Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] loudspeaker recommendations From: Neil Waterman <neil.waterman@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 16:09:17 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail=_2810F31A-1F8F-4FFC-9210-97DE5A63A705 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Given the distance, listener to speaker, anything other then a single = driver (coaxial would be my suggestion) would probably not be a good = idea. I have no idea of your budget, but the Equator Audio D5 is a very fine = near-field monitor class coaxial driver loudspeaker. I believe they are = only sold in pairs and retail for $499 here in the USA. Good luck! - Neil Waterman=20 > On Mar 7, 2017, at 5:26 PM, Chait, Maria <m.chait@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >=20 > 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 = 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. > =20 > 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 front of the listener (space constraints prevents this from = being any further away). Stimuli are spectrally rich =E2=80=98soundscapes=E2= =80=99. =20 > My understanding is that we should prefer single cone speakers? > =20 > Many thanks, > Maria > =20 > =20 > Maria Chait PhD > m.chait@xxxxxxxx <mailto:m.chait@xxxxxxxx> > Reader in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience=20 > Lab site: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/chaitlab/ = <http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/chaitlab/> > UCL Ear Institute > 332 Gray's Inn Road > London WC1X 8EE --Apple-Mail=_2810F31A-1F8F-4FFC-9210-97DE5A63A705 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" = class=3D"">Given the distance, listener to speaker, anything other then = a single driver (coaxial would be my suggestion) would probably not be a = good idea.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I have no = idea of your budget, but the Equator Audio D5 is a very fine near-field = monitor class coaxial driver loudspeaker. I believe they are only sold = in pairs and retail for $499 here in the USA.</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Good luck!</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">- Neil Waterman </div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div = class=3D"">On Mar 7, 2017, at 5:26 PM, Chait, Maria <<a = href=3D"mailto:m.chait@xxxxxxxx" class=3D"">m.chait@xxxxxxxx</a>> = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div = class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1; font-family: = Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; = text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: = 0px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Dear Colleagues,<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">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 = 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.<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p = class=3D""> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">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 = front of the listener (space constraints prevents this from being any = further away). Stimuli are spectrally rich =E2=80=98soundscapes=E2=80=99. = <o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" = class=3D"">My understanding is that we should prefer single cone = speakers?<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" = class=3D""><o:p class=3D""> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm = 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" = class=3D"">Many thanks,<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" = class=3D"">Maria<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm = 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" = class=3D""><o:p class=3D""> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm = 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" = class=3D""><o:p class=3D""> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm = 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" = class=3D"">Maria Chait PhD<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><a href=3D"mailto:m.chait@xxxxxxxx" = style=3D"color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: blue;" class=3D"">m.chait@xxxxxxxx</span></a><o:p = class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Reader in = Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p = class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Lab = site: <a href=3D"http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/chaitlab/" = style=3D"color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: blue;" = class=3D"">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/chaitlab/</span></a><o:p = class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">UCL Ear = Institute<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" = class=3D"">332 Gray's Inn Road<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">London WC1X = 8EE</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br = class=3D""></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_2810F31A-1F8F-4FFC-9210-97DE5A63A705--