Re: [AUDITORY] loudspeaker recommendations (=?UTF-8?B?UGF3ZcWCIEt1xZttaWVyZWs=?= )

Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] loudspeaker recommendations From: =?UTF-8?B?UGF3ZcWCIEt1xZttaWVyZWs=?= <pawel.kusmierek@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 08:40:36 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --001a1147f656d4d974054a38472e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Maria, I would look into professional and semi-professional studio "monitors", i.e, small-ish powered loudspeakers designed for very faithful reproduction from small distances. Usually the recommended listening distance is about 1 m, but I am pretty sure that smaller models should work very well at smaller distances too ("well" in terms of perceptual "fusion" of the tweeter and woofer sound). Most models are two-way, but as I said, they should work fine at small listening distances. One-way (single-cone) speakers will usually have problems with good quality over wide range of frequencies. As for the manufacturers: someone suggested Genelec and these have very good reputation. Adam-Audio are excellent monitors, (I actually have an older model from the A series at home) in terms of faithful and transparent reproduction, possibly due to unique tweeter construction. Tannoy (British!) also makes fine monitors. Other (cheaper?) options include Yamaha, KRK. Alesis, PreSonus, JPL (professional). Behringer and M-Audio are the cheapest end and I have had some problems with M-Audio gear (though not speakers). One way to achieve high sound quality and wide frequency range while avoiding separation of woofer and tweeter sound at small listening distances is to look for concentric speakers, i.e., with tweeter placed in the center of the woofer. These are rare though, I think, except for car audio (which I would not recommend for several reasons). Tannoy used to make concentric drivers and used them in some higher-end monitors, but I am not sure if they do it anymore. Hope this helps, Pawel On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 5:26 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 > > > --001a1147f656d4d974054a38472e Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Maria,<div> </div><div>I would look into professiona= l and semi-professional studio "monitors", i.e, small-ish powered= loudspeakers designed for very faithful reproduction from small distances.= Usually the recommended listening distance is about 1 m, but I am pretty s= ure that smaller models should work very well at smaller distances too (&qu= ot;well" in terms of perceptual "fusion" of the tweeter and = woofer sound). Most models are two-way, but as I said, they should work fin= e at small listening distances. One-way (single-cone) speakers will usually= have problems with good quality over wide range of frequencies. As = for the manufacturers: someone suggested Genelec and these have very good r= eputation. Adam-Audio are excellent monitors, (I actually have an older = model from the A series at home) in terms of faithful and transparent repro= duction, possibly due to unique tweeter construction. Tannoy (British!) = also makes fine monitors. Other (cheaper?) options include Yamaha, KRK. Ale= sis, PreSonus, JPL (professional). Behringer and M-Audio are the cheapest e= nd and I have had some problems with M-Audio gear (though not speakers).<br= > One way to achieve high sound quality and wide frequency range while a= voiding separation of woofer and tweeter sound at small listening distances= is to look for concentric speakers, i.e., with tweeter placed in the cente= r of the woofer. These are rare though, I think, except for car audio (whic= h I would not recommend for several reasons). Tannoy used to make concentri= c drivers and used them in some higher-end monitors, but I am not sure if t= hey do it anymore. Hope this helps,</div><div> </div><div>Pawel<b= r>=C2=A0</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"> <div class=3D"gmail_quot= e">On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 5:26 PM, Chait, Maria <<a hr= ef=3D"mailto:m.chait@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">m.chait@xxxxxxxx</a>>= wrote: <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .= 8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <div class=3D"m_6438720729442586234WordSection1"> Dear Colleagues, So far we have been conducting our behavioural exper= iments using high quality headphones, but for various reasons will 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. =C2=A0 Our requirements: =C2=A0Experiments are conducted in= a small-ish sound-proof booth, and we plan to position a single loudspeake= r about 50-70 cm in front of the listener (space constraints prevents this = from being any further away). Stimuli are spectrally rich =E2=80=98soundscapes=E2=80=99. =C2=A0 My understanding is that we should prefer single con= e speakers? =C2=A0 Many thanks, Maria =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Maria Chait PhD <a href=3D"mailto:m.chait@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blan= k">m.chait@xxxxxxxx</a></p= > Reader in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience = Lab site:=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/r= esearch/chaitlab/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.= ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/chaitlab/</a> UCL Ear Institute 332 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8EE =C2=A0 </div> </div> </blockquote></div> </div> --001a1147f656d4d974054a38472e--

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