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Posted by bjh (A) on November 01, 2009 at 07:23:52

In Reply to: RE: Will magazines ever improve their measurements in the near future? posted by Pjay on November 01, 2009 at 07:07:55

I've noticed a lot of people like "big" sound. I have a friend who is selling Wilson Watt/Puppy 7 to go with Jamo R 909 because the latter has ... yeah you guessed it.

I'm practically in mourning as I adore the Wilsons and thus far have major misgivings with the Jamo's; I heard then over an evening but with APL digital player (too aggresive for my taste) and NuForce amplifiers (hate em').

Everything matters, don't forget to tweak your placebos!

Edits: 11/01/09   11/01/09

• Define "big" to your ears. - Frihed89 08:59:45 11/01/09 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: I wonder what measurement indicates "big" sounds posted by bjh on November 01, 2009 at 07:23:52

  I can't help but agree with your general conclusions; I am just interested in what you hear as "big".
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  • RE: Define "big" to your ears. - bjh 13:38:15 11/01/09 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: Define "big" to your ears. posted by Frihed89 on November 01, 2009 at 08:59:45

    Well a sort of all enveloping effect, sound all around you sort of thing, especially the bass which is sort of everywhere. It gives the sensation of larger scale but at the expense of that sort of panaromic soundstage view with image specifity (a feature of much recorded music)... for example large scale like Wilson MAX II but sloppier, the MAXX II seems to do scale but without loosing the look into soundstage effect; but even the MAXX II seems less acurate or controlled compared to WATT/Puppy 7 it seems to me.

    Most omnidirectional systems I've heard seem to cast the big sound effect I might add.

    I suppose I would say in general big sound emulates live PA/sound systems, good ones.
    
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    • That's a good way to put it, says my ears. - Frihed89 01:16:18 11/02/09 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: Define "big" to your ears. posted by bjh on November 01, 2009 at 13:38:15

      By the way, the BC Penny, which is omni-directional does not have the bass-emphasis you mention. If you ever run across a small danish 2-way omni-directional monitor, called the Namia (or something like that) made by Kibri, give it a listen. With a little power, it's lovely.
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