From organtec@charter.net Thu Jan 06 15:19:27 2011
Subject:Re: Speakers

Actually the final system should be accurate. All coloring done up stream.



From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Dumeril
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 10:00 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CWSG] Re: Speakers





tonysounds was exactly right -- different applications have different
speaker needs. Some applications (like PA synthesizer, piano) demand a
full-range, low-color sound reproduction. For other applications, like
guitar and I would argue, organ, color from the amp and speaker are part of
what we accept as the definitive sound of the instrument. Run some
pre-recorded material through a Marshall amp or run a guitar straight into a
PA, for a demonstration of what I mean.

For that reason, I think we really need to define the application we're
talking about, before any kind of meaningful rules of thumb can be made.

D

--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com ,
MRK7421@... wrote:
>
> Now we are getting somewhere...
>
> In my post on Jan.1 ( ....there is room for improvement) I commented that
> if anything, we need to look at some of the speakers we have been using on

> clones AND digital pianos.
>
> So I am in total agreement with Steve Hayes - the crossover points and
high
> frequency drivers used to amplify our instruments are generally not ideal
> for what we are trying to achieve.
>
> Why is it that guitar amps seems to be able to reproduce plenty of highs
> from a single driver ? Do we really need to be able to achieve 20K in the
> high frequency area?
>
> My Yamaha Nocturne piano at home uses two 4''X6" speakers and a subwoofer.

> There are no horns. It produces a very smooth response.... this is
probably
> due to the fact that it is bi amped . Some of the other Yamaha home pianos

> use 6'' drivers and get most of the frequencies needed to replicate a
> grand piano though the low end often suffers.
>
> I am curious how others have dealt with this issue....
>
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