Pretty hard, in fact! Again, just put on a dramatic Chopin piano piece, and wind the volume riiight up, so it matches the real thing in your lounge - how close does that get in matching natural ... ?
I can recommend reading Claus Futtrup on power/temperuture compression.
This could be a problem, when reproducing dynamics.
Is it too hot, where you are ?
This could be a problem, when reproducing dynamics.
Is it too hot, where you are ?
Well, yes. But isn't the forum Balkinized enough already?Now...how about a high efficiency/horns forum?
Yeah, OK. A girl can change her mind, can't she? 😛
Is consistency a virtue?
fas42
some listen in chickensheds, some in converted barns.
required SPL sets the bar.
you can have clear dynamics in dinky speakers, if you are close to the action.
some listen in chickensheds, some in converted barns.
required SPL sets the bar.
you can have clear dynamics in dinky speakers, if you are close to the action.
not the Olson II,
but I have listened to the RATA ones plenty.
I used them for listening, when working on other stuff needing testing for faults.
They are exemplary speakers.
but I have listened to the RATA ones plenty.
I used them for listening, when working on other stuff needing testing for faults.
They are exemplary speakers.
Well, I generally listen in a normal house, typical sized lounge (!) - and often listen at just below clipping point of the amp. If a system is working properly the sound will be "dynamic" in the listening room, and will retain that quality throughout the house, as heard from any room. The actual SPL is fairly irrelevant, the quality that distinguishes good sound is very distinctive, and once understood will always be the goal - you don't have to be close, if speakers are "dinky" sized, 🙂.
running close to clipping will heat your voicecoils more on a hot day and give you problems with compression and burned bits. Bad idea
Martin,
check out Russ Andrews history for info on RATA and Olson II.
Turntable accessories spring to mind.
check out Russ Andrews history for info on RATA and Olson II.
Turntable accessories spring to mind.
Now I will prepare my room for Juve-Barca. So all my mates can come to me and pretend, they are at a Champions League final
With all the dynamics i can muster. Burned bits or not !
later 🙂
With all the dynamics i can muster. Burned bits or not !
later 🙂
Not really. If the amp behaves itself - and this was often not the case - the drivers will survive, and provide a good performance. Modern, highly compressed material may cause problems, but the style of this music is such that it's impossible to listen at high SPLs anyway, the average volume would just overload one's hearing - the natural reaction is to turn the volume down considerably, to keep the listening sane.
If you like to argue, I suppose. I personally believe that the energy used in arguing, e.g., DR vs. horn, is largely wasted energy.
Why not create a DIY high efficiency (HE) home to attract those people that currently shun DIYAudio because there is no home here, like many folks on Audio Asylum (HE forum), Lansing Heritage (Altec and JBL), Klipsch (the DIY crowd needing technical experience/background cross-pollination), Synergy/Unity horn and TH enthusiasts (currently spread across many forums), JMLC horns, etc.
Additionally, it could provide a true technical home for Hornresp/AkAbak, Synergy Calc, typical measurement and analysis tool use to measure and setup HE loudspeakers, and even more advanced tools, e.g., boundary element methods, etc., for DIY users.
Just my $0.02. It doesn't cost much to create, I'd think. I'd be personally willing to help to arrange information to launch/discuss and to attract DIY HE users to share and sustain.
Chris
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