Am super impressed by hearing the sample sets into headphones.
Have not used phones with HW for two or three years now.
But a week or so ago, using an inexpensive phone amp connected
to a pair of my 24 I/O output ports, fired up my K701s. Wow!
The Willis. V. 1, sounds fantastic!!
Now a question, then my idea for your comments, please.
Have noticed many HW system photos show only a pair
of studio monitor speakers on stands just aft the console,
or even sitting atop the console at the left and right ends;
some users mentioning a sub-woofer on the floor nearby also.
Does this configuration provide as amazing a "near field
stereo image as do the headphones?
If so, I will pile up three Behringer 2031As on the rear of my
old Allen console wired for plain-jane stereo, audio inputs to each
2031A in parallel for each side. This will consume three pair of my
24 I/O stereo output ports. All of my other speaker cabinets, of
varying sorts and age ('73 to '78 vintage) will be used as bass routed
channels fed only rank audio up to MIDI note 36 (to just below 60 Hz C,
bottom note of the 8' pipe rank). Such a configuration,
though not including a real sub-woofer, will include 11 15" radiating
speaker cones in phase and in parallel; such ought to equal or better
bass radiation into my fair sized room as any sub-woofer sitting in one place
could accomplish. These 11 enclosures are all along the length of one
approximate 30' wall of our living room space.
The mix-down audio channels for the two rear speakers and the headphone
amp will remain as is.
What do you experts think of this idea?
Have not used phones with HW for two or three years now.
But a week or so ago, using an inexpensive phone amp connected
to a pair of my 24 I/O output ports, fired up my K701s. Wow!
The Willis. V. 1, sounds fantastic!!
Now a question, then my idea for your comments, please.
Have noticed many HW system photos show only a pair
of studio monitor speakers on stands just aft the console,
or even sitting atop the console at the left and right ends;
some users mentioning a sub-woofer on the floor nearby also.
Does this configuration provide as amazing a "near field
stereo image as do the headphones?
If so, I will pile up three Behringer 2031As on the rear of my
old Allen console wired for plain-jane stereo, audio inputs to each
2031A in parallel for each side. This will consume three pair of my
24 I/O stereo output ports. All of my other speaker cabinets, of
varying sorts and age ('73 to '78 vintage) will be used as bass routed
channels fed only rank audio up to MIDI note 36 (to just below 60 Hz C,
bottom note of the 8' pipe rank). Such a configuration,
though not including a real sub-woofer, will include 11 15" radiating
speaker cones in phase and in parallel; such ought to equal or better
bass radiation into my fair sized room as any sub-woofer sitting in one place
could accomplish. These 11 enclosures are all along the length of one
approximate 30' wall of our living room space.
The mix-down audio channels for the two rear speakers and the headphone
amp will remain as is.
What do you experts think of this idea?
Jim Reid