I recently came across a column by mastering engineer and audio writer Bob Katz, where he raves about his new mastering speakers - Evidence M5P from Dynaudio: http://www.innerfidelity.com/conten...12-throwing-down-gauntlet#yHHWci7OExrpBcjC.97
These are supposed to cost around 100000 USD I think, so probably not within the financial reach for too many of us. But I'd be curious as to what you people make of them. Statement speakers such as these are always interesting. These are from Dynaudio's pro division, so I assume that the design actually serves a purpose. Also, Bob Katz is no fool.
But I'm left scratching my head a bit by the design choices here. It's passive, using shallow 6 dB crossovers. And not even close to being a point source. I guess they had their reasons for doing it like this - but couldn't they accomplish the same thing and more by using DSP based crossovers? Are there valid reasons for this design choice, or is it done to please a certain group of potential buyers?
These are supposed to cost around 100000 USD I think, so probably not within the financial reach for too many of us. But I'd be curious as to what you people make of them. Statement speakers such as these are always interesting. These are from Dynaudio's pro division, so I assume that the design actually serves a purpose. Also, Bob Katz is no fool.
But I'm left scratching my head a bit by the design choices here. It's passive, using shallow 6 dB crossovers. And not even close to being a point source. I guess they had their reasons for doing it like this - but couldn't they accomplish the same thing and more by using DSP based crossovers? Are there valid reasons for this design choice, or is it done to please a certain group of potential buyers?
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