Maybe my $19 Panasonic ear buds have gone bad? Hmmmm I might have to buy a new set.
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PS Audio FR30 speakers
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Well glad to know that with REW and a UMIK microphone I have done a way more scientific and objective setup of my system than an afternoon with Paul and likely many other hifi enthusiasts.
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Well, well, well. If Paul tuned it by his hearing, his high frequency hearing is at least problematic. Who wants speakers as "bright" as these? Where is the Lab Report from?
Quite, they also don’t exactly plumb the depths in terms of bass.
Keith
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Yes, but we don't know if that is room related. Anyway, that frequency response appear very "wacky". I would say that anything above 1 kHz has more shaking than a San Andreas fault on the move.
Where did you get this from?
Hi-Fi News review posted on another forum, the OP wanted it shared here, I obliged, how much are these?
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MakeMineVinyl
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I'm really surprised by that very top-heavy response. I honestly expected this speaker to be quite good. Obviously that's not the case.
Vini darko
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Won't the likely wide dispersion from the tweeter exacerbate that boosted treble response in room?
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Yeah those hf peaks would have me leaving the room quite quickly.
MakeMineVinyl
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I would think that all those younger people around him would point out that something is amiss with the HF response and talk some sense into him.
”99% of systems couldn’t resolve that something going on in the background”
”the bi-wiring (c’mon over Paul and show the back of the speaker) allows you to use wiring that (gobbledygook)”
That video is just overflowing with nonsense.
The review is not available online yet. Paul will not be happy. I wonder what Chris is thinking, he is the one that insisted on that mid and tweeter. Maybe some hand waving will "resolve" this.
Interestingly, it seems that the distortion at 100 Hz is not that bad (maybe my reference is "missing" today).
Interestingly, it seems that the distortion at 100 Hz is not that bad (maybe my reference is "missing" today).
Bad enough to put on the “don’t bother auditioning” list, I think.
They're not bad, but not as good as I thought they might be. Useful output down to 30Hz, a bit toppy but the mids are flat.
Target audience might prefer toppy due to age related hearing loss, they still want the detail and the air and space.
Target audience might prefer toppy due to age related hearing loss, they still want the detail and the air and space.
It’s not only toppy, the oscillations up are crazy! Starting at only 1 kHz.
we need a bigger graph, the X axis is too squashed but that looks like only 1dB of variation over a narrow band at 1.5Khz to me. Yes it could be better but it's not that bad in the real world. I've heard considerably worse sound fine.
For the money asked I'd want better though no argument there.
nerdoldnerdith
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Now that the music from Octave Records is being mixed on these speakers we should expect it to sound pretty dull.
Yeah but did they use the PS Audio noise harvester and expensive power regenerator when they did the measurements?
I have to admit, I kinda like the look of these but they are way too big for a speaker that needs a sub. And too expensive of course, and too heavy, and they have shockingly poor measurements, but they look cool. Can’t wait to see real reviews. Don’t think Paul is going to ship these to Amir but I look forward to Danny’s crossover upgrades. Can these be fitted for tube connectors? Asking for a friend of course.
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