@twoleftears:
"I don't think you'll ever combine all your desiderata into one speaker."
I plan to use a sub array.
"I don't think you'll ever combine all your desiderata into one speaker."
I plan to use a sub array.
Monitor suggestions?
OK those placement descriptions do suggest acoustic issues affecting bass. Look at GIK acoustic product solutions e.g. bass traps. Think about rugs, and reflections, e.g. diffusers. ATC 7/11/19 are all sealed. These make them much less susceptible to positioning problems than vented speakers. Your DAC is meant to be superb; I’d be looking at room treatments first before swapping it. |
@motokokusanagi: Thanks for sticking around this long. I can go with the ATC's, no problem. What is your opinion re: the 20 foot speaker cable runs? When Aqua updated the La Voce to S3, clarity was significantly enhanced. The 6moons S3 review describes the changes in detail. I can only assume they felt the S2 was lacking in this regard. Your ongoing input is appreciated. |
Read this: https://www.passlabs.com/technical_article/speaker-cables-science-or-snake-oil/ Ideally, one wants to use short speaker cable lengths, but 20ft is not going to murder your system, and certainly not in comparison to acoustic distortions from reflections and room modes. Treat the room. Get the right speakers for your placement restrictions, sonic preferences, and room size. All speaker cable degrades through loss of high level signal, and more so when running into a passive crossover where it can interact with the filter responses. In pro audio, they prefer to use active speakers so no passive crossovers, and no speaker cable rather than long, balanced interconnects, which are better for long runs being low level signals. |
Also, read GIK's material on acoustics and room treatment https://www.gikacoustics.com/acoustic-primer/ https://www.gikacoustics.com/educational-videos/ especially also on bass nulls! |