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I already thought that the measurememts were less than ideal as it took more time than the Vandersteens. Thanks for the update and kudos for contacting the builder! Reviews can make and break a speaker and a lot can get wrong, especially in transport. Also good to hear that Alan March is that responsive.
Knowing that there is an improved crossover I rather wait and see the results of the one being sold. You implicitly make a nice case for patronage . Keep on measuring and enjoy the music.
Thanks to @hardisj for his review https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/loudspeakers/polk_r100/ Erin's conclusion: This speaker has good performance and is a really nice looking speaker, at least to me. I like the grille cloth color. I like the wood finish look. I like the overall...
I'd be interested in a test of the Dynaudio 18S and LYD 48 combo system that they define as a sort of 4 way "mini main" that goes down to 16 Hz
(I understand that the cost of the 18S is much lower than stated in the video):
My understanding is that two subs are probably needed and that decreasing by DSP the low-frequency range of the LYD 48s will increase their output for listening at a distance.
Do you confirm?
Your findings and thoughts as an owner?
What about the declared low-frequency extension?
I doubt I’d want two subs in my 3.3m x 4.3m x 2.4m room as the bass extension is ample, one of my fav tracks I know inside out is “Deipkier by Craven Faults” and it has any amount of sub bass you could possibly want, previously had a krk 10s sub/Rokit g4 7’s and I thought the krk sub produced deep bass on that track but I now realise it was barely hitting the mark, The 18s is in a totally different league to the krk
I haven’t implemented any dsp yet as a mate with the necessary knowledge from years of studio engineering is coming to do a room sweep at some point, He’ll play about with the 18s sub dsp settings and see if it makes an audible improvement from my listening position.
As an owner I’m just so chuffed with the combination of LYD 48’s and 18s, it was my studio mate above who dropped by my house with a pair of Hedd mk2 type 20s earlier on in the year, they got me thinking about replacing my krk setup which was only 6 months old, the Hedds sounded amazing in my treated room but I balked at the high cost so I searched around and started reading about the Dynaudio combination, I must have read every single review of the LYD’s over a period of a few months and after reading only good things about them I decided to order them. Only had them a couple of weeks so far but for the combined cost of £3k I doubt I could get better for my room, there’s also £2.5k of GIK acoustic treatment in the room so I’m sure that helps as well.
I would like to see Erin measure in wall speakers. There are a lot of people interested for HT and music too. Monoprice/monolith just added new models that are reasonably priced and potentially great performers. Amir reviewed a couple of in walls, but it looks like this is an area where performance is still yet to be undertood. Erin had built baffles before to test drivers, so he could leverage that to test in wall speakers.
And a huge thank you to Amir and Erin for the invaluable service they are providing to the community!
In walls have the potential to sound better (they can be engineered for their known relationship to the key boundary), have higher output for the same amount of power (reinforcement based on their location), lower cost (no need to spend money on furniture grade cabinetry and finishes), and high spousal acceptance versus boxes in the room.
They also make the most of a dedicate theater in a small room, since they don't take up floor space.
Seeing more measurements of this kind of speaker, done with the manner of their intended installation taken into account, would be very welcome!
Is Erin open to somebody "buying" ID speakers like these from Power Sound Audio, delivering to him for testing during the "free trial" period, then putting them back in the box to return to the manufacturer?
Is Erin open to somebody "buying" ID speakers like these from Power Sound Audio, delivering to him for testing during the "free trial" period, then putting them back in the box to return to the manufacturer?
I won't do that myself but if someone is on the fence about a product and wants to see performance before they make the decision to keep it, then I'm willing to do that.
FWIW, I posted the Arendal 1961 Bookshelf results on my Patreon page last night. So, if you're a Patron, you'll get to see the results over there in advance.
Not sure when the results will be made public. Could be days. Could be weeks. Just depends on when I get time to post the review on my site.
Is Erin open to somebody "buying" ID speakers like these from Power Sound Audio, delivering to him for testing during the "free trial" period, then putting them back in the box to return to the manufacturer?
PSA has posted on another forum that the compression driver is a B&C DE-250 in a B&C ME20 90x60 cast aluminum exponential horn and the woofer is a B&C 10CL51. Much interest has been expressed on multiple AV forums about how these speakers would measure. It would be interesting to see how they compare to the similar DIYSG HTM-12 that @hardisj measured.
Erin previously said he would be uncomfortable ordering a speaker and returning it for a refund after testing. However, with PSA he could simply call Tom Vodhanel and ask if there was any objection to him returning a speaker after testing. PSA offers a 60-day trial during which you only have to pay return shipping cost.
Apart from the higher end reference speakers from Kef, I'd like to see Erin review something I craved in the mid 90's, specifically the Avalon Eidolons. I think Avalon is still in business, and still sells ultra premium speakers. It may even still sell the Eidolon. I heard it in around '96 at Underground Sound in Memphis and thought it was one of the three best speakers I have ever heard. It also received universally favorable reviews in the slicks of the era. It had unbelievable imaging, perhaps the very best I've ever heard.
Would be interesting to see how it measured on a 2034.
. Keep on measuring and enjoy the music.
