yeah, I know, although it's interesting to compare many different speakers that have been reviewed by Stereophile to see how sometimes the bump just completely disappears (B&W 801 D4), nearly disappears (Estelon Aura), or becomes quite large (the Moab), possibly depending on how John sums the various microphones, and in many cases for the very large speakers, having to deal with making in room measurements in different rooms, making accuracy very hard.
Several pages worth of glowing praise before the measurements probably has something to do with that. Twenty years ago I used to read those descriptions, trying to imagine what some of the flowery prose actually meant or what the speaker *actually* sounded like, and long ago concluded the only answer to get past all the prose was to hear for myself. I still reserve special hatred for the reviewer practice of insisting on describing different music albums with every review. Nothing could be more insultingly pointless. If I buy these speakers Diana Krall will come into my room and sing into my ears, but if you buy these other speakers Frank Zappa will rise from the dead to give a rousing rendition of Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy. Come on.
I find that especially disturbing too. It makes me sick!
he still misrepresents Amir's review on his product page as of now, so there is absolutely no pedalling back from him, just an attempt of insincere damage control at most:
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Ascend sells the CMT-340 SE2 either as a pair or as a single (center) speaker. I bought a pair for 2 channel listening. They don’t have much bass below 80 hz but they’re flat down to 90 hz and blend well with my subs.
6.5 FEET above the tweeter??? This level of carelessness is a real worry.
Stonehenge. Spinal Tap. Dwarves.
That looks like a general guide for *any* speaker, not for any one brand, let alone for this specific model.
Not even 10 pages.
Eric Alexander mentioned his simulation software. What if everything is done in software forgoing real measurements of the final product?
I mentioned this exact thing many pages back and have found nothing to dispute it so far.
That would rarely work.
He probably means 6.5 inches above the tweeter.
I expect this is the case based on the fact that he sent measurements for the drivers to Amir and challenged him to do better with the design. I am pretty sure Eric confuses "measurements" for "calculations" just like he uses the archaic definition of "litigation" instead of "dispute resolution". Narcissists like to use words that they think make them look smarter based on hearing other intelligent individuals use them, but then they often end up using them incorrectly. Intelligent people like Amir and Erin and others implementing the proper scientific method take measurements, but nerds do calculations. Important people use lawyers to litigate and resolve disputes (seems he may think they will also do this for free since it only takes 20 minutes?). I have little doubt he has completed plenty of calculations to design crossover networks.
Yes, of course. That is exactly my point. In countries which still use the quaint British Imperial measurement system, it is common to use " to mean inches and ' to mean feet. If someone complains about measurements not being done in the precise, correct way, then they (insert favoured swear-word) ought to be able to make it clear whether inches or feet are meant. In this case, it's obvious, but how hard is it to get something so simple right?
Well again to be clear, I'm not defending Tekton, I just think for anyone who has never designed a speaker the following viewpoint may help.
