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Most beautiful speakers in the world ?

Lot of people appears to like this speaker system. I've been contemplating this since I posted it and read about it. This is an inspiration for a DIY project. If a speaker box has at least one hole in it, known as a bass-reflex vent, it means that the box is not entirely closed. While it is sealed on all sides, it remains open to the environment.
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This concept actually encourages the idea of removing one woofer, closing the back, and connecting the bottom part to the top part. Let that excess sound escape in the same manner, through numerous holes. We would still have a slim speaker (box) with all that indirect sound directed towards you.
 
The safe listening sound level is considered to be around 70 decibels (dB), meaning sounds at or below this level are generally safe for your hearing. Even sounds slightly above 70 dB can become damaging if listened to for extended periods. Prolonged exposure to sounds at or above 85 dB can lead to hearing loss. So, why do we concern ourselves with those speakers (boxes) and amplifiers that claim their devices operate above those safety levels? To truly enjoy music, one often needs to listen at relatively low volumes. It is not the decibels that matter, but rather the quality of the music those devices can produce at lower volume levels. What are your thoughts on this?
 
Because music, movies etc have peaks, which we want to sound nice as well
Also, not everyone sits close to their speakers, so obviously they need to be able to play a bit louder
 
The safe listening sound level is considered to be around 70 decibels (dB), meaning sounds at or below this level are generally safe for your hearing. Even sounds slightly above 70 dB can become damaging if listened to for extended periods. Prolonged exposure to sounds at or above 85 dB can lead to hearing loss. So, why do we concern ourselves with those speakers (boxes) and amplifiers that claim their devices operate above those safety levels? To truly enjoy music, one often needs to listen at relatively low volumes. It is not the decibels that matter, but rather the quality of the music those devices can produce at lower volume levels. What are your thoughts on this?

For music to sound natural you want to preserve the original dynamics as much as possible. This requires the ability handle peak SPL levels significantly above average levels. This takes clean power and speakers capable of these higher SPL with a minimum of power compression. There is no way around this. I prefer a system where potential compression will be from the media not the system.

Rob :)
 
For music to sound natural you want to preserve the original dynamics as much as possible. This requires the ability handle peak SPL levels significantly above average levels. This takes clean power and speakers capable of these higher SPL with a minimum of power compression. There is no way around this. I prefer a system where potential compression will be from the media not the system.

Rob :)

To each his own, and so forth...

Having said that, it is commonly accepted, that 20 dB headroom is enough to handle peaks, so 70 dB average + 20 dB headroom makes 90 dB. Doubling the distance decreases the SPL by 6 dB, so increasing listening distance requires more power, but most of us do not own private concert halls. Instead we listen in fairly small rooms with less than perfect acoustics. From sound quality point of view, it therefore makes sense to keep the listening distance fairly short, because that decreases the negative effects of listening room acoustics (the further You sit, the more the sound is affected by listening space acoustics).
 
The safe listening sound level is considered to be around 70 decibels (dB), meaning sounds at or below this level are generally safe for your hearing. Even sounds slightly above 70 dB can become damaging if listened to for extended periods. Prolonged exposure to sounds at or above 85 dB can lead to hearing loss. So, why do we concern ourselves with those speakers (boxes) and amplifiers that claim their devices operate above those safety levels? To truly enjoy music, one often needs to listen at relatively low volumes. It is not the decibels that matter, but rather the quality of the music those devices can produce at lower volume levels. What are your thoughts on this?
Why do people need 6 subs? ;)
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Not all people - just us males. It is a built in trait in us. We firmly believe that having more impressive set of tools than the other males around us means more prestige, power, and female adoration. Anyhow, let's not admonish ourselves too hard for that. It is a trait that has driven our development so that we are now at the top of the food chain.
 
A deep controlled low distorsion bass doesn't necessarily have to be noticed all the time. It becomes a foundation. As someone who recently had loudspeakers which dig really deep I'm not sure people know what kind of information they are missing out on
Bass is mostly ruined by bad subwoofers which play too loud and not really cleanly

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To each his own, and so forth...

Having said that, it is commonly accepted, that 20 dB headroom is enough to handle peaks, so 70 dB average + 20 dB headroom makes 90 dB. Doubling the distance decreases the SPL by 6 dB, so increasing listening distance requires more power, but most of us do not own private concert halls. Instead we listen in fairly small rooms with less than perfect acoustics. From sound quality point of view, it therefore makes sense to keep the listening distance fairly short, because that decreases the negative effects of listening room acoustics (the further You sit, the more the sound is affected by listening space acoustics).

Well from that perspective just get a pair of nearfields and a sub.

Rob :)
 
On the matter of decibels...
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For me, the listening distance is about 2.8 metres, and the volume is set at around 20%. When listening to classical music, sometimes even that can feel a bit too loud.
 
On the matter of decibels...
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For me, the listening distance is about 2.8 metres, and the volume is set at around 20%. When listening to classical music, sometimes even that can feel a bit too loud.
Mmmm gunshot is more. 9mm is somewhere 160db, rifles and large pistol calibers 170 and above . To go down to 140db you need a suppressor.
 
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