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In Reply to: RE: A funny story about square wave test on speakers posted by middleground on December 14, 2014 at 04:03:09
Hi and yes, one for all Dr. John Dunlavy i think.
I cannot name the One hanging out here because i just found a trace of this approach in his system
Therefore i guess he deems a good SW response a very important quality of a speaker (i.e. drivers + x-over).
And he also prefer 1st order x-overs also for the fact that they pass better the SW.
On the basis of his creations i think he deserve the greatest respect.
A gifted designer indeed.
Kind regards,
bg
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Hi beppe.
John Dunlavy was a degreed engineer, his early career involved designing antenna, but I'm quite sure he never received a PHD.
Having owned Duntech speakers I've read a bit about him and had some great conversations during CES in Vegas, although he could quickly get over my head. He strongly believed in engineering principals and began all his designs on that basis, but he also listened and adjusted by ear. The fact that he played acoustic bass certainly influenced his products. ;^)
"You can’t know what the “best” is unless you have heard everything, and keep in mind that given individual tastes, there really isn’t any such thing." HP
Hi and thanks a lot for the very interesting information
Is this "tuning by ear" that puzzles me
I have to attach a video that made me smile
The designer in question is absolutely above any suspect for tech skills
His creations are very first quality
And still i think that in this video he sends a bad message, a really wrong one
Kind regards,
bg
bg, I suspect there are three types of designers.
One has no technical training and relies on trial and error to create something that "sounds right" to them.
At the other extreme is one with technical training, often a degree or more, who strictly follows engineering principles to develop products.
Somewhere in the middle is one who has technical expertise and follows that for basic design but then "fine tunes" based upon listening.
My choice is that middle position designer.
"You can’t know what the “best” is unless you have heard everything, and keep in mind that given individual tastes, there really isn’t any such thing." HP
Hi and thanks for the helpful advice
Maybe it is clear now but i like better the technical approach even if for my own limits i am not able to understand a lot of things and i am a little wavering
If we speak of high fidelity this implies necessarily also accuracy
The principles are principles. The laws of physics they are always valid.
I want to fight the philosophy that accurate must imply not musical
Actually i think the contrary, as long as the recording is well done.
Yes i like the technical approach to speakers design a lot.
Thanks again.
Kind regards,
bg
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