Recent content by jonfitch

Isn't the polar maps nearly omnidirectional up to 500hz? I would think it would be really hard to tell where the woofer is coming from. I suppose they could try pushing the x-over even lower if they thought it was worth it, like the Elac Adante. But I never felt like the Adante imaged...

The titan dome has narrower directivity in the highs and won't sound as airy. The ribbon will be obvious as soon as you move your head. Unless you stick your head a vise I dont see how it would win.

Coil whine or subwoofer hum? Those are 2 different things. Cool whine typically happens at full load when inductors are vibrating, which shouldn't be audible in a subwoofer during "quiet scenes".

Post some pictures of the setup! Btw, did you get the RAAL or Titan Dome version?

The Arendal 1528 Slim 8 looks very interesting. Very similar size and design to the Revel Ultima Gem 2, which scored 8.5 w/ sub from the official Revel spinorama measurements. I wonder if the 1528 Slim 8s will manage to measure competitively with it. If so it's a huge price difference ($3500 vs...

Isn't GLM just based off of REW?

KEFs can be end game in a medium to small sized room. In a larger room I would deploy something with wider dispersion like the TAD Evolution or Genelec the Ones. I think you want uniform vertical directivity as well in a truly end-game speaker unless this is a theater sized room with the...

Less durable in shipping for sure. A pair of Salk Silks I had in the past had the tweeters fail during shipping (in the factory box) but UPS insurance did cover part of the replacement cost.

The problem with the RAAL is the horizontal dispersion is really much too wide compared to most woofers, so it sounds like there's a small disconnect between the lower and higher frequency sounds. The other big problem is vertical directivity is bad, so it's not really practical for listening...

From the horizontal directivity measurements on Audioholics it doesn't look like the dispersion width is really much different compared to the Philharmonic HT approximately 70 degrees or so. I've listened to the Genelecs (8341, 8331) against many speakers with 40-50 degree horizontal dispersion...

I dont run subs on my near field setup with kef reference 1 metas. My normal listening level is only in the mid 60s db at nearfield, so I can boost the bass via dirac with no fear of excursion issues

The Genelecs do have a slight "hump" in the 500-700hz range in the power response (and also a sudden increase in dispersion in this range) which accentuates percussion instruments that you mentioned that not all other high (Olive) scoring speakers have, which does cause the soundstage to sound...

Revel speakers have very wide dispersion, you will not get that effect in headphones because there is no stereo image. The closest you can get to simulation a large soundstage is headphones with very large internal volume in the earcups like the Sennheiser HD800. Most headphones can be easily...

You could also consider a large pair of standmounts, say something like Genelec 8351, Kef Reference 1 Meta (used ones usually go for 5-6k), Dutch & Dutch 8C, and pair them with height adjustable stands like the motorized Spacelabs (https://spacelab.systems/). And/or pair with subs if you think...

That's impressive, IIRC alot of those Veritas midrange drivers tended to die due to some issue with the diaphragm material and needed replacement so if you still have a functional one, that's quite an achievement.