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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Haniwa Cybernetic Audio System
Post Subject: Haniwa and TADsPosted by Romy the Cat on: 5/16/2007
 Henry wrote:
I've heard these Haniwa speakers on Sunday. They sounded terrible. My niece and her boyfriend went on Friday and couldn't get Kubo to play something other than classical music. When playing classical music, the sound was okay but kinda boomy. I found out why he insisted on his own musical selections on Sunday when I was successful in getting Kubo to play a Lisa Ono song from a CD. The bass that came out was so muddy and wooly and boomy as though it coming out of a barrel. Kubo ended up stopping the cd player midway through the song and handing me my disc back and saying that there was something wrong with the recording! Luckily for me I used that same song in many other rooms and it sounded absolutely awesome, particularly in the TAD speaker room using Model 2 speakers, which I thought were the best of the show.
Henry, the Haniwa speakers have a badly implemented direct radiator in severely “loaded” enclosure under bottom – they suppose to be condensed, discolored and reduced. However, the fact that Mr. Kubo played the only music he insisted is rather a positive indication – he knew what would be not dangers to play within his installation. There is nothing wrong with it.

Interesting that you mentioned the last TAD speakers. Since their initial release a few years ago then always demonstrates very good sound, I do like them and they do a lot of things very accurate. However, unfortunately they compress sound like hell, in fact they compress more violently that any other speakers I ever heard.

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