drmatt wrote: > Hey, lots to talk about and learn, always. Me too, I'm not implying > otherwise! > > Yes, the driver plus its cabinet defines the resonance properties of the > transducer and that defines the observed impedance much more than the > crossover electronics does, I believe. If you have scope to test it, > replace the speaker drivers with an 8 ohm resistor and look at the > flatness of the impedance profile! I'm no expert, but you can't dismiss > the physical resonance of the speaker cone. > > But.. the 804s are much larger.. the 805s have a single combined > bass/mid driver while the 804s each have a pair of 6" woofers for bass > alone and a separate 6" FST midrange, both in separate compartments > within the body of the speaker. The bass section has a front firing bass > port, which does certainly make the speaker less badly behaved in the > corner of a room though. The 804 is the same diameter as the 805 though, > so the midrange cabinet is broadly similar, though in the 804 it doesn't > have to handle anything below 200hz.. > > I have found that standmount speakers are more "resonant" in the deep > bass to compensate for their lack of physical volume, which can produce > a pleasing simulation of bass but is likely less accurate. I've usually > found floorstanders actually have tighter but better extended bass > response, even if there's no more sheer dBs on offer. > > I've also found that b&w midrange drivers open up a lot when they don't > have to handle deep bass or if you bung up the bass port to provide a > little more damping. I believe that's the same advantage the 804 has > over the 805. You are no doubt getting the same effect by using > subwoofers....! > > -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk-
Hi all, your discussion is bit too technical for me, but what I take notice from your excellent remarks is that the room size and characteristics have their importance, because showrooms are usually larger than my room and they can give a false impression at listening, so I shouldn't choose speakers too powerful. So sometimes the best is not the better (hum, is it correct english ?). On the other side, if I spend a lot of money (from my point of view, 2K is a lot of money) on these speakers, I wouldn't like to have to change them if I move to a larger house, or I move them to a larger room. Everything is a compromise, as usual. As for the amp, I don't think I will have a valve amp, they're too pricey. I would be very happy with something like the Rega Elex-R, which has very good reviews. Is it powerful enough ? Since I already have a DAC (the transporter), that will be all my hifi investment for now. Cheers Antonio LMS 7.9.0 on Linux Mageia 5 and RPI 3 1 SB3, 2 radio, 1 touch Plugins : Trackstat, Smartmix, MusicIP, ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Antoniop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107946
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