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Neumann KH 150 Monitor Review

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I was wrong sorry, the following is the wording used by Neumann in their marketing material.

"Neumann engineers took great care to develop a patent pending amplifier technology which combines superior audio performance with the energy efficiency of Class D."
How much latency does Neumann DSP and electronics introduce into the playback chain? Would these be fine as L-R in a small home theater, or would their latency render them unable to be synced with movie dialog?
 
I have some questions for the owners of these speakers or for people who understand measurements better than i do, how loud would they go in a 20m2/215sq feet room? (i saw the SPL measurements but I'm struggling to put them in perspective since i have no SPL-meter)
Also does their dsp solution automatically select a crossover (and whatever else) if you add a kh750 in the system to relieve the 6,5" driver, or do you have to select some of the parameters by yourself? Is it reasonably easy to manage? To summarise I'm not very educated on these matters and i'd like to understand if this could be the perfect system for me, a casual audiophile with no experience in dealing with dsp.
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I have the kh120ii in a 280sq foot room, but I only sit 6 feet away and they sound great. Bass is very good and they are very clear. Not sure if they would be as good sitting farther into the room.
 
KH150's narrow dispersion makes it a perfect nearfield monitor, but the optimal listening area will be a bit narrow too. You will need to stay on acoustic axis due to it's directivity feature, which can be not so easy for other usage. They will be loud enough, but the problem is they won't 'fill the room' like some other speaker do.
 
I have some questions for the owners of these speakers or for people who understand measurements better than i do, how loud would they go in a 20m2/215sq feet room? (i saw the SPL measurements but I'm struggling to put them in perspective since i have no SPL-meter)
Also does their dsp solution automatically select a crossover (and whatever else) if you add a kh750 in the system to relieve the 6,5" driver, or do you have to select some of the parameters by yourself? Is it reasonably easy to manage? To summarise I'm not very educated on these matters and i'd like to understand if this could be the perfect system for me, a casual audiophile with no experience in dealing with dsp.
thank you for your attention
I use a pair of KH150 in a 24m2 room and they go much louder than what I can bear. The crossover is fixed 80Hz with KH750 sub, you have no control over it. With MA1 you don't need any knowledge on acoustics, you just follow a serie of simple instructions. I suggest you take a look at this video
 
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The KH 150's are designed as nearfiled monitors. Look at the Neumann website and what they recommend. What you suggest is a very bad idea and misuse of these monitors. I use mine at 1.2 meters distance at most. From 2 meters they are still fine.
So you STILL unsecure people with this missinformation? Of ocurse it's NOT a very bad idea to use them in a 20qm room!

In fact they will do fine and the narrow dispersion will bring you more direct sound to the listening position and is ESPECIALLY good for wider listening distances! (would not be needed at very close distances and could even be a drawback cause sweetspot is smaller. At 2-3m distance sweetspot is easy big enough)
 
So you STILL unsecure people with this missinformation? Of ocurse it's NOT a very bad idea to use them in a 20qm room!

In fact they will do fine and the narrow dispersion will bring you more direct sound to the listening position and is ESPECIALLY good for wider listening distances! (would not be needed at very close distances and could even be a drawback cause sweetspot is smaller. At 2-3m distance sweetspot is easy big enough)
Yeah, I didn't agree with that either. Narrrow or wide directivitty is more than anything a matter of taste. When something is made as well as this little guy is, you can be sure it will be good in any field you put it in. It may not be exacty the flavor some people are seeking, but it's super premium ice cream for everyone nonetheless.
 
So you STILL unsecure people with this missinformation? Of ocurse it's NOT a very bad idea to use them in a 20qm room!

In fact they will do fine and the narrow dispersion will bring you more direct sound to the listening position and is ESPECIALLY good for wider listening distances! (would not be needed at very close distances and could even be a drawback cause sweetspot is smaller. At 2-3m distance sweetspot is easy big enough)
I actually have two pairs of them. I want to use them as they were designed by the Neumann audio engineers.
 
I actually have two pairs of them. I want to use them as they were designed by the Neumann audio engineers.
You are free to use them however you see fit. So are others.

As you've been asked to do before, please share any data points that would demonstrate that these speakers are unsuitable for use beyond nearfield listening. An extremely brief "Recommended Listening Distance" blurb on Neumann's website means little. Amir has measured these for us and provided detailed information on their on/off-axis response, directivity, THD, bass extension, and more. We also have access to a variety of maximum SPL data provided by Neumann. Use this information to support your point, otherwise, please consider refraining from making it.
 
I base my opinion on my actual experience with them and with the recommendations of Neumann and its audio engineers. Sorry you don't not like it. They are at their best in nearfield use per Neumann's recommdations. Go argue with Neumann engineers. I am sure they would be entertained by your perspective.
 
I base my opinion on my actual experience with them and with the recommendations of Neumann and its audio engineers. Sorry you don't not like it. They are at their best in nearfield use per Neumann's recommdations. Go argue with Neumann engineers. I am sure they would be entertained by your perspective.
Point me to the Neumann engineer who has claimed that using KH 150s beyond nearfield "is a very bad idea and misuse of these monitors" and I would be happy to strike up a conversation with them.
 
Point me to the Neumann engineer who has claimed that using KH 150s beyond nearfield "is a very bad idea and misuse of these monitors" and I would be happy to strike up a conversation with them.
I never said that. You are making things up.
 
This is what you wrote, in response to a question about using KH 150s in a relatively small room (215 sq ft):

The KH 150's are designed as nearfiled monitors. Look at the Neumann website and what they recommend. What you suggest is a very bad idea and misuse of these monitors. I use mine at 1.2 meters distance at most. From 2 meters they are still fine.
 
Correct. See the context. Important.
 
Go argue with Neumann engineers. I am sure they would be entertained by your perspective.
As someone who has actually argued with a Neumann engineer (funnily enough with the same and only argument you always use), you must know.
 
Another question for knowledgeable people, would i lose a lot by using the XLR analog inputs instead of the SPDIF digital input, i understand it'll add an ADC in the loop, but how would that translate? I have a smsl su-9 dac that gets toslink in from a wiim and TV sound with bluetooth, so far i don't see any X2 toslink to spdif digital gear that would suit my need at a reasonable (<500€) Price.
Thank you for your answers
 
Another question for knowledgeable people, would i lose a lot by using the XLR analog inputs instead of the SPDIF digital input

I think if you add 100 AD/DA conversions you are able to hear difference. I think you should play if safe and keep the number of conversions below 50 and you will be fine.
 
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I think if you add 100 AD/DA conversions you are able to hear difference. I think you should play if safe and keep the number of conversions below 50 and you will be fine.
Thank you for your answer but it's a little cryptic to me
 
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