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This is the total opposite of scientific, but: I gave the (completely stock) EV-15 something close to a full "workout" at a party last weekend, for the first time. I had the Crown XLS amp turned up nearly all of the way which I had never had the guts to do before. I was probably giving the...

I mean, it depends on what you value. Ultimately I would see them as complimentary products. I like analog EQs because it's e.g. nice to dial in a little more or a little less bass depending on the situation and listening material. That's the kind of thing where you want to twiddle a knob, not...

Is it possible to use this as a monoblock by bridging all eight channels into one? I'm interested in seeing if I can destroy a mountain with sound.

The JBL 305/306 basically snapped me out of this hobby. Sometimes the treble sounds a little rough to me, maybe, but they are just so correct for so little money. I have a small and weirdly shaped room with a lack of ideal seating positions so their polite off-axis behavior makes them the clear...

We're at the edge of my limited knowledge here but a big dip like that is most likely cancellation between the tweeter and midrange, rather than simply one driver or the other being crap. They're out of phase here and canceling each other out in the regions where they overlap. The next most...

Wow! Thanks for the interior photos! It's just as cheap inside as I suspected. There's definitely plenty of low hanging fruit there, when it comes to damping/bracing the cabinet and the woofer baskets. I've actually never opened mine up, because typically I'm not driving them very hard at all...

I wonder if there's an easy way to mod those ports to avoid the chuffing. They actually look to be of a reasonable diameter for a 3.5" woofer. From Amir's photo, it looks like there's some sort of grill in there, presumably so your kids don't stuff Legos inside the speaker. That thing certainly...

Wow, that's amazing. I got mine in (I think) 2001 and the paper subwoofer rotted away a long time ago. Usually I prefer to repair/donate but I had a surplus of gear and clutter and I had was in a very stressed out time in my life so I wound up simply tossing it, unfortunately. Really wonderful...

If you're in the Philadelphia area, please do! We'll have a few beers first which always makes things sound better. They're not exactly worth a trip, or even exactly good, but they are far less offensive than they look and are wholly unique at the price level. Also the beer will act as sort of...

Sounds like we're all good. Enjoy the music!

I'm glad you've accepted this task! As the author of that BIC "Eviction" review, by the powers vested in me by absolutely nobody at all, I'd like to remind you: your mission isn't complete until you've managed to eject the socks by sheer musical power alone. (Good luck achieving this without...

I've screwed up measurements myself. So it's definitely possible. However: in the initial post, Rooskie stated that he also measured a number of other speakers alongside the Polks. If he was doing something wrong, it would have shown up in the measurements of the other speakers. So I don't...

Hi, Dennis. I'm curious what makes you say that? I've had mine up to pretty serious levels for extended periods of time for yard parties and such, powered by a Crown XLS 1502 that puts out (a max of) legitimate few hundred watts of continuous power. I'm not sure how much power I was actually...

I still enjoy these speakers! A fixed version would be something really, really unique for the hobby. In terms of power handling and full range-ish audio, I don't know of anything remotely like these being sold today for anywhere near the price. More importantly, it's just nice to hear from...

With EQ to tame the searing treble, I think they sound really good and extremely detailed in the midrange. Bass extension is lacking but what's there is nice. So I can see the appeal. There are always compromises at this price range. And because this is such a long lived model, there is some...

I want to thank @Doodski, @Grooved, and @earlevel for the infomative replies. I learn so much from this place, and I am grateful.

We're probably talking about the same thing. I generally follow the convention of referring to treble as like 2.5khz and up, but some would consider 2.5khz "mids." (I think?)

I just picked up a pair of these and despite Amir's (and many others') reviews, I was still shocked at the excess treble energy. Good lord. I usually use EQ to boost my treble by a few dB... and here I found myself diving for the keyboard to implement Amir's suggested eq to smash down that...

Why would people talk about broadband when it works? I think there's surely a selection bias here. Perhaps audiophiles complain more often because they tend to be wealthier and older folks who've retreated to rural or semi-rural estates, like our dear Amir. :) Generally, US broadband "seems"...

Right, but our brains are not SINAD recognition engines. We clearly know that some forms of distortion are less relevant than others, some may be subjectively preferred, etc. So it's not even remotely hypocritical to enjoy vinyl and dislike Bluetooth, or vice versa, simply because they "both...