PSB Stratus Golds & NAD Problems

[Florian]

Now come on you know that doesnt count for nothing. Lets do this,

1. Buy a microphone
2. Install the free software from AudioNet
3. Use the RatShack meter and set the system to 75db at 4m distance off axis
4. Run a 15Hz to 30Hz sweep at unchanged volume
5. Publish the measurements



PS: Then we do the same at 85db and then 90db

[3db]

Now come on you know that doesnt count for nothing. Lets do this,

1. Buy a microphone
2. Install the free software from AudioNet
3. Use the RatShack meter and set the system to 75db at 4m distance off axis
4. Run a 15Hz to 30Hz sweep at unchanged volume
5. Publish the measurements

My speakers in room bass response

[Florian]

My speakers in room bass response

I am talking about a real measurment. Some thing like this.. Its quite easy..

The drop off at the 5khz is normal on the laptop soundcards and the bass raise is partially from the unabsorbed backwave of the dipol bass radiation pattern and the rest is room gain. These were taken at 85db

[3db]

I am talking about a real measurment. Some thing like this.. Its quite easy..

The drop off at the 5khz is normal on the laptop soundcards and the bass raise is partially from the unabsorbed backwave of the dipol bass radiation pattern and the rest is room gain. These were taken at 85db

The Rat Shack meter are real measurements,. If anything, its insensitive to the lower frequencies so I have to add about 3 to 4 db at around 30 Hz. Still don't see what I'm doing wrong.

[Florian]

Well in case you change your mind go and buy a microphone and download the software and see what it really does. Will be interesting :-)

[Newfiestang50]

Well guys no need to buy any new software or anything else. I took your other advice and started playing around with placement, all I can say is that now i understand what all the reviews said about the golds. Basically i moved some furnture around in the room and got each speaker alot closer to each of the adjacent corners, placed in one of my favorite tunes and finally heard the Golds for the first time and managed to listen to them for two hours with no sub turned on and just smileing. The speakers are now about 18ft apart, angled slightly in to my listing chair and the soundstage is enormous, these things do play alot lower than i ever thought possible with just a 10 inch base driver. Now i just have to find a new place in the room for my sub retune it for a lower cutoff freq and things should be good. Thanks alot guys I never thought placement of a speaker could make such a positive change in my setup. Thanks again.

[Pat D]

Well guys no need to buy any new software or anything else. I took your other advice and started playing around with placement, all I can say is that now i understand what all the reviews said about the golds. Basically i moved some furnture around in the room and got each speaker alot closer to each of the adjacent corners, placed in one of my favorite tunes and finally heard the Golds for the first time and managed to listen to them for two hours with no sub turned on and just smileing. The speakers are now about 18ft apart, angled slightly in to my listing chair and the soundstage is enormous, these things do play alot lower than i ever thought possible with just a 10 inch base driver. Now i just have to find a new place in the room for my sub retune it for a lower cutoff freq and things should be good. Thanks alot guys I never thought placement of a speaker could make such a positive change in my setup. Thanks again.

LOL. That's one of the things you find out quickly when you get speakers which can reproduce the deep bass! Join the club. The Stratus Gold-i is a very fine speaker. Enjoy.

The 10" bass driver is also augmented by the port, whose influence can be seen in Fig. 3 of John Atkinson's measurements.

http://stereophile.com/floorloudspea...04/index8.html

[Glen B]

Well guys no need to buy any new software or anything else. I took your other advice and started playing around with placement, all I can say is that now i understand what all the reviews said about the golds. Basically i moved some furnture around in the room and got each speaker alot closer to each of the adjacent corners, placed in one of my favorite tunes and finally heard the Golds for the first time and managed to listen to them for two hours with no sub turned on and just smileing. The speakers are now about 18ft apart, angled slightly in to my listing chair and the soundstage is enormous, these things do play alot lower than i ever thought possible with just a 10 inch base driver. Now i just have to find a new place in the room for my sub retune it for a lower cutoff freq and things should be good. Thanks alot guys I never thought placement of a speaker could make such a positive change in my setup. Thanks again.

Good for you. Enjoy.

[Pat D]

The Rat Shack meter are real measurements,. If anything, its insensitive to the lower frequencies so I have to add about 3 to 4 db at around 30 Hz. Still don't see what I'm doing wrong.

You're not!

[Pat D]

I am talking about a real measurment. Some thing like this.. Its quite easy..

The drop off at the 5khz is normal on the laptop soundcards and the bass raise is partially from the unabsorbed backwave of the dipol bass radiation pattern and the rest is room gain. These were taken at 85db

Is this an anechoic response curve? I think you would find the deep bass response with a dipole to be quite different in a normal room.

[Florian]

Is this an anechoic response curve? I think you would find the deep bass response with a dipole to be quite different in a normal room.

That is the responce of my personal Apogee DIVA Reference in my room taken at the listening position.

Cheers

Florian

[3db]

I am talking about a real measurment. Some thing like this.. Its quite easy..

The drop off at the 5khz is normal on the laptop soundcards and the bass raise is partially from the unabsorbed backwave of the dipol bass radiation pattern and the rest is room gain. These were taken at 85db

I'm still waiting for your answer and seeing as how you cannot give me one, I assuming your either way too arogant to care or your just pulling stuff out of your ass. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say its both.