Ok, looking at some speakers. Just a bit of fun. 15" woofers and horns. They're PA speakers though. I know they'd work. But would they be any good for hifi?
insider9 said:Ok, looking at some speakers. Just a bit of fun. 15" woofers and horns. They're PA speakers though. I know they'd work. But would they be any good for hifi?
Andrewjvt said:insider9 said:Nice one, Andrew. Would they work from about 2m?
Or 50m
insider9 said:Andrewjvt said:insider9 said:Nice one, Andrew. Would they work from about 2m?
Or 50m
Just wondering if I wouldn't hear separate drive units at such distance.
There's cheap and cheap.Electro said:If they are of the cheap variety and you want an alternative to ear syringing or perhaps a party then yes they are a very good alternative. *shok* *dance4*
I you have a very Large area area to fill and you want a very 'live ' sound then the better quality more expensive models are worth a try but they are no good for background listening or delicate music also most recorded music does not have the dynamic range to make them sound natural .
Horses for courses imo .
Hahaha, fiver is going for stands also sourced locally *biggrin*CnoEvil said:You are Lindsayt's brother...and ICMFP
lindsayt said:There's cheap and cheap.Electro said:If they are of the cheap variety and you want an alternative to ear syringing or perhaps a party then yes they are a very good alternative. *shok* *dance4*
I you have a very Large area area to fill and you want a very 'live ' sound then the better quality more expensive models are worth a try but they are no good for background listening or delicate music also most recorded music does not have the dynamic range to make them sound natural .
Horses for courses imo .
Cheap as in to buy now. Cheap as in cheap to manufacture. Some speakers are both. Some are either. Some are neither.
I paid £415 plus £80 in parts for my PA speakers with 15" bass drivers and horned midrange units and tweeters. Making them cheap for me to buy. They were not cheap to manufacture.
I would rather listen to my PA speakers any day in a small room at a 2 metre listening distance (with a £90 to buy now amplifier) than PMC PB1i's with AW180 amplification. Especially for delicate music - eg string quartets - where low level detail retrieval is important.
Pub type PA speakers may well sound rough and uncouth. Theatre, cinema and higher end church hall PA speakers - especially the classic USA ones EV, JBL, Altec, Bozak - don't.
Electro said:I am shouting just in case you can't hear me, have you temporarily damaged your ears ? *mosking*
nopiano said:I suppose this is one way to learn that efficiency and bass extension are trade offs, one with the other! Now you’ll be able to use a 3watt tube amp!