DBX Soundfiled V Speakers
Joe08867
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Hey guys,
I have the chance to pick up some DBX Soundfield V speakers for free.
I don't know much about them but free is free.
Anybody ever hear these before?
I have the chance to pick up some DBX Soundfield V speakers for free.
I don't know much about them but free is free.
Anybody ever hear these before?
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Party speakers. But for free, eh why not.
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Yes, there ok. It's a diffuse soundfield by design.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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Yup, I agree, Free is Free!
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(Party Speaker) That's kinda what I figured looking at them.
Doro, The whole diffused soundfield thing intrigues me. I like different ideas in sound, That's why I first bought SDA's. Not that I am comparing them.
I'll let you know how they sound. Hopefully the surrounds aren't dry rotted. -
Think DefTech.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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I remember seeing them in DAK growing up. I think that was the time DBX and BSR were the same company.Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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Thunder Lizard I think DAK called them. shoot memories are flooding back.Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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Reesecup is a female so go ahead and start pouncing on her Club Polk.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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Reesecup is a female so go ahead and start pouncing on her Club Polk.
WHAT!....do you assume that we are all desperate nerd-type spazzes who obsess over stereos because we don't know how to talk to hot chicks? ......well...OK, that's pretty much true. But thanks for the tip about the new Lady of the female type anyway. Where is my Hi-Karate aftershave?Norh ACA-2B tube pre, Sumo Andromeda SS amp. Magneplanar MMG speakers, M&K MX1250 Subwoofer, Pro-Ject RM1.3 Genie TT with Sumiko Pearl MM cart., Keces DAC, Cambridge Audio Azur 640c CD player -
Looking on the web I think it was just before the end when these came out. They were owned by BSR and pretty much over. That said the last ones I remember had a standard flat front box cabinet not a slanted cabinet like these. I have never had a chance to hear dbx before. I read that the drivers are old Pioneer. Might be cool f it is true.
The reviews are truly mixed. So I will give them a thorough going over and listen before I pass judgment. I am not expecting the world but wouldn't mind something unique to fool with. -
I always wanted to hear these.
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I always wanted to hear these.
Soundfield I's. I remember those as a teenager. I remember thinking, "If I actually had money, would I buy those or the SDA SRS's?":rolleyes:
Guess it turned out to be the Polk's!
Polk SDA SRS 2
Polk RTA 15tl
Polk Monitor 7C
Polk Lsi9
Infinity RS-II (modded)
Infinity RS-IIIa (modded)
Infinity RS 2.5 x 2
Magnepan 1.6QR (modded)
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I am tempted to buy a 2.1 sound system for my new led tv (i only have room for 2.1) I linked up my 5.1.NO SPAM IN YOUR SIG PLZ
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Soundfield I's. I remember those as a teenager. I remember thinking, "If I actually had money, would I buy those or the SDA SRS's?":rolleyes:
Guess it turned out to be the Polk's!
I wonder if they were the inspiration?
"Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer -
Halo, I have wondered how those would sound considering they have four 10" woofers facing in four different directions in the same cab. Some kind of isobaric bass config maybe? And what's with the 6 tweeters.
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It's just a basic omnidirectional readiator, kind of a poor man's German Physiks or mbl speaker. Omni's actually have a lot of potential for good imaging and disappearing into the soundstage, and the omni bass also has a lot of potential for less excitement of specific room bass modes. They have the advantage of sending out an even wavefront of sound into the room, whereas front radiators do not. Their sound changes dramatically off-axis. This can make a big difference when sound starts relecting off objects/walls in the listening room. When you eliminate the uneven off-axis frequency response of a front radiator, there is the potential for far less colored room reflections.
I doubt the woofers were isobarically-loaded. That would require twice as many woofers (4 that you don't see inside the cab). But still, the cabinets do look kind of small for the volume required for 4 woofers. Maybe they did use some kind of trick to get proper bass extension, electronic equalization or something.Polk SDA SRS 2
Polk RTA 15tl
Polk Monitor 7C
Polk Lsi9
Infinity RS-II (modded)
Infinity RS-IIIa (modded)
Infinity RS 2.5 x 2
Magnepan 1.6QR (modded)
System: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vevol&1290711373 -
Here's another picture of the Soundfield 1. So here, there's clearly a direction the speaker is supposed to be pointed (arrow towards other speaker). And, this tweeter is obviously a different model than the others. Curiouser and curiouser.
Anyone have more info on these?Polk SDA SRS 2
Polk RTA 15tl
Polk Monitor 7C
Polk Lsi9
Infinity RS-II (modded)
Infinity RS-IIIa (modded)
Infinity RS 2.5 x 2
Magnepan 1.6QR (modded)
System: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vevol&1290711373 -
Went to check out the Soundfield V's and decided against it. All of the surrounds were shot and the cabinets are some of the worst built I have ever seen. If the speakers looked worth repairing I would have taken them but I don't know where the Manufacturer came up with those numbers but that 15 had a 10-15oz magnet tops. And it was the off white tan color speaker.
They definitely had a unique appearance but talk about all bling and no substance.
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Hey guys,
I have the chance to pick up some DBX Soundfield V speakers for free.
I don't know much about them but free is free.
Anybody ever hear these before?
I know this is an old thread yet I have a pair and for 75 a piece they are really nice speakers and efficient as they only need 20 watts to drive them.
I read a lot of negative comments on them, I recently purchased another pair and they sound as good as my first pair, what a deal, I can't imagine there's any pair of $75 each speakers that would sound better than these. -
I have a chance to get these DBX Soundfield V for 20 bucks, I think I'll give them a try. If they don't work out perhaps they'll make a nice karma.
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DBX had folded up around 1991, 92 and DAK bought the rights to the name and sold a bunch of garbage speakers and amps under the DBX name (i.e. Soundfield V's, XB140, XB150, MPA-150, some crappy particle board vinyl covered DB-SW15 and a sub and satellite speaker system DB-SW 2x6. Quite a shame really as the original company made high quality components. DBX, BSR, and ADC (Audio Dynamics) were all the same company. The SF-1's and SF-10's were the speakers that the real DBX company sold and you needed the matching control units for them to work correctly.
