Helge A. Bentsen wrote on Tue, 04 January 2011 10:14 |
I currently own four Danley SH-50, but no subwoofers. I've been offered 8 Eaw LA400 for a reasonable price, but I can't try them before I buy them (distance related ). Have anybody tried using LA400 and SH-50s together? Opinions? |
Helge A. Bentsen wrote on Tue, 04 January 2011 16:02 |
Thank you for your replies I did a quick comparison between one LA400 http://eaw.com/info/EAW/Loudspeaker_Product_Info/Current_Lou dspeakers/LA400/LA400_SPECS_rev1.pdf and one SB1000 http://www.eaw.com/info/EAW/Loudspeaker_Product_Info/Current _Loudspeakers/SB1000z/SB1000zR_SPECS_revB.pdf I've rented and used four sb1000 with my sh-50s in the past, so I know how they perform together. To me it looks like the sb1000 is -3dB around 35hz and -10dB around 30hz, approx. 10 hz lower than the LA400. I've never a/b-ed two subwoofers with a 10dB difference in -3dB-point. How "big" an issue are those 10hz? |
Art Welter wrote on Wed, 05 January 2011 11:15 |
The one question I have is since you put the big money in the top cabinets, why not get something by DSL that goes low, gets loud, is efficient, and sounds good ? |
Caleb Dick wrote on Thu, 06 January 2011 00:43 | ||
+1. Those tops deserve some nice subs. TH-118's, DBH-218's, etc. |
Helge A. Bentsen wrote on Wed, 05 January 2011 17:46 | ||||
No particular reason. I just received a offer, couldn't make up my mind about it, and came here in search of a answer I have access this weekend to some Meyer 650-r2 (-4dB/35hz) and some QSC HPR181i (-3dB/45hz). I'll try to make a quick comparison between them, I ASSume I should be able to hear a difference in the low end of the scale. And thank you again |
Art Welter wrote on Wed, 05 January 2011 19:43 | ||||||
You will hear the difference, but the Meyer 650-r2 can't put out much level down low. I have four small dual Lab 12 ported cabinets that put out more level around 40 Hz than eight Meyers 650P. |
Tim McCulloch wrote on Tue, 04 January 2011 20:16 |
You will feel it. You will hear it, too, but might not be able to describe what is different. To a certain extent this is one of those "you have to hear it to understand" things. FWIW, there is a visceral difference between the JBL 4880 and 4880A subs. The specs show the -3 and -10db freqs of each to be within 2hz of each other, but there is a palpable difference between the way they sound/feel at the lowest half octave. The difference might not seem obvious in the spec, but they are real. Have fun, good luck. Tim Mc |
Tim McCulloch wrote on Fri, 14 January 2011 11:07 |
Hi Art- That's the graph I was looking for. Where did you find it? Very cool. Tim Mc |
Jeff Bailie wrote on Sun, 09 January 2011 18:37 |
Tim Padrick wrote on Thu, 27 January 2011 01:37 | ||
Why are they growing hair? |
Ivan Beaver wrote on Thu, 27 January 2011 06:42 | ||||
There was this one gig-it was late at night-and dark-and somebody had a bit much to drink - and-weeellllll you know what happens |
Jeff Bailie wrote on Fri, 28 January 2011 09:36 | ||||||
I have 6 with Fabric Fur, and 6 without. People really enjoy the Furry ones more. As soon as I have some cash on hand I'm going to Fur the other 6. I know It seems funny to a lot of the Pros out there who only like to use there ears. But I like to point out that Tony Andrews paints his cabinets Purple and Silver for another good reason that has nothing to do with sound. *MONEY* The truth is, the furry ones make more money than the non-furry ones. Weird huh? I also think the aesthetics of the Sh50 is something to point out. It's beautiful to look at... One of the reasons I purchased the Sh50s was because I could instantly see the true point source nature of the cabinet. To me the Sh50 is more pleasing to look at than any other speaker on the market. I also think it makes since to have all those speakers in the same horn. Something that in my opinion makes Tony Andrews sweet purple cabinets less sweet. I don't like how I can physically see the separate horns for the highs and mids. For some reason seeing separate sound sources makes me feel like I can hear separate sound sources. Sorry for my rant. Sound is not a part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Fabric Fur is. But it is questionable. |