Help me to fix this coherency problem at 110db plus please. I just can’t understand what the singer is singing and it’s no good. 70-100 db is perfect, 105-120 db the coherency problem start to appear
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Is this the fix for the coherency problem above 110 db?open baffle woofers running below 100hz... sound great but not the topology for clubbing
If you really want to crank it with that speaker topology I would think you need at least double amount of woofers.
not to mention more power
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In any case, just another excellent option to be considered and it is tubed, which O.P. stated he liked
I will try and attach some images of it (forgive me, I'm somewhat technically challenged)
Best wishes to all for great health, love and happiness this holiday season
Don
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Thanks for the suggestions but I think I will definitely buy the HSE Ref.
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depends on crossover frequency...i asked earlier remember
I am not saying it needs to change but open baffle at high volume needs a lot of woofer area!
hard to say, but most likely you are overdriving the room. high SPL's need a room to be very finely set-up acoustically. subtle small issues become big when you are pushing it. room nodes get excited and overwhelm the delicate parts.
it's normal.
i moved to a different home to solve my room limitations for big music.. still took me 10 years to fine tune my new built from scratch room.
20 cm more forward and Kondo Kagura should fix the problem no?depends on crossover frequency...i asked earlier remember
I am not saying it needs to change but open baffle at high volume needs a lot of woofer area!
your gear lust will cost less than your room lust. especially with COVID inflated contractor retirement plans.....at least in the US.
I have my own team of builder, they are inhouse builder working full time in my office because the renovation and improvement in my office never stop ever, so yeah I have about 15 builders and 100 employees working for me and all can be called anytime. It’s gonna be very cheap to tear down and rebuild 1/4 of my house, plus I am semi retired @40 YO so plenty of time to supervise the builder. With Corona I just stay home and doing nothing except taking care of my dad and mom for almost 2 years, it’s crazy boring, might as well tear down my house.
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Sometime it takes a Xanax to build a system.
Thanks, started everything from zero with $10.000 capital
Power can be fixed with Kagura, room
I just bought Iranian wall tapestry to try to improve the room.
Help me pick one please, my taste is a bit off
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