[terry j]

thanks guys

I wasn't going to reply until a few more responded, but looks like quite a few views with not many responses! Early days yet tho.

Otto, thanks for your input, have enjoyed your tips on using REW to measure speakers. Thats right up my alley too.

Enjoyed your writeup Geeky, it is exactly what I've always thought. Yeah, that phrase is a cop out, hides a multitude of sins doesn't it.

The speaker manufacturer has absolutely no idea of where the unit may ultimately end up, so has got no choice other than to make it flat. That doesn't mean we can't have house curves, or that flat in the home is enjoyable or not enjoyable or whatever. None of that is the manufacturers responsibility. If we can't set it right in the home then hopefully you've bought from a dealer willing to help and knows what they are doing.

What gets me shaking my head in disbelief is that these guys will spend thousands on a DAC for crying out loud, 'because it's important to extract every last bit of info from the disc' and then have an attitude like that about speakers??? huhhh???

Imagine buying an amp with a 10 db hump in the midrange! And thinking thats OK!

What also has me in a state of disbelief is that I'm arguing for a flat well designed speaker on a hi fi forum - go figure.

I'm tinkering with a DEQX, amazing. It's a bit like the TAct if you've never heard of it. I'd always assumed that in the hi fi crowd, the only barrier on the desirability of a unit like that was the cost. But it looks like to most it wouldn't even be considered. Yet, for say 80% of the cost of a DEQX some people will buy a preamp that doesn't have one fiftieth of the capability of the deqx.

Guess it takes all types.

see ya