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Bitten. Oh god damn this is good. Episode 10 just brings it. Get at least as far as episode 7. Do me a favor, y'all -- even if you find it's not your thing, let your Netflix play overnight with the sound down or something. They're still teasing us with whether or not they're renewing for season 2, and I have a feeling the more views of the entire season on Netflix, the better. The storyline in book 2 -- which will probably translate to season 2 -- will bring it up not just a notch, but by a whole order of magnitude, if they do it right. Also, there's lots of sex and nudity for those of you who are into that sort of thing. Mostly Greyston Holt, but some Laura Vandervoort (as well as others).

For the same exact position, I could see your point, but wouldn't it also be a function of where you place the sub? And wouldn't you therefore place them in different places? I will of course defer until I know more, it just doesn't sit with me, intuitively. dw, in answer to your very legitimate question -- directionality is basically a function of the distance between your ears, as the brain calculates it based on both amplitude and phase, and is not something you can actually measure with one mic, for example. And it doesn't just magically drop off when it hits a frequency, it just very quickly drops off once it starts getting around that frequency, since sine waves don't usually occur in nature, and the brain will use everything it has to try to calculate the direction of a sound. It will also combine sight with an internal physical modelling engine to compensate for the physics of the room/cathedral/open space/cave/cardboard box/anechoic chamber/what-have-you. If it has enough information in any one area, it'll use that (for example, you don't need that last one at all -- you can close your eyes and still be able to tell where a sound is coming from if it's very clear where it's coming from sonically). Look up standing waves. The physics of it are pretty typical physics (non-real-world, everything over simplified and over-generalized), whereas what dh is talking about is the real world application of physics, so kind of the next level beyond standard understanding of standing waves. No, sounds do not get caught behind objects, it's a by-product of the math. Sounds are localized variations in air pressure that move as waves in the audible frequency spectrum. They do not get stuck, they either transmit, transfer/absorb, or (eventually) dissipate. If they get stuck/stop moving, then they're not in the audible frequency spectrum. Chris, feel free to correct anything if I misspoke.

Potters' Pampered Palate: Whole Food Rest Stop

Happy birthday, Justin! (party favour noise)

I don't think you understand the physics of standing waves, man. They have to reflect -- at least once -- before it's a standing wave, so it's initial trajectory should have nothing to do with it.

My point stands, it has nothing to do with the front ports. Did you find the problems went away when you switched to monitors with the same frequency response but rear ports or no ports (sealed or passive radiator)? I doubt it. The Quad 12L have front ports, but I've never had a problem with them, because they have no bass. Sent from mah phone-blet via Tapatalk

DYAC!

Maybe that's just their way of avoiding detection -- don't they have a quota of babies over which they're not allowed to ...er...continue reproducing?

What? How do bass ports on the front have anything to do with standing waves in your room? You'll have standing waves based on the room, not on the speakers. Bass frequencies will "accumulate", no matter where they come from, if the problem room is prone to standing waves. Doesn't matter if the ports are on the front or on the back or if you don't have any at all.

I thought you were trying to convey that God was shaking your snow-globe world. Also: yeezh, really? It's May.

And somehow I missed this post, too: Okay, understood, but don't mistake a subwoofer for "movie sound" -- if used in a musical context, it doesn't have to be bad -- I used a Sunfire True Sub Jr. with some nice Spendor bookshelves (Wharfedales will do in a pinch) without anyone ever being the wiser. Just don't turn it up -- movie sound usually means the sub is cranked up a notch, but I prefer it "even" with the speakers and phase-tuned. Don't think of it as a 2.1 system -- think of it as two 3-way speakers with the speakers sharing the woofer. I mean, think about it -- if the bass frequencies came from full-range speakers, or if they came from a sub, if they're the same level, your room-mates should be just as annoyed (or not annoyed, as the case may be), neh? That said, everything ironbut said about monitors being accurate vs. home stereo speakers being euphonic is generally true, so even though I disagree with how you came to that conclusion, I do agree you're probably better off buying home speakers for pleasurable listening. There's also "powered speakers" like the KEF X300A, which are designed for pleasurable listening rather than monitoring, although they may not go deep enough based on previous discussion. There's also the Quad 12L actives. On paper, those Dynaudios should be fine. I'm a big fan of Dynaudio.

My sister does, indeed, listen to NPR, so she may have heard it there, but it was relayed to me by my sister. And of course, my inner nerd says, "why do they have to be mathematicians?"

An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first one says, "I'll have a beer." The second one orders half a beer. The third one orders a quarter beer. The fourth one orders 1/8th of a beer. Before the next one has a chance to order, the bartenders stops him and says, "you're all idiots, I'm pouring two beers."

Dan, you're right, I missed that. Still seemed like an overgeneralization. Completely agree with this and ironbut's statements (and others) -- and disagree with the prejudice against a 2.1 system -- they're quite a common way of monitoring, and many custom installations for mastering basically separate all the elements. And I don't think bookshelf speakers are going to fare any better. I don't care how close you listen to 6 inch woofers in any enclosure, you're just not going to get that low frequency reproduction. You should do the same thing with bookshelf speakers as you did with studio monitors, you'll hear for yourself. That said, the Dynaudio BM5A's have 7 inch woofers and are said to go down to ~45 Hz or so, so that (7 inch woofers) might be a decent compromise, for non-organ or techno music. (The low E on an electric bass guitar is approximately 41 Hz.) And the 8 inch woofer in the Dynaudio Special 25 is certainly adequate without a sub for most pleasurable listening (although it has a slight midrange suckout that someone who's picky about acoustic piano reproduction might continue to have issue with), but now we're getting back into the category of "pretty big for a desktop" category, so I imagine any speaker with an 8 inch woofer in a decent enclosure is going to have size problems.

If you're talking about the Rokits, you're talking about an entirely different animal. The VXT8's that I hear all the time sound fantastic. I'll ask to have him play a piano recording I'm familiar with the next time I'm over there, but I trust his ears above yours. We'll just have to agree to disagree.

Goddamn, those are still gorgeous.

Had a delicious Rockfish Oscar Madison ("Grilled Maryland rockfish served over rice with lump crab and fresh asparagus. Garnished with a classic béarnaise sauce.") in Annapolis at "Boatyard" with the fam.

UK Reunion Live in Tokyo from 2012, w/Eddie Jobson and John Wetton

Also KRK VXT8s with sub. Sent from mah phone-blet via Tapatalk

I was just listening to a pair of ATCs the other day that reproduced piano fantastically. Sent from mah phone-blet via Tapatalk

Notwist live One of my favourite live experiences was seeing Notwist live on the Neon Golden tour. RIYL alternative of any sort, including Radiohead

Majeure. More Tangerine Dream than Tangerine Dream.

Yeezh.