RMAF 2016: Sonner Audio

[amirm]

Someone needs to explain to me why some manufactures slant the speaker back, pointing the tweeter at the ceiling!

 

[amirm]

Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes by Paul Simon. http://shz.am/t236973

Loved the music but it sounded hollow on this system.

 

[amirm]

Rolling In The Deep by Adele. http://shz.am/t52870017

OK, Adele albums are poorly recorded for the most part so why play them at a high-end show??? This sounded terrible: hollow sound again with distorted highs.

 

[RayDunzl]

Someone needs to explain to me why some manufactures slant the speaker back, pointing the tweeter at the ceiling!

I think it's time alignment (sort of).

Here's somebody interestested:

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?22494-Sonner-Audio-speakers&p=435829#post435829

 

[amirm]

I understand them be stepped back for timing but not pointed upward. I guess the benefit is to remove the diffraction when there is a real step but still, you are sending the best sound of the driver (on-axis) to the ceiling rather than one's ear.

 

[Thomas savage]

No law saying you can't experiment with rake to bring them down though..

 

[RayDunzl]

Thiel comes to mind

Wilson

 

[amirm]

No law saying you can't experiment with rake to bring them down though..

No you can't because then the bits will fall off the speaker wire before getting to the driver.

 

[Thomas savage]

No you can't because then the bits will fall off the speaker wire before getting to the driver.

Bugger, see I can't be trusted around high end audio.. Iv got my vivids raked down slightly as I'm sitting on a bean bag nowadays. Fortunately being analogue there's no bits to fall off the speaker wire.

 

[RayDunzl]

My panels lean forward about 3 degrees to get their center aimed at my head.

 

[fas42]

Rolling In The Deep by Adele. http://shz.am/t52870017

OK, Adele albums are poorly recorded for the most part so why play them at a high-end show??? This sounded terrible: hollow sound again with distorted highs.

Missed this when first posted. Adele's 21 is a fabulous stress test album, and this track puts mighty big demands on a system - massive, intense sound, tremendous bite; if not capable, a disaster, if in the zone an amazing musical ride, as good as it gets ...