I love my neighbors!
SDA1C
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I just received a visit from my neighbor that happens to be 2 blocks away. They brought me a request list and walked away with out a word. Wonderful world folks....still!
Too much **** to list....
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Gotta' love some people, my nearest neighbor lives 3 1/2 miles away, don't think they'd walk that far even if they were annoyed. lolHome Theater
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IS that 123 db ? I hope not.Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Yea that .5 will make a big difference at those levels. I cant imagine the clarity is very good at those levels. I like my hearing to much for that.Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
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neighbors are usually next door, across the street or a few houses down the street, not 2 blocks or 3 miles away...or am I being bamboozled...
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123.5 DB is ridiculous!!
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To achieve 123dB with 2.3's you would need 2112 watts.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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IIRC, 120 dB was attained at PolkFest '08, in the SRT room? Shook the house pretty good.
Still, quality over quantity is the rule for me now. YMMV.So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?
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To achieve 123dB with 2.3's you would need 2112 watts.
Assuming he is bi-amping the 2.3's off the Sunfire sig, and the 2.3's are a 4 ohm load, he would be very close to 3200 watts both channels driven. I never measured spl when I hade a similar setup, but I do remember having a similar experience with the neighbors.:cheesygrin:The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
B.S. Noosh"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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If you listened to 123.5 db for more than 10 min you should have perminet hearling loss or at the very least a case of the hersey squirts. That much spl should leave a mark!Main Rig:
Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
MIT exp 1 ic's
Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
AQ kingcobra ic's
OPPO 83 CDP
Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
ADS L1590/2 Biamped
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Maybe this theard should read "Neighbors Love Me!"
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
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To achieve 123dB with 2.3's you would need 2112 watts.
2112 watts. Maybe that's what Rush was singing about. -
B.S. Noosh
Sunfire Signature amps are good for 425wpc x 5 channels. This would become 850wpc into a 4ohm load. If you are bi-amping your 4ohm speakers from this amp, that would mean the amp is delivering a potential 1700wpc into the 4 ohm load.
I am not at all saying it is actually happening, but I am saying that having experience with the very same equipment the OP has in his signature, it is entirely plausible for this setup to get the 2112 number Jesse is speaking of to hit 123db.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
EHHH????? JK LOL
Yes it is accurate measure and yes I wear earplugs and muffs. I was running my 2.3 only with the 2 dxi subs NOT biamped. I measured at the tip of the triangle of sweetness. It effin runs boys! oh ....and it was on -30 db. It will push to -27 or -25 but I don't like to replace tweeters, any more.
It is "A" weighted, Max collection, Slow response and Hi value on the SPL meter.Too much **** to list.... -
what is the point of listening to high end gear under muffs and plugs? is it band night?Polk Lsi9
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Keces DA-131 mk.II
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They brought me a request list and walked away with out a word.
How could you tell it was without a word? They could have been pounding on the door with a hammer and you would not have heard them! :eek: -
@ 11steve. Just to see what it will do. See if I could solicit those funny smells again. If so It's time to add robustness, alas nothing funky LOL.
@ teekay...The door was open. I assume that's how the neighbors heard it. I do keep the back door closed which is aimed their way. It must have made its way from the front of the house. Not to be misleading....it leaves the wife's wine alone 15 feet away but will knock stuff over in the garage. I think it's a wavelength thing.
I just like to push my gear. I go outside and like the feel of the kick drum while sitting on the porch. It does not sound crappy and it is not out of headroom. It friggin rock's and I like it. Dudes go by on their Harleys and are all "Where the hell is that comin' from?" LOLToo much **** to list.... -
gotchya..... i remember those days.....Polk Lsi9
N.E.W. A-20 class A 20W
NAD 1020 completely refurbished
Keces DA-131 mk.II
Analysis Plus Copper Oval, Douglass, Morrow SUB3, Huffman Digital
Paradigm DSP-3100 v.2 -
what is the point of listening to high end gear under muffs and plugs? is it band night?
Hell, just to bug the neighbors2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC
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that is what i did in the dorms when my floormates cranked their Poison....now i just assume my neighbors like the same music i do....txcoastal1 wrote: »Hell, just to bug the neighborsPolk Lsi9
N.E.W. A-20 class A 20W
NAD 1020 completely refurbished
Keces DA-131 mk.II
Analysis Plus Copper Oval, Douglass, Morrow SUB3, Huffman Digital
Paradigm DSP-3100 v.2 -
I occasionally bust out the Cerwin Vegas out of storage crank em and they can be heard a good half block away, critical listening speakers, no but loud very loud. A day or two of pissing off the Rappers down the street then back in storage they go.Home Theater
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I lost track, just where was that meter reading taken?
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And I am out if popcorn. Continue anyway.Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
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Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
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The A setting is notoriously inaccurate at higher dB levels. The C setting should be used to obtain a true dB level.
Theoretically, there is no possible way to achieve 123.5dB with the given gear.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Awesome. I'll give it a run on the c next time the fam is out. What do you expect to see based on the "a" measurement?
To give the most accurate reading should I use the fast or slow? Max or otherwise? High or low?
Thanks For the knowledge Jesse.Too much **** to list.... -
With the same disc as before....116.7bd. "A" weight, Max, Fast, High and dbC, -30 db, SRS 2.3 and subs only.
Is that a more accurate representation?LOL I will bi amp in the next week and test again. Sort of figured I had something askew in the measurement department based on the chatter. This was at -30 as well which seems to be the realistic thresh hold of continuous play. I can rock out at -25 but beyond that is begging to pay the piper.Too much **** to list.... -
My bike's exhaust would BLOW YOUR SPEAKERS OVER. LOL...just joking. You are crazy
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:::that there almost made me pee myselfsoundfreak1 wrote: »if you listened to 123.5 db for more than 10 min you should have perminet hearling loss or at the very least a case of the hersey squirts. That much spl should leave a mark!.. -
nooshinjohn wrote: »Sunfire Signature amps are good for 425wpc x 5 channels. This would become 850wpc into a 4ohm load. If you are bi-amping your 4ohm speakers from this amp, that would mean the amp is delivering a potential 1700wpc into the 4 ohm load.
I am not at all saying it is actually happening, but I am saying that having experience with the very same equipment the OP has in his signature, it is entirely plausible for this setup to get the 2112 number Jesse is speaking of to hit 123db.
Still call BS."Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
