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- From: grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>
- To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: Request to Audiophiles: Speakers
- Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:44:37 -0500
Any differences in sound caused by woofer cone materials are going to be dwarfed by the differences imparted by the wall cavities they're mounted in, I suspect. As you're no doubt learning, drivers and crossovers make up only a portion of the cost & complexity of a set of speakers; the design & materials of the enclosures are equally important.
How many speakers are you thinking of buying? How are you planning to run the wire? How many & what kind of distribution amps are you looking at?
And how much of your music is digitized already? If you plan to do a lot of listening to digital music, you might consider something like a set of Squeezeboxes, connected to existing audio systems, or to freestanding powered speakers.
http://www.slimdevices.com
I only have one Squeezebox (the Classic) myself, so I can't really speak to how well multiple boxes sync up their playback under real-world conditions. In theory it works, though . . .
Ross
Monkey Boy wrote:
I am in the process of buying in wall speakers and I wonder if the
differences are between woofer cone materials.
I can get either (or mix):
- Glass Composite 3-Way, Dual Voice Coil ($64)
- Polypropalene 2-Way ($56)
- Kevlar 2-Way ($44)
I want to wire speakers into separate rooms in the house so I can listen to
music in all rooms at a decent level instead of blaring in one and having it
carry into the rest.
Thanks,
Thom
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Request to Audiophiles: Speakers,
Monkey Boy, 12/02/2008
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Re: Request to Audiophiles: Speakers,
grady, 12/02/2008
- Re: Request to Audiophiles: Speakers, Ron Thigpen, 12/03/2008
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RE: Request to Audiophiles: Speakers,
Monkey Boy, 12/02/2008
- Re: Request to Audiophiles: Speakers, grady, 12/02/2008
- Re: Request to Audiophiles: Speakers, Chris Rossi, 12/03/2008
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Re: Request to Audiophiles: Speakers,
grady, 12/02/2008
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