Does the Devore Fidelity Orangutan 0/96 speaker play rich and full bodied at 50 Decibels
I started an earlier thread seeking a horn that plays rich and full bodied at 50 DBS. Did an AI search and A1 advised that the power I am using is fine to elicit rich sound at 50 DBS from the tweeter horn and mid range horn, it will not get the large woofer moving in order to provide satisfying bass. Since the Lucera, is not readily available for listening, I looked a little further. The Devore 0/96 Orangutan came up and after reading about this speaker it seems that since it is a 2 way and both drivers are close to each as well as the woofer being of the paper cone variety, This would activate the base driver at low DB levels. Does anybody own or have heard this speaker? Wil the entire spectrum of sound, play rich and full bodied at 50 DBs. I am aware of the Fletcher Munson Cure. Thank you in advance for your opinions.
The problem at 50dB is not the speaker but the human ear. The sensitivity of the ear varies with volume and treble and especially bass are way down relative to mids at low level. Flat response comes around 100 dB(too damn loud) and at low levels bass can be over 20 dB down relative to mids. The only solution is equalization. But my question is why would you listen to a high quality system at such low levels? It's a waste of money and of a hi fi system. |
Now your talkin! So many vintage speakers came with level controls. I think OP needs the reverse of Fletcher Munson, cut the mids, then go for his desired volume. I talked about boosting the bass in the other thread untill I was bored by myself. OP, I might agree, you are aware of Fletcher Munson, but Understand it? |
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