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| 499.1 | Passive or Active? | SUBURB::TAFF::Wob | Robert Screene, UK Finance EUC | Wed Nov 09 1994 12:31 | 51 |
| 499.2 | Bose? | BAHTAT::HILTON | Beer...now there's a temporary solution | Wed Nov 09 1994 14:05 | 1 |
| And there's the Bose Acoustimass if your wallet can stand it...
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| 499.3 | not for me | HLDE01::SOEMBA::RIK | Mostly Harmless | Wed Nov 09 1994 17:29 | 6 |
| > And there's the Bose Acoustimass if your wallet can stand it...
And your stomach^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H ears ...
- Rik -
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| 499.4 | What I've found | LARVAE::LINCOLN_J | | Wed Nov 23 1994 16:33 | 7 |
| The sound of a system is likely to be 'lost' in a large room
without the extra bass, but in a small room the bass becomes
overpowering.
Tricky choice.
-John
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| 499.5 | A happy REL owner. | KERNEL::HOGGAND | | Fri Jan 26 1996 20:03 | 14 |
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I'm using a REL Storm in a LINN Activ Kaber system and the subwoofer
blends in virtually seelessly (using a test disc there is a slight
overlap at 40Hz). It took a while to set up, but is definitely wotrh
it, compared to my original Yamaha SW50. On both music and AV, the bass
is solid, tight and where the signal requires, deep.
There was a recent review staing that it was not worth the extra 200
quid over a Strata - utter tosh. Whilst the Strat is good for AV, it
isn't quite subtle enough for HIFI.
One word of warning; if you are in a terrace and like dance music, keep
well clear.
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| 499.6 | Nice system | HIPS::WATSON | DARK IN HERE, ISN'T IT? | Sun Jan 28 1996 13:56 | 16 |
| I wouldn't have thought Activ Kabers would need a subwoofer. Whenever
I've heard them they've had more than enough bass for me. Also I
thought that they went down to about 25Hz, not the 40Hz crossover point
you talk of. The passive bi-amped Kabers I've go are very light on bass
(nothing below 40Hz) so I could see a subwoofer being of use here.
Still I wouldn't mind listening to them.
Has anyone heard Linn's new Lk500 (This name could be wrong) for use in
Home Cinema it's placed between Kabers and Keltiks.
Rik - who misses his Isobariks and would like another LK100 so he could
go Activ with his Kabers.
Thinking about it I'd expect that active speakers make the best
parteners for subwoofers as you can tune the crossover points etc.
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| 499.7 | Just saving form my Klouts now,,,,,, | KERNEL::HOGGAND | | Mon Jan 29 1996 14:32 | 39 |
| Rik,
The activ Kabers are touted to go flat to 40Hz, are still audible
at 31.5Hz, but not at 25Hz (the tones on the test disc).
One thing I've found, both on my system and a friends (3 Klouts and
Kabers) is that the bass does extend to the low registers, but the
subwoofer adds the that last bit. At those frequenices, instruments
like bass guitars and drums, tend to lose a little volume;
the subwoofer, when set up correctly, boosts the volume to be in line with
the original intent.
An unusual artifact of the subwoofer is that the soundstage (or in my
words, the depth) seems to increase. LINN never seem to have had a
problem with this, but the subwoofer gives a more 3D feel to the music.
Tracks were I have noticed special improvement (of those I've so far
listened to) include...
Annie Lennoxs' "Diva" and "Medusa" albums have an entire rhythm around 25 -
30Hz throughout a lot of the tracks that I never heard on the Kabers.
Finitrbes' "Dark" is currently listed as "only when the neighbours are
out".
Griegs' "Peer Gynt Suite" or Holsts' "Planets" suddenly gain massive power.
The The and Sinead O'Conner, whilst nothing new is recovered, both
benefit from the tightening and strengthening of the bass in the lower
registers.
Beware of passive Kabers. They go flat to 60Hz, dip rapidly before a
spike at 40Hz. A friend who set up his passive Kabers required a fair
bit of playing around to get the sound right. Activ Kabers were much
easier to set up.
Dave.
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