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A8X vs S8R

30/4/2011

8 Comments

 
I did a frequency sweep of the Adam A8X, and the Quested S8R studio monitors recently: 
Picture
Picture
Can you tell which is which?

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jayjo
4/6/2011 03:21:06 pm

So... Which is which..???

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Richard
26/6/2011 08:17:46 am

Ok, time's up (and jayjo wants to know the answer). The blue graph is the S8R plot. It shows a better midrange response (200Hz to 1kHz), but the A8X is far smoother from thereon up, due to its Ribbon tweeter. Also noticeable is high frequency drop-off starting below 15kHz for the S8R. The uneveness in the low ƒ response is due to the room modes.

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jayjo
26/6/2011 07:03:28 pm

Thats what I expected... thanks alot!

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Nuno
2/9/2011 09:51:43 pm

Hi Richard, i have a pair of a8x... but i feel a hole on the 100 hz.... below at 90 hz is ok... and above...150 too(sometimes loud)... i don´t know.. what is...

how can i solve this???

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Richard
6/9/2011 03:15:40 am

At frequencies below the Schroeder frequency room modes come into play. The room dimensions cause standing waves that will give cancellations and reinforcement at bass frequencies . This will be why you have a dip at 100Hz, and a peak at 150Hz. Solutions are: use a room with acoustically designed dimensions, choose a different room (you might get lucky), move the position of the speakers (again you may get lucky), or install bass traps (usually in the corners) to attenuate the boomy frequencies.

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Richard
6/9/2011 03:19:59 am

There is another approach too: a crude way to fix the problem is to use a 1/3 octave graphic equaliser.

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Nuno
10/9/2011 10:32:43 pm

Tks Richard... i´ve already email adam audio and seems they have the same opinion.... problems with room acoustics....

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Rameron
12/5/2012 04:39:33 am

Hi... Have you some problema with a8x mid range freq in the mix??
Manu reviews talk about this...
Thanx

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