Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] loudspeaker recommendations From: Frederick Gallun <fgallun@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 06:36:56 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--001a114423c6772d3a054a325bc6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We have 24 of the Gallo A'Diva speakers in a ring in our chamber. 8 Ohms, can be driven with 50 watts, flat response from 100 Hz to 20kHz. http://www.anthonygallo.co.uk/pages/products-speakers-adiva.php Erick On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 9:15 PM Chait, Maria <m.chait@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > So far we have been conducting our behavioural experiments using high > quality headphones, but for various reasons will need to shift to using > free field sound presentation for some of our work. I was hoping you mig= ht > be able to recommend a high quality loud speaker to use for this purpose; > Ideally, one that we can purchase easily from the UK. > > > > Our requirements: Experiments are conducted in a small-ish sound-proof > booth, and we plan to position a single loudspeaker about 50-70 cm in fro= nt > of the listener (space constraints prevents this from being any further > away). Stimuli are spectrally rich =E2=80=98soundscapes=E2=80=99. > > My understanding is that we should prefer single cone speakers? > > > > Many thanks, > > Maria > > > > > > Maria Chait PhD > > m.chait@xxxxxxxx > > Reader in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience > > Lab site: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/chaitlab/ > > UCL Ear Institute > > 332 Gray's Inn Road > > London WC1X 8EE > > > --=20 Sent from my portable computer/phone. Apologies for any typos I create and/or fail to unautocorrect. --001a114423c6772d3a054a325bc6 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>We have 24 of the Gallo A'Diva speakers in a ring in our chamber. = 8 Ohms, can be driven with 50 watts, flat response from 100 Hz to 20kHz.=C2= =A0</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.anthonygallo.co.uk/pages= /products-speakers-adiva.php">http://www.anthonygallo.co.uk/pages/products-= speakers-adiva.php</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Erick</div><div><br><di= v class=3D"gmail_quote"><div>On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 9:15 PM Chait, Maria &l= t;<a href=3D"mailto:m.chait@xxxxxxxx">m.chait@xxxxxxxx</a>> wrote:<br>= </div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l= eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple" class=3D"gmail_msg"> <div class=3D"m_2718890837580020924WordSection1 gmail_msg"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg">Dear Colleagues,<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u= ><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg">So far we have been conducting our behavio= ural experiments using high quality headphones, but for various reasons wil= l need to shift to using free field sound presentation for some of our work= .=C2=A0 I was hoping you might be able to recommend a high quality loud speaker to use for this purpose; Ideally, one that we = can purchase easily from the UK. <u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>=C2=A0<u class= =3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg">Our requirements: =C2=A0Experiments are co= nducted in a small-ish sound-proof booth, and we plan to position a single = loudspeaker about 50-70 cm in front of the listener (space constraints prev= ents this from being any further away). Stimuli are spectrally rich =E2=80=98soundscapes=E2=80=99. =C2=A0<u class=3D"gmail_msg= "></u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg">My understanding is that we should prefer = single cone speakers?<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>= </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>=C2=A0<u class= =3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg">Many thanks,<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u = class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg">Maria<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class= =3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>=C2=A0<u class= =3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>=C2=A0<u class= =3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg">Maria Chait PhD<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>= <u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><a href=3D"mailto:m.chait@xxxxxxxx" class= =3D"gmail_msg" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"color:blue" class=3D"gmail_= msg">m.chait@xxxxxxxx</span></a><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"gma= il_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg">Reader in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience = <u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg">Lab site:=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.ucl.a= c.uk/ear/research/chaitlab/" class=3D"gmail_msg" target=3D"_blank"><span st= yle=3D"color:blue" class=3D"gmail_msg">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/ch= aitlab/</span></a><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></p= > <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg">UCL Ear Institute<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></= u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg">332 Gray's Inn Road<u class=3D"gmail_m= sg"></u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg">London WC1X 8EE<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>= <u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>=C2=A0<u class= =3D"gmail_msg"></u></p> </div> </div> </blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr">-- <br></div><div data-smartmail= =3D"gmail_signature">Sent from my portable computer/phone. 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