You'll spend much less and give up - perhaps(!) -
nothing in overall listening satisfaction [i.e., with a pair of Santiagos].
So -- I guess it depends on your budget.
... and yes, I am an enabler, but I stand on the shoulders of giants, enabler-wise.
Truth be told, I haven't auditioned any other speakers in my home other than the Altec Santana's. However I have heard other high-end speakers in showrooms and none of them impressed me. It isn't hard for me to imagine that I simply became used to the "Altec sound" you referred to.
If that specific sound signature is what I'll be unconsciously searching for, then is the Model 19 the best that I can do?
MiniDSP 2x4HD is $225. Microphone: MiniDSP Umik $79 with a miniDSP product. Amplification as above. Or better, of course,
DSP and room correction seems to me like the real "next step" in home audio.
Is it true that it requires modern woofers/tweeters to perform at its best?
The way I understand DSP/room correction is that it's sort of like an automatic-EQ which can easily adjust the output of a speaker to give a flat frequency response in a given listening environment. If that's true, can DSP/room correction make an inexpensive modern speaker sound like a much more expensive one? Like the Sony SSCS5 for example?
i would just 'rip off' some studio monitor design from genelec.. the 8381a can be constructed DIY for fairly cheap.
we don't frown upon that ya know, studio monitors are very expensive and we admire ingenunity and necessity when it comes to admiring good design.""
that individuals would go as far as to DIY it themselves if they could not afford them
i knew immediately with genelec because i have a special sensitivity with touch, long story short i can derive values from literally feeling a object with my skin
steve (jobs) had this "power" as well
It looks like a Genelec speaker starts at $1,000 CAD each for something with a 5" woofer. I can find plenty of high-end modern monitors like that (Neumann, etc.), but they all seem to need a sub. Since these speakers will be used for listening to music only, I would like the drivers to provide decent bass as well, not just mid and treble. That said, I don't listen to bass-heavy music.
Don’t count on DIY to give you anything of quality quickly or cheaply.
Yeah, I'm starting to realize that!
I may be better off spending more but getting a turn-key solution from a well respected manufacturer.
Any that you can recommend from your experience?
I would check out what they have at DIYSG. The Home Theater options are more in tune with early 70's sound/efficiency, however these DIY speakers should have better accuracy than most vintage speakers. Most are ported, not sealed like the Santana. They just don't make many pro-woofers that can put out much bass in a sealed arrangement. If they do, they give up efficiency. The HTM12v2 would truly kick a$$ with your amp as the efficiency is high and the distortion/compression is very low. Note that almost all high efficiency speakers will not have deep bass, so it would be a good idea to pair these with a capable sub at some point.
I'm not sure it's what the OP is looking for though. The HT-10 has to be used with subs (and will cross better when installed near/on a wall or in a baffle wall).
As you two eluded to, the speakers you mentioned need to be paired with a sub.
Since I'll only be using them to listen to music, getting a sub is something I'd like to avoid.
That being said, anything else you can recommend?
