Wimpy sissy girly speakers

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Like most guys, I never cared to even look at measurements of these girly speakers.

The latest HTM issue reviewed the tiny Orb speakers, so I thought, "Hey, I want to get a good laugh!"

But to my surprise, this was what I saw:

The Orb measured 200Hz-9kHz +/-2.5dB. And +2.84/-2.04dB from 200Hz - 16kHz.

Really? How could it measure that well?

So I looked at some of the other girly speakers:

The Bose Acoustimass Cube measures 280 Hz to 13.3k Hz at +/- 10.5 dB (S&V Magazine).

The rest are from HTM:

The Mirage MX measures +2.36/–12.13 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

Morel Nova measures +5.12/–11.10 dB from 200 Hz to 10 kHz.

Boston Acoustics SoundWare XS measures +7.97/–3.73 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

The Energy RC-Micro Sat’s listening- window response (a five-point average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures +1.14/–5.06 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

The Morel SP-2’s listening-window response (a five-point average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures +3.44/–2.65 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

The Cambridge Audio Min10’s listening-window response (a five-point average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures +4.82/–3.37 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

Mirage Omnisat measures +2.64/-5.05 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

Infinity TSS-750's listening-window response (a five-point average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures +3.01/–1.26 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

Pioneer HTS-GS1 measures +3.06/–2.51 decibels from 300 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

The Anthony Gallo A`Diva Ti's listening-window response (a five-point average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures +1.45/–3.97 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

The KEF HTS3001 listening-window response (a five-point average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures +2.07/–3.53 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

The KEF HTS1001.2’s listening-window response (a five-point average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures +2.28/–2.53 decibels from 300 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

The Canton CD 220's listening-window response (a five-point average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures +1.15/–2.42 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

The Focal Dome measures +1.04/–2.43 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz.

So the Canton & Focal are definitely the better ones.

But now I know that Orb ain't half bad. They are much, much better than Bose.

 

[its phillip]

I liked my orbs just fine, but I didn't like em as much as my energy rc-10s...the orbs took up a lot less space on my desk though

 

[cpp]

ADTG you need some of these

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

ADTG you need some of these

LMAO.

Those are hilarious!

I gotta get those some day.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I liked my orbs just fine, but I didn't like em as much as my energy rc-10s...the orbs took up a lot less space on my desk though

Well, the RC-10 are much, much bigger. But the Orb are a lot more accurate than the RC-Micro.

 

[cpp]

The tops ones, from what I read online you make with a kit and your choice of speakers. Those headless dogs are like $1,499

17 Cool Speakers Designs that Look Better than They Sound | Freshome

 

[j_garcia]

 

[dkane360]

The Paradigm Millenia One's are 96 Hz to 20 kHz ±2.3 dB (S&V)

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

The Paradigm Millenia One's are 96 Hz to 20 kHz ±2.3 dB (S&V)

That is pretty good.

Of course, the Paradigm is twice the size of the Orb and also costs twice as much.

The Paradigm is $250 each, the Orb is $120 each.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

What is this? The Man version of the Orb?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

The tops ones, from what I read online you make with a kit and your choice of speakers. Those headless dogs are like $1,499

17 Cool Speakers Designs that Look Better than They Sound | Freshome

I think those headless dogs would give my little girls nightmares.

 

[Irvrobinson]

That is so cool!

 

[j_garcia]

What is this? The Man version of the Orb?

Yes, sort of. A sub to go with the Orbs anyway It has been around for a while, and at one point was up on Ebay.

Death Star [Subwoofer] Plans : For Imperial Eyes Only

 

[slipperybidness]

Here's a Millenium Falcon Turntable to complement the sub

 

[TLS Guy]

How about a blast from over a half century ago.

Built by potters, the JW flagon, with full range 4" spun aluminum cone. Very smooth mid band response indeed.

 

[GranteedEV]

So the Canton & Focal are definitely the better ones.

That fits with what I heard of the Focal Dome speaker as well. I really liked it.

Anyways one of the biggest advantages of this sphere/oval-like enclosure is how evenly it diffuses the sound diffracting off of it. There is no diffraction ripple in the response needing to be corrected.

 

[3db]

I keep getting Orb and Gallo mixed up but both of these manufacturers produce fairly decent stuff. I would definately choose them over Bose if I were concerned about style and fitting into the decor. But heh, I'm male and I want manly speakers that stands out against the decor and screams.."here I am"

 

[Adam]

That's no moon...

 

[j_garcia]

LOL. Was looking at a review of something else and saw those.

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[theJman]

ADTG you need some of these

A decapitated dog speaker? What kind of sick puppy (sorry, I couldn't resist ) thought of that?