sounds like a good medium driver not a full range . it will be interesting to compare it with the same size visaton B200
Check this elaborate test: https://www.hifi-selbstbau.de/index.php/hsb-datenblaetter/breitbandchassis/markaudio-ma200-m
Hi juanitox,
This kind of graph is normal for indoor non-smoothing measurements.
Rather, this graph is flat.
What surprised me the most was the way the sound spread over a vast space.
The three-dimensional sound field is No. 1 among MarkAudio drivers.
It combines sufficient power and subtlety in all bandwidths, and has a large scale and good localization.
I feel that the die-cast frame has had a positive effect on the sound.
It seems that I don't have to worry about deformation due to over-tightening of the screws.
However, the directivity of the treble is not as good as I would like, and when listening from a distance, I am concerned about the drop in treble. Is this a luxury concern?
I recommend this product especially to those who think MAOP is too expensive and unaffordable.
Of the MA videos I've listened to, this is the 1st that appeals to me, but the price I saw recently?! Don't know I could justify it since I can tweak cheaper drivers to at least as good, if not better overall. Would need an audition of something I'm really familiar such as The Legendary Profile.
I'm not convinced that this dip (which is also shown on the manufacturer's datasheet) can be dismissed quite so easily. Dips of this magnitiude are by no means universal. When I asked about it before, @Scottmoose suggested it is where the MA200 transitions out of pistonic operation.
Hi GM,
Thank you for your previous request for Legendary Profile / MJQ.
[Air-Recording] SB Acoustics SB10PGC21-4
Newly air-recorded with MA200-M.
The sound source is YouTube introduced by GM.
The low end of this sound source stops at 60Hz, so the MA200-M may not be able to show its full potential.
I think 3” SB Acoustics SB10PGC21-4 would sound better.
[Air-Recording] MarkAudio MA200-M
Thanks!
While the music @ YT falls well short of the vinyl in 'you are there'/SQ, it's a 'devil' I know well and of these two I'd need a dedicated mid-bass driver for both below wherever in the BW the vibes start and for the rest, prefer the MA overall with maybe some tweaking around/at the surround (maybe ditto at the DC too as they tend to go 'hand in hand', but hearing too far gone to tell
). Maybe all those added tedious dots 'n dashes have some merit after all.
While the music @ YT falls well short of the vinyl in 'you are there'/SQ, it's a 'devil' I know well and of these two I'd need a dedicated mid-bass driver for both below wherever in the BW the vibes start and for the rest, prefer the MA overall with maybe some tweaking around/at the surround (maybe ditto at the DC too as they tend to go 'hand in hand', but hearing too far gone to tell
). Maybe all those added tedious dots 'n dashes have some merit after all.
Here's another one that gives speakers fits, especially 'FR' drivers, Elvin Bishop's Juke Joint Jump.
Last, but not least has been my # one go-to ever since I was in a studio where one of my cousin's band was recording Brubeck's Take Five in 1960.
Thank you GM, for introducing the music.
The vacuum tubes are connected today.
Elvin Bishop is a blues rock singer.
Brubeck is the originator of Take Five.
I listened to a lot of them when I was young.
The vacuum tubes are connected today.
Elvin Bishop is a blues rock singer.
Brubeck is the originator of Take Five.
I listened to a lot of them when I was young.
That's a terrible recording of Take Five. 🙁
jeff
jeff
You're welcome! Thanks for the effort! 👍
Hmm, I just assumed the others were with tubes also, so probably would sound as fine as these two do once past the bass.
Regardless, once again proof that tubes, speakers in general and especially 'FR drivers, have a certain synergy as it tones down the sharp 'edge'/'clinical' reproduction of SS amps and why I personally preload them with a rheostat to dial them in and replace with a power resistor or grid if not a stock rating.
Hmm, I just assumed the others were with tubes also, so probably would sound as fine as these two do once past the bass.
Regardless, once again proof that tubes, speakers in general and especially 'FR drivers, have a certain synergy as it tones down the sharp 'edge'/'clinical' reproduction of SS amps and why I personally preload them with a rheostat to dial them in and replace with a power resistor or grid if not a stock rating.
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One of my goals is to reproduce 20Hz-20kHz with a single full range.
I have auditioned with these tracks, but 20Hz-30Hz reproduction is difficult to achieve.
Still, the sound of the MA200-M rocks the house.
[YouTube] Cobra / Acoustic Affaire
[Air-Recording] MA200-M
Now, can your system reproduce 20Hz-30Hz?
I have auditioned with these tracks, but 20Hz-30Hz reproduction is difficult to achieve.
Still, the sound of the MA200-M rocks the house.
[YouTube] Cobra / Acoustic Affaire
[Air-Recording] MA200-M
Now, can your system reproduce 20Hz-30Hz?