Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-13 Thread Marc Lavallée
Le 2019-01-13 à 7:01 a.m., Richard Foss a écrit : Bruce, considering that price is an issue for you, you could look at the miniDSP SPK-4. It has an interesting cousin, the SPK-4P. The SPK-4P is an Ethernet AVB-capable speaker, and can get power, audio and control over the Ethernet cable. This

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-13 Thread Richard Foss
Bruce, considering that price is an issue for you, you could look at the miniDSP SPK-4. It has an interesting cousin, the SPK-4P. The SPK-4P is an Ethernet AVB-capable speaker, and can get power, audio and control over the Ethernet cable. This eases configuration. The SPK-4 can also power an att

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-11 Thread Bruce Wiggins
Thanks to all for suggestions. Really appreciated. Definitely some possible solutions in there, depending on how much money I can wangle. cheers Bruce On Fri, 11 Jan 2019 at 09:01, Axel Drioli wrote: > I second KEF egg E301. Coaxial, great sounding! Been using them for two > years now in a

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-11 Thread Axel Drioli
I second KEF egg E301. Coaxial, great sounding! Been using them for two years now in any sort of situation, from studio to installations. On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 23:54, Sönke Pelzer wrote: > There aren't many loudspeakers in that test, but the measured Genelec 8351A > is the winner in nearly eve

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-10 Thread Sönke Pelzer
There aren't many loudspeakers in that test, but the measured Genelec 8351A is the winner in nearly every category (if you take the time and look at the data, e.g. homogeneity and smoothness of directivity across frequency and angles, distortions, etc.) Am Do., 10. Jan. 2019 um 02:24 Uhr schrieb S

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-10 Thread Drew Kirkland
If your looking for a small footprint, have a look at ohm boutique 4" tops, lot of bang for your buck. Drew On Thu, 10 Jan 2019, 12:28 dan2...@yotz.org, wrote: > PSI A14 > > I only have a pair so far, but they arrived so well matched that the > soundstage is huge... When resources allow, would

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-10 Thread dan2...@yotz.org
PSI A14 I only have a pair so far, but they arrived so well matched that the soundstage is huge... When resources allow, would like a large array of these myself. ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-10 Thread Augustine Leudar
Acoustic energy extreme 8 sound OK will have enough bass for your room and big metal brackets on the back. (Ps kef eggs sound OK but are way to small for your space and would be a downgrade from the b&w type things you already have) I'd look at getting a grant and go Genelec though they really ar

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-10 Thread Bruce Wiggins
Thanks. Ideally passive, but always open to suggestions :-) Thanks Bruce On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 10:39, Augustine Leudar wrote: > I though you said passive but if you're willing to consider active and sell > all the moles then the Generic 8330 are much cheaper than the ones . really > accurate

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-10 Thread Augustine Leudar
I though you said passive but if you're willing to consider active and sell all the moles then the Generic 8330 are much cheaper than the ones . really accurate , sound great can be daisychained via the AES digital input so cabling easier and you could use glm to calibrate the whole system. If you

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-10 Thread Sven König
On 01/09/2019 02:27 PM, Bruce Wiggins wrote: Hello Sursounders (and Happy New Year!) For many years, we've been running our Sounds in Space research symposium using lots of old passive minipod speakers (as Peter Lennox had lots of these at the time of our first symposium, an we've been using the

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-09 Thread Bruce Wiggins
Thanks David. I've pinged them an email :-) Hopefully there's a mounting optionthat seems to be the limiting factor for us. cheers Bruce On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 21:17, David Stalling wrote: > I'd like to recommend Australian company Grover Notting. I got a few of > their CR Series pass

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-09 Thread Bo-Erik Sandholm
Second hand KEF eggs, It should be possible to get sets of 5 for around 100 - 200 pounds. Search for KEF egg speakers on eBay.co.uk Bosse On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 20:41 Bruce Wiggins ..just looked at the price of the Genelec Ones...definitely > wouldn't be able to get many of them! ;-) > > KE

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-09 Thread David Stalling
I'd like to recommend Australian company Grover Notting. I got a few of their CR Series passive monitors last year and am very happy with them (and also with the price!). https://www.classicaudiodesigns.com.au/tech-cross-ref.php Not much detailed info on their website but available on request. Bes

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-09 Thread Bruce Wiggins
..just looked at the price of the Genelec Ones...definitely wouldn't be able to get many of them! ;-) KEF LS50s look very promising :-) PCMs (we actually got hold of the flying moles, years ago, as we knew PMC used them..they are good, too!) - not sure these are flyable very easily...

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-09 Thread Steven Boardman
I second any Genelecs too! Steve > On 9 Jan 2019, at 19:04, Jack Reynolds wrote: > > Genelec The Ones if you can stretch to it. > Jack > ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscri

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-09 Thread Bruce Wiggins
Thanks for all these suggestions :-) Cheers Bruce On Wed, 9 Jan 2019, 19:05 Jack Reynolds Genelec The Ones if you can stretch to it. > Jack > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 9 Jan 2019, at 17:29, Augustine Leudar > wrote: > > > > Hi Bruce > > PMC TB2S+ or smaller db1 are a good match for the fl

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-09 Thread Jack Reynolds
Genelec The Ones if you can stretch to it. Jack Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Jan 2019, at 17:29, Augustine Leudar wrote: > > Hi Bruce > PMC TB2S+ or smaller db1 are a good match for the flying mole amps. They do > studio and hi versions not the flattest but time based response is really > good.

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-09 Thread Drew Kirkland
Hi, Funktion one are about to launch a 5" top which has excellent acoustics, as soon as I get pricing and official specs I will post the details. Drew Drew Kirkland 1 campbleton cottage Hunterston Estate KA23 9QF 07876238608 On Wed, 9 Jan 2019, 13:28 Bruce Wiggins Hello Sursounders (and H

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-09 Thread Len Moskowitz
Bruce Wiggins wrote: We ... are looking for advice on small speakers we could use to replace the minipods with. KEF LS50 Len Moskowitz (mosko...@core-sound.com) Core Sound LLC www.core-sound.com Home of OctoMic and TetraMic ___ Sursound mail

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-09 Thread Augustine Leudar
Hi Bruce PMC TB2S+ or smaller db1 are a good match for the flying mole amps. They do studio and hi versions not the flattest but time based response is really good. They were often sold with the flying me amps too so there's that On Wednesday, 9 January 2019, Bruce Wiggins wrote: > Hello Su

[Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-09 Thread Bruce Wiggins
Hello Sursounders (and Happy New Year!) For many years, we've been running our Sounds in Space research symposium using lots of old passive minipod speakers (as Peter Lennox had lots of these at the time of our first symposium, an we've been using them ever since https://www.podspeakers.com/) How