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Many of those quotes will have been from Merlin, but I am reliably informed that the DD series are an entirely different animal. Personally I'd like to get to hear one.

 

Actually I have mixed feelings about EQ, it worked very well using TAG's TMREQ until I "fixed" the rest of the system and dont need it anymore, it sounds much better now without EQ... :MILD:

 

So are you saying that the Velodyne DD series is no good then

I'd still like to hear one before making a judgement one way or another. On paper it looks tremedously flexible with potential for far better integration than say a REL

 

The only thing I am saying now is... PORTUGAL... :banana: :boogie: unk: :elephant: :ffrc: :mo:

 

Congratulations, they deserved the win

 

The obvious problem with multichannel setups is that instead of spending the money on 5 or even 6 crap speakers, you could have had two far better ones for the same dosh. Equivalent argument applies to the amplifiers, stands, etc.

So equivalently-priced stereo will always be better than multichannel for playing music.

 

Seriously, I have nothing against Velodyne, maybe they are good subwoofers, I dont really care as I have more subwoofers than I will ever need for music, regardless of what Merlin says...

 

I agree for playing stereo music, otherwise you loose...

 

Yeah, but that is what hi-fi is for!

The same argument applies to subwoofers, btw.

 

Whatever, you like what you like, I like different, no problem... :beer:

 

Oh yes!

Who's been on the Vino

Pass the Rose , well done.

The Velodyne DD's are like Ronaldo - fast, exciting, new, and inject life into "the team"

The Rel is like Figo - sluggish, disappointing, inaccurate and hasn't aged well. If you had two Figos, one on either side, you'd be really scuppered

 

The Velodyne DD's are like Ronaldo ...

Maybe, but still a complete waste of money. Get some decent speakers instead.

 

Well maybe, but the Velodyne reproduces bass notes that you can only dream about bub.

If you have got the room though, good big 'uns are the way to go.

 

We need the experience of Figo as well as the speed of Ronaldo... :MILD:

 

To be fair James, there are some situations where Subs will work better, but yes, if you can, I would agree.

I've found out my new room has a major resonance at around 60hz for instance. The only way forward with the D100's in EQ applied to the bass drivers, but these go up to 500hz so the EQ would effect the quality of male vocal unless using very expensive studio para eq.

In this instance, the sub may offer the safest compromise, but I would have to accept that it was nothing more than that - a compromise

 

The ATC SCM50 only go down to 40hz -6db, I think even one REL Strata III does better than that...

 

Merlin, my man, you are finally getting my point... :MILD:

 

Why ? When the young pretender is clearly better, quicker and more entertaining. Geez, the parallels are endless

 

Ah, we are back to the old quality vs quantity argument.

The trouble is the stratas will have far more distortion, which may prove to be a problem for some. The ATCs will have low distortion and the velodyne will have the lowest distortion of the lot due to the servo feedback.

 

Merlin is that you backpeddaling now, do you not like the proacs then? Id have thought 7v would have been along to support the subs.