Hehe, I was in search of the panther after going through the entire review report
We need a confused panther for stuff like this.Hehe, I was in search of the panther after going through the entire review report
We need a confused panther for stuff like this.
I haven't found the one you request but how about this one?We need a confused panther for stuff like this.
This is impossible since they radiate half of the acoustic energy on the backside.Seems begging to be wall-mounted. I don't get why people don't wall-mount panels more. No SBIR, 2pi radiation environment. Downside is that there is no dipole cancellation to maintain directivity down to, and below, Shroeder of course.
This is impossible since they radiate half of the acoustic energy on the backside.
Wall mounting isn't flush mounting. Though I guess the Magnepans are so thin there's not much difference.Seems begging to be wall-mounted. I don't get why people don't wall-mount panels more. No SBIR, 2pi radiation environment. Downside is that there is no dipole cancellation to maintain directivity down to, and below, Shroeder of course.
Rythmik sells a mid-bass module, not cheap though and is rated for 250Hz:Crossover to a traditional bookshelf/tower below 300Hz, then cross that speaker over to subs at 80Hz.
Might as well claim that human being is the wrong type of biological organism to be listening to those speakers.Spinorama is obviously wrong measurement technique for this type of loudspeaker.
These don't. Any amp with a fair amount of power that can handle the low impedance will work fine. For example, you can buy a used Parasound HCA1000a for $500 and it will drive these speakers beautifully.A $650 speaker shouldn’t need a $6500 amplifier to sound great.
You add $500 to the price and you reach the price of active models like the 8030C, though. I'm personally more interested in the bigger models, even if the vertical beaming won't change with those.These don't. Any amp with a fair amount of power that can handle the low impedance will work fine. For example, you can buy a used Parasound HCA1000a for $500 and it will drive these speakers beautifully.
Sorry, couldn't resist: what low end?They are dipoles. Just like open-baffle speakers they drive the room differently at the low end than boxes.
Might be, but I think there's a bit of wishful thinking here.I don't think Amirm's measurement method is completely valid for dipoles or open baffle designs. I'd like to see his speaker measurement technique applied to the very well regarded LX521. It was designed by Siegfried Linkwitz. You know, of the Linkwitz-Riley crossover.... not exactly a hack when it comes to audio design, I daresay. I'd bet flaws in this Klippel measurement design would show up there, too.
Spinorama and in-room response mismatch is to large.Might as well claim that human being is the wrong type of biological organism to be listening to those speakers.
Vertical Offset
Preference Rating
SCORE: 1.0
Yeah, I wasn‘t talking about these specifically, but in general, like people who say you need a $3000 amp to make the LS50 shine.These don't. Any amp with a fair amount of power that can handle the low impedance will work fine. For example, you can buy a used Parasound HCA1000a for $500 and it will drive these speakers beautifully.
These speakers can do quite a reasonable job reproducing symphonic music in a manner that generally sounds more realistic than any other sub-$1000 speaker I've heard. Also decent for acoustic jazz. Probably not a good speaker for pop, disco, hip-hop, metal, action movies....
Yes, you do have to fiddle with placement.
They are dipoles. Just like open-baffle speakers they drive the room differently at the low end than boxes. I don't think Amirm's measurement method is completely valid for dipoles or open baffle designs. I'd like to see his speaker measurement technique applied to the very well regarded LX521. It was designed by Siegfried Linkwitz. You know, of the Linkwitz-Riley crossover.... not exactly a hack when it comes to audio design, I daresay. I'd bet flaws in this Klippel measurement design would show up there, too.
Similar:@MZKM Loudspeaker Explorer computes a score of -0.3, not 1.0, using the data set @amirm attached to the review (which I presume is the vertically offset one, judging from the name). This is surprising as your calculation is usually identical to mine. I computed NBD_ON=0.728806, NBD_PIR=0.433469, SM_PIR=0.191031, LFX=2.383275. Can you provide your breakdown?