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11-21-09
If you have access to wholesale prices you owe it to yoursel ... Surferjoe
11-22-09
"the mas freq resp gets down to 42hz; the b&ws only get ... Acoustat6
11-22-09
Bob says...those are only numbers, its how they sound that c ... Tpreaves
11-22-09
Also, regarding the high end frequencies, very few folks can ... Mtrot
11-22-09
Don't forget the room and setup! also, when it comes to lf e ... Magfan
11-22-09: Stanwal
Two points: everyone is right, frequency response, in and of itself tells little about the "sound" of the speaker. Second, response above and below what we can "hear" influences out perception of the sound that is audible to us. I find that my subs make music sound more realistic even when there is supposedly no content present in the range they cover. The human perception system is fascinatingly complex and not yet completely understood. There was a recent experiment in which it appears that our sensitivity to ultra high frequency sound was not through our ears but through the body in some way. This sounds weird and it is but when the body was blocked from the sound and the ears left exposed the sound could not be perceived; when the ears were blocked and the body left exposed it could. As Haldane said'"The world is not stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine".
Stanwal (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
11-22-09
The lowest note on a standard piano is a1 @27.5hz, and if yo ... Gawdbless
11-22-09
The 'demo' disc that came with my sub has an organ track wit ... Magfan
11-22-09
Magfan you are indeed correct, the bosendorfer mental amount ... Gawdbless
11-23-09: Realremo
Thanks for all the posts, very interesting. My amp is a 15 year old Yamaha RX-485, I'm also running a 15 year old Yamaha CDP. I cannot decide if I want to upgrade the speakers or the electronics! Budget is about $1600.
No one has mentioned anything about high-passing the B&Ws, would that help? I'm afraid it would hurt the imaging of the sound, too much coming from the sub in the corner.
Even if I upgrade the speakers, I will still be missing that extra low-end oomph; I think I need a sub woofer.
I will probably purchase a <$1000 integrated and mate it with a sub woofer. The room is small, like 14x12x8. Possible combos include Cambridge Audio 650 + SVS PB10, or an NAD C326 with a Velodyne DEQ-10R. NAD to sub connections are quirky. The CA has A/B switching, so I can do a high-level connect to the sub.
Realremo (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
11-23-09
If you're getting a powered sub, then it does not matter wha ... Dylanhenry
11-24-09
The ma br line is their entry line and imo inferior to the b ... Jaxwired
11-24-09
Jaxwired your point is well taken regarding the br2s, and if ... Realremo
11-24-09
If you high-pass the monitors, there's no reason to consider ... Bob_reynolds
11-24-09
Sorry, i just read your last post. if you're heading for a s ... Bob_reynolds
11-24-09
Dylanhenry-, there must be a reason why speakers (tweeters) ... Gawdbless
11-24-09
I have to agree with the guy who said ma br is inferior to b ... Koven
11-25-09
Gawdbless, yes there is a reason why tweeters can perform be ... Dylanhenry
11-25-09
Bob_reynolds, thanks again for another interesting equipment ... Realremo
05-27-11: Realremo
THREAD UPDATE:
I have all new electronics in the listening room, and I am currently "borrowing" the 685s from my upstairs home theater. I want the 685s back up there, so I am now considering Monitor Audio BX5s, PSB T45-T55...listening room now features a newer Denon changer, the Halo P3, and a 200wpc Rotel amp...
Realremo (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
05-08-12
Thread update: went with the ma bx5s and i'm very happy with ... Realremo
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