What speakers does Lydia Tar have?

[mkt]

 

[ahofer]

Badly positioned ones. In that sense they are like one of my systems.

 

[mkt]

Also unclear if she has more than one.

 

[staticV3]

@mkt what video is that screenshot from?

 

[ahofer]

Looks like a symmetrical array. Tweeter in the middle?

 

[ahofer]

Also unclear if she has more than one.

The imaging is so good with that speaker you only need one.

 

[mkt]

@mkt what video is that screenshot from?

Tár - Wikipedia

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[ahofer]

Interesting film, btw. You only realize something about the shooting perspective towards the end. You cheer for her anti-woke lecture (although it is mean - but I’ve seen worse in Master Class), but then she is unattractive personally and then…. Like Nabokov, it forces you into perspectives you might not otherwise take, but the arc is inevitable.

 

[Joe Smith]

Really enjoyed it. Worth the trip.

 

[JPL]

@mkt my bet is on Backes & Müller Line 50 (€ 119.900 / $130k). It's an active speaker made in Germany, which matches the setting while Lydia is in Berlin. I couldn't find much information or reviews, but it's a striking speaker. The image you posted from the film shows the left speaker. Later in the same scene the right speaker is shown with a close-up of the baffle. I didn't see any electronics.

 

[SMc]

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That's a metronome! ;-)

 

[DavidMcRoy]

@mkt my bet is on Backes & Müller Line 50 (€ 119.900 / $130k). It's an active speaker made in Germany, which matches the setting while Lydia is in Berlin. I couldn't find much information or reviews, but it's a striking speaker. The image you posted from the film shows the left speaker. Later in the same scene the right speaker is shown with a close-up of the baffle. I didn't see any electronics.
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[beeface]

@mkt my bet is on Backes & Müller Line 50 (€ 119.900 / $130k). It's an active speaker made in Germany, which matches the setting while Lydia is in Berlin. I couldn't find much information or reviews, but it's a striking speaker. The image you posted from the film shows the left speaker. Later in the same scene the right speaker is shown with a close-up of the baffle. I didn't see any electronics.
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Nice detective work

 

[kadajawi]

Yeah, I was thinking B&M too. Never heard the 50, but the 25 and especially 35 were fantastic. They also didn't seem as sensitive to placement as other speakers, so placing them back there in the corner may not even be such a big issue. B&M has sensors measuring the position of the drivers and comparing them with where they should be, so that they can give a signal to correct it.

To me the 35 are endgame speakers, better than, say the B&W 801 D4. Though I'd need to hear them next to each other.

 

[Herbert]

Off-Topic, but about Tar: The subtleties of filmmaking,
A great conversation with dirctor Todd Field and DOP Florian Hoffmeister
about filming. It literally opens your eyes.

Tár — Florian Hoffmeister, BSC and Writer-Director Todd Field

Find our complete episode notes here: https://theasc.com/videos/clubhouse-conversations-tar Our complete production story: https://theasc.com/articles/tar-hoffmeister You'll…

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[CtheArgie]

I just saw the movie on an airplane. Though my headphones are quite "good" (Sony 1000XM4), I wish I saw it at home with better sound system. I did have the question of the speakers and I am glad I found it here. Thanks!
However, there are other scenes that you might have found interesting. mIn one she "complains" that she is not getting vinyl as it is a big business. In another she tells the sound recording guy that she wants an mp3 version of the recording even though the engineer offers her a WAV, because she says she wants to listen what the buyers will probably listen to.
I found this article about the sound recording of the movie quite interesting:

Within the Silences: The Sound Team Behind <em>TÁR</em> - Filmmaker Magazine

Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources.

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[Room_101]

However, there are other scenes that you might have found interesting. mIn one she "complains" that she is not getting vinyl as it is a big business. In another she tells the sound recording guy that she wants an mp3 version of the recording even though the engineer offers her a WAV, because she says she wants to listen what the buyers will probably listen to.

One other moment which suggests audiophiles were involved in making this movie: in one scene, she refers to the unbearable "signal to noise ratio" of somebody's voice.