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BEST HORN LOUDSPEAKER TO PURCHASE
I am a 73 year male with normal hearing as per my ENT doctor. I am comfortable listening to music at 50-55 dbs, with occasional peaks of 60-62 dbs. Looking for the music to sound alive at these levels. Did some acoustic treatments, purchased an equalizer which did not help(workaround of Fletcher Munson Curve). Finally I made a change and purchased a pair of JBL 4349 horn loudspeakers, which is a 2 way speaker with a horn midrange and a large dynamic woofer. Sensitivity was 91. I was able to get full bodied sound at lower levels, but the bass driver did not wake up until 70 decibels. I have 2 SVS subs, the DB4000. I adjusted the cross over and volume which improved the bass. When I put my ear next to the bass driver of the JBL at 50-55 db there was very little bass to be heard, in a piece that had substantial bass . This is my den system. I now firmly believe that a horn loudspeaker is the best way to go. My main system consists of 15 year old Vandersteen 5A's, Thor Audio Monoblocks 150 watt tube each side, and a Thor Audio linestage. The Vandersteens are absolutely wonderful speakers, featuring built in subs. You get top to bottom sound that is full and rich, but not at comfortable listening levels. Uncomfortable levels lead to ear pain. I have tried and tried, but in my system the Vandersteens require about 70 DBS to come alive. I have been researching and I believe I need a high sensitivity. I have been thinking about the Volti Audio Luceras. My budget is $15,000 per pair. I've watched Greg of Volti speak on You Tube and he seems to be perfectionist and seems to really know his business. I believe the Lucera has a 99 db, which should help the dynamic bass driver come alive at lower listening levels. I also believe that the sound will be rich and full bodied at my listening levels. Has anybody heard or own the Luceras? Would be interested in anybody's thoughts. Thanks for reading and responding to my question.
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Klipsch LaScala AL5 speaker with Accuphase Class-A amplifier for me. I listen to a lot of jazz, jazz Trio's, acoustic guitar some classical music and these spkrs bring the performance to your room. They are musically and emotionally engaging. Highly detailed and resolving and all about PRAT. No the bass isn't subterranean, but the bass is quick, defined and punchy and not muddy and sloppy. And they are absolutely GORGEOUS. I will never part from them! |
There is a lot of denial of the well established knowledge/facts of our non-linear hearing at low volumes. Not poor him, it’s all of us, right out of the womb, perhaps more apparent or worsening as we age. The problem needs to be solved, progressively, as volume lowers and our hearing becomes non-linear. It involves high frequencies also, but we don’t focus on that much, lack of bass is much more apparent. IF a speaker had darn good bass at low volumes, it would be a bass heavy bloated sounding speaker at normal volumes. Inescapable. Are some of you suggesting several brands of speakers are good choices because they are poor designs? It’s not an issue of EXTENDED bass, i.e. sub-woofers adding lower frequencies; It’s an issue of maintaining/restoring a normal amount of bass (from any speaker) that drops out as volume is lowered. Is it a question of black/white; right/wrong. Yes, it’s undeniable/unavoidable scientific knowledge.
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Watch this Video of a Yamaha Receiver CR-2040 (I own the CR-1040) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9E896TPv0g the ’loudness’ control is demonstrated from 1:20 to 1:30. (it’s youtube, so don’t expect to hear the fidelity of effects as much as volume changes) The normal volume was previously set with the separate primary volume control while the loudness control was set to FLAT. at 1:20 he turns the loudness control counter clockwise (the direction you usually turn to lower volume). Hear the volume progressively lower as he turns it. The numbers (increasing while the volume lowers) indicate the increasing amount of fletcher munson compensation that is ADDED, progressively, as the volume is LOWERED. down/back up 1:20 to 1:30, (back to flat, no compensation). //////////////////////////////////// A lot of Vintage equipment had ’loudness’ controls, but they are stupidly named, and were and still are poorly understood. Some clockwise, some anti-clockwise, no agreed implementation. Most were manual, and easy to forget you engaged it. Yamaha’s solution, is like having the Chase unit built-in, however, it is two separate manual controls, and easily forgettable The advantage of Chase RLC-1 is that, once you set your main volume manually, and leave it there: then the Chase is used, remotely, for all volume changes, more or less, the loudness is progressevily engaged for you, and disappears as you approach normal volume. ///////////////////////////////////////////// from Yamaha’s Manual
Sadly, it's fake wood, but it is a full featured beast, sounds terrific in my Garage/Shop system.
It’s a rare bird that can understand, then use two independent manual controls, then remember .... not me. Once, I forgot my McIntosh Preamp was in Mono Mode. A friend brings his new tube preamp, I get it in to compare to my tube preamp, and we spend over a hour, then, puzzled by the sound, I noticed the Mode Switch. Hah.
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