At same decibel at the seated position in a room with closed door, does the ESL project less energy to the rest of the house than fully cone driven speakers?
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You are absolutely correct. Put one speaker out on your patio. Turn the volume up and then from a 50FT away walk in front of the speakers path and prepare to be BLASTED. Walk out of that path just a bit and gone. The sound from these speakers have an almost laser beam like effect when compared to regular speakers. Another trick is to sit down and start listening and then have a friend grab the top of the speaker and tilt it back so the speaker is pointing upwards a bit. The speaker will seem to disappear from your hearing. Not the normal behavior of a regular speaker. So what does that mean? Well it means that more of the energy is being tightly focused to the listening position and less is making its way around the house. Great speakers...
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Well this truly is a very important point/question/answer. I live in a town house and I need speakers that wont be heard by neighbors, this is the true audiophile's lifestyle problem. What you have said about the sound being heard more in the listening room than in the entire house would actually be a good marketing argument for Martin Logan to promote this speakers. Ill test this out. Thanks guys.
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It is quiet, but you can hear it running. It might be a distraction if used intermittently in a home theater environment. I have no way of measuring actual decibels.
1631116
Absolutely! I've run a full PA system and a truss full of LED dj lights and my laptop without any issues. Although with the 18" woofer I could not run it in econo (quiet) mode.
1209047
Just OK, it doesn't get as loud as my HP touchSmart 300 PC internal speakers. The sound is full treble too, so if you bought a sub-woofer maybe you would pass this as acceptable. When turned completely full there is no distortions either but its also not that loud compared to other devices. Hope this answers your questions
751848
It is noticeable depending on where you are sitting in the room and how loud you have the volume. So yeah its cool considering its 1 relatively small box but obviously true surround sound speakers are going to be better.
951249
I notice minimal leakage even at loud volumes. If there is any amount of ambient noise in your quiet environment you should be just fine.
1035617
Since you can not be in the same room or rooms it is hard to say. I had it ine closed off room with another door to the adjoining room closed & could not hear it loudly. Please keep in mind it is a heavy duty industrial ozone generator. You can not stay in the same space with it anyway.
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Polarity has nothing to do with venue size. Speakers have drivers, which vibrate forward and backward very quickly to make sound. If you have two speakers totally in phase, they will vibrate forward and backward at the same time. If they are totally out of phase, one goes forward while one goes back. This will make the sound quieter than if you had just one speaker. You want your subs, mains, and any other speakers you have to be in phase, if they are not then you can reverse the phase on the subs, which will cause them to move back when they were moving forward and forward when they were moving back, and hopefully that will realign the phase of all of the speakers. Polarity has nothing to do with venue size. Speakers have drivers, which vibrate forward and backward very quickly to make sound. If you have two speakers totally in phase, they will vibrate forward and backward at the same time. If they are totally out of phase, one goes forward while one goes back. This will make the sound quieter than if you had just one speaker. You want your subs, mains, and any other speakers you have to be in phase, if they are not then you can reverse the phase on the subs, which will cause them to move back when they were moving forward and forward when they were... » Read More Polarity has nothing to do with venue size. Speakers have drivers, which vibrate forward and backward very quickly to make sound. If you have two speakers totally in phase, they will vibrate forward and backward at the same time. If they are totally out of phase, one goes forward while one goes back. This will make the sound quieter than if you had just one speaker. You want your subs, mains, and any other speakers you have to be in phase, if they are not then you can reverse the phase on the subs, which will cause them to move back when they were moving forward and forward when they were moving back, and hopefully that will realign the phase of all of the speakers. « Show Less
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All speakers are designed to be either operated against a wall or boundary surface or operated in free space. It has to do with the design of the speaker dampening characteristics. In short, most speakers of this type are operated in free-space, so the manufacturer has optimized the speaker for this. Unfortunately this leaves it less optimized when mounted in corners or on or in walls or flat surfaces. It's a choice when the speaker is designed.
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Rear panel of speaker to wall behind it approx 5 feet proved bestSide walls to center of spkrs, approx 4 feet each.Listening positon totally critical : am at 7 to 7.5 feet, as i move in sofa.top of spkr to ceiling about 4 feet.These numbers provide decent imaging... but as you strive for better Imaging,you lose BASS integrity... meaning, Less bass,and also, bass is off time, with panel spkr higher frequencies...soif you want IN TIME, bass and all higher frequencies, u must sit Closeror change spkr positions, etc. ..u will lose a bit of imaging.this is a Trade off never mentioned. Rear panel of speaker to wall behind it approx 5 feet proved bestSide walls to center of spkrs, approx 4 feet each.Listening positon totally critical : am at 7 to 7.5 feet, as i move in sofa.top of spkr to ceiling about 4 feet.These numbers provide decent imaging... but as you strive for better Imaging,you lose BASS integrity... meaning, Less bass,and also, bass is off time, with panel spkr higher frequencies...soif you want IN TIME, bass and all higher frequencies, u must sit Closeror change spkr positions, etc. ..u will lose a bit of... » Read More Rear panel of speaker to wall behind it approx 5 feet proved bestSide walls to center of spkrs, approx 4 feet each.Listening positon totally critical : am at 7 to 7.5 feet, as i move in sofa.top of spkr to ceiling about 4 feet.These numbers provide decent imaging... but as you strive for better Imaging,you lose BASS integrity... meaning, Less bass,and also, bass is off time, with panel spkr higher frequencies...soif you want IN TIME, bass and all higher frequencies, u must sit Closeror change spkr positions, etc. ..u will lose a bit of imaging.this is a Trade off never mentioned. « Show Less
1315933
Since I haven't used the speakers outside, my answer is hypothetical. I filled a kitchen/family room with nice sound, and the volume was around 50%. It obviously had more muscle than I used. Hope this helps.
853242
Yes, they will take even almost double the power but still remain efficient enough for less power. You will be happy if you get these speakers as they sound sweet for the money and are a good match for the power you will feed them. If you got the room, try the floor standing model of this speaker with 2 6inch woofers and 1 horn if you plan on getting a more powerful amp in the future or are building a home theater system. These speakers also sound equally sweet for home theater as well as music. Hope this answer helps.
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The speaker it's on the bottom facing down. It is set off the floor by it's own little rubber legs. I imagine they are engineered for optimal performance. You only have to plug it in and enjoy. The folks at the 800# with the instructions are very helpful if you have questions or want to double check yourself. I LOVE mine.
791544
None what so ever, I have mine in the basement under the kitchen in a joist cavity and no issues. You can always place a layer of bat insulation in the cavity to prevent further. There is not much bass generation mostly directional surround of mid's and tweets.
1071650
My YSP-4100 Owner's Manual shows that installation can be below or above the TV. However, when calibrating, the manual states that the setup microphone must be within 1 meter of the YSP-4100 vertically (about a yard above or below the center of the speaker.) To me this seems to indicate that if you are sitting with your ears more than a yard below the speaker then you would probably get a reduced "sound field" effect. I'm sure you would hear the same range and clarity of sound, but the directional effects may be reduced/eliminated.
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Polarity has nothing to do with venue size. Speakers have drivers, which vibrate forward and backward very quickly to make sound. If you have two speakers totally in phase, they will vibrate forward and backward at the same time. If they are totally out of phase, one goes forward while one goes back. This will make the sound quieter than if you had just one speaker. You want your subs, mains, and any other speakers you have to be in phase, if they are not then you can reverse the phase on the subs, which will cause them to move back when they were moving forward and forward when they were moving back, and hopefully that will realign the phase of all of the speakers.
577697
You would haft to use a 1/4 spillter. That would bring down you power output to those speakers also.