Speaker Porn

[Dusty Chalk]

[bjarnetv]

what this thread needs is some Hornographic norwegian DIY projects 

 

nagaoka horns with OB bass towers

 

ALE drivers and temporary OB bass towers

 

SLOB towers and temporary TAD horns.

 

ALE drivers and OB towers

 

i believe all the OB towers use GPA 515 woofers

 

[spritzer]

Is that the Accuphase fanclub? 

[bjarnetv]

i wish i could be part of the accuphase fanclub...

[postjack]

Lets step down a few hundred grand and appreciate the awesomeness of the Harbeth:

 

 

I've always loved everything about how these speakers look. Even the little radial drivers are gorgeous to me:

 

 

Someday I will own a pair.

[postjack]

You should audition a pair of 40.1s, Posty. 

 

straight to the top. great job headcase!

 

I would love to hear some of the higher end Harbeths. I enjoy reading Alan Shaw's posts over on the Harbeth User Group. He seems so... not full of shit?

[Dusty Chalk]

Nothing wrong with a little real world porn, Jack.  I love a good wood grain.

[aardvark baguette]

straight to the top. great job headcase!

 

 

 

You can have money or audio, but not both.  Those are the rules.

[RudeWolf]

Whilst I respect the BBC monitor legacy and love the sound of respective Spendor, Harbeth etc. units, I feel that they are held back by the enclosure design. Each and every one had baffle coloration, that whilst not being annoying, can get boring (to some) after a while. That being said the large driver speakers sound really terrific.

Edited August 17, 2014 by RudeWolf

[Dusty Chalk]

Are you talking small monitors or do you include the larger ones like the Spendor BC3/SP100?

 

Serious question, I never understood what reviews meant by "baffle coloration", I may be deaf immune to it like so many other things.

[RudeWolf]

Usually the larger ones are more prone to it. Here's how it looks - 

 

 

One of the reasons why small monitors image better is that the baffle is narrower for the tweeter/mid assembly. Many designs battle this by putting the tweeter in a different module, like B&W does. The audible difference in theory is improved imaging. In my opinion this is what holds back all of the BBC monitor speakers for reaching ultimate fidelity. 

[luvdunhill]

Whilst I respect the BBC monitor legacy and love the sound of respective Spendor, Harbeth etc. units, I feel that they are held back by the enclosure design. Each and every one had baffle coloration, that whilst not being annoying, can get boring (to some) after a while. That being said the large driver speakers sound really terrific.

Totally agree.

[Dusty Chalk]

So if one were to use the same driver (or drivers with the same parameters) and same crossovers, but oval-shaped enclosures ("baffle-less") with the same volumes, that might work better?

[luvdunhill]

Not quite Dusty. There is something called baffle step compensation. The crossover (should) be tied to the enclosure or you are doing something wrong.

[postjack]

The 40.1 are amazing, baffles-schmaffles.

That's it, I'm starting an audio review site: www.reksmoons.com

You are writing all my reviews and I'll rake in the ad revenue.

[blessingx]

The new KEF References look pretty http://feedly.com/k/1tslKmj

[RudeWolf]

My heart still belongs to the Blades.

[skullguise]

I think they look quite nice for standard shaped speakers.  That room looks familiar, too, I think I heard some YG Acoustics speakers there (driven by some likely-older Moon Audio gear) when Karen and I visited SF a few years ago.

[Dusty Chalk]

Lollers @ "Puss N Boots" (speakers mentioned are ATC)

[ironbut]

Yeah, seems like ATC's are pretty popular these days.

A friend of mine installed a pair of SCM150ASL's in his control/mix room.

Here's a recording made in his tracking room ( the best sounding live room I've ever heard).

 

 

Here's a link to the studio;

 

http://www.coastrecorders.com/

[Dusty Chalk]

Wowzers, that sounds great.  It's got just the perfect amount of reverb live room sound on it.  Wait, he is close-mic on his voice, is that reverb or ... what?

 

How is that mic-ed?  (Can't get to the website from work, will look later when I get home.)

[skullguise]

Wowzers, that sounds great.  

 

x2.  Music is pretty nice, too!

[Brony]

The new KEF References look pretty http://feedly.com/k/1tslKmj

Wow, they look amazing.

For a second I thought they had no innards but it's just the mirror sides - why would they do that?

I guess having a mirror is practical maybe as it saves buying a floor mirror.

My dad swears by KEF though, I think they are one of the best and I know they play really loud, like crazy loud, it's so funny.

[ironbut]

That room is one of the last one's still in use that was designed by Bill Putnam (in SF).

I think most everything is close miked with several room mics .

I wasn't there for that recording but I was for a Jackie Naylor session for "Dead Diva's Society" which was also recorded live (kinda like they still do in Nashville sometimes).

I wouldn't call it minimal miking but still pretty sparse by todays standards.

IIRC, the drums were pretty much Glyn Jon's with a close mic on the rack tom. That corner is kind of the drummers spot even if it's the only thing being tracked. Very punchy sound with zero effort.

The control room was gutted and re-built a couple of years ago with some of the nicest vintage/current gear you can buy (he just switched the converters from Pacific Microsonics Model 2's to Bricasti M1's and Keith Johnson is a frequent visitor to the studio).

Once you can, check out the link to the equipment for mic info.

There is a really strong community of studios so there is access to just about any mic you could think of given a bit of time.

[Dusty Chalk]

Thanks, will do.

 

I don't think those are mirrors, I think those are high-gloss "piano" black.  Look, for example, what it's reflecting that you can see.