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From: David Kennedy on 3 Mar 2010 13:17 Debbie Wilson wrote: > David Kennedy<davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > >> Nah, those are bookshelf jobbies. >> >> Try these >> >> <http://diyparadise.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=140& >> Itemid=27> > > Good heavens. (a) I'm glad I don't live next door to them and (b) What > are the small piles of wooden building blocks inside the bottom parts > for, I wonder? > > Deb. Well, you wouldn't be doing much talking while they were on; perhaps you spell out your thoughts... -- David Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com
From: Rowland McDonnell on 3 Mar 2010 14:12 Debbie Wilson <djmaizels(a)mac.com> wrote: > David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > > > Nah, those are bookshelf jobbies. > > > > Try these > > > > <http://diyparadise.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=140& > > Itemid=27> > > Good heavens. (a) I'm glad I don't live next door to them Anyone with speakers like that won't be annoying to the neighbours (well, not very often). Remember that you get speakers like that because you want really good clear sound - it's gear for audiophiles, for /strange/ audiophiles who will then connect those huge speakers to a 10W amplifier and be very happy with the result. If you want loud thumping bass, you get a different rig. For all that the outside speakers are *huge*, they don't actually kick out a lot of bass. Adequate - so I'm told - but not excessive like you find in car stereos. > and (b) What > are the small piles of wooden building blocks inside the bottom parts > for, I wonder? Getting the sound `just right'. That sort of speaker is a bit finicky about the fine constructional details - the curves have to be very precise, and then you end up with odd resonances no matter what you do. My guess is that the blocks clobber a nasty resonance and maybe improve sound dispersal (but I doubt it, 'cos the open end of the horn down there is mostly concerned with the lower end of the frequency range, so I gather). Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Rowland McDonnell on 3 Mar 2010 14:12 David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > Debbie Wilson wrote: > > Rowland McDonnell<real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > >> I've got two really really *HUGE* speaker cabinets in my living room, > >> which isn't big. > >> > >> My wife wants to replace them with bigger speakers. > > > > How about these? :-) > > > > http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0712/y_walker08.html > > > > Deb. > > > Nah, those are bookshelf jobbies. > > Try these > <http://diyparadise.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&task > =view&id=140&Itemid=27> Yeah - the Hedlunds, that's what we want. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Rowland McDonnell on 3 Mar 2010 14:23 David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > Debbie Wilson wrote: > > David Kennedy<davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > > > >> Nah, those are bookshelf jobbies. > >> > >> Try these > >> > >> <http://diyparadise.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=140& > >> Itemid=27> > > > > Good heavens. (a) I'm glad I don't live next door to them and (b) What > > are the small piles of wooden building blocks inside the bottom parts > > for, I wonder? > > > > Deb. > > Well, you wouldn't be doing much talking while they were on; perhaps you > spell out your thoughts... They're only noisy if you turn 'em up loud. My speakers are pretty much exactly the same loudness as those illustrated, missing deep bass aside. And when they're running at less than a watt input power, you can't hear 'em outside the house but you can hear them for music enjoyment inside the house. 5W rms - oh boy, /that's/ noisy. The first time I tried to find out what input power gave what loudness, I concluded that 3W rms was probably a bit too much for neighbourly comfort. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Pd on 3 Mar 2010 15:42
Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > > > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > > > Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thinking of changing your name to `God', are you Peter? > > > > > > > > Well of course I don't need to do that. > > > > > > If that was a joke, I'm smiling. > > > > Awesome - quantum superposition humour. > > No; entanglement. How so? If it was a joke, he's smiling. If it wasn't a joke, he's not smiling. Superposition, until the jokeness is collapsed. -- Pd |