And, as I said, it's a tough compromise between aesthetics and performances. If you could advise me some active speakers, it would be nice.
For actives with room for an 1-2K AVR, 8C Studios or GGNTKT M1s.
And, as I said, it's a tough compromise between aesthetics and performances. If you could advise me some active speakers, it would be nice.
Thanx a lot. The M1s look quite nice even on paper, but a bit more expensive (6.900€!) than the Diptyques and you have to buy a nice stand for it that probably doesn't come cheap... Unfortunately, there's absolutely no place near me for having a demo. Too bad for now.For actives with room for an 1-2K AVR, 8C Studios or GGNTKT M1s.
Seems you plan to barricade the emergency exit to the fridge and toilet with a screen. I would pull the screen further into the room. A meter should be sufficient to slip behind it to get a cold one.
IndeedSeems you plan to barricade the emergency exit to the fridge and toilet with a screen. I would pull the screen further into the room. A meter should be sufficient to slip behind it to get a cold one.
i plan to have them in the concrete slab through a tube, and have them out by a plate "strategically" placed in the wood floor.
D : ARC seems a little better than Audyssey : correct?
F : One or two subs, for a total budget of 1.200€?
F' : Based on my requirements and profile, do I even need a sub (the speakers are very good down to 40Hz)? Do you think it's really a gamer changer ?
A bigger pair of speaker is more important for you. These is where you need to go to another forum to look at. ASR is very limited on speaker given the room size you have nearly 6 by 6. All the studio monitors mention in ASR are out of question.
There is not much choice for panel speaker. Quad, ML, Maggie and Apogee. I haven't checked the prices. I think will reach $10k easily for his room for a bigger panel.Panels can be deceptive in the way they energise a room - they don't behave much like "Dynamic"'s
Also there are very very few "dynamic's" that end up sounding like panels....
I would suggest that the OP's choice of the panel main speakers is very specific.... and one of the "given's" in this configuration.
I remember demonstrating Quad ESL-63's in spaces that were larger than this one - they managed to "fill" the space quite surprisingly, even being driven by mere 100W amps (Quad 405)... - the Quad ESL63's efficiency was the same as for the Diptych DP107 - 86db SPL/wm - so I doubt there will be a major issue.
This isn't an accurate measurement. Or rather, it's an accurate measurement that was made too close. You can't measure a dipole woofer up close, because you don't see the backwave cancellation that you do at the listening seat further back. I couldn't find a proper measurement of the 1.6, but here's a curve for the 1.7:Yeah, this terminology is meaningless. Although we don't have measurements, the DP107s are dipole speakers and will behave much the same as other dipoles in the bass. For an example, take a look at the FR of a typical Magnepan:
There's a peak corresponding with (speed of sound)/(2 x width of baffle) and below that it drops off at 18dB/octave (12 from the speaker, 6 from the open baffle). Now a ported sub will also produce a peak in the midbass (the exact location will depend on the size of the cabinet and port as well as the driver), so now you're juggling two midbass peaks that need to be compensated with positioning and EQ. A sealed sub doesn't produce this peak and rolls off more slowly, and I think you'll find that makes it easier to integrate with your main dipole speakers. Sealed subs are supposed to have better 'transient response' (though I'm really not sure what that means) which is probably where the 'fast sub' notion comes from.