Yes and no re: music.
Main music drive not accessed by the RPi-Volumio transport. The app scans and “finds” all the files (~7TB), but will not access/open the folder.
Suspect issue’s the amount of data on the SSD vs. software/hardware limitations of the transport, but no time to trouble-shoot. The 1TB SSD is accessed and plays fine.
Vinyl highlights limitations of “only” two 10” subs in my setup. LP’s with sufficient gain for bass play great; those without sound lacking below ~100 Hz.
Level pots on the subs stay above 4:00 for vinyl.
Using the gain boost on each sub (+3 or +6 dB) can help many albums, but seems the boost encumbers driver performance. Excited room modes and what sounds like compromised attack-and-decay is not up to par compared to digital music files without bass boost, IMO.
I mentioned it before: given how Anthony designed the 5LS, it would take me 3x TR3-D’s per channel to equal his bass driver-to-mids driver surface area ratio in my setup.
The SVS SoundPath feet are great - not one bit of movement underneath the chassis, and can play certain (digital) bass-heavy tracks now that just weren’t an option before.
Hate to say it: with or without SVS feet, the system really needs more LF 10” drivers. 😒
Main music drive not accessed by the RPi-Volumio transport. The app scans and “finds” all the files (~7TB), but will not access/open the folder.
Suspect issue’s the amount of data on the SSD vs. software/hardware limitations of the transport, but no time to trouble-shoot. The 1TB SSD is accessed and plays fine.
Vinyl highlights limitations of “only” two 10” subs in my setup. LP’s with sufficient gain for bass play great; those without sound lacking below ~100 Hz.
Level pots on the subs stay above 4:00 for vinyl.
Using the gain boost on each sub (+3 or +6 dB) can help many albums, but seems the boost encumbers driver performance. Excited room modes and what sounds like compromised attack-and-decay is not up to par compared to digital music files without bass boost, IMO.
I mentioned it before: given how Anthony designed the 5LS, it would take me 3x TR3-D’s per channel to equal his bass driver-to-mids driver surface area ratio in my setup.
The SVS SoundPath feet are great - not one bit of movement underneath the chassis, and can play certain (digital) bass-heavy tracks now that just weren’t an option before.
Hate to say it: with or without SVS feet, the system really needs more LF 10” drivers. 😒
Comparative listening between live and recorded, flawed as it may be, reassures via decent QC LP’s of music without heavy bass.
A week ago: John Williams compositions live:
Vs.
Not hard to be sure which sounded better, but the speakers don’t disappoint, even in absolute defeat!
A week ago: John Williams compositions live:
Vs.
Not hard to be sure which sounded better, but the speakers don’t disappoint, even in absolute defeat!
Well, with all that surface area dedicated to the mid and upper frequencies it stands to reason that the low frequencies could use similar to help keep up. Maybe an array of these down the back of the cabinet...
https://www.parts-express.com/Tang-Band-W3-1876S-3-Mini-Subwoofer-264-909?quantity=1
A recent visitor to hear these speakers insisted on sitting at equilateral spacing. He’s of considerable experience in listening to diverse speaker models (most audio gurus in my neck-of-the-woods are, by virtue of geographic-borne opportunity 😉 ).
I indulged his preference without contest, only later suggesting he try other positions, too. He realized without any posturing from me that there was rather little difference in impression from his original [equilateral] spot to that of almost any other.
Indeed,shortcomings tradeoffs exist as with any speaker. All is likely compromise. But I took that session as one more feather in the cap of this bird flying just as it should.
Not many in-home setups can offer a satisfactory listening triangle palate that, if diagramed, more resembles a nightclub laser light show…
…and that image doesn’t stylize the last ~third of the room’s listening distance options. It’s fun.
I indulged his preference without contest, only later suggesting he try other positions, too. He realized without any posturing from me that there was rather little difference in impression from his original [equilateral] spot to that of almost any other.
Indeed,
Not many in-home setups can offer a satisfactory listening triangle palate that, if diagramed, more resembles a nightclub laser light show…
…and that image doesn’t stylize the last ~third of the room’s listening distance options. It’s fun.
You’re absolutely right, Barry.
Funny - when I was looking for bass options to compliment Gallo A’Diva satts as desktop speakers a few years ago, I saw that Tang Band model or a 3” driver very similar to it. I recall thinking, “Wow, maybe the most valuable/expensive driver model in terms of dollars-to-inches^2 available!”
Trouble with that driver would be it’s minimum frequency of ~55 Hz. Those Gallo 10” drivers on the TR3D’s are plenty fast, but also dig down to at least the 20 Hz of all previous Gallo sub models, and perhaps the 18 Hz touted by the original specs: I couldn’t hear the difference and haven’t cared to test.
I suspect one issue would be the height / width of my room: 12-14’ both directions depending on furnishings etc. That should be an issue given some wavelengths relying on the subs are 11’ or less. Not sure how much an issue. And since certain waves wouldn’t be coupling with boundary reflections, there should be a lack of bass/upper bass around the highest sub frequencies.
That tangent aside, yes, you are surely right about the overall surface area issue: over 300 in^2 for everything ~115 Hz up, vs. only half that for everything below. Compare that ratio to most any commercial full range speaker on the market and it’s clearly upside down.
The idea Gallo had for the 4” low-passed woofers down the back of the 5LS was great, but I never liked the concept of how much more vibration that would introduce to a narrow column, let alone how troublesome in-room placement might prove. My understanding is best performance from that model required positioning at or beyond the halfway point into the room: a total impossibility for my situation.
I think the efficacy of the TR3D subs is not widely-recognized. If positioned with proper boundary reinforcements, they can hold their own with the most explosive of movie effects. They’re practically unbelievable for their price point and size. But if used in a .1 setup or with drywall boundaries, I’m not sure if my assertion would hold up.
Put simply, for this LA stereo music setup to work best, I think keeping with Gallo’s mid/bass driver-frequencies ratio would do best, and for that I need to triple my number of subs. Groan (again)!