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Critique of a design/product is acceptable and may even move the industry forward. As long as it’s done in the right manner. Personal attacks on someone’s attire and looks, which is what we see here, is beyond justification. It’s a direct comment on the pic on an earlier post. How is that...

Really? Personal abuse of a designer is accepted on this site??

Alan, just wanted to say that you have the patience of a saint to deal with some ridiculous mud slinging on this thread. Thank you for the clarity and integrity. I know that manufacturers can get a real hard time on here but I thought that was only the ones who don’t engage! Your engagement is...

You make an interesting point. All things being equal a flat response from a hifi loudspeaker is ideal. However all things are rarely equal. For example the whole idea of having a flat loudspeaker is so that all the frequency bands are reproduced at the same amplitude. So that the loudspeaker...

There is significant evidence that we do perceive low frequencies as being quieter than mid-range frequencies. Whatever you determine that this "equal loudness" contour looks like if you flip it upside down you get a frequency response of the human hearing. Impose that frequency response on your...

PMC recommend that you listen to twenty series loudspeakers off axis. This is from the twenty 21 manual: To further enhance the audio picture or soundstage the speakers can be angled/toed-in’. Start with the speakers angled so they will cross approximately 50cm (2ft) behind the listening...