Recent content by moonlight rainbow dream

Low-key judging all of the people in this thread.

Why not? Erin measured even older and cheaper speakers than yours and they perform great. Granted they are of similar provenance - being more affordable JBL/Harman group products. https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/loudspeakers/infinity_primus_360/ Note how much more linear the on-axis response...

Your issues with bass are very likely due to your room (perfect square dimension is really bad for bass reproduction due to all the standing waves overlapping at the same frequencies) rather than sub vs speakers. In your particular case, subs would actually be the solution not the problem. Use...

Use them nearfield OR add high pass filter and subwoofer(s). There isn't really such a thing as a drop-in replacement with a properly designed passive crossover.

Center channels are fine actually. I'd posit that you've just been listening to bad speakers. When you listen to a speaker in mono it unmasks more of its flaws than when you listen to a stereo pair.

Can confirm that the dsp-408 does not support usb input. The usb is only for programming the DSP via the PC app. The absolute cheapest means of doing this would be a used 7.1 AVR with hdmi or optical and then controlling the channels using a PC running EqualizerAPO. Yes, it's customary to slap...

This is because of the use of a waveguided tweeter. It's most definitely not a marketing gimmick. Whether the diffraction peak/dip combo from a sharp corner is audible is another question...

For the DIY first-timers, consider buying and assembling the Parts Express C-note kit and use Xmechanik's mechano22 crossover. Add a simple crossbrace and some damping to the cabinet while you're at it. I think you'd end up with a similarly impressive resulting project.

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It's possible, and could be a factor in explaining the perceived differences between bookshelf and tower speakers... but actually, the design that goes the farthest in eliminating this effect would be line array and line source type speakers.

Don't think about it in terms of floor bounce "reduction" or "increase". That can only be done via absorption. What you're doing when you move the driver higher or lower is changing the frequency at which the first and strongest cancellation occurs. When you move the driver further from the...

I am one of those viewers that largely ignores Erin's subjective commentary, but the reason is not any of the above technical ones. I just have completely different musical tastes from him, so the frame of reference is non-existent.

Is there any facility for level matching? E.g. attenuator knobs on the back

This was an easily predictable result, if you put any stock in what ASR is all about. Modern B&W (proudly) do not target a neutral frequency response. Your ear+brain can adapt or acclimate to the colouration over time, but it quickly falls apart in a direct A/B comparison against more neutral...

The most obvious performance attribute of the dipole to me is the figure-8 radiation pattern with reduced interaction with the sidewalls. An interesting quirk that arises is that by placing the speaker the same distance to the front wall as the MLP to the back wall, you can "delete" reflected...