Contacted support about what chip:
"Thanks for contacting us.
The amplifier chip is Infineon MA12070.
Kind regards
Kevin"
Sorry I mixed the threads up.On there webpage they say its a TAS5713. Whats somehow strange.
The truth is these are not active, they have a stereo amplifier with passive crossovers in the speakers so they lose the benefit of an active design like the "proper" monitors one finds in the market. I think there are way more decent options in the used market: perhaps the (very often indeed mentioned) JBL 305 used can be found for a little more, like 150-170 bucks? But those are considerably larger, so if size is a consideration they are not ideal.
And that distortion figures even at 90 db SPL are atrocious. Remember that even for desktop speakers meant to be listened to in the nearfield, for a playback level of 80 + db you need enough headroom for clean reproduction of peaks of even 20 db. Power handling and SPL capability are the weak points of small speakers in general, I think, and this includes even acclaimed monitors with superb FR and performance on and off axis like the Neumann KH80, Genelec 8020 or to a lesser degree the aforementioned JBL. I personally have a pair of Adam T5V with a Topping EX5 as a desktop setup and with the gain on the backplate set at 0 db, very often feel the need to crank it up to almost full volume in the dac if I want to listen really loud. And that is at a listening distance of 1.2 meters. If I distance myself to 2 and 3 meters I find them almost unusable and would certainly not recommend them to anyone for big spaces and LD of more than 1.5-2 meters.
It also has to do with content you play. My stress list of tracks has deep bass which upsets many powered speakers. As I noted in this review if you listen to music that has higher frequency bass (e.g. techno), then it does much better.There are two reasons why I don't need them to go louder; my neighbours and my ears.
Absolutely true, I suppose! I listen mostly to metal, and that genre often doesn't have much information below 50hz.It also has to do with content you play. My stress list of tracks has deep bass which upsets many powered speakers. As I noted in this review if you listen to music that has higher frequency bass (e.g. techno), then it does much better.
That is why I cannot value that score. I respect Dr. Oliver's research but assigning an objective value to a subjective phenomena is bound to create a result like this.Wow, a score of 5 after EQ is pretty good!
That is why I cannot value that score. I respect Dr. Oliver's research but assigning an objective value to a subjective phenomena is bound to create a result like this.
Are we really going to say that this speaker is better than the JBL 708P which scored the same or just lost to the Genelec 8010A with a tenth of a point?
Or we can stop scoring a subjective phenomena. Why are we obsessed with rankings? It is not to our benefit, it is for the benefit of the manufacturers. They are the ones who support this type of research.Should figure out a sort of standard or calculation to have the score reflect its position within the realm of competitors near its pricepoint. That way it could score even higher than a JBL or Genelec, but not in direct comparison to those.
Or we can stop scoring a subjective phenomena. Why are we obsessed with rankings? It is not to our benefit, it is for the benefit of the manufacturers. They are the ones who support this type of research.
I guess, if one already has equipment with balanced outputs, he can afford to add little bit more to buy LSR305.Can the people that voted "Not terrible" and "Poor" point the rest of us towards a better pair of active micro monitors with balanced inputs for $130?
@amirm knows best. He is our guru and we obey his values. Don't you know that?But... but... what about the ranking-panther??
That is why I cannot value that score. I respect Dr. Oliver's research but assigning an objective value to a subjective phenomena is bound to create a result like this.
Are we really going to say that this speaker is better than the JBL 708P which scored the same or just lost to the Genelec 8010A with a tenth of a point?
Many on ASR are obsessed with Dr. Olives value ratings. They do not care what the price is. Their reasoning is something can always be found used at a much lower price. MRP has no value.Can the people that voted "Not terrible" and "Poor" point the rest of us towards a better pair of active micro monitors with balanced inputs for $130?
I am talking about the score, not the panther. Panther is not used in the rankings, score is. Look at the last two columns on the speaker rankings table.Why you not just enjoy the Panther, some fun, thats it.
I am talking about the score, not the panther. Panther is not used in the rankings. It is indeed just fun. Score is presented as objective value, which I disagree.
The speaker score is not data, it is a score, as the name implies. It is a calculation based on a statistical model. We have all seen on TV how wildly different COVID19 spread values were between various models and the field values after.Uhhps sry I thought you talk about the Panther. The score can give a littel of orientation. I prever to see the data an make my personal score.
The speaker score is not data, it is a score, as the name implies. It is a calculation based on a statistical model. We have all seen on TV how wildly different COVID19 spread values were between various models and the field values after.
I did. Was there a question?Did you read my post?