Audio

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Acarian systems Alon IVs. Front end equipment is a crown xls1000.2, emotiva pt-100, and a project debut carbon turntable with ortofon red cartridge.

Music-wise I listen to a lot of British rock (muse, Radiohead, Alt j), acoustic guitar stuff like Antoine dufour and Don Ross, and metal/djent like meshuggah, periphery, intervals, animals as leaders...

Just finished room treatment.

Currently using the Adam A7X paired with the Audio-GD NOS 11.

>>61467323
>not pictured: brilliant pebbles

>>61467370
I'm using a class D pro amp, speaker cable and interconnects I made myself, and $50 worth of room treatment foam.

I'm about as anti snake-oil as it gets. Fuck off.

>>61467266
Are those Forte's or choruses all the way to the right?

>>61467414
Forte I
Cornwall I
Heresy I
CF-4

>>61467474
Nice nice. My parents own a pair of choruses and my uncle had Forte's.

Klipsch have some flaws about the way they sound but what they do well in they Excel.

JBL LSR305, pretty happy with them.

>>61467498
I suppose it depends if you like the sound of horns and if the crossovers have been brought back up to spec for their age. And placement matters more with those two with the passives on the rear (depends on version of the chorus). I've had nothing but praise when people are over. But then again just about everyone else uses sound bars and cheap wal-mart tier products.

On another note...
I have a Marantz 2325 I'm debating having fully recapped/serviced (estimated total cost $850). I really like the warm sound it produces. I've thought about going the tube route but I have no idea where to start. Or if I stick with solid state what NEW products would be comparable. Having something like a McIntosh C50 with the meters would be neat looking.

Thinking about trying to build some speakers, anyone have experience with that? I'm trying to get better at woodworking at it seems like a decent project.

If so, are you happy with them?

I've got four Kenwood JL595s, though two of them are in a storage locker because I don't have room to use them for the surround setup that I'd like to have. I've also got a pair of Bic Venturi V52s on my desk.

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>>61467592

I'm >>61467323 here

Before I switched to the alon IVs, I was using the 15 wpc push/pull el84 tube amp in the pic to drive cornscalas. Loved the sound, Klipsch/high efficiency speakers and tubes are a wonderful combo. The only reason Im not using the cornscalas now is because I found the alon IVs at an estate sale in the Hamptons and I've always been a big fan of magnepan and quad electrostatics but I really don't have the room in my home to support full dipole speakers. The alon speakers are a nice compromise and have Dynamics which is something I liked about the Klipsch. As far as your marantz, I'd have it restored just for the potential resale alone. You'll easily fetch $1,500 or more.

>>61467605
Best kits are from meniscus audio, parts express, and madisound. It's a very rewarding project and worth the time and effort. Woodworking is very practical obviously and you can get incredible price/performance in comparison to most big box electronics offerings.

Kits id recommend for first timers are C-notes, the volt 10 from diysoundgroup, speedsters, or the continuum LS3/5a tribute. The boxes are easy to construct and mini monitors are a great start.

>>61467266

Pioneer Andrew Jones bookshelf speakers powered by 28yr old Yamaha receiver.

>>61467323
get some taste first lol

>>61467266
JBL 308. Used to have much more expensive Harman Kardon + Wharfedale combo until I heard these monitors in my friends studio.
Literally BTFOs any trash boomy hi-fi up to $2k

I own a pair of Speakerlab 6WAs and I power them with my Sony STR-V4 which I have a Technics SL-1400MK2 connected

some 5 year old audio technica m50's

love these things, they clamp hard af thhooo.

H/K PM665 Vxi + Mission M73i

>>61467605
I tried and failed, still have the parts sitting in the garage. I'm pretty handy with wood working too. The issue? I tried to build them with a circular saw. I know it seems retarded, and it is, but I thought I could pull it off.

Unless you're going to build some complicated jig, you absolutely must use a table saw. You also need a router to cut you your holes, so unless you have these tools already you'll be spending quite a lot on just the tools to build your speakers.

>>61467325
Same, except using Neko Audio stereo DAC

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these cute things, they sound ok

>>61467323
Your setup is wasted on the music you listen to. What you listen to would sound good coming out of shitty desktop speakers.

>>61469684
I think I'm gonna need a new extension plug. Mine is making my left side having some weird very subtle crackling sounds. I have my left and right on different wall outlets. I hope it's not the speakers but I'm worried it will be the speakers if I left it for too long.

How's the Neko pairing with the A7X by the way? I noticed mine have a much better bass response. I told myself it's placebo but maybe there is a difference.

I have a pair of Advent 25th Anniversary speakers that I got for like $10 and refoamed. I have big plants on top of them which I'm sure fucks up the sound but whatever.

>>61469765
What should I listen to then?

>>61469765
Everything he listed is recorded extremely well... What the fuck are you smoking?

>>61469716
>two high-range drivers

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Just ordered this ones.
cant wait anymore
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00CYMAQPG/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=9603-21&camp=1638&creative=6742&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00CYMAQPG&linkId=5a6b6f4d0be6501bc232af8091b48ba4

>>61470467
Find a nice numbers station or something and mux it with Symphonies of the Planets played at half speed

>>61470587
I listen to plenty of classical, mostly Richard Wagner

Why the fuck would I listen to a numbers station isn't that an /x/ meme?

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focal 807 vw special edition
Vincent SP-331 mk sterio power amplifier
Vincent sa-31mk pre amplifier
Vincent CD-S7DAC
isotek powerboard 3x gold plated cables

>>61470785
and focal sw 1000 s

>>61470785
also listen to most music I love Australian indie pop bands like owleyes cut copy and client liaison also like dream pop aswell

>>61470586
Spoiler - they're shit.

>>61470467
Free jazz.

>>61471338
I like gogopenquin and badbadnotgood, does that count?

>>61467323
taken care of the 1st reflection?

>>61471939
Always :^)

What's a good price for mission 760is?

>>61472061
50-100 usd depending on location.

Elac AM50 + Ultrasone HFI-2400 + Creative Audigy 2 ZS gold

I would go full retard with audio equipment if I lived alone. Small Elacs are really nice monitors, can fill our entire 56m2 apartment with d'n'b, and Ultrasones are great for gayming.

>>61467323
I like this set up. I wish I had a spare room big enough for this.

>>61471365
They're good, but not free jazz. Look into Cecil Taylor and Sun Ra as an intro.

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I use DALI Zensor 1,5,7, vokal and sub E-12 F and DALI Concept 2

>>61473059
Have you compared the dali speakers to anything else? Just curious.

>>61473059
Why did wide loudspeakers go out of fashion?

Everything is these slim boxes with no room for the acoustics inside.

>>61473181
The baffle step. The less baffle the drivers encounter the better, meaning that slim speakers are typically more accurate.

>>61473166
I listened to a bunch of speakers in the store before I ended up picking the Zensors both for price and that I thought they sounded good for the type of music I play.
Besides, DALI speakers are super cheap here, unlike in USA.

>>61473181
I wouldn't really have enough space to make use of full sized speakers, and these have more than enough sound for me since I'm not a person that listen to dumbstep or wall shaking noises, I like my music is a comfortable audio level.
But I'd rather listen to some Logitech speakers than Cerwin VEGA.

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Pioneer CS99A FB Coned, missing one woofer

Ohm Model E, undamaged

Dayton Audio Sub-1200 12" subwoofer

>>61473059
YOU WILL TELL ME RIGHT NOW WHATS ON THAT DESK MOTHERFUCKER.

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>>61473884
I'm a motherfucker and I tell you it's the IKEA Galant with a T-leg.
I like the T-legs though if I wasn't cheaping out, I'd get the electric driven leg. instead of manual.
My other T-leg IKEA.

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>>61473913
Read it wrong, thought you said what's that desk, not what's ON that desk.

It's OLW cheese doodles.

Newish pioneer shelf speakers(don't know the model offhand), and a sansui solidstate (2000x I think) receiver

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>>61473724
Hi hubby :3

>>61467266
Klipschorns, forte 2, cornwalls
Plus I make my own speakers
2x ultimax 18 subs in 10cuft cabinets tuned to 14hz with an inuke 6000DSP driving them, the mains are also designed and made by me.

https://youtu.be/5XQ70_H-KZI

>>61474180
>[PLEBSPOTTERS]

Now I haven't seen that in a while.

There is nothing better than headphones, unless you're filthy rich and can afford not only good speakers but also room treatment.

>>61474239
You're in your sofa 3 meters away from the monitor, and you have friends there, explain how headphones are better.

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>>61474219
We still out here, just don't really post in /g/ anymore.

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>>61474256
>you have friends

No I don't.

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>>61467323
>>61467638
Those foam panels on the wall look really effective bro. Where'd you get those.

>>61474277
Horn Loaded still alive?

>>61474180

hey, pup

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>>61474320

he died of old age

>>61474316
On eBay from Urban mall. $29 for 24 12"X12" panels.

>>61474386
I remember horn, he got really mad when I posted my Allison 9 speakers a few years ago

>>61474386
Can I join plebspotters?

>>61475176
Sure.

>>61467266
I don't own speakers because I'm not fucking retarded.

>>61467323
>animals as leaders
my man

>>61475474
>I don't own speakers because I'm poor and also live with my parents

Fixed it for you.

Let me guess, you spend hundreds of dollars on headphone equipment so that you can post in weeb /hpg/?

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JBL LSR 305
Paid $250 for them, and they're the best pair of speakers I've yet to own. The memes are all true. They are fucking amazing

i'm looking for speakers for my tv, currently looking at the jbl 230, monitor audio bronze 2 and jamo c93 (cheaper first)
which one should i go with?

What are best bookshelf speakers around $200-$300?

>>61475680
Depends on whether you're going passive or active. For passive, wharfedale diamond, elac, Klipsch rp series seem to offer best price to performance.

For active the jbl lsr305 seem to be a ballpark knockout

5x Klipsch Heresy with modded crossovers to mellow them out + a 15 inch dayton sub are my home theater setup

JBL L65 Jubal - Aesthetic and acoustic perfection. Hooked up to a McIntosh C32 and 2120 in the sitting room

PSB 600i Century - Garage system powered by a Sansui AU-517

Blue Sky Exo 2.1 - Computer speakers

>>61475810
>wharfedale diamond, elac, Klipsch rp
They are all well above $300, which is my max.

>>61475847
How are the jubals? I've always wanted to hear a pair.

>>61475680
Get the JBL LSR 305s. They're the best you're gonna do for under $500

>>61475860
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_970B6/ELAC-Debut-B6.html?tp=186&awkw=201495599065&awat=pla&awnw=g&awcr=102806266705&awdv=m&awug=9004561
Excuse me for the Klipsch and wharfdale suggestions they're both not on sale anymore. That being said, unless you have an amp the JBL active speakers would be better for you.

>>61475875
The 077 tweeter's output is heavenly. I'm sure there is better out there but I haven't heard it. Very balanced non-fatiguing sound.

Found some moron selling them for $150 on craigslist a while back and ran my ass over cash in hand to get them.

>>61475978
>$150

Holy fuck you stole those nice score.

>>61474180
Its a big sub

>>61476294

For you

Bought a pair of preused Genelec 8020's about 6 years ago. Best $500 ever spend

Thoughts on the Vanatoo Transparent Zero Speakers?

Andrew Jones bookshelf speakers/subwoofer, pretty beast.

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Parasound Halo Integrated, KEF q100s (will be replaced with Ls50s at some point) and a SVS PB-2000

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I own a pair of philips FB825. Hooked them up to a Yamaha AS-1000. Had the foam surrounds replaced by rubber ones that match the original surrounds in flexibility as closely as possible.

I actually own all 3 the speakers on the picture. including the 821. Legendary speakers. Never parting with them, Owned them for more than 10 years now.

>>61470586
>>61470586
got similar ones. perfectly used as stools or for some workouts

>>61467266

Mackie HR824s are nice. Try em.

>>61470573
it makes sense.

I live in apartment but I have B&W speakers going to waste

>>61475518
>because I'm poor and also live with my parents
I'm up to my ass in medical bills because the dumbfucks botched two surgeries and I can't walk. Why the fuck should I buy speakers or some overrated $100+ headphones?

>>61478290
>dumbfucks
Last I checked doctors are much smarter than the average 4chins poster, also much more overworked.

Maybe that overworking of them has something to do with the fact that mistakes happen.

Better sue them though, I am sure that will make everything better!

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>>61467266
Usher N-6361

LSR305
thingken bout a sub

>>61470625
>wagner
maximum pleb

>>61470586
>PA
you goofed

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>>61477814
Why pb2000 if it's only for music? Just curious, desudesu. I have an old pb12-nsd. It's pretty fun, but I only use it for kino.
Pic related, it's me.

>>61478946
It is hooked up to my computer, I use it for everything.

Lootfilter sounds in Path of Exile are quite nice with it.

Realistic Minimus 77s that look like the ones in the pic. I also have a pair of some Allied 3030a speakers from the 60's that I found on the curb. They sound alright.
>>61474180
I haven't seen any plebspotters shit since like 2013 at least.

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>>61479615
and I forgot to attach pic.

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I got a pair of bose 141's off ebay and they're wonderful! Small but pack a punch, give some good bass even at low volumes. Everybody hates on bose but people agree that the 141's are pretty decent if you can get them for cheap.

However, I tried my luck again on ebay and bought another 141 speaker and for some reason I think this one just doesn't pack the same punch as my original two.

Is there anyway I can test it out? By ear I feel like the bass doesn't give the same "oompf" that my other two do. any thoughts? The foam on the cone and such looks good, no rot. I'm really not a total audiophile but I don't want a lesser speaker especially since my other two sound really great!

>>61480424
Check out the crossover. I'm not sure how exactly the 141's are setup, but there's usually an inductor and a bipolar capacitor in there. See if they are up to spec.

My main audio gear is a SONY DAV-888 surround system. I bought it for 30 euros at a garage sale. My headphones are the superlux HD668B. I mostly to listen to FLAC music using musicbee on windows 10. My earphones are the zero-audio carbo tenore, a pair of earphones that i prefer over others costing 5 times as much. My interface is the scarlet solo.

I would say that i am a audiophile on a budget. I care about quality and try to get the best i can for my money.

Am i retarded or did i do good for someone that most of the time can spend max 50 euros a week after paying the bills.

genelec 8040s

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>>61479645

Are those Minimus 7's or 77's? They do look the same but obviously the size is different between them.

Been a fan of the Minimus 7 since I first heard them in the early 1980s at a Radio Shack in my hometown, they were being powered by this masterpiece - seriously, it doesn't look like much, I know, but when it was coupled with the Minimus 7 and you played good source material through it with the Loudness circuit enabled I swear it was fucking audio nirvana.

I really miss that setup, that receiver and those speakers, holy fuck I'd pay a good price to get that two-piece setup again, a pristine pair of black Minimus 7 speakers to go with the STA-20, geez.

I've tried over the years to duplicate that audio quality with a variety of hardware from various makers and it's just never been the same.

I miss the early 1980s, I really do. All the tech we have today and it primarily sounds like absolute shit, sadly.

That receiver and those speakers, however, pure fucking magic.

>>61480559
Ok, really not sure what any of that is and kind of don't want to pop the speaker open. It's old so chances that I end up breaking something by opening them up is high.

Plugged in my original 141 speaker and now I'm beginning to think it might have just been the positioning of my right speaker since it's not next to a wall.

The bass just sounds kind of flat like there isn't much depth to it

>>61467266
klipsch promedia 2.1

im a poorfag though, and my old harmon kardon desktops died

Martian Logan motion 15 speakers hooked up to a pioneer sx-737.

>>61480853
Those are the minimus 77s. I've been told that the STA-20 sounds incredibly good considering it's size and all when paired with the minimus 7s.

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>>61481181

Yah, there was something truly magical about that combination, but it really just totally blew my socks off when I enabled the Loudness circuit. I know a lot of folks can't stand that shit and avoid it like the plague and prefer some 10-20-40 band EQ to fuck around with, but no matter what you were listening to, in a small room or having that setup on a desk in front of you, after you pressed play without the Loudness enabled it was mediocre, acceptable for most stuff but click the button into place and wham, suddenly it was fucking astonishingly different overall.

I can't adequately explain it, really, sometimes in life you just hear something and you never ever forget it, that was the kind of reaction I had the first time I heard that combination of hardware together, playing a CD I had at the time (Telarc's infamous Time Warp with the "digital" canons for the 1812 Overture) and even at the lowest acceptable volume those Minimus 7's and that receiver did that track some fucking justice, I kid you not.

Dammit, now I'm gonna have to start scouring eBay/craigslist/thrift stores hoping to find an STA-20 again. I've seen them on eBay from time to time but people KNOW what they sound like and still want $100-200 for 'em 30 fucking years later after it was originally manufactured.

I still want one myself, I really do, along with some black Minimus 7's in excellent condition, maybe ready for a speaker re-coning. I know there are replacement speakers to put in those metal cabinets and newer crossovers but I wouldn't change a thing, really, they were just that fucking good.

Look at these beautiful motherfuckers, awesome.

>>61480859
speakers in the corner or next to a wall will tend to have more bass

>>61467266
A pair of Bose 301-IIs on a Yamaha CA-810.
I generally use headphones though.

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The marantz speakers had been sitting in my grandfathers garage for 20 years or so. I replaced the surrounds and the caps.

Sansuis are unrestored besides adding some product to the faded and scratched veneer. I bought them from some guy who used to be an RX-7 mechanic. he had like 50 rotors stacked up in his living room. His house was also really run down and screamed addict.

Kef Q100 on isoacoustics stands
Comfy af desu

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>>61467266
Picked up a pair of these because I liked how they sound. Also bought an F12 Sub.

SVS 5.1
KRK RP-5 & Sub

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poorfag here

Dual JBL LSR305 powered monitors

i have a QSC RMX 4050HD driving a pair of JBL PRX715s on poles. audio straight from pioneer djm900 and four pioneer cdj1000mkII. someday i'll get a 5050HD and a 21 inch sub and a crossover, put that bitch in bridged mono. it's loud enough for about 300 people outdoors or 500 indoors.

>>61478804
hi nan

my nan has the same set she loves it loud

shit ones that turn off when there is a pause between tracks and take a couple microseconds to turn on again when there is music
tolerable for listening to music in the background but very annoying for podcasts and movies and such
thought about playing some noise track in the background to avoid that but I really want a new sound system instead

A Sony surround sound set I found at a Goodwill

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JBL TLX171s, old, and a bit damaged. I'll be repairing them soon. Comments, questions, concerns? All appreciated
Suggestions too ty

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A little $30 JBL bluetooth speaker. It's about 4 inches wide and the color blue and it's very cute.

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>>61485152
I use duct tape cause im lazy. It work well

Bose 901's that I got for free with some Denon receiver that I got for free too
>>61467370
The only thing remotely close to snake oil it's the turntable, and even then it's a cheap one with decent value

>>61483661
rotary engines, not even once

>>61485230
I will try this. Noticeable difference?

>>61485318
Nop if the internal coil is str8t

Radiotehnika S90

>>61484816
aw whats wrong with this? looks cute and more than decent

>>61485488
Nothing to be honest.

>>61485541
that's what I thought. Once i have a space that can support surround sound and have a decent paycheck I'm getting something similar to that poorfag

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>>61467605
I too do some woodworking from time to time and have been wanting to build speakers. It will have to wait until I get around building a new desk though.
Have you checked out Kirby Meets Audio on youtube for speaker build videos? He also sells speakers, kits to build your own, or just the plans. I'm thinking about building these walnut speakers myself.

>Walnut Speaker Build Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yzxKVf9ygE
>Plans
https://kirbymeetsaudio.com/shop/diy-walnut-bookshelf-speaker-plans

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>>61485304

>>61467323
Audiophiles really are autistic arent they?

>>61485768
If you're not autistic what are you doing on /g/?

>>61477733
I just want some opinions from non-shills.

>>61485768
http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina31.htm

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Thoughts on the Audioengine A5+? I just want some decent speakers for watching my animu in my living room. Kind of tired of watching them on my PC monitor with headphones desu.

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>>61486157
You're just salty you can't afford a $100 bag of rocks.

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>>61467605
>>61469527
Don't try to cut the wood yourself if you don't have the proper tools & aren't prepared to invest in them. But that doesn't have to stop you from building - there are plenty of places that sell flat-pack kits & who will cut/CNC your own designs if you want something truly 'your own'.

Picrelated I bought flat-pack, only needed basic tools to assemble it (decent drill/driver + bits, wood glue, bunch of clamps, etc.). Would've been better if I had a router to roundover the edges, but it's fine as it is.

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>>61486213
And this picrelated was a much simpler one that I designed/simulated myself a couple years previously, assembled with nothing but butt joints & 3 dirt cheap clamps, been happily using it for 6 years now.

>>61474277
Shit what the fuck?

#/g/speakersquad still allive?

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This picrelated I designed & built to go with >>61486240 but I messed up the simulation (didn't notice the bad first order port resonance) so they didn't end up sounding too good.

>>61469716
I have the same pair

>>61474239
I like my HS7s much more than any headphones I've heard and my room is untreated
>>61478290
What kind of surgeries? And speakers are awesome. Nothing better than getting your whole body blasted with sound

>>61475939
Unless you plan to get any Yamaha or Tannoy monitors in that price range.

I'm looking to upgrade my subwoofer.

I think that I will benefit the most from 2 smaller subwoofers than one big.

But the issue is that I can't find a "small" one with a freq. response as low as the 16hz range.

Is that just a physical limitation?
I'm talking 8".

I have a budget around 1100usd, been considering SVS subs.

>>61487458
16Hz is an incredibly low response for a sub of any size, let alone something small. What sort of content are you planning to listen to that actually goes down into that sort of infra territory?

And yes, it's largely a physical thing. A larger driver in a larger box can be efficiently tuned a lot lower than a smaller driver in a smaller box. Getting that sort of extension out of an 8" driver would require a laughably inefficient setup.

>>61487544
Yeah that's what I thought. No 8" I've seen over here went below 20hz.

Oh I believe there's plenty of material that goes that low.
Listening to music and movies is a passionate thing to me, so I've always cared about keeping the hardware for it above average.

I've only used ported subs so far though. Want a bit more rapid kicks in the bass, so I'm considering getting a sealed.
It's a really tough choice, ported vs sealed.

>>61485768
The entire setup is anti snake-oil and costs less than $600 total. That's cheaper than what most turbo-spergs spend on one computer component on this sub and I can guarantee it will out last that same computer.

>>61487584
>Oh I believe there's plenty of material that goes that low.

You might want to double check that before you spend too much money or make other compromises sourcing a system that goes to 16Hz. Infra like that is incredibly rare in music (like, essentially unheard of) and very unusual in movies. Most people will probably only stand in front of a system capable of those sorts of frequencies a handful of times in their entire lives, so it's not surprising that hardly anybody produces that sort of content.

Unless you really do listen to a lot of infra content, you'd be better off getting a sub that rolls off at a more 'normal' 30-40Hz and which sounds better, because it's not trying to extend to frequencies that you're never going to play.

>>61467266
A pair of omni audio sa 12.3s, connected to a Technics SA-GX370.

>>61467266
None. But I want a pair of neumann kh120.

>>61487770
Ok, maybe there isn't that much at that range, but sub20 at least.

It's that range I live for though.

Getting the taste of something you don't have is a bad idea. I've craved it ever since I heard those low frequencies at a store.

The SVS SB-2000 is what I'm considering the most right now anyway.

>>61488087
>but sub20 at least.

You're still talking about infra, which is still almost nonexistant outside of niche audio/visual art installations. What exactly is it that you listen to that you think needs this infra reproduction?

>>61488193
I have come across plenty of songs where my current, broken, sub that goes down to 28hz couldn't reproduce the bass.
Can't check which they are right now but it's been enough to justify going lower.

Same with movies.

You seem so against my yearning for infra.

>>61488193
Old dubstep is all about that sub bass.

>>61488285
>You seem so against my yearning for infra.

Not against it, just very skeptical you actually need it.

>>61488447
Sub, sure, but not infra. Even the lowest roots dubplates don't drop into infra.

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I opened up the broken sub. Only thing I could find was these to capacitors shitting themselves. Should maybe head over to /diy/ to see if they got a thread I can ask.

>>61488486
I know what I want.

>>61488840
Clean that up, solder on new caps and hope it didn't short anything.

>>61486267
Yeah, the weaboos all left and moved to some other messaging app, good thing 2bh I was getting tired of their shit.

>>61488840
>I know what I want.

You sound like the guy that walks into PC World & says that he needs a computer with 32GB of RAM yet when the sales guy asks what he's going to do with it the answer is 'office and web browsing, but I know that I NEED 32GB RAM'.

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>>61467266
JBL Studio 530.

>>61489150
When did horns for home hifi become a meme? Literally none of the benefits of horns apply for home use, yet all of the drawbacks remain.

>>61488871
Yeah I'm looking for new caps at the moment.

>>61488964
Have you never had the taste of something amazing and want to have more of it?
That's low frequency for me.

I feel dead inside not having a working sub at the moment.

>>61489191
You still haven't even given any examples of all this infra content that you regularly listen to. If you want a sub that can play 16Hz to make your epeen hard then just say so, nobody here will judge you.

>>61488954
Is Infinity alive?

>>61489173
Ask Klipsch.

>>61489317
I haven't saved those songs. Neither can I look them up since I don't have a sub right now.
But you can clearly tell when a song, in a genre about wonderful bass, has a bass moment, and you hear none..

It should be too hard to google for it though.

>>61489490
>wants to spend $1100 on subs
>to listen to music he can't even name
>which likely doesn't even need $1100 subs

wew

>>61489598
Ok you got me.

I just want it so it looks cool in photos.

>>61489789
Affirmation from battlestation threads is well worth $1100 imo.

>>61489895
Well the sub is about 800usd, but still worth it yes.

>>61485349
wait r u saying u can't tell a difference between with the tape and without?

>>61474180
>>61474219
>>61474370
>>61479615
Legends never die.

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>>61490138

>>61490256
who the fuck are you

Anyone else experimenting with k73-16 and MBGO caps in crossovers?

They sound fucking sweet.

>>61490322
Your newest plebspotter.

I like dipole speakers.

So /g/ I want to upgrade my B652 for something a little bit nicer and a subwoffer

I have 800 usd as budget, what I`m looking for : Pair of bookshelf speakers ( 5-6 inches), sub ( atleast 10") and a desktop amp with usb and optical

What would you recommend? I was looking at the Klipsch RP150M, Klipsch 10SW and a SMSL Q5

>>61473926
Thx mofo

>>61486165
overpriced underpowered shit. Wait for a LSR305 sale.

>>61489173
The new JBLs come with waveguides, and they work surprisingly well

>>61478335
You're right, the anon in question can just make use of the fantastic welfare program that you guys have. Its not like they'll need to live off that money or anything.

>>61487770
Yes, it is normally rolled off and cut with a HP filter for movies and more sharply for broadcast, for obvious reasons when you think about it.

I prefer professional broadcast monitors (5" to 8") to consumer brands, Genelec being one of the most popular in European studios, plus Yamaha and similar.

>>61467323
hornpowered is that you

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Minton HTS-3308
i don't have the orginal side speaker but i got 2 logitech that does good.This setup has satisfied me for years

>>61490980
>>61489173

Horns have a long history on studio monitors. Most monitors have shallow waveguides which are similar in principle to the horns they are derived from and used to stop banding in nearfield use. I liked the old massive JBL monitors but they are too big for me.

I like ribbon tweeters, Quad now do a reasonable price bookshelf type speaker and a relatively cheap floorstander but they are not likely to get into monitors soon to the relief of my wallet.

>>61489490

You're retarded. You are making stuff up. You chose 16hz at random. Fucking qlimax doesnt give a shit about 16hz. Stop bullshitting on the internet.

>>61490825
Take it easy, they are dangerously cheesy and tasty.

>>61489986
Foam is better but a good duct tape do the job

We are suing you on behalf of Cheeto corp.

>>61492636
You mean Frito lay?

>>61492748

are you in the IRC?

I don't know who you are

nice name, though

>>61493579
Nope not yet, and thank you :^)

>>61473181
>>61473230
When the cabinet gets wider, the baffle step frequency shifts to lower frequencies, requiring larger (=more expensive) baffle-step compensation components in the speaker's crossover network.

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>>61486276
What did you use for simulation?

>>61490138
Where do all the horn faggots post now days?

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>>61494704
>What did you use for simulation?

WinISD, because it's just a simple reflex enclosure.

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Ages ago my father's amp died and he put the rest of his system in a closet. Years later he put together the modern home theater setup you see in the background. He agreed to allow me to have his old speakers and whats left of the 'stack.' Lucky for me my father had good taste. I recently purchased the amp and pre-amp that matches the model series.

Yamaha NS-344 8ohm Speakers
Harmon Kardon HK 770 amp
Harmon Kardon HK 725 pre-amp
Harmon Kardon HK 710 AM/FM Radio (not pictured)
Harmon Kardon HK 705 Tape Deck (not pictured)

Pic is during testing after shipping.

I own a 5.1 system, 7.1 is overrated?

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>>61495586
I love that look, its like the non-shit 80's look, almost anything from the 80's I hate with a passion because its awful.

>>61495692
Atmos is extremely impressive for HT setups, granted you're using media that supports it.

Otherwise I'd stick to 5.1

>>61494704

where in FL?

also, we're not really a thing anymore

#/g/SpeakerSquadron is pretty dead

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>>61495711

You might recognize the amp and pre-amp from American Psycho.

Harmon Kardon had a great look to them for the 700 and 800 series. Dat brushed aluminum.

>>61495804
Nah, Im an uncultured swine born in 91 and never really looked at dub pics.

oem JBL's in the car, klipsche's for the computer.

i'm a 'good enough' kinda guy, not a complete audiophile.

>>61495718
A 5.1 source can be expanded to 7.1 without prologic?

>>61495773
Central FL, on the east coast. How about you?

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>>61467266
got a decent deal on these B&W DM601 S2. The guy i bought them from loved them (almost like he didn't want me to have them) but fell for the biwiring meme

I need some help
If i can get them at the same price, which one's better for a 2.0 tv setup
Jamo c93 or htd level three bookshef

>>61497736

I'm in Palm Beach about three months of the year

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts the rest

>>61497918
Lol some dude in my area was selling a pair for 150

>>61470542
He's crying about the fact that the guy's taste in music happens to have him playing things that ultimately lack tonal diversity, even if they are still good music. It's not a critique of the quality of the music, but the composition.

He's basically some butthurt elitist crying about the fact that someone with a great system is listening to "low class" music, instead of the Voyager Deep Space recordings nonsensically remixed randomly by a computer and people purposefully eschewing all forms of musical composition, which is supposedly more sincere.

>>61489173
I duno, americans really seem to think the jbl lsr series is flat, but they're actually mid-bassy as fuck. Consumer speakers seem to be about looks more than sounding good.

>>61499754
They are measured to be near flat. They still hiss though.

Refoamed ESM 4's. Sound outstanding. Hooked up to some very nice vintage Technics 80s and 90s equipment.

I'm this guy >>61480424
So after playing around with the position of the speaker I concluded that it was fine. I played music for more or less an hour and there was nothing wrong with it.

Then just a few moments ago I started playing tv audio through the speaker and I am getting crackling and popping when the loud noises come over the speaker. what do I'm sad

I have an Epik Empire sub. (Dual 15", sealed) Paid $400 for it used. I want to upgrade to something better but no idea what would be an actual upgrade from here. Not sure if an SVS PB16-Ultra would actually be better or a side grade. I'm certainly not against homebrew either. Might even prefer it if getting it powered isn't too much of a hassle.

>Epik is out of business and website is gone

>>61489150
do you fuck those vagina speakers

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>>61490968
Thank you. I saw them recommended in a list of bookshelf speakers and was planning on getting them, but I decided to ask anons on /g/ first. You guys never steer me wrong.

>>61467323
This "room treatment" does literally fucking nothing at all, stop wasting your dads money and read a book first you faggot

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z506 for now. I'm not sure what to get for real speakers.

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PSB Imagine T

>>61481289
My TV I have setup with a SMSL amp/dac, sub, and those Minimus 7s, fucking love those things. I pick em up and flip em anytime I see em at the thrift store.

>>61489150
fitness blocks ftw

>>>61503060
Is my receiver any good? Should I upgrade it before buying new speakers

>>61502796
So do you not understand anything about acoustics whatsoever and enjoy shitposting in audio threads like this?

>>61497918
Biwiring does make a scientifically measurable improvement but most people can't hear it because their room or positioning is accoustically shit. Studio monitors are biwired inside the unit (XLR or TRS input obviously).

>>61505591
>Studio monitors are biwired inside the unit (XLR or TRS input obviously).

I think >>61497918 is talking about bi-amping passive cabs, not about having balanced line-level inputs to a powered cab.

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>>61495804
Holy shit that's awesome.
check em

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Cambridge DACmagic
Marantz PM 5003
Kef iQ5SE

Source is usually a computer through USB, but I also have a Hitachi HT-1 turntable laying around, which need a new cell.

>>61489173
>horns are meme

literally what

>>61508345
He's sorta right and sorta wrong.

Dynamics and sensitivity are still good things to have for horn speakers, and the directivity helps with stereo imaging in the sweet spot. That being said, horns do better in professional applications because they can generally create extremely high SPLs with not as much power.

It's one of those transducer technologies that's comparatively ancient and has a lot of drawbacks, but what it does do correctly it does better than most cone mids and dome tweeters.

bummmp

So what does /speakers/ think of magnepans?

>>61503179
I hate these things doesn't gets produced from new in any decent quality.

>want speakers for office music
>want speakers for living room tv
>find this thread
>overwhelmed by options
This is one of those rabbit holes of research, isn't it

My dad is an audiofag and is/was obsessed, not sure why I'm surprised. Dude literally runs software programs to tune his setup right.

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Own a pair of Paradigm Atoms and am very satisfied with them. They sound a lot bigger than their bookshelf size suggests.

>>61513214
He probably does that because dsp has become incredible in the past decade for cleaning up fqr.

That being said, the JBL lsr305s are probably the best desktop/small form factor speaker you can get.

Audio doesn't have to be a rabbit hole if you get past the upgradeitis stage.

>>61513537
>JBL lsr305
I've seen these mentioned a few times and their in my Amazon wishlist. However do I want just these speakers or do I want some kind of amp and subwoofer as well?

I'm not poorfagging btw so don't hold back, but just looking for something "pretty good" without going all-out. I know that doesn't objectively mean jack shit but that's as specific as I can be without knowing what's out there.

>>61513759
>their
this is what happens when I drink and post

>>61513759
The best part of the lsr305s is that they're active, you just need a preamp or dac with a volume control and you're good to go.

The subwoofer is a personal choice and if you feel the need the extra bass after purchasing them, go ahead. I find subs difficult to blend under most circumstances but right now SVS and HSU research offer some crazy price/performance with subwoofers Below $500. Emotiva has some cheap subwoofers as well that would do well with them.

I'd get the lsr305s and a dac with a volume control, then if you feel you need the low end boost invest in a sub later.

>>61513883
Sold

>>61513759
the JBL lsr305s are self-powered so you don't need an amp; pretty much all speaker with an under 8in woofer would benefit from a sub, if you "need" it depends on what you use them for, movies and games always need a sub, for music it depends on the genre
also keep in mind that the JBL lsr305s are sold and work individually so each one needs to be connected to an outlet and you control their volume individually too, you can use a dac/preamp to connect both of them and use that to control the volume of both at the same time, if you want to add a sub you need a dac/preamp with a sub output
as an alternative i would suggest the q acoustics 3020, this are passive speakers so they do need an amp, i think they're better than the 305s but these absolutely need a sub (if you get a sub with high level inputs/outputs you can connect all easily with any amp)

>>61513988
if you're in the US consider the vanatoo transparent 1, they're among the best desktop speakers out there

>>61514220
Second this. They make solid stuff

>>61467266
just a cheap ass 2.1 setup for pc that I picked up for around thirty bucks

Polk T50s, with a Polk PSW-10 woofer.
Teac NP-H750 DAC/Amp

I put it together for about $400 by scrounging around Amazon warehouse deals. More than happy with it for the price.

>>61514433
The psw10 is not too small for your ts50

>>61514549
It's not. My biggest concern was that the NP-H750 only puts out 40 watts per channel, but I've been running it fine for two years now, and even gets stupid loud if I want it to.