james633
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| Thiel Owners jcatral14,It was a longtime ago but I made notes that day and still have them (sometimes it helps to be a dork). I demoed the Sophia 3 and Thiel 3.7 in the same room, same system, moving each speaker out of the way for each demo. I switched back a... | |
| Speaker Upgrade ... Please Help Me Best thing you can do is buy used on here. If you buy used you can step up to the focal Sopra 2 (these need subs imo unless placed close ((24-36”))to the front wall which can be questionable for sound stage but ok in the right room). They go for a... | |
| Owning the speakers you dreamed of 20 years ago No speaker tech has not changed much imo. These old speakers are just as good as they were. Watch the foam surround and ferrofluid in the tweeters as it can dry up. Honestly bass might have gotten worse in the quest for smaller “nicer” looking spe... | |
| Revel Performa F228 Be speaker... thoughts? I have heard the Salon 2 and 328be in the same room back to back but on different electronics. McIntosh C49/MC462 on the 328be and Mark Levinson on the Salon. salons on the inside and 328be on the outside. So not a true direct comparison but they ... | |
| Revel Performa F228 Be speaker... thoughts? Yes the high tweeter on the 228be could be an issue at 33”, which is pretty low. My ear is about 38” and I sit 9’ away and have not had any problems. I got the Revel 228be for $6300 from Music Direct “new”. They were marked as demos but showed up ... | |
| Revel Performa F228 Be speaker... thoughts? Mtrot,thanks for catching my mistake. Try this link below for the Kanta 2. Similar tuning as the drivers drop off around 100hz and a strong port tuning picks up. I have personally found this type (strong port output) of tuning a little hard to pla... | |
| Revel Performa F228 Be speaker... thoughts? The Kanta is a fine speaker I am sure but it will need subs imo. You can these the bass drops off hard after 100hz and relies on room gain which can be hard to optimize both soundstage and bass or if you have an odd room. Below 100hz you are liste... | |
| REL vs JL AUDIO missioncoonery“Seems like the people with the high end loudspeakers are using JL AUDIO. Is REL Midfi?......are you for real?...”Don’t you know if your cables are not 3 months salary you have a mid-fi system lol.I find much of the discussion here t... | |
| REL vs JL AUDIO mijostyn,thanks for the opinion. If my JL subs fail for the 3rd time I might give JTR a try. As for DIY just not for me. As an engineer for 20 years I sure I could figure it out (I dabbled in a lot of tech over the years in industry), but it just ... | |
| REL vs JL AUDIO mijostyn,thanks for the information and I agree. Integrating a sub without a highpass is a waist of time IMO and causes more problems than it fixes. The resistor idea is a good one for sure. Though I think a DYI sub with highpass and measurements ... | |
| REL vs JL AUDIO focker39,I would not worry about the rated power and look at total DB output if using in a home theater application. For music who cares as you will not be at the limit. I would guess you are seeing the difference between the efficiency of sealed ... | |
| REL vs JL AUDIO deadhead1000,A swarm with mini subs would be interesting, especially for an irregular room. 4 duel driver 6.5” kefs (8 drivers total) subs would have a lot of surface area. In my head I alway like big drivers for bass but I know that is not scienc... | |
| REL vs JL AUDIO For best sound with a sub you want to use a highpass. It can be in the preamp (most two channel preamps don’t have one) or external. The JL “E” line of subs has a highpass built in but no EQ built in. The Fathom line does not include a highpass a... | |
| Low-pass setting 6db is what you want to use as the 3db point will give you a hump at the crossover point. If you can highpass (cut the highs to the mains) then 80hz would probably sound better as the “bass” drivers in the Kefs are tiny and will need to travel pre... | |
| help me maximize my sonus faber concertinos I am a big believer that subs are critical to full range sound. Most rooms do not support full range passive sound and need correction below in the bass. With that being said far more important than the sub you use is how it integrate. Some option... |