32 speakers in a 3m * 3m space ? Wow - I'd love to see some pictures if you get a chance !
On 15 October 2015 at 11:21, Steven Boardman <boardroomout...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am currently replacing my 32 passive speaker array with genelec 6010s. > These are a cheaper alternative, that are still in stock in a lot of > places. They have exactly the same spec, but unbalanced connections. Which > won't be a problem for small runs. The spl will be fine for a smaller room > like mine. It is 3m x 3m. If the protection is a problem roll the > crossover higher and get more subs. I currently have 4, but if bass > directionality suffers with a higher crossover, I will increase the number > and put some higher. > > Good luck > > Steve > On 15 Oct 2015 10:32, "Sebastian Gabler" <sebastiangab...@gmx.net> wrote: > > > That's specifically true for the 8010s. Their max SPL @ 1 m is app. 105 > dB > > per pair, but the long term SPL is only 91 dB, expressly stated that it > is > > because of the protection circuit in the manual. > > That being said, with 32 speakers, the SPL is 4 time higher than for 2. > > That's far beyond comfort zone for any listener for the specified values. > > > > Sebastian > > > > Am 15.10.2015 um 10:38 schrieb Dave Malham: > > > >> One thing I would be careful of on small, active speakers is the > >> protection > >> circuits. Sophisticated protection circuits thermally model (or even > >> sense) > >> the drivers and reduce the gain if one of them is getting near the > limits. > >> This can cause weird, signal dependent, image distortions when one of > the > >> speakers is driven harder and drops in gain (usually in the bass). > Because > >> the speaker doesn't just switch off, which you would hear, but simply > goes > >> a bit quieter, in an Ambisonic array of, say, 16 speakers, this doesn't > >> shout out at you but just subtly distorts the image. Can be a really > >> annoying and difficult to diagnose problem, especially when you haven't > >> heard it before (been there, done that, got the T-shirt). With passive > >> speakers, this doesn't happen - you just get the rattle from the cone > >> hitting the endstops or the scrape of the melted voice coil against the > >> sides of the air gap but at least the first of these warns you when you > >> are > >> near to damaging the speakers. Note that with small active speakers in > >> particular, getting to 'normal' monitoring levels gets you right into > the > >> zone where the protection will keep cutting in and out :-( > >> > >> Dave > >> > >> > >> On 14 October 2015 at 18:20, Charles Veasey <charlesjvea...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >>> > >>> We're upgrading our current 15.2 (Behringer) loudspeaker array. I'd > like > >>> to > >>> get more spatial resolution and higher quality speakers. Right now I'm > >>> thinking about (32) Genelec 8010 and (2) Genelec 7050B subs. > >>> > >>> However, I have some concerns about the Genelec 8010s selling at only > >>> $350. > >>> > >>> Does anyone have experience with these speakers, or have advice for my > >>> situation? > >>> > >>> thanks, > >>> Charles > >>> -------------- next part -------------- > >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >>> URL: < > >>> > >>> > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20151014/902db591/attachment.html > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Sursound mailing list > >>> Sursound@music.vt.edu > >>> https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe > here, > >>> edit account or options, view archives and so on. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Sursound mailing list > > Sursound@music.vt.edu > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20151015/63e1e965/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > -- www.augustineleudar.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20151015/4afbd5d6/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
