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Your comment makes no sense, Gene, in the context of a full-range loudspeaker. (For subwoofers, an analysis bandwidth-limited to ~700Hz does show that lots of bracing can push resonances outside the unit's passband, but for mains the analysis is basically useless.) Thin wall (especially with CLD...

That's not quite true, Gene, though I'll grant you it's the conventional wisdom. With increased rigidity comes increased Q of cabinet resonances. Too often speaker designers fall into the trap of building cabinets that are basically just massive bells. In truth, damping is far more important...

The cabinets are an aesthetic compromise with my wife. I wanted them to look more like the Grimm LS1's (Another riff on the standmount + flanking sub concept) but with the bass drivers vertical and facing the wall behind them rather than horizontal and upfiring: Except obviously with better...

It's not the best, just the best in the price class with no serious competition since the demise of the Trinnov-equipped Sherwood R-972. I'd like that to change. I hope Emotiva gives us a useful implementation of Dirac if they ever release their pre-pro, and it would be nice if Pioneer and...

The sub-as-mains-stand setup (or "flanking sub" setup) has two advantages and three disadvantages. The advantages are: 1) Headroom in the region of music where it's most needed. A big driver powered by a big amp can get all kinds of loud. That kind of dynamic fidelity in the upper bass is rare...

Considering that the OP specifically mentioned the Abbey owner's "amp (vacuum tubes)," your "all wrong" is, well, all wrong. :) Regardless, given -my experience hearing the Nathan in a competent setup (crossover verified, basic AVR powering them, multisubs); -the result of the GedLee...

I think the answer is much much simpler than you realize: I suspect the reason for your discontent is one of the following three things: 1) The crossovers were not properly assembled. 2) The owner, who seems based on your words to be of the "tweak" variety, decided that the commodity parts...

This isn't a matter of "agreement," it's a matter of conclusory assertions - which, you may recall, I called you on in my comments on the pre-release article - being utterly destroyed by data. Speaking of data, may I post the relevant section of the email you sent me when I called you on this...

Because it's vented, and thus a dipole below tuning. Sealed subs stay monopoles, and thus can pressurize a room below their nominal cutoff.

IR might work, but might be fussy about angles. I'd get an RF remote. Logitech has an RF version of the Harmony One. Harmony 900 or something like that. I'd get that one.

Odd. I listened to the ~$5000 Wharfdale Jade towers and KEF Q900's in the same dealer room. The Wharfdales were markedly brighter. A little recessed in the upper mids, and then tipped up. I wouldn't call them "warm" sounding at all. The room was fairly reflective, though, and just by sight...

Also, less misinformation on those pointy polepiece extensions the article erroneously calls phase plugs would have been nice. Here's a post by Andrew Jones (KEF/Infinity/TAD-Pioneer) about those things with actual information. Source. David Smith (JBL, KEF, Snell) also commented on that...

Please re-read my post to clear up your confusion. Assuming it's well-ventilated, about as long as it would if it were played at 45%. That's the "psst! I got something to sell you" position. It does not always accord with actual reality. (That said, I have a separate amp and will use...

Think about it for a minute. Assuming you ran ARC, that means the loudest any mains speaker can ever be asked to play given the volume settings at which you listen is 100dB at the listening position. (IIRC, -10 is actually reference level on the Anthem boxes.) Let's be conservative in balancing...

Interesting. Considering that it probably uses the same Icepower 50asx2 module as the $500 Teac A-H01, which alone costs $100 right now from Classic Audio Parts, and a DAC, and a front end, and a remote that unike the above Teac has a power button on it, that's a very good price. Had this thread...

007 the Dark Knight works better than I thought it would. Would've worked even better with Eva Green, though. :)

Oh, me either. I think Ricardo was right. :) Just pointing out that the only major difference here between "Made in England" and "Made in China" is the cabinet.

Nothing material or relevant. You can safely ignore them. I would go so far as to say that using such graphs, along with the meaningless buzzwords in the marketing copy you pasted, is an attempt to pull wool over the eyes of people. And the speaker itself (three tweeter "array," baffle...

Thanks for the clarification. And interesting thoughts about the IMO poorly-chosen cone color and lack of grill causing the issue. Likely spot-on, too. Does the R-Series have the same effect on you with the grill off? I've not seen it on the Q100's, but honestly I see far enough away that my...

There is no retention mechanism as such. That said, I'm inclined to think your issue is one of two: 1) The ring's mounting posts were somehow bent, or made out of spec. In that case, replacing the ring will fix things. 2) The cabinet wasn't drilled properly to fit the ring's mounting...