Loudspeaker Measurements that MATTER!
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2019
- In this weeks episode of Tuesday Tech Talk, with Danny Richie, we explore Loudspeaker Measurements that matter!
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Some of them look more like raging rivers with deadly rocks than waterfalls. The next step in hifi should be us focusing on reviews that show if companies deliver the goods, not just selling us their high school science projects.
This stuff is pure gold.
Absolutely loved this video. It explains a lot and lets me know how much I don’t know which also turns out to be a lot!
Another really good video. I'm learning a lot from you.
Thanks for the information on what the spectrograph measurements show. I have seen a picture for the speakers I own and I didn't know how to read it.
Hey Danny. Dave from My Own Devices called you out. I commented him to walk a mile in your shoes and that you have paid your dues to get to where you are today. Keep up the good work Danny & Ron 👍
Excllent video! Loved the format a walkthroughs of the graphs!
Outstanding explanations. For years my eyes have glossed over when looking at these types pf graphs in both reviews and promotional materials. The lights have been turned on. Thanks!
Very helpful. Thank you
Would the spectral display measurements be the same with your example of upgrading the capacitors etc in you speaker upgrade example?
Thanks for yet another greatly informative vid, Danny. I own a pair of VMPS Super Tower R speakers that have been in storage for years now, because I just never really liked how they sounded. Besides being almost the size of a refrigerator each, they also just sounded somewhat bloated and harsh to me.
I have measured and tested a pair of those. There were numerous issues. You would be better off salvaging the drivers from them and doing other things with those drivers.
Thanks so much for the tip, Danny. I was just going to sell them, but I’d much rather build something if possible. They have some cool looking ribbon speakers in them too, and the up firing tweeters could probably be used for something too.
Do you have any boxes at GR Research that you might recommend putting the drivers in?
I don’t want to take up all your time, so feel free not to answer this last question, but do you happen to remember any of the issues with them that would possibly show why I found them to sound bloated and harsh?
Thanks so much, Danny! I honestly look very forward to your vids every Tuesday.
Sorry, Danny. That was a kinda dumb question about the drivers. How are you supposed to know the sizes of them? Haha
@@dannyrichie9743 Thanks for sharing all this great info. I just acquired some VMPS RM1 speakers and I am debating sending these speakers about 80 lbs each down to you for some crossover rework and driver replacement. They are super thick and wooly in the bass and I am pretty sure these 8" drivers as slow. Ever seen or heard this speaker before? It also has 10" passive radiator instead of port. The cabinets are solid but compared to my B&W bookshelves its just a completely different animal.
@@pfcoop1 Yeah, those things actually need a complete redesign of the crossover to make them work properly. There were numerous issues with them, but solvable on that model.
Great video
Would be great if you can make a video how to take measurements of our speakers using mic spectral decay
Would u charge if I send the measurements and you can suggest what’s the status cause I don’t know how to read them
Best video yet
I’m measuring spectral decay in listening position in the actual room and the graph is not very encouraging. How do you suggest measuring in a way I can take any conclusion? Measuring in close proximity, or something like a meter (3 feet) away?
You really can't get anything from a spectral decay of an in room response. You'll need to look at a MLS, or RTA measurement. And please do one speaker at a time. If you measure them both together you'll be looking at interaction with each other.
Danny Richie thank you for the tip. Will try that.
Is there any semi-objective way to evaluate the performance on a spectral decay graph? What sort of performance thresholds are you looking for?
Yes, the spectral decay will tell you more about how a speaker will sound than any other measurement. Check out what I say again starting at 6.25 mark. And there are some examples that I used of some speakers that are really good, and some that are really bad. You want to see a clean and fast decay across the board.
Love your content. Great job.
Where is the first part of this video which he speaks of at the beginning ?
Enjoy your videos
Great job , thank you sir !
What about dynamic response measurements. ????
Thank you, very useful.
How do we order a Super Mini kit?
As soon as I can get more stock of the Neo 10's I will launch that kit as being available. And that one is REALLY good.
@@dannyrichie9743 Sounds good.
I was seriously looking at the Super 12, possibly a Super 15. Very glad to see your test results.
Interesting, thanks!
@17:55 - Randy Bankert (2013) ?
Yes it was. And he was a really nice guy.
My only regret sell, was a pair of B&W matrix3 speakers. They had a. Very good sound
any artists out there want to draw and frame a perfect spectral decay for danny's living room for making such a superb vid?
Why you have the white noise in many of your videos in the background? can't say it's annoying but's it's strange or?
I got a ? that i'm about to research to maybe do a furure video on and that's how is it in the AVR/HT world why do companys lie about real power ratings ? why cant their be a atandard like 20hz to 20khz? Ratings of watts and THD i mean 2 channel audio isnt as bad but they lie also take my emotiva basX A300 amp its 25 pounds at 150 watts but my Integra M-304 is rated at 165 watts and weighs 50 pounds and theirs a huge difference between them both specs at 8ohms amd the integra is on a different level?
It is not so much that they lie. There is just no standard as to how they measure them. Some use maximum clean power delivered and some use maximum total power. Don't give too much weight to those specs.
@@dannyrichie9743 I don't at all , but Maybe i was to harsh saying that they lie ,We need a standard scale of some kind
@@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 I agree that standards should be better, but it would also be tough to police that.
Funny how this guys designs are always "exceptional" and everyone else's.. especially dead guys are shit.
You learn to master the art from a student point of view... You can start watching others building their masterpieces or just reading Stereophile.
The idea is to show good examples and bad examples and show you what to look for. Sorry, but I don't have any bad examples of our own work. We don't turn out stuff like that.