Originally Posted by George Mills
Originally Posted by GaryG
George

The criteria for deciding whether a component suffers from michrophony isn't just because it's digital.

With regard to DSP speakers, the last time I demo'd the G68 it was with 8000's. If I was buying on looks then the 8000's would be top of my list, but I'm not sure about the performance, they didn't sound as good as I was expecting, and certainly not as good as my analogue system.

I'm moving into a smaller house in the new year and will have to part with most of my kit due to space restrictions so the simplicity and WAF of DSP speakers may be an option.

Regards
Gary

Did you take them home for a spin? I think most folks on this forum have learned the hard way that comparing what you have at home and what you have at the dealer is pretty useless. I've heard DSP8000's setups that sound worse than my 5500's because I know they were set up wrong. There is also something to be said for side firing woofs vs front firing they, don't work for everyone and every room.

I'm not saying your own analog setup isn't the best to your ears but until you've put the same effort into DSP's as you have into your analog setup I'd keep an open mind.

No, I haven't heard DSP8000's at home, once I get the house move out of the way I'll have a blank canvas and will put them on my list for audition.

Meanwhile, I can understand people scoffing at squash balls but the principle of air suspension for resonance control is well founded and one of the major manufacturers of air suspension systems in the UK has now moved on from pneumatic systems to something which doesn't need continually topping up with air. Take a look at these links:

http://www.townshendaudio.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=104

http://www.townshendaudio.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=74

I've heard JMLab Focal Alta Utopia's both on and off these speaker supports and the difference they make is startling, I would expect they would be very effective with DSP speakers given all the capacitors they have inside.

Regards
Gary

Last edited by GaryG; 2007-12-09 17:52.