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Time/intensity balancing can widen the sweet spot with CD speakers.Why crossing in front? Isn't the spin symmetric about the axis?
Time/intensity balancing can widen the sweet spot with CD speakers.
Indeed you want to see the inside face of the speakers. I have crossed them in front and they're okay, but not as good.
@Daverz what part of the sound would you say is most changed by the EQ you've been using?
Indeed you want to see the inside face of the speakers. I have crossed them in front and they're okay, but not as good.
@Daverz what part of the sound would you say is most changed by the EQ you've been using?
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I own the S400s and love them.I'm new to to ASR but have been lurking for a while. I own a pair of the S400's and I'm curious if anyone has any experience with the Signature Edition's (SE) upgraded crossover. Mads told me that you can purchase the upgraded SE crossover for $750 euro (seems way overpriced IMO but I'm a novice). Would this be worth the investment? What could I expect to change from the original crossover? Out of curiosity,
Here are some specs of the SE crossover from their website. Attached is a photo of the SE crossover as well.
"The SE crossover is equipped with a high-end crossover made by the Danish Jantzen Audio team. We use Superior Caps for the tweeter network and Cross Caps for the woofer network. All inductors are baked air coils for low distortion. Resistors are Superres 1% tolerance."
Not for the S400. It is on the bottom for alignment purposes. The A500 achieves this with DSP, something the S400 does not have. In the end, it's really not a big deal.Just out of curiosity, I know the A500 comes with the tweeter in the top position with the woofer below. What would happen if I switched positions of the tweeter on my S400 so that it's on the top position as well like the A500? I'm sure Buchardt would've done this if it sounded better but just curious if it'd actually do any good.
...What would happen if I switched positions of the tweeter on my S400 so that it's on the top position...
Mads talked about this on the Facebook forum. The tweeter is positioned more forward than the woofer for time alignment. With the tweeter on top, the cabinet would look like it's leaning forward. He put the tweeter on bottom purely for cosmetic reasons. If you don't mind how it looks, you can flip it over and the drivers would still be time aligned. The sound may be affected for better or worse depending on your stand height, listening height, and change in room interaction. In the case of the A500, Mads put the tweeter on top for cosmetic reasons, and he is able to do time alignment between the drivers using the speaker's DSP.Just out of curiosity, I know the A500 comes with the tweeter in the top position with the woofer below. What would happen if I switched positions of the tweeter on my S400 so that it's on the top position as well like the A500? I'm sure Buchardt would've done this if it sounded better but just curious if it'd actually do any good.
Ok, I took him literally when he said swap the drivers, not flip the speaker upside down.
Have a good sub yet?haha you were correct in that I was literal. Really appreciate everyone's deep insight. Time alignment and having the help of DSP with the A500 makes complete sense to me.
$750 sounds grossly overpriced for the SE crossover, especially when the parts on Parts Express are miles away from that. Now I'm thinking I could just swap out some of the parts myself or buy the Schiit Loki Mini +
Not yet but eyeing all the great micro-sub options from SVS, KEF, etc.Have a good sub yet?
Skip them and go straight to HSU, Rythmik, PSA, JTR.Not yet but eyeing all the great micro-sub options from SVS, KEF, etc.
It would be interesting to see comparison measurements with the S400 upside down. A couple of factors need to be considered. One is that in most listening setups (typical for standmounts), the speaker is much closer to the floor than from the ceiling. Another factor is that normally the front baffle is tilted slightly up, but when upside down the front baffle would be tilted slightly down.I think this is a good thing as we can absorb most of it with carpet or a thick rug. If the drivers were swapped and this dip headed for the ceiling, we'd have a harder time handling it. Do not place these speakers upside down!
I'd love to do this but I have them stuck to the stands so I don't knock them off (come really close a couple of times)...It would be interesting to see comparison measurements with the S400 upside down. A couple of factors need to be considered. One is that in most listening setups (typical for standmounts), the speaker is much closer to the floor than from the ceiling. Another factor is that normally the front baffle is tilted slightly up, but when upside down the front baffle would be tilted slightly down.