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Oh Oh, folks coming out of the woodworks with their fond memories, before they became full fledged audiophiles...
Oh Oh, folks coming out of the woodworks with their fond memories, before they became full fledged audiophiles...
Does anyone play two pairs of speakers at the same time?
I have found that certain combinations of speaker pairs produce a better sound than the single pair alone. For example: Klipsch Quartets and PSB Image 4T (new tweeters from Vifa) Quartets inside pair and volume matched to PSBs. I have done this over the years and found some great combinations.
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Years ago, many systems had an A B speaker choice. It seems that faded ( no pun) with the times, but not for me. I have stayed with two sets of speakers for the fronts and find it flexible based on recording and music types. Volume levels too. My system:
The secret sauce here is the P7. When switched to the surround mode (actually stereo) it is wired to deliver to the two sets in the front ( JBL and Tektons) . Using the remote - front to back fade, you can send more or less volume to each set of fronts. It gives a choice to the amount of influence each set provides, but almost always the setting is close to split for best sound. As you raise volume, or have older rock playing, the JBL’s win out. Bass is tighter with the Pendragons with more live sound. Sound is much better when speakers are combined usually. It seems to work for me. |
Siegfried Linkwitz designed the Watson SEL to support the Orion. I've found that they also work very well with the Pluto and LX Mini. www.linkwitzlab.com |
Everything is dissimilar. The "unified theory" is still yet to be proven. MOST speakers (in an enclosure) are assembled from "off-the -shelf' drivers from the few manufacturers who mass produce them. Who defines (and decides) what is "similar?" Virtually most speakers enclosures with their drivers that are commercially available aren't designed to be assimilated into speaker "X." I've heard systems far into stratospheric price levels with 2 sets of top-drawer speakers driven reference components (every piece $10,000 and above) that were highly satisfying. Paul McGowan of PS Audio has more than once lamented about the arrogant, opinionated and narrow-minded rantings of some in our hobby. You can disagree and still be polite and civil. |
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