Home Speaker Asylum

General speaker questions for audio and home theater.

Speaking Of Headphones

As the people who keep in touch with me know, I spend more time listening to my headphone rig, than I do to the main system. You can find both of these systems listed on Inmates' Systems.

The only thing that worked in my 10' x 8' x 8' bedroom was the NHT SuperZero! What this world needs is a true high-end SuperZero.

The B&W N805 needs room to breathe. My 16' x 15' x 8' living room was too small for the N805. I couldn't get rid of the mid-to-upper bass boom/emphasis. Even thin recordings like Sanctuary's "Into The Mirror Black," Dokken's "Beast From The East," and Heart's eponymous album sounded full-bodied.

Years ago, the Spica Angeli came through my living room, and while they had an open, detailed midrange, the room swallowed the treble, truncated dynamics, and made the bass woolly.

I don't know what to tell you. I spent years looking for the right speaker for small rooms like mine, and I only ended up with compromises. My ProAc Response One SCs are fine speakers, but like everything else out there, they too have an upper bass bump. Can these little gems shake the walls? Not like a larger speaker can, but yeah, the One SCs can drown us out with bass. I think I need a snorkel...

-Lummy The Seahorse


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