Recent content by audioguy
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Should i surrender? Perlisten sub
My bad. I incorrectly assumed it was about "subs" and not necessarily PERLISTEN. I apologize for derailing your thread.- audioguy
- Post #52
- Forum: Subwoofers
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Should i surrender? Perlisten sub
The very best subs I've ever heard are those from Ascendo, a German audio speaker company which has been around for about 20 years but only fairly recently made some inroads into the US market. They've taken a "system approach" to subwoofer design. Meaning that just as a traditional speaker...- audioguy
- Post #50
- Forum: Subwoofers
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What is the most musical, fast and accurate subwoofer you have heard?
Level III bass is more about the entire spectrum, not just one frequency range. My 32 by itself won't do it nor will the 18's by themselves. As I noted previously, I had eight very capable 18s in my 3400 cf room, and while they sounded great, they mostly just peformed at a great Level II (in...- audioguy
- Post #169
- Forum: Subwoofers
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What is the most musical, fast and accurate subwoofer you have heard?
The REL 32 may be an outstanding sub, but, assuming two of them and depending on room size, they may only creep into the Level II range. A 15" driver is still a 15" driver and physics still apply. (They are, however, really cool looking - and REL has made great subs for a long time). That...- audioguy
- Post #167
- Forum: Subwoofers
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Mixing Sealed Speakers With Ported Subwoofers, Ported Speakers With Sealed Subwoofers
The issue with combining ported and sealed is about (more than likely) different phase responses at the crossover (and on both sides of the crossover), and sometimes, the only way to properly address that is with all pass filters - which means DSP is required. There is, as usual, no free lunch.- audioguy
- Post #10
- Forum: Subwoofers
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What is the most musical, fast and accurate subwoofer you have heard?
Prior to owning my current subs, mid/upper bass was far more important to me than south of 40Hz - BUT, the south of 40Hz part is what "enlarges" the listening venue AND is with my current subs, what has become more audible during listening sessions. If you are happy with what the Wilsons do in...- audioguy
- Post #165
- Forum: Subwoofers
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What is the most musical, fast and accurate subwoofer you have heard?
While the Ascendo 32 will play the same FR as any of their smaller subs, when listening to it alone, it lacks the mid/upper bass slam that is possible with smaller subs and when playing the 4 18's alone, it lack the bottom octave weight/heft of the 32, so they are very complementary. Ascendo...- audioguy
- Post #163
- Forum: Subwoofers
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What is the most musical, fast and accurate subwoofer you have heard?
Let me provide my perspective of bass after having owned more brands than I can count and having calibrated many other rooms over the past 30 years. I have categorized three "levels" of bass reproduction. Level I: A single capable sub properly placed and with some level of EQ, - and driven at...- audioguy
- Post #161
- Forum: Subwoofers
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What is the most musical, fast and accurate subwoofer you have heard?
About 10 months ago, I chose to "go to the top" in the sub market, and upgraded to all Ascendo subs: I'm using their 32" Infrasub in the middle rear of my room, and two dual 18's in the front two corners. The 32 has a 45 mm excursion in both directions, dual voice coils driven by 3000 watts...- audioguy
- Post #158
- Forum: Subwoofers
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When do you stop upgrading?
Interesting question. To SIGNIFICANTLY improve the audio in my room (i.e. replace my speakers) would cost the equivalent of a new starter home. Won't be doing that. I've long since passed the phase of being willing to buy anything to get a minuscule (IMO) improvement in audio. That road is...- audioguy
- Post #190
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Photo Critique and Edit Thread
Those images are simply stunning. I have no eye for composition as I am very left brained. You do incredible work, including your Photoshop skills. Excellent !!!- audioguy
- Post #311
- Forum: Photography and Videography Forum
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A Bright Shining Lie…Why ignoring an inconvenient truth is stifling system performance a blog from Roy Gregory
Amen !! I quit paying attention to them (and stopped buying the magazines) long ago. Not that I don't have respect for some of them, but my PREFERENCE and in person experience has far more effect on my personal buying habits (cars, audio gear, coffee makers, etc) than spec sheets, or...- audioguy
- Post #182
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Do Planar Magnetic Speakers Such as Alsyvox and Wisdom Audio Provide Correct Image Size?
I am an owner and a listener - and I highly biased one at that. There is a (short) thread on WBF on Wisdom Audio. WBF is primarily well attended by 2 channel audio enthusiasts, and, for the most part (but not exclusively) Wisdom speakers are used in multi--channel music systems and home...- audioguy
- Post #6
- Forum: Speaker Design
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Wisdom High End home theater system
"Music to my ears" as the saying goes. I have an all Wisdom theater (but using non Wisdom subs) and I have calibrated quite a few as well. There literally is nothing like the sonic bubble presented by these speaker (and a Trinnov) and dynamics are off the charts And while purist two channel...- audioguy
- Post #2
- Forum: General Home Theater Forum
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The WBF humor and joke thread.
For those of you who don't think we are subject to "expectation bias", check out the following:- audioguy
- Post #1,820
- Forum: General Misc Discussion
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