"Don Pearce" wrote


Well B and D both have the same problem of a horrifying fizzy
distorted top end, although I have to say that they are all (apart
from the reference) very lacking in bass. If these have been recorded
through the Behringer mic, that is down to the speakers. We also have
the rapid dropoff above 10kHz on all of the speaker files - again, not
down to the mic any more.

So what is it with B and D? I'm actually surprised you can bear to
listen to them, they are just horrible.


I don't - they bear virtually no relation to what I hear for real!! (Despite
the Behringer is a million % better than the little lapel mic!!)

I think I know what at least part of the problem is here - I aimed the mic
at the 'other' speakers and haven't moved throughout all the recordings. I
guess it was therefore well 'off axis' for B & D, although I thought it
probably wouldn't matter much. (How do you 'aim' a mic when the bass is
coming off the rear wall...??)

Anyway, thanks for that - although you most certainly *haven't* confirmed
out the speakers I was hoping you would!!

The setup was as follows:

Pioneer DV-350 DVDP (enables easy track selection by number)
Denon PMA-655R ss amp (50wpc, I believe)
2A3 SET (4 wpc) via 'pre out' from Denon
Lowther PM6Cs in Jericho cabinets
Lowther EX3s in (In)Fidelio cabinets

The tracks were as follows:

A = Denon/PM6C

B = 2A3/EX3

C = 2A3/PM6C

D = Denon/EX3


(I have listened to them all on cheapo Sennheiser HD 202 cans and don't like
any of them, including the CD direct 'reference' track which sounds like its
got a foghorn/wet fart blowing all the way through it!!)

Thanks for your efforts, anyway - have a good evening...!! ;-)