[blindav] Re: bookshelf speakers
- From: Frankie Ventura <Frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "blindav@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <blindav@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 16:02:34 +0000
This is true and all very well stated. It is almost assumed by speaker
manufacturers these days that a separate sub will be used. Not that there is
anything wrong with that but it brings up questions such as sub placement,
cost, and base management. Does your pre-amp or receiver have any base
management built in? If not then those settings must be made on the sub itself
and are not readily accessible, especially if the sub is in a corner or tucked
under a table.
Frank
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From: blindav-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindav-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Gerald Levy
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 6:29 AM
To: blindav@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindav] Re: bookshelf speakers
The problem with bookshelf speakers these days is that they're not built like
they used to be. In the heyday of two-channel stereo in the 1970's and 1980's
, you could buy a great-sounding pair of bookshelf speakers like the original
large Advents or AR5A's with 10" or 12" woofers that could really pump out the
bass. But today, most bookshelf speakers are designed to work with separate
subwoofers and so usually have woofers no larger than 6.5", which means that
decent bass response is seriously compromised. You can't even find bookshelf
speakers with 8" woofers anymore. So if you have a small listening room that
cannot accomodate a floor-standing subwoofer,or live in an apartment where
using a floor-standing subwoofer would disturb the downstairs neigbors, you're
pretty much out of luck. Most bookshelf speakers I have seen only go down to
about 45 Hz. My large Advents could go all the way down to about 25 Hz. My
current bookshelf speakers, a pair of JBL LXE-990's 3-way speakers that I
bought about 20 years ago, are actually tower speakers with 10" woofers, but
because their cabinets are only 10"
deep, they fit nicely on my bookshelves. Nobody makes speakers like these
anymore.
Gerald
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From: "Frank" <frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindav@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 11:11 PM
Subject: [blindav] Re: bookshelf speakers
> Bud, certainly not off topic, actually right on topic. I have always found
> most powered speakers with few exceptions to be a bit of a compromise but
> lets see what others say.
> Frank
>
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> Hi gang,
> I'm new here and don't know what is off topic but have a question about
> speakers. I am moving from a good size house into a converted garage
> apartment so am having to get rid of a lot of things including my floor
> speakers. I'm thinking of getting some "bookshelf speakers'" and am
> wondering what some good ones would be. I was thinking of unamplified
> ones,
> although my tuner-amp is about 20 years old and wonder if it's output
> would
> be as good as that of amplified speakers I would appreciate any input
> about
> some quality bookshelf speakers.
> Thanks..
>
>
> Bud Schwab
> W 6 Z Y P
> Malibu, California
>
>
>
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