppy bass. ... waldner123@
11-30-05
You know, we can flip flop terminoligy back and forth, we're ... Flrnlamb
11-30-05
The center channel is the most important speaker in a theate ... walnder123@
11-30-05
It would be my hell! Kgveteran
11-30-05
I guess if you need your posts proof-read, and your grammar ... Flrnlamb
12-01-05
Actually i have found that an ht setup with no center and a ... Mattkimb96
12-01-05
Hmmm. only one showcase home per decade huh? (hey i'm just ... West99
11-30-05
Mmm, look at this pile of wrongness, see what happens when i ... Cinematic_systems
11-30-05
Since you brought it up (too many times to count) flrnlamb, ... waldner123@
12-01-05
i have a highend h.t setup which i have run both ways.i u ... Budt3210
12-01-05
yes you can have a 7.0 system that rocks on movies, and mus ... Cinematic_systems
12-01-05
I actually agree with much of what you have said cinematic. ... waldner123@
12-02-05
Oh, here we go again!!!... first off waldner, i never mentio ... Flrnlamb
12-02-05
Cinematic? i think waldner123 likes you!!!! that's hot!... ( ... Flrnlamb
12-02-05
Ok, let's look at what's the focus and interests of the gene ... Flrnlamb
12-03-05
Three flrnlamb posts in a row and they get more rambling and ... waldner123@
12-04-05: Javachip
As a newcomer to the 'Gon, I would feel honored to get flamed by Flrnlamb, sort of as a rite of initiation. So here goes.
I would like to comment on the distinction between "passive" and "active" as I understand those terms in this thread. The crucial point is not whether or not the amplifier is inside the same cabinet as the big cones. Rather, the crucial point is whether the crossover occurs before or after the high-level amplification. I have a VMPS New Larger subwoofer, which is passive in the sense that it does not contain a built-in amplifier, but since I am feeding it an input signal that was crossed over prior to amplification, it yields the same advantages that Flrnlamb enumerates for powered subwoofers.
There seems to be a growing school of thought that the best overall sound quality, for both music and home theater, results from placing the crossover BEFORE the amplifier. The real question in predicting a subwoofer's addition to (or subtraction from) overall sound quality is whether the subwoofer starts with a line-level, already-divided input signal (best solution) or whether the subwoofer takes a full-range high-level input and then extracts the bass from it, sending the remainder to the other speakers (inferior solution).
This idea is nothing new. Audiophiles have been bi-amping and tri-amping their speakers for decades. (Although, if full-range signal is delivered to each set of binding posts, then the benefit of this appoach seems uncertain.)
I found an interesting discussion of this topic in Sigfried Linkwitz's website www.linkwitzlabs.com. Linkwitz, no slouch in crossover and loudspeaker design, designed his Orion speaker with a separate pair of binding posts for each driver, thereby requiring 3 or 4 channels of amplification per speaker. The crossover, which is custom made for the specific drivers employed, occurs at line level, between the preamp and the power amp. The result, he claims, is accuracy and dynamic range that is unobtainable with high-level crossovers (the kind that most of us have).
There are many large full-range speaker systems with flat response down to 20 Hz or lower. According to the viewpoint I am describing, these full-range speakers may have an inherent disadvantage if they divide the signal after it has been amplified. The combination of a high-quality subwoofer, high-quality line-level crossover or surround processor, and high-quality amplifier, would seem to have an inherent advantage over the other system design.
Javachip (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
12-04-05
Javachip certainly sounds like a vote toward the dsp8000 th ... Dmurfet
12-04-05
Javachip - sorry - my post should have been addressed to dmu ... Johnmcelfresh
12-04-05
"the people who tend to achieve the best sound are thos ... Cinematic_systems
12-04-05
Javachip, no flame here - i promise - just a slight correct ... Johnmcelfresh
12-09-05
I agree with flrnlamb, johnmcelfresh, you need to do som ... Readster
12-11-05
Wow. what a thread. my only comment is that when you watch t ... Rysa4
12-12-05
Bass reproduction is, first and foremost, a function of prop ... russno@
12-14-05
Try a james sub or a sunfire signature for home theatre... t ... Mikesinger
12-20-05
I only have been into theater for 10 years and to me home th ... Spinefixr
12-21-05
For me, home theater is all about eating twinkies! i love ye ... Flrnlamb
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