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Re: Speaker dilemma

10/17/2000 11:43 PM
nek	Re: Speaker dilemma I feel for you, Ed. I just recently bought a BFVR with Weber C10N's in it. The poor guy who owned it before me was mystified. He had combined the best of speakers with the best of amps and it sounded like !@#$%. Well, I guess nobody could fault his committment to excellence, but his loss is my gain. Here are a few things I try to keep in mind when matching speakers to an amp. 1. The speakers and amp should complement each other. If the amp is known to produce a wide range of frequencies, then match it to a speaker with sweet midrange. Don't put a single or pair of short throw speakers in a 40W amp - put in four. A good example is those C10N's. The booming bass in the big Vibrolux cabinet was clouding all the great things happening in the mids. The efficiency of the speaker in the high register was making the tone shrill. However, that same speaker in a small box like a Princeton just kills. The bass is tight and the efficiency helps that little 18W amp cut through the mix and become a giant killer. 2. Play the amp and speakers with a group. When you are alone and context is removed, a strong-minded individual can talk himself into anything. 3. Try to learn to be patient with yourself and your evolving musical tastes. What sounds bad one day might sound good the next. Lew is right, everbody who really cares about this stuff has gone through quite a few speakers during the learning process. 3a. Start with cheap speakers and work your way up. 4. Have Fun!

10/17/2000 11:43 PM

nek

Re: Speaker dilemma

I feel for you, Ed. I just recently bought a BFVR with Weber C10N's in it. The poor guy who owned it before me was mystified. He had combined the best of speakers with the best of amps and it sounded like !@#$%. Well, I guess nobody could fault his committment to excellence, but his loss is my gain. Here are a few things I try to keep in mind when matching speakers to an amp.

1. The speakers and amp should complement each other. If the amp is known to produce a wide range of frequencies, then match it to a speaker with sweet midrange. Don't put a single or pair of short throw speakers in a 40W amp - put in four.

A good example is those C10N's. The booming bass in the big Vibrolux cabinet was clouding all the great things happening in the mids. The efficiency of the speaker in the high register was making the tone shrill. However, that same speaker in a small box like a Princeton just kills. The bass is tight and the efficiency helps that little 18W amp cut through the mix and become a giant killer.

2. Play the amp and speakers with a group. When you are alone and context is removed, a strong-minded individual can talk himself into anything.

3. Try to learn to be patient with yourself and your evolving musical tastes. What sounds bad one day might sound good the next. Lew is right, everbody who really cares about this stuff has gone through quite a few speakers during the learning process.

3a. Start with cheap speakers and work your way up.

4. Have Fun!

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Richie{~}==::: Some very good replies to this post... -- 10/19/2000 6:47 AM