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Dynamic Compression in conventional loudspeakers
Thanks Gary. :) And indeed, the horn loading concept still has a lot going for it and although this topic was specifically about dynamic compression and therefore had some criticism from my side on that single aspect, I really really love some well executed horns (worked on some and had some too... -
Dynamic Compression in conventional loudspeakers
But there is a reason why we go to waveguides only in studio. Or even to high end consumer speakers at the master for best results.Four different cases: 1)whatsbest listening room, 2)high-end studio/mastering, 3)studio, 4)PA concert. The overlap is smaller than you think (or bigger than you... -
Dynamic Compression in conventional loudspeakers
If we make a pro speaker we need a horn. It as simple at that. Sensitivity (and directivity) is everything in pro audio. -
Dynamic Compression in conventional loudspeakers
In our research this (audibility of distortion) is proven to be highly depending on frequency, room, playback-volume of the original signal, type of recording or test signal, listening distance, system and phase/time effects, and most of all, the listener herself: A trained listener can easily... -
Sensitive speakers that slam
Why not integrate them in the same speaker? Active bass on a very sensitive mid/high section (see above as example) does the trick without integration issues (filter slopes, time alignment etc) if the active section is fully analog. -
Dynamic Compression in conventional loudspeakers
5.The self-induction of the driver and its linearity over excursion. Drivers can waste a lot of energy in non-usable effects. There is the self-induction of the driver combined with the relative amount of energy going into eddy currents, and the overall linearity of these inductive effects over... -
Dynamic Compression in conventional loudspeakers
The 8 most import factors for dynamic compression in reproduction of a musical event are: 1. The recording 2. The applied driver's total suspension compliance and linearity vs its dynamic output in its dedicated bandwidth. 3. The enclosure vs various compliance factors of the driver 4. The... -
Soundstage Reproduction and Scale: Does Speaker Size Matter?
I think we are speaking both from experience and insight, although a slightly different nuance of view perhaps. Something often encountered when putting sound in simple words. I think you actually nail it when saying it depends on the electronics. To put it simply: we need a certain amount of... -
Time to go active?
Hi Rob, These are closed mic recordings in an anechoic room (of our local tech-university) that is not typically made for this kind of low-f frequencies (they use this room mainly for high-freq tech projects such as for ASML and other related companies in our region). Translating far/near... -
Soundstage Reproduction and Scale: Does Speaker Size Matter?
Good point. So what is then the combined coherent acoustic centre of a pair of top-level-speakers? What is it's influence to the stage? Especially with a properly-setup-Wilson pair (it was mentioned) of the upper pedrigree, you can achieve a relatively lower coherent centre, and a quite good... -
Soundstage Reproduction and Scale: Does Speaker Size Matter?
You don't think applies, but maybe it might still very well do so. :) Let's take a look: Planer speakers A, B, C, D: A) Traditional full-size planar. Will have very good centre image thanks to no filter-multi-way-issues with good vertical dimensions. Will also glue al lot of the far right/left... -
Soundstage Reproduction and Scale: Does Speaker Size Matter?
Thank you. And your addition is fully true, however my remarks can be seen as an avarage for the typical quality range of productions, and even as a more general always-applicable technical context. The posts below will perhaps make this easier to comprehend. -
Time to go active?
Rob, Gleeds could not have said it any better: what matters is indeed this: Stilla can do SPL levels, at the max of musical comfort, with flat out reach to 20hz. I feel we are perhaps getting a bit sidelined here of what is relevant to musical reproduction and listening levels, but still, as... -
Soundstage Reproduction and Scale: Does Speaker Size Matter?
Conclusion: Speaking of speakers that all have their size-independent time/phase/filter/baffle issues: Bigger speakers often sound bigger, and reproduce sound stages that are then also bigger, when compared to small speakers. So bigger here can be seen as one of the essential benefits for going... -
Soundstage Reproduction and Scale: Does Speaker Size Matter?
[PART 2: Answers could then be more factual and come as: 1: No. We don’t need a big baffle. If all equal, we can even say the slimmer and smaller the baffle, the better the sound stage potential will be unconstrained from speaker dimensions. A slimmer baffle will have less energy reflected from...
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