Dynaudio Focus 140
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This thread is going to make me take mine off the market. How can I allow something so beautiful go. Thats it there off.
Thanks man,
Dan
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They really are something special.
jm1 , I'll try some toe-in again. I haven't moved them since I sat down in the chair and they were 'right'. I'm not really hearing any primary reflection because of the distances, and the rear wall is mostly open so there is little in the way of standing waves. Thank you for saving me some time and pointing me in the right direction.:D-Ignorance is strength - -
That was my experience with the 1.3mkII's, 4 feet from the wall and they were golden. I don't have placement flexibility with the 140's as they are now in the living room.SKsolutions wrote: »Thanks! I started with the 'bung' out, and I put them in the same positions as the 9's. They didn't sound right, so I played some R&R and pushed them back a couple of feet. Once I got a taste of what they could output down low, I moved them forward and back to see where the bass started to boom and then brought them out to where they lost extension. This yielded an approximately 1 foot zone (3'-4' away from the front wall) where the low end sounded great, and I wouldn't really have to use a sub.
I had the day off yesterday and got to rock out with my Focus 140's a bit. They are great "little" speakers. I'm still unsure how they compared to the 1.3's, it's been a year since I let those go to Ricardo. The 140's still put a smile on my face, so I'm happy.Sony KDL-40V2500 HDTV, Rotel RSX-1067 Receiver, Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray, Slim Devices Squeezebox, Polk RTi6, CSi3 & R15, DIY sub with Atlas 15 -
I also found that my 220's sound better and better with more volume. This really allows them to blossom. Are you using them with the port plug in or out? For me the bass got too loose without the plug and that it tightened up with the plug considerably. Glad your happy with them.
I run all my dyn's with the port plugs. I find they sound so controlled with them in, I prefer my sub to handle all the low's so this really helps my mid range performance. lDan
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The 1.3's are a remarkable speaker. The 140's come close , real close. But if you had both in the room at the same time, you would hear the difference.That was my experience with the 1.3mkII's, 4 feet from the wall and they were golden. I don't have placement flexibility with the 140's as they are now in the living room.
I had the day off yesterday and got to rock out with my Focus 140's a bit. They are great "little" speakers. I'm still unsure how they compared to the 1.3's, it's been a year since I let those go to Ricardo. The 140's still put a smile on my face, so I'm happy.
DanDan
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I've never tried the plugs on the 1.3's; I guess I'll have to do some testing._________________________________________________
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My understanding is that the bung is to be used if you need close placement to the wall (rear port), or if you are in a smaller space where standing waves/modes are an issue (smaller or cubed rooms). My room is a medium size, and is open at the back wall, so I've been playing bung-free, and diggin it, . . . but now I'm curious to see how it will sound.
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thats what they say. i have found I prefer them in over out. It made a difference in my system having all 5 channels plugged. It might just be me but it had an effect on my low end, like my sub got more juice.SKsolutions wrote: »My understanding is that the bung is to be used if you need close placement to the wall (rear port), or if you are in a smaller space where standing waves/modes are an issue (smaller or cubed rooms). My room is a medium size, and is open at the back wall, so I've been playing bung-free, and diggin it, . . . but now I'm curious to see how it will sound.
For some reason after I plugged everything, I started to notice an even better synergy between all the speakers. Like it became one huge speaker in the room with no change in tone when watching something and the sound moves around the room. The system was really good at this before but now it seems better. It could be me but it's what I'm experiencing. I'm gonna pull them all out and see what that does.Dan
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Pluging the ports will make a dramatic difference...especially when integrating a sub. It will smooth out the integration process & make for a seemless musical presentation with your mains."2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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thats what they say. i have found I prefer them in over out. It made a difference in my system having all 5 channels plugged. It might just be me but it had an effect on my low end, like my sub got more juice.
For some reason after I plugged everything, I started to notice an even better synergy between all the speakers. Like it became one huge speaker in the room with no change in tone when watching something and the sound moves around the room. The system was really good at this before but now it seems better. It could be me but it's what I'm experiencing. I'm gonna pull them all out and see what that does.pearsall001 wrote: »Pluging the ports will make a dramatic difference...especially when integrating a sub. It will smooth out the integration process & make for a seemless musical presentation with your mains.
That's because a sealed design rolls off more slowly, making the transition from mains to sub easier to get right.
I never liked the sound with the bungs in. They sounded small with them in. I never used a sub with them either though. I didn't think they needed it for 2 channel music.Sony KDL-40V2500 HDTV, Rotel RSX-1067 Receiver, Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray, Slim Devices Squeezebox, Polk RTi6, CSi3 & R15, DIY sub with Atlas 15 -
SKsolutions wrote: »My understanding is that the bung is to be used if you need close placement to the wall (rear port), or if you are in a smaller space where standing waves/modes are an issue (smaller or cubed rooms). My room is a medium size, and is open at the back wall, so I've been playing bung-free, and diggin it, . . . but now I'm curious to see how it will sound.
Plug your bung holes. I bet you'll like it!
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I put the 'plug' in, and boy did it hurt.
The balance from top to bottom is surprising and with the bung, it becomes a little forward or top heavy. I even moved them back to the wall, and it was still noticeable. For 2 Channel if you have the room, keep your bung out!
Unless you are using in a HT setup, or need to be really close to the wall and are getting excessive boundary reinforcement, there is no use for the plug IMO.
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SKsolutions wrote: »I put the 'plug' in, and boy did it hurt. The balance from top to bottom is surprising and with the bung, it becomes a little forward or top heavy. I even moved them back to the wall, and it was still noticeable. For 2 Channel if you have the room, keep your bung out!
Unless you are using in a HT setup, or need to be really close to the wall and are getting excessive boundary reinforcement, there is no use for the plug IMO.
Bung-free!
I agree 100%. Dynaudio only gives it to you if you can't give them room to breathe.Sony KDL-40V2500 HDTV, Rotel RSX-1067 Receiver, Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray, Slim Devices Squeezebox, Polk RTi6, CSi3 & R15, DIY sub with Atlas 15
